the cops suck thread, why Options

[Terzin1]

why was that thread locked? I mean yes that kid was retarded but you know, was it worth banning? People had some good stories... (sob) I thought I was in a community... (sob)

[Andason]

as a criminal justice major (almost a senior) i see a lack of intellegence by bashing cops and saying OH WHY CANT THEY BE DEALING WITH MORE SERIOUS CRIMES.

you are clearly uninformed. my local law agency (la crosse pd) has 92 sworn officers. there are maybe 6-7 people on the road at a time (road officers) generally three shifts a day which adds up to around just about 20ish police officers on the road. where are these other 70 officers? hmmmm. maybe investigating bigger crimes? you got it. road officers are there to enforce road laws, etc.

in more metropolitan areas such as chicago, twin cities, etc. they arent as likely to stop you for speeding because they are tight on budget and not enough officers are employed to handle such a big city. my friend was going 70 in a 55 and got passed by a cop w/o emergency lights on.

i have a teacher that was a cop for 9 years and he is serioiusly one of the nicest/coolest guys you could ever meet. a lot of people have to put on their cop face when they are on duty. some of the stories he has though, youd think cops were the coolest people around. he told us about how hed put ky jelly on fellow officers windows and stuff. i deal with officers where i work and since they are not in that game face mode they are very nice. granted, some are complete rocks but you'll have that in ANY profession. one time a cop walked up to me and goes: so wheres my donut?!?... i just said to him.... wheres mine? haha.

just because you get pulled over for your tan skin or w/e is bs. some people are racist but minorities being pulled over is inevitable. because of their unequal place in society they tend to not have as much money. they are the ones who tend to drive the cars with broken mufflers, bad taillights, etc. this is asking to get pulled over and messed with. and once you are pulled overs cop can sense fear very easily... fear often represents guilt.

ive never had a problem with being pulled over once i stopped driving like an idiot.

i really agree with cupcrazy. there are some things i used to dislike about cops but the older i get the more i appreciate them.

This post has been edited by Andason: Apr 24, 2005 - 3:21 PM