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Originally posted by fishing
I give the police credit it has to be hard.Didn't they pick the profession??I thought they were paid???
Originally posted by tothetenthpower
It's not really the cops I am worried about, it's how much power the cops have over you, the citizen.
It's no longer about serving and protecting the tax payer, it's about neglecting and imprisoning him. And now this isn't every police officer, hell my brother is an RCMP and damn good one at that.
But we are all slaves to the system and unfortunetly law enforcement are perhaps the most blinded of us all when it comes to how things should go and what they can or cannot do while under disguise in uniform.
~Keeper
( got my first harrassament at 14 ....was accused of "blowing up mailboxes at 2 in the morning. I was a virgin till I was 17 Which was the first time I also stay out past midnight. I was so confused back then , they were yelling at me and threating me and I had no idea what was going on. )
Originally posted by Common Good
Cops do have a hard job, but there are MANY people out there that have hard jobs. The majority of cops can go their entire career without having to pull their weapons, a lot of times, most incidents can be defused simply by talking and flashing of a weapon.
So until the cops clean up their own, I will continue to be there to call foul.
Until they stop beating people on the street and tasering them for "resisting arrest", I will be there to throw the red flag. Cops are supposed to be there to maintain peace, not encourage violence.
reply to post by FortAnthem
The problem that the good cop faces is that if they stand up then they are immediately removed. It is like any system, from the army to the corporate office. When it supports the organisation as a whole people often protect individuals. Now you may say that this is an excuse and that moral people would stand up. However i would ask you, what use is a good copper who stands up, gets thrown out and then can no longer be a good copper? Surely it's better for him/her to stay inside and try to change things, officer by officer.
[edit on 28-11-2009 by ImaginaryReality1984]
Originally posted by ImaginaryReality1984
reply to post by Common Good
You're complaining that a cop had you for driving 40 ina 35 zone? Now ok this isn't a serious crime, i have no issue with it but it is against the law and police have to apply the law so in all truth you have no standing on that issue and to complain about it is rather silly. If you don't like it then don't drive 40 in a 35.
This is the problem, you are applying a fwe youtube videos to every single cop. Do you have any clue how many arrests are made per day? Yet you happily make it sound like they are all the same, this is utterly wrong imo. I am with you and if you read my opening post you would know it when a police officer abuses their power then i'll be all over them. I don't just complain on forums either, i have written to MP's, signed petitions and even attended the odd protest. I will not however stand by as good officers are treated the same as bad ones and the general view of the police is destroyed when the majority seem to be doing their best to uphold the law and treat people fairly.
--Im sorry if you didnt get the point of what I was saying, I wasnt complaining. What I was saying is that they have to prioritize better.
You have a GOOD amount of cops out there looking for people who are
speeding 5 mph over the speed limit, rather than out looking for real criminals. My issue isnt with the speed limit, it is with departments priorities.
---applying a couple you tube videos? Im sorry, but police brutality has been around A LOT longer than YouTube, and so have I. =)
Out of all of those "arrests" made everyday, how many of them are for BS crimes that do nothing but waste tax payer money on people who are going to continue to go out there as soon as they get out of jail and smoke those blunts. Priorities.
---If you are a good officer, and conduct yourself in a professional manner, than you should have nothing to worry about. The last time I checked, people werent complaining about good cops, they are complaining about the bad ones. The GOOD officers SHOULD be weeding out the bad ones in order to Protect THEMSELVES from public scrutiny.
I hope I made myself a little more clear that time.
[edit on 28-11-2009 by Common Good]
Originally posted by ImaginaryReality1984
reply to post by FortAnthem
It takes a corageous man to stand up, this does happen but few will join him. This isn't because they are bad men, it can be because they have families to feed, rent to pay and other things. It can also be taht they think they can do more good inside the system then outside of it.
Originally posted by fishing
I give the police credit it has to be hard.Didn't they pick the profession??I thought they were paid???