Watching "Cops" on TV or in Real life do you feel they use Unneccesary and Exsessive force?
413915
Why is it that when I'm hit in the face by a suspect it's part of my job, but when I hit back it's police brutality or unneccesary and excessive force?  The whole reason you are handcuffed is because you've broken the law.  If I've taken you to the ground and have handcuffed you, you've done something to potentially jeoprodize my security and I'm going to secure you and you're hand with cuffs and my knee in your back to keep you from moving.  It's all about security. It's very easy for some people to be "arm chair police officers" and talk about how police are doing a bad job, or using too much force, but until you put yourself out there everyday you don't deserve to judge.
624359
Absolutely not! I am a police officer and I tell you that I would much rather prefer that everyone just obey the laws. When I make an arrest, depending on the circumstances, there are hours of paperwork, reports that have to be written, follow-up information to be gathered, court appearances, and countless hours of missed sleep (when you have to go to court, but work night shift).\n\nUsually the people that make these sort of comments are the ones that are breaking the law or hang out with the ones breaking the law. If you behave, I have no reason to mess with you. If you don't, you better believe I will do what needs to be done. It's that simple.
334906
I think people believe they represent real life situations. \nPeople find the action exciting and stimulating. They like to see the bad get what's coming to him. Then there is the violence, people just have a morbid curiosity about the bad things people do to each other and tv brings right intto the living room now.
729693
I agree.  I thought police officers had to pass periodic fitness tests; if not, they certainly SHOULD have to.  But....even though an officer might look like the proverbial "pig", don't be too quick to judge.  I have seen what appear to be slovenly, overweight people move extremely fast and do  extreme damage to others when the situation warrants it.  Really.
1004253
I'm a little wacky and I dig cops. I think it's just the handcuffs. I think it'd be great if the hubby came home from a hard day of work looking all like authority with those cuffs glinting brightly....... Or maybe those cops dig us chicks that dig the handcuffs.. Do cops dig their handcuffs? Seriously, do ya all take them home and put them to good use?
940076
Your right, there not all the same. But the ones that have been total jerks, and have taken advantage of their position-have given Police Officers a bad name. The ones who beat up people while they are arresting someone, the ones who get off using their tazers more than once on someone, the ones who treat people inhuman while you are jailed-I could go on and on. I have talked to people, and heard the most ugliest stories-It's a CONTROL factor for some humans using their job to hide behind! BUT, God Bless the good Officers!  They put their best foot forward, and their life may be in constant danger protecting us. They are Angels sent from Heaven!
847460
YES THEY DO!  And they feel justified in doing so!  I used to be a police dispatcher.  You should hear how the "peace officers" talk back on station.  it would make you sick.  \n\nPolice officers have about as much business with a taser as a 5 year old!  About as much restraint and good judgment too!\n\nI think you are correct to be afraid.  Talk to your state representative about curtailing police use of tasers.  Each taser use should be investigated as heavily as a gun shot.\n\nHere where I live wh have had people, citizens severely injured by police over tasing.  I know of one fellow how is now brain damaged, (yes they can when over used) another how is permanently disfigured because he hit the pavement so hard after being tased.  Another guy has second and third degree burns from taser.  We have Had a couple prisoners hearts stopped because of tasing!\n\nFolks these are not harmless weapons.  If you have never seen one in Acton, seen what it does to a person you really can't understand it.  \n\nYes it is great for criminals BUT in our country you are not guilty till  you are proved guilty in a court of law.  Tasers are being use on kids who are committing pranks at night, people who are angry about a traffic stop, not violent just angry.  People who are in the wrong place at the wrong time.  \n\nYOU are right to be afraid!!!!
1020850
I don't know about the crime part. I think you've been watching a little too much 'Shield'. I agree with you alot about mistrusting them, I don't like cops much. Never did........
144097
i'm with you.\ni don't care too much for cops.\nhad bad experience with these clowns who think just because they got a gun and a badge they are above the law.\ni'm a law and order citizen but still have a disdain for cops.\ni go out of my way to avoid them; even if they need help.
83221
If you have to ask if it's scary, then you're not ready. I'm a former police officer and fear is a factor but not something you really think about. Fear makes us careful and alert. If we stopped and thought about it, we couldn't do our jobs. It's part of a dangerous job and when you put on that uniform, you know that you may not be coming back home again, when you leave your house. If you treat people with respect from the beginning yet stand firm on what you need to enforce as an officer, you'll do fine. Just remember that the people you are dealing with are human beings and none of us have the right to abuse or belittle them. Now, when I was on the streets I treated everyone equally and with respect but if they pushed my bitc^ buttons, I could go there too. If I had to be tough I was, but most situations are purely handled with people skills and a firm but fair hand. You want to protect America's borders, do it with pride, honesty and integrity. Your place is to enforce the law not to become judge, jury and executioner. You judge only enough to asses a situation and make an arrest or take other authoritive action. I will face down anyone, even to this day, but I have always kept in mind that the person I faced is someone's son or daughter, brother or sister and one of God's children. However, it would not have kept me from shooting them if I had justifiable cause (thank God I didn't have to in all those years, but came very close a few times). You must be able to face your fear and put it behind you at the same time, and never turn your back on a fellow officer or someone that needs your help. You can die out there. If you can't face that, Sweety, don't even think about joining the force. God be with you if you do. Good luck.
186814
While I enjoy Law & Order, it has to be one of the worst shows on TV with respect to accuracy of the legal procedures.\n\nThe fact is that laws and procedures vary from state to state.  The answer to your question may be yes in some states and no in others.
579489
Sounds like police brutality to me. What was the purpose of being there for so long ? Police should use enough force to control the subject, any force used after the point of control is called excessive force and is against the law.
999433
The craziest thing I have ever done is flash a policeman\nIt was REALLY crazy because I didn't get arrested..I think he liked it LOL
15985
Most people look at the fire fighters as heros...Most people look see police as a threat even if they are not doing any thing wrong.
710555
I think that everyone does to some extent... that is why I bring a gun to interviews - if things don't go my way or if I don't like the pay offer, I just set the weapon on my lap and the meeting takes a whole different spin. (they never seem to call me back though... and the cops always show up at my house too...)
332135
Yes...like most of the public you have good and bad police officers.  Bad police officers make up just a small percent of the entire law enforcement community.\n\nThe police powers are you speaking off, the powers of arrest.\n\nIn order for police officers to do their job well, they are vested by the state with a monopoly in the use of certain powers. These include the powers to arrest, search, seize, and interrogate; and if necessary, to use lethal force. In nations with democratic systems and the rule of law, the law of criminal procedure has been developed to regulate officers' discretion, so that they do not exercise their vast powers arbitrarily or unjustly.\n\nIn U.S. criminal procedure, the most famous case is Miranda v. Arizona which led to the widespread use of Miranda warnings. U.S. police are also prohibited from holding criminal suspects for more than a reasonable amount of time (usually 72 hours) before arraignment, using torture to extract confessions, using excessive force to effect an arrest, and searching suspects' bodies or their homes without a warrant obtained upon a showing of probable cause. There are exceptions or exigent circumstances such as an articulated need to disarm a suspect or searching a suspect who has already been arrested (Search Incident to an Arrest). The Posse Comitatus Act prevents the use of the U.S. military for police activity, giving added importance to police SWAT units.\n\nBritish police officers are governed by similar rules, particularly those introduced under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, but generally have greater powers. They may, for example, legally search any suspect who has been arrested, or their vehicles, home or business premises, without a warrant, and may seize anything they find in a search as evidence. All police officers in the United Kingdom, whatever their actual rank, are 'constables' in terms of their legal position. This means that a newly appointed constable has the same arrest powers as a Chief Constable or Commissioner. However certain higher ranks have additional powers to authorise certain aspects of police operations, such as a power to authorise a search of a suspects house (section 18 PACE) by an officer of the rank of Inspector, or the power to authorise a suspects detention beyond 24 hours by a Superintendent.\n\nPolice officers face many dangers in their jobs. Police officers are constantly being faced with the unknown and the unpredictable. They never truly know the outcome of any situation they enter into. This can make policing a dangerous profession. Dangers faced by police include death, increased risk of infectious diseases, and serious and minor trauma, both physical and emotional. These dangers are encountered in many different situations i.e. apprehension/arrest and investigation of criminals, conducting vehicle stops, investigating people and crimes, protecting the public from dangerous situations or individuals, investigating traffic accidents and witnessing the carnage that often results from those accidents, responding to suicides and directing traffic.\n\nHowever, many police officers do derive a genuine sense of job satisfaction from their work, especially when a long investigation has been successfully completed. On a day-to-day basis, officers can often see the results of their work in their ability to help members of the public, even with incidents of relatively minor importance.
826520
no, drugs and thier dealers kill 100's,  the Police only use deadly force when forced,  so when they do, they are reacting to other deadly force.\n\nthey do a dangerous job, and using force is a requirement too often