Hundreds of thousands of policemen and for the sake of a small handful of ones who are dopes, they are all hated. And these same people are the first to beg for police help when they need it. Stupid ass hypocrites.
Ya, I was about to post this here, and did post it in the NFL Forum. Anyway, This is sad, interesting to see what comes out of this.
Did I say I hate all cops? No. Did I say all cops are bad? No, in fact there was a good cop in this story who tried to plead with the other officer to let the guy go so he could see his dying mom. Was this one being an asshole? Absolutely, but a cop being a asshole isn't like you, or I, or Duckman being an asshole as none of us has any real power while someone like this cop can stop a man from seeing his dying mom seconds before she's gone for good.
And I do not disagree that this officer was wrong. However, on the other hand, I wonder how many lines policemen get about this type of stuff. Should they give in and always believe?
Terrible story. That officer should be fired. He clearly is not a good officer of the law. I also think that the PD should be held liable for this, and I hope the Moats family seek some sort of compensation. I know that doesn't bring back his wife's mother, but they deserve something. That said, here is another story about the police from last weekend that I didn't see posted on this board. Most people don't have to deal with criminals on a daily basis, so I don't expect every police officer to be able to handle the incredible pressure of the job. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/03/23/us/AP-Police-Shot-Calif.html?_r=1
If I were the NFL player I would put a hit out on that cop. or at least send some hard hittin' thugs over.
Show me a person who makes an ignorant response such as this, and I'll show you a person who probably isn't the most law abiding citizen. I'm always reminded in situations where I see someone say "I hate Cops", about a dude I once saw...ironically on the Cops television show. He was pleading with an officer to not be arrested after a traffic stop had shown him to be in possesion of drugs. His reasoning for not being arrested? He had turned his life around and hadn't been arrested for a few years. He wasn't hurting anyone....Blah blah blah. The thing I found most interesting is the idea that having not been arrested for a few years was obviously a huge accomplishment for this fellow, and he was offering that up as an example of how good of a citizen he was. I thought to myself how my life is so different from other peoples. If I had ever been as much as detained in the back of a police car for breaking the law, for even a few minutes, I'd be so embarrassed and ashamed I'd never share that with anyone. However this guy was really impressed with himself that he hadn't been arrested in a few years. So I guess my point is this.... Do good human beings even have a reason to hate cops? Maybe you should take a look in the mirror, and ask yourself that.
I'm not talking about letting someone get away with murder, I'm just saying that officers should have a little compassion and awareness of what is going on around them. Most officers have that, and some don't, unfortunately it's the ones that don't that make the headlines
I guess I miss the humor in this statement, but that probably speaks more to me than you. I'll add to the "cops suck" bandwagon that seems to be rolling lately with this.... The rules of life are clearly posted, if you break those rules you really have no one else but yourself to blame. Have some self awarness and realize if you get a speeding ticket, ya it sucks, but the rules were posted. If you have an ounce of marijuana on you, and you run a red light, the rules have been posted. If your in public and obviously over intoxicated, the rules have been posted. Very few times does someone come in contact or is arrested by a police officer that hasn't done something wrong. The officer in this story was in the wrong, but to make blanket statements about hating cops is ridiculous and stupid. And you all can continue on with the cops suck mentality, perhaps that's just you being cool on the internet with your buddies. But listen, I have young daughters that mean the world to me, and I have nothing but admiration for people who's job it is to protect them when they leave my house daily. I know this was brought up earlier, but when you roll your car taking a curve at 60 mph, you cop haters are the first people thrilled that an officer is there to pull your ass out of the car. However, when you take that curve at 60, and are lucky enough not to kill yourself, but get a ticket for speeding, you're the first people to "hate cops". Take some accountability for being a dick, and stop blaming police officers for protecting the rest of society from you....
Its my assertation that there are too many cops, many of them are useless traffic enforcers. Like I stated, they are good for giving directions. The blind respect given to them is pretty overrated in my mine. While I believe that having a police force is useful, the extent of their actual contributions is vastly overrated. Look at this fucking joke of a cop in this article. Multiply it by hundreds of thousands. A police force is necessary but the amount that is out there doing nothing is pretty mindboggling.
The officer in this story was in the wrong. Not wrong to pull a person over for running a red light, but wrong for not allowing him to go when he got the story. I'm willing to bet he'll pay some sort of price for his obnoxious behavior and the negative publicity he's brought his department. The amount of officers on the streets "doing nothing" is "mind boggling" until an officer is needed. I conuldn't give you the statistic, but response time to an emergency call is remarkably quick, if we didn't have as many officers on the road that would become an issue. We all want an officer at our house in minutes when we need him, but are frustrated that there are so many enforcing traffic laws in their down time, when emergency assistance isn't needed. Yes, the traffic enforcement is frustrating, when you're breaking a traffic law. You look at it this way, I look at it another. My daughters walk home from school. Everytime a person is pulled over in a school zone speeding by an officer just siiting there waiting for that infraction, I'm happy to think that hopefully he's deturing that person from the next time he wants to recklessly endanger my child. Again, I'll get back to my original point. Those of us who aren't disobeying laws, usually don't even notice the amount of officers sitting along side the roads waiting to catch a speeder.
If I read this correctly, they were at the entrance to the parking lot. I simply would have left my car where it was and went to the emergency room. The cop could do what he wished with my car. If he tried to detain me, I'd simply run to the hospital doors and dare him to stop me. I'd happily spend a few nights in the slammer and have my car towed to say goodbye to a dying family member.
Jesus Christ...Those stupid ghetto motherfuckers in Oakland held a vigil...for the fucking cop killer/rapist!! Not the Cops!!! Such a fucked up mindset
I don't really notice them to be honest, but the amount out there are rediculous. I guess usually I'm thinking about meter maids, which are basically along the same scale as traffic cops to me.
