A question about the police?
828541
no i dont think so. some of em r formal others r not
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.
841455
You need to discuss the issue that police forces seem to be trying to improve their public image - what people think of them, that they are trying to improve how they interact and get along with the public, and that some people or factors may be making this difficult.  There is an effort to make police forces more "people friendly".\n\nI hope this helps a little.
1081410
There is no true or correct answer to this question the only way to even begin to answer it would be to stand in the shoes of the police or anyone else there at that time
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.
156003
It is really a much smaller per centage than the media makes it out to be.  Most good and law abiting citizens \nappreciate most of the work the police do for us.\n\nThe one that complains are the ones that have a chip one their shoulder, and would complain about anything......
812791
Contact the police, they'll know what to do.^^
19810
A very difficult job. They deserve our respect, for without them, there would be real h*ll to pay. BTW, I am speaking regarding police in the US.
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.
213792
City police never come when you need them because (unless you're dead) your call is less important than 90% of what they're dealing with.\n\nCountry police never come when you call them because you don't live there, and they didn't want you snoopin' around anyway.\n\nGlad I could be of help.
648536
Yeah. Police are only a PART of law enforcement. District attorneys (prosecutors), judges, etc etc constitute the other part.
997876
Depends on where you are.  Police are generally local departments governed by local politics.
1106720
As a 17 year veteran of the Security Business, I believe they feel threatened by us in that here are a bunch of untrained louts (which may have been true long ago) acting as Cop-wannabes. Police have a tendency to be a rather exclusive group, and they don't like any competition, and feel that they are the only ones to do the job of protecting the public and acting as a uniformed visible deterrence to crime. The difference is that we (Security Officers) protect private property, and the Police protect the public and public property. True, we don't take as extensive training as they do, and the reality is that some Provinces and States don't require any training at all. I live in British Columbia, Canada, and our initial and ongoing training is more extensive than most other Provinces. We don't carry any weapons, handcuffs or restraining devices, no pepper spray or taser devices and we don't wear any body armour, but are often expected to approach and restrain (until the Police arrive which could be 15 to 30 minutes where I am) the same dangerous criminals that the Police deal with, and they have all of the above equipment, including firearms, to protect themselves. I have been attacked by both unarmed and knife wielding assailants and luckily due to my extensive hand-to-hand combat training I have survived said assaults. So ultimately, I think it is jealousy and a "Good Ole' Boys" mentality that drives this attitude, and I mean no disrespect as I have a lot of respect for the Police and they do have to put up with some pretty horrific situations, that clearly has an effect on how they see the world around them. Not all Police officer think this way however and I have been at times both glad and disappointed at their response to our work. Chin up and be proud of what you do as we do provide a valuable service, and were created to fill a hole the Police were unable to as the crime rates increased and property crime was something they were no longer able to effectively deal with these crimes. Our Motto is "People, Property and Information" are the things we protect in that order without exception. Be Careful out there OK !!!!
735799
Ask your local police department they should know.
339490
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely!\n\nwho polices the police? noone.
820000
The governments henchmen and stealth tax collectors usually.\nIn my towns police HQ there are 2 desks manned until 10pm.\nOne has an ignorant apathetic arrogant civilian clerk and the other is marked "immigrants only".Paid to sit there all day evertday on the off chance that an immigrant may come in.Yet the police moan about lack of resource funding.\nI think no one has respect for the police anymore, since mrs thatcher left govt, the recruiting standard has drpped off the radar \nNow we have a force of semi illiterate , 4'10" ,gay, politically correct creeps with chips on their shoulders.and the higher up the ranks the worse they get!\nI know its getting a little cliched , but catch some real criminals, instead of spying on us , collecting our data for "our own protection" and bullying hard working taxpaying motorists.
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.