are cops good or bad people??
490513
no. cops save lives. I am sure there is a crooked cop or two out there but honestly. They dont get paid shit and they put their lives on the line every single day. Why would you do all that and deal with shitty pay just to make peoples lives miserable. If you need to ask this question you are silly. Cops are heros.
526266
Alert the local media, you can bet if they start to investigate why the cops aren't doing anything, it will light a fire under law enforcement butts.  Just make sure you are discreet and not letting your name get out there, you don't want to become a target of these scummy, scary people.
816268
I do find at times that some people treat you different when they find out you are married to a cop.  My dad was also a cop, so I got the double whammy, both in school when I was living at home and then after I married my husband.  I have had people make weird comments to me, but never had any favors asked.  Those were usually directed at my husband.  As far as dealing with people's ignorance about cops in general, I politely listen and then make no or very little comment.  Its not worth it to me to get into a discussion or an argument over their ignorance.  Unless someone personally attacked my husband or father over something that they did or did not do, then I kept my opinions to myself.  Peoples opinion of cops has been shaped by the news media who seem to take great delight in ripping apart police officers and what they do.  I would like to see any of them respond to a domestic violence scene, a fatal accident with body parts laying on the road, a death of a child, a fatal shooting or stabbing, being kicked, spat on, swore at, puked on and generally putting up with the worse that the public can throw at them.  I doubt that they would be able to deal with it.  Be proud of your husband and remember that they are part of the thin blue line that protects us from those that would do us harm.
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.
417945
I don't know why they think the police are so above reproach.Like you said, there is a small number of people in every police dept. who use the badge to brutalize people, and do illegal things under the guise of authority.
222461
I wish I knew just what you are referring to as I may be able to give you a better answer. But police officers, Minsters, school teachers, laywers and groups of people have bad apples. One bad apple can make the rest look bad. But believe me, Officers get caught. I know from experience where I have arrested my own or fired them or took what ever action needed to be taken. True: Some get away. Just the same as others. But some get caught.
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.
1112059
Yes.  I work with a few different local police departments and I trust all of them.  As for the city I live in, I do, very much.  There are some great officers there and they are respectful and caring.  They try and do the best they can for the community.  The chief is awesome and backs his officers.  We don't have a lot leave from there.
556142
I personally dont know anything about police misconduct, except that they can be pricks just like ne1 can when weve had a bad day.....but I did a little surfin for ya....heres a few sites to help u get started....kelly
447038
Bad people is how the way people think and it can be influenced by many factors. So, no matter how we elvolve, there will still be people who will be bad.
334118
depends how good the police are.
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.
83746
Sure, these guys deserve whatever they get for that act. \n\nBut consider that for every bonehead act by a cop that ends up in the news there are literally thousands of decent actions that are never given credit for. And they literally take their lives in their hands every working moment of every day dealing with people who would love nothing more that to feed off the anarchy that can result by having no law enforcement.\n\nThese guys are in a no-win situation 99% of their working lives. Everyone complains about the powers granted them and how much it costs to support a sufficient police force, but then complain because the cops weren't there when THEY needed them.
710763
Rotten apples are everywhere mate. But i know for sure that the US has the best police corps in the world, be proud of that. A good cop isn't a good cop if he allows mal practices from partners. Internal affairs would kick both asses and the so-called good cop would be sanctioned too...
1120910
Great question, Josh.\n\nI have had good encounters with police every single day of my life for the last 19 years.  They have been some of the hardest working, most decent, caring, giving, ethical and sensible people I have ever met.\n\nThey have been uncles and aunts to my children, they have been best friends to my wife, and they have been brothers and sisters to me.\n\nI don't know a group of people anywhere in the world I would trust more with my life or my family.\n\nHave there been exceptions?  Sure...a very few.  And you can all take heart in knowing that if you didn't like the cop you dealt with, chances are pretty good the people he/she works with don't like them either.   \n\nIt puts a hole in my heart to read some of the stories here about how some of you have dealt with police officers who have been rude, corrupt, obnoxious, liars.  I know there's bound to be some of them out there, but I haven't met them yet.  \n\nI have been - and I know no better word for it - blessed by the company I've kept for the last 19 years.  The men and women I have worked with in this profession are the most remarkable people I've ever met.\n\nJosh - thanks for the question.  Those of you who have answered with positive answers, you did this old cop some good tonight.
1074057
Some people are so stupid and you're right:  people like him mess it up for all of us.  Personally, I really and truly appreciate it when a police officer shows some humanity and common sense.  I've been fortunate enough in our city to have always been treated with respect by police officers and I'm grateful for that.
1124782
Not at all. Being good is always appreciated by people. Sometimes it seems bad to be good only because of surroundings and don't let that bad surrounding pollute you! A person's got to be firm