Why do cops get away with everything while the public can't even say to them what we want to say?
101354
Power corrupts and if you are a cop then that would be us and if they'd like they will prove it by showing you it is just-us.  If you think just-us is justice then you are part of the problem.  Thick corruption and a passive society of smacked asses.  Then too, the cop will say, "We can do that and you cannot.  Yet through it all, they are a neccesary evil in that there are those times when their assistance is needed: Even inside prisons.  Therefore what we have is a mixture of shit and honey.  Amen.
859310
This is why people hate cops.  I'm a law abiding citizen, but I REFUSE to let a cop into my house for ANY reason.  I won't have it.  They can come into the yard, and I'll meet them out there to "talk".  When I build my house, I will have a "recieving area" in the front that will not have a direct entrance into the rest of the house.  \n\nSorry if it offends the good cops, but just like the criminals don't wear badges that say they won't resist arrest or aren't armed, I won't know if it's a dirty cop using sly tactics to set me up, or if it's just a legitmate conversation about what's happening.
120801
Police may use any valid (read: lawful) combination of the same tricks and techniques we used to get stuff from our parents. They can tell white lies, say they will try to help you, pretend to be your friend, threaten to be unhappy with you, etc.\n\nThe lines get crossed at physical abuse, mental abuse, denial of access to an attorney, violation of due process (basically, being really unfair), or refusing to take no for an answer (see: Miranda violations).\n\nKeep in mind, however, that courts define interrogation as "asking questions, or other conduct designed or intended to elicit a response". It's not interrogation if they just sit and stare at you, or leave you alone with nobody to talk to.
845433
My thought is that If you would just obey the law. This stuff would not happen. How easy is that. That is 2nd grade material. We all learned it. Plus we did not see the whole tape becasue of the Liberal left media is always portraying the police as bad cops.
479992
Who cares what the personal opinion of some police officers are? They, as police officers, are supposed to be bound by law and arrest those who are doing ANYTHING illegal.Their personal opinions do not matter. If they have a problem with that, then I feel they are not loyal police officers doing the job they were hired and trained to do.
1038965
Cops are not always the bad guys.  Just like in any profession there are those few who ruin it for the rest of us.  If you give a cop respect you will be surprised what he/she are willing to do for you.  But, when you get attitude and people who are not willing to cooperate unfortunately these things happen.  Yes, people bring this on themselves more than you know.  People tell their children that cops are the enemy and no good, that at times comes from parents who are up to no good themselves.  It's just easier to tell the truth, because once you lie, you have to continue to make up another lie and another and then you look stupid.
1053198
Whoever told you that is wrong.  \n\nYou're talking about some fairly complicated jurisdictional issues.  There are many, many situations where police can and do exercise jurisdiction on private property.
189191
There are alot of laws that give a police officer the power to arrest you. Those laws are mainly there for peolple that get out of control. It is up to the officer to decide if ones actions warrant arrest depending on the situation and that persons attitude. I was lighting fireworks with my kids the day after 4th of july because their cousins missed my fireworks show the night of the 4th. The police showed up, wanted to know why I was lighting fireworks and asked me to stop. Fireworks (at leat the ones I was shooting off) was illegal. I could have been arrested without them asking me for a explanation and certainly been arrested had I not complied.
152740
Because they do not have a constitutional provision like our First Amendment which guarantees freedom of speech.  In America, you can say whatever dumb thing you want.  Of course, other people will call you dumb, because that is their freedom of speech.  It works pretty well, on the whole.  Liable, slander, and inciting to riot are exceptions.  For example, if you shout "FIRE!" in a crowded theater, you must expect to be held responsible for the resulting injuries when people panic to get out of the theater.
1153347
that is just sad. Hearing that often enough would teach kids the bad stuff...but then they're probably learning things that put them in conflict with y'all later. I've lived in a neighborhood like that - and those with the worst attitudes had reason to be stopped and harassed...and the officers' attitudes weren't the best either. Understandable I guess to deal with that all the time. \nOn the other hand - you doing what you do gives them a bit here and there that shows them parents aren't always right too. Maybe some day down the road that will come back in good stuff being passed along. It's not for nothing even when it sometimes seems it is.
947393
No, because you can't police people's minds or hearts or mouths, not effectively enough to stop something like that.  What would you do, arrest people for it?  The jails would overflow.
986767
I guess the cops "feared for their lives" from a wedding party. That's the usual excuse they give.\nYou notice the cops were under cover and the car was unmarked.\nUndercover cops also broke into a 93 year old woman's house last week and killed her when she started shooting at them.\nWhen you're not wearing a uniform or a badge, what do cops think people are going to do when their door is broken down and they barge into someone's house???
1171094
it surpises me that the police do not film the events like the arrest of the two suspects recently, from helmet cameras to show exactly what has happened, if only to protect themselves etc.\n\nIt is a difficult call when one segment of the community which is clearly identifiable by colour or religion contain members who pose significant threat to the rest of society, because inevitibly there will be accusations of targetting. But it does seem to make sense to stop and search/question more of those perceived to be a threat especially if you have limited resource, or am I wrong?\n\nAs for the heavy handed approach, surely if the ultimate precautions are taken to ensure no one is hurt no 'collateral damage' for example, this is always going to be the result seen from some eyes. The important thing to remember is why they do it. Not because they they are racist or anti this or that, but because litigation and public pressure for the ultimate in standards dictates they go to these lengths. \n\nI don't think they can win, the information they get is often false, flawed and deliberately misleading, but they have to act, just in case. If the press reported in a less sensationalist way I am sure that would help a lot.
818006
The other guy says police officers cant make any comments, but when u r a cops daughter u can......... Years ago my father was trying to catch this man who had been eluding police for quite some time.... see, he wife died 2 weeks before my dad and other officers caught him.  U may not find anything wrong with this story so far.  But when my dad finally arrested him, guess who was buckled up in the front seat???? The mans dead wife.
1154451
MOST POLICE WILL NOT STOP YOU ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW, SOME COPS ARE PRICKS...
1090919
Because the people are dumbasses. They have no idea what they want. I think most of the people on here that have a problem with the police are the very ones that cause the problems. I also think the ones that write those stupid questions are either high or stupid...you pick. Until they walk a day in a police officers shoes they will never..and i do mean never...understand what they go thru.
338273
Remember the CS Gas spray?? That was issued so that the police had a "LAST LINE OF DEFENSE" When they felt that they were in "Immediate physical danger" \nThey use the stuff for crowd control in our town on a friday night -I have seen it with my own eyes.\nI have had police sneering at me and making comments deliberately to goad me into violence on busy weekends. \nThe magistrates are so far up their own arses that they cannot see what they have on the streets feeding them their stock in trade! \nThe police FORGET that they are public servants and that they are paid BY US! As I grow older I become less and less trusting of them as a force and less likely to help them should I ever be called upon to do so. \nThey do a difficult job no doubt, but they forget that they are there to SERVE and respect members of the public, but from what I have seen, the public need protection from them and their arrogant abuse of power.