have you ever considered becoming a vigilante because you think that the police dont do enough to fight crime.
397538
I don't really think that the police do not do enough by choice.  I think it is because the liberals are so concerned with the rights of the criminals, the police are seriously bogged down in rules and regulations, while the criminals just do whatever they want to.  They get accused of "harassing" "innocent" people "just because they are hanging with known criminals". Well, news flash - if you know someone is a criminal, you know they have hurt innocent people, and you are hanging with them and acting like it's cool with you, you are NOT innocent.  You are aiding the criminal.  Any time there is a car chase, the police, not the criminals, are blamed by the ignorant liberals who do not comprehend that the cops were doing their job chasing the criminal, and that the criminal was the one causing the danger by fleeing.
724410
What makes you think its not also happening elsewhere, like almost everywhere that weak people think they need prohibition? Between drug war funding and corruption ("Operation Lively Green") there's too much money available [locally, $300,000 to let one load across the border] to agenda driven police, drunk with political power and feeling invulnerable. In the zone near the Mexican Border with Arizona, it only sounds like a joke when we say we can trust the banditos and smugglers more than Border Patrol, to behave as expected. The criminals are no threat to citizens, but the criminal behaviors and abuse of ranchers and citizens by 'authorities' have done more to inspire us to call this zone the "Gunbelt". We have tried to clean up corruption, but both the smugglers and the corrupted are protected by the cowards we trusted to protect us. Its a fearful situation now being repeated in communities across America, as the "police" did nothing for years to stop the illegal invasion of millions across the border. Now the "bite" 'morditas' is on everyone. We are honest, but go nowhere unarmed;We joined a posse, and got deputized in a citizens police oversight team authorized to do whats needed, up to and including the use of deadly force. We surround the corrupt cops, not the other way around. Truth and dignity, if not justice, will prevail.
362185
its nuts, more people try to protect the criminals instead of the victims.  Now days if some one brakes into your house and hurts them selves doing it they can sue your ass for everything you have left.
1096550
Yes. On occasion.\nNo. Because I am the cop that does the rare pull over.\nWhy. Because if I let you go by me, and you make it...I am wrong.\nIf I let you go by and you hit and kill someone...we are wrong.\nYou will go to jail and we will have to live with the consequences.
1070567
i respect the good cops. my uncles a cop and i hear stories about how he's chased drug dealers. i just hate those few cops who take bribes and help gangs.
714468
I feel bad that so Meany people have so little Faith in the police, after all they are your first line of defense. Most of the time they will give their life for people that do not like them, it is a thankless job. Police do not go around shooting people for the hell of it.
255614
You are going to hate this but... NOPE! HAHAHAHAHA oh sure there are days I leaved pissed (or worse, a little shaken) but for the most part I help people or help the police take cars from jerks that don't deserve them or are a danger on the roads and I make good money and work long hours that keep me outta trouble till I can pay off alllll my debts so I can start working on my goal in life since I was five of being a hero (also known as a GOOD cop).  so... sorry :) GRIN
698105
This is a very tough question to answer (as the movie also points out  with the on-the-street interviews at the end).  On one hand, society as a whole would be "safer" with fewer "bad" people on the streets.  On the other hand, vigilante justice can make the same mistakes that the justice system as a whole makes (letting the guilty go free and/or punishing the innocent).  So then the question becomes, are the vigilantes also "bad" people, and if so, who is going to punish them?  To me, vigilante justice is very romanticized... it makes a great movie, but would you want to live with the consequences in reality?
949442
Its a case of if the criminal wants to break the law then he takes the consequences.  ALL police should be armed, that might make the toe rags think twice (thats if they have enough brain cells to think twice!) before they break the law...often endangering or stealing from honest hardworking people who stay within the law.  Im sure many will bleat "victimless crime" but theres no such thing, they all have have victims in one way or another!
536704
I am a police officer.\nIt depends on what you are doing it for.\nA major con is that the majority of the people don't like you, you run the risk of being shot at or killed on a daily basis and you will get lied to about something EVERY SINGLE DAY!!!\nYou will start to look at the world and everyone differently. Everyone becomes a liar to you. You start to believe that no one is telling the complete truth and that becomes your reality.\nNow if you are joining to help people. That can also become hazardous because you have to remember. We only get called after the sh*t has hit the fan and by the time we get there, it's usually too late.\nSo a lot of times, you won't be able to save someone, only be able to look for/catch the bad guy. A lot of officers are depresed and become alcoholics because they let the job affect them.\nIf you are in it just for the money (depending on what state you are in), then you might be ok, but then you aren't really going to be one of the "good" officers that do your job properly.\nYou have to remember to be safe and remember that no matter what, YOU need to go home at the end of the night to your girlfriend and child when you have one.\nKeep thinking about it and if you have any more questions, contact me.\nBy the way...I make waaay more than $30,000 a year.\nOh and SWAT officers get the same pay as the rest of us...They just have more training and have to put their lives in more danger than we do.
850075
No, because if they become lawyers, they certainly will not want to remain  police officers any longer. The pay stinks, and the risks are great, compared to that of a lawyers's lot.
486375
I think if you(we) expect law enforcement to be able to do a certain job, then they should be duly empowered in writing to take the necessary actions, including use of force, to carry out the duties of that job. \n\nI also think that citizens should be more involved in community policing. Neighborhood watch is a great program, if there were more people out there doing it, there'd be less demand for police etc.
309758
It takes dedication to put your life on the line for some one else. Can you put a value on that? Some folks think we are over paid. They think we sit around all day drinking coffee and eating do-nuts and other things. I have retired from law enforcement and have another job now, making twice the money I was. But I enjoyed what I did before because I felt I was helping my community and the children coming up.My kids had a hard time in school because there Dad was a cop. My wife deserved better because I was gone a lot. No police work is not worth what you are paid, but the satisfaction of doing some thing to help some body else is. Maybe we should ask the Question "What does a police officer do for our community and kids?"
1034734
Yes they do here. Their nice, but they don't do their job. I can just call my brother and friends that live up the street, they would get here faster than the cops and do what needs to be done to clear up the problem.
856168
What an open ended question.....\n\nThe police in general are great but sadly i feel that they are let down continually by the system they are trying to serve and protect. \n\nI think these guys do a great job and I think it's time our government (yes YOU JOHN HOWARD) took notice of this and made changes to the system that continually lets our Police Force down.\n\nI have recently watched the police arrest two men for raping a 13 yr-old girl and they were so happy to finally be able to charge these men for such a hideous crime only to have these men go to court and both get 3 month suspended sentences. The police involved in this were very disappointed by this result.\n\nI have also watched the police try and protect our community from a mob of angry 13-14 yr olds and charge them several times only for these kids to get slap on the wrists for hate crimes, vandalism etc.\n\nYES the police do a great job BUT sadly they are let down by our government and its lack of policing their system and its guidelines!\n\nBravo to the police for doing such a great job under such difficult circumstances.
855358
I think that we obviously need better screening of police officers and some training to help them to deal with megalomaniac issues. but not all officers are like this but I agree too many are.The same can be said of many government officials.
330436
You know, it's probably best for me not to vocalize on this subject but I'm going to take the plunge and do so.\n\nI have had the same problem so far in my life.  I find that the Police are very arrogant and misuse their authority.  I know policemen that break the law regularly: smoking pot, taking steroids, and blowing off illegal fireworks on the 4th.  Yet, turn around and give me a ticket for going 5 miles over the limit.\n\nTruly, someone needs to do some undercover type work and expose many of the corruptions in the police force.  They are in a position to abuse authority...and they do so, and don't get caught.  They don't seem to view the public the same as other people do.  They have exalted themselves, in some way, above the public.\n\nIn the average cop, you'll find a good portion of Arrogance.