POLICEMAN'S RIGHTS do they have any? Cops rights?

Question

Do you believe that because of our COMPLETELY Liberal hypersensitive Society, that policeman's now have no rights, when it comes to doing there jobs correctly? And because of this are Cops more at risk then 20 years ago? Especially when it comes to young adolecents,who think they can basically say or do anything they want to when approached by the police? From an older Gentleman>> in my days, police were <> for helping our society to not become, lets just say what it has become now? & yes there are BAD COPS <> I would say there are more good cops than bad cops that can't do there jobs the way they should be done thank you for your time and feedback and I am not a policeman

Answer 1

Yes. The liberals are killing this country. Police these days have so much more to consider and worry about than just being injured while doing their job. A cop is more likely to be sued than hurt these days. I blame the lawyers for most of this. They take these stupid cases on a contingency knowing that most departments will settle by throwing a few bucks at the plaintiff because it's cheaper than fighting the case. I think that if they really want to change the system and still allow people to sue they should make the lawyers that take these contingency cases pay back the defendants legal expenses if their client loses. I bet lawyers would be more discriminating and only take legitimate cases. If they are lucky enough to go to trial these dirt-bags who sue are pleading their cases to warm and fuzzy jurors and crying that they are not to blame. They were raised wrong, they were abused as children, and my favorite "Society has neglected them". Well of course we have. They're dirt-bags. Who the hell wants to hang out and "nurture" a dirt-bag???? The time will come when all the "warm and fuzzies" out there will one day look around at the chaos around them and start demanding that the police do something about it. Then they will have to make a decision. Do they want the police to keep treating criminals like little kittens or junk yard dogs.

Answer 2

You make a very good point whether people realize this or not. It's unfortunate that Law Enforcement Officers have more restrictions on them now because of the abuse by a small handful of corrupt police officers that get caught.

The same can be seen on this site. There are people who complain about how the administrators put so many restrictions on what they can and can't do. However, it's done so because there were a small handful of people who were abusing the system. When a minority of people abuse any system, the majority suffers because they're affected as well.

Many laws come into existence because it's used to curb the behavior of people who are exploiting a loophole or taking advantage of something that was not specifically forbidden. Children are known to use such reasoning when they're reprimanded by saying that the parent hadn't explicitly said it was a bad thing to do.

Usually parents and authority figures would like to assume that people have enough sense not to do things, but when it does happen, it is an indication of disobedience and where a law has to be set in place for people who continue to engage in such behavior.

Sadly enough, in a perfect society, there really should be no need for Law Enforcement Officials. If people abided by the Laws by their Society and kept their world honoring such Covenants, a Police State wouldn't be necessary.

One of the key points that your question centers upon is Discipline with children. While use of capital punishment may be considered an extreme, many children grow up to be problematic during adolescence and in adulthood because they're practically immune to any threats parents make.

Since parents can no longer hit their children without Child Services serving as Watch Dogs, children really have nothing to fear. While I don't believe hitting a child is the best option, I will admit that when I was growing up, my parents used to whip me with the belt when I misbehaved.

Getting whipped with the belt was painful. Although fear shouldn't always be used as method of gaining compliance, it can be effective in Behavior Modification if the individual who is the one doing it understands the proper application and knowing when is the appropriate time to use Capital Punishment.

From a Psychological Perspective, those who have been punished as children and developed a tough exterior usually aren't afraid of the Law because they're used to being in trouble. They end up behind bars and it doesn't bother them.

People who grew up with a good reputation and have never crossed the Law are fearful of breaking the Law. Although that is the desired behavior Officials would like to see, corrupt individuals who are used to working with the Law can sometimes use the Law as a form of intimidation to bully individuals.

Laws are just like Software Programs. Usually the Law works as it is intended, but there's always that Human Error that creates bugs in the System or a crash that will create problems that have to fixed.

It's a very delicate balance because it's a matter of developing a Legal System that protects the Innocent and punishes the Guilty. However, it also has to be set up in such a way that it doesn't micromanage it's people.

That's how you get differences in the Republican and Democratic Platforms. Republicans. that lean toward Capitalism, prefer a Laissez-Faire Government while Democrats want Social Programs to assist the less fortunate.

Answer 3

Here in little old NZ, those cool looking tazer guns are only just this week been looked at for police issue, they say they car injure 3 out of 18 people, i feel these odds are pretty good, if they did not want to get hurt they should stay on the right side of the law, i'm sure it would teach them a lesson, is that not the idea at the end of the day?
Maybe bring back public stonings as a deturant!

Answer 4

ok, i visit presume that your tale is a hundred% precise, and that the cop did no longer have the different information different than what he observed. this is, the cop did no longer, working example, acquire a radio transmission 5 minutes in the previous pointing out some thing like, "Be on lookout. Teenage couple robbed a Subway keep 2 minutes in the past; final seen heading contained in direction of CVS." you comprehend what I propose. ok, presuming the above, this cop replaced into thoroughly out of line. Pulling in front of your motor vehicle (presuming you have been proceeding to stress away) amounted to a detention, without probably reason or clever suspicion. Frisking/looking you, lower back without clever suspicion and without probably reason, is carefully unlawful. As others have stated, a police officer is totally loose to furnish you a lecture, basically like your college instructor, your mum and dad, your people, or the clerk on the food market. yet, that lecture ought to be on your words, no longer the officer's, absent circumstances that time out probably reason to arrest or clever suspicion to detain. You being with a sixteen twelve months previous, without something extra, does not volume to clever suspicion of something. i'm in regulation enforcement myself, and that i comprehend cops like this do certainly exist. they provide different officers who play with the help of the e book a foul acceptance. I wish police businesses could do a extra appropriate interest of screening officer applicants so as that there are not maximum of numnuts accessible donning badges and weapons.

Answer 5

My Father stated once that America was becoming so CIVILIZED, that we were becoming a dangerous to ourselves. As I get older I realize he was right. We are so busy being politically correct, and worried about the criminals rights, That the police cannot protect the people or themselves.I wonder if anyone has told the ACLU that the criminals don't care about anyones rights?

Answer 6

I don't know about no rights. I have rights that protect me, I just live and work in a more dangerous society than in years past. I have watched over the years as the boundaries have become blurred by the overwhelming need to be politically correct, the desire to solve every issue with a monetary payout, and people who have never been taught how to respect authority or understand the real effects of violence. A society that is filled with jerks who want something for nothing. Our society is so litigious that lawsuits are one of the real risks we face, requiring States to pass laws capping damages on cops and firefighters so that the municipalities can have the funds to actually provide services and the courts aren't clogged with frivilous lawsuits over the slightest perceived wrong.
There is a generation coming into maturity (well, they are old enough to be called adults, but I'm not sure how much real maturity really is present) that is so overexposed to violence that they are desensitized to it's real effect on everyone, including themselves. I actually was on a scene not too long ago where a young man had been shot in a dispute over a set of wheels (they were stolen from a 3rd party not even involved in the dispute) who seemed genuinely surprised at how painful a GSW was. He kept saying "I did'nt think it would hurt this much". How did he get to that place?
There is also a segment of society who don't understand or respect anyone or anything but what they have prioritized as important in there own screwed up view of the world. You can easily pick them out, as some of them posted here. It's fine with most officers I know, we understand that they are just ignorant and pitiful. We also know that when they run into some kind of difficulty, they burn their fingers calling 911 to cry for assistance from the same cops they like to bash on sites like this. Either that, or we have to come do the paperwork while the medics load them into an MICU, or the ME zips their dumb *** into a body bag because they found out the hard way that real life is not a video game. They find out the hard way that there are people in the world who really are tough and mean who will bust them up or kill them for running their mouth like they could actually back their BS up. It's not loud mouth little stains like shark gumbo that worry me, they can run their mouth all they want. It means next to nothing to me personally what their perception of me or any other officer is. The majority of people that I come into contact with do respect us, and they back us in our jobs. Every reasonable person that reads this should keep in mind that the one's who don't respect cops as symbols of authority granted to them by society also probably don't respect the other members of that same society police officers serve. The words that their weak minds string together to try and provoke a response don't really mean anything. They are just indicators of their disdain for authority and everyone else they encounter. These are the losers that fly past you with middle finger upraised because you had the nerve not to drive 20 over the posted limit in THEIR lane, for example. The verbal torrent remarkably subsides when they do cross the line and get caught . When the cuffs snap closed, reality dawns, and then they usually cry like school girls.
I guess I said all that to say that yes, it is a more dangerous world, and not just for cops, but for everyone else too, for the reasons I listed as well as others. Disrespect is usually just an irritation for cops, but is also a symptom of a deeper issue that lies at the root of some of our more dangerous problems. That's the risk of freedom without the requirement of responsibility that some people have never had placed on them. It allows them to act the way they do. I have learned from over 20 years of law enforcement experience that the one that is willing to disrespect me when I have the badge and gun will damn sure disrespect you if you come into conflict with them. Keep that in mind when you read some of the trash talk you see here.

Answer 7

Respect is earned. And I've never come across a cop worth more respect than a pile of pig excrement. They should have no rights above those of any other citizen. Instead of being dim witted thugs effectively beyond the law they need to set an example and obey the law both in spirit and letter. As to whether they are at risk, they bring the risk upon themselves, anyone who puts on that uniform is asking for trouble.

Answer 8

I agree and disagree with you!
Police have rights, often times too many! They tend to abuse them! That is why they have lost respect! They also have an issue with thinking EVERYONE is a criminal, and that's how most are treated by them!

I would not worry about them too much! They have far from the most dangerous job in the world, most are well paid for their High School education, and they have the gun!

Answer 9

They have enough when a gun is pointed at them. Watch "The Onion Field" with James Woods. I think it still applies... And I think you just might get your answer. I don't want to ruin the ending, but should you watch it, you'll know exactly what I'm referring to.

Answer 10

They have to be more careful of what they do and say these days. As for their rights, they haven't changed.