Oh is that right, when's the last time you saw a police officer yelling and cussing at the pimply faced kid at the wendy's drive trough because he forgot his fries... a CITIZEN can do that but if an offier did he'd be on the carpet wether he was on duty or not. Or tell me the last time you saw a cop flip off another driver on the highway for cutting him off? We ARE held to a higher standard EVERYDAY on duty or off, we are supposed to hold our temper no matter how much filth and obnoxiousness comes from the person we are dealing with. If I am in a confrontation with you, you could call my mother a diseased ***** and I couldn't do a thing about it, either on or off duty. Do you think you'd get fired from most other jobs for speaking your mind to another person? I don't think so. Crawl off your pedestal and open your eyes. Just because the hall monitor in 5th grade wrote you up for being late to classdoesn't mean all cops are bad or we get special treatment.

 

I don't disagree with anything you have said. I have known some very nice officers and most are decent people trying to do a needed job. However, there are always those that abuse the power they have and there are always those that are just a step away from being on the other side of the law. It's these that make a bad name for the profession and just like anything else in life, a few bad apples make it tough on everyone.

 

Which do you think is more "newsworthy" a citizen given a break or an officer??? I've NEVER read a story about a citizen being given a break but I can't count the times I've called a family member or a friend for someone who was in that grey area between letting him go and a chargeable offense. I would lock up an officer at the same limit that I would a citizen. We are no better or no worse than anyone else. The only difference is the officer will make a headline and a citizen won't.

 

Hey guys, CrAz3D hates cops, they are all very evil to him. He whines all the time about it.

 

Oops, double post.

 

Crazy .... I mean, "CrAz3D",

is obviously stiring the pot on purpose.

 

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I can't speak for all officers but I hate drunk drivers more than anything. I will not give ANYone special treatment whether it's an officer, a citizen, a governor, a senator, a celebrity or anyone. As a matter of fact, of all the officers I know, not one of them feels any different than I do. I'm sure what you're saying does happen but you can't find one person on the face of this earth that is perfect. Do you expect police officers do be any different.

 

 

I can't speak for police officers, but three of my former students are LAE's---one is an Ohio Highway Patrolman. Their attidue is , "If you're DUI, you're DUI---regardless if you are a cop, a citizen, whatever. BUSTED. Straight forward.

Quit whining about "this guy did this and this guy did that and I heard about this guy who told me about a guy who supposedly did this and whatever." As in any profession (as well with educators, doctors, etc,) there is a small number of bad apples; but the LAE's that I know and have worked with in the officiating profession are not only outstanding officers but outstanding people, as well. Give it a rest.

Tim C.

 

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Thanks Tim.

Can we close this thread now? Kinda upsets my tummy.

 

Yeah, it is sorta like "This Is The song That Never Ends." "This Is the Gripe That Never Ends..."

Tim C.