when they are in ahurry to arrest and charge someone.. I recieved a few replies and I am assuming there were a couple of cops answering because it was negative.. please dont take my question the wrong way I am not saying all cops are stupid.. (only some).. lol kiddin.... I was on a mere quest to see why they are not so quick to come when the real story is coming out .. meaning the so called victim is finally telling the truth.. and it can bring an end to the nightmare that never should have been.. I mean after all some of us are not criminals we were just handed a rotten deal.. to the officers here accept my apologies for seeming upset at them .. when all I want is some advice or some experienced advice..jeeeeeeshhhhhh
2006-10-27 13:27:51 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Do you have any idea how many police calls occur in a single day? How much unreported crime occurs?
Police do not have the luxury to spend hours mediating disputes or playing judge Wapner. The must come in, assess the situation, make a judgement whether probable cause exists or not that a violation has occurred, make an arrest, and go on to the next call. The courtroom is the proper venue for determining if the victim told the truth or not.
I suugest that you contact your local PD and ask them if you can participate in a "ride-along". You would be able to ride with the cops during a shift, and see the world from their perspective. then you might not be so quick to assume cops are stupid or have bad intentions.
2006-10-27 13:36:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Maybe when you're the one under arrest, it seems like they're in a hurry to arrest and charge someone, but you need to remember two things.
First, in the grand scheme of things, they do not make THAT many arrests. They deal with NUMEROUS people every single day, and (depending on where you live) many cops will sometimes go more than one shift without even making one arrest.
Second, it's not the officer's duty to decide who's guilty and who's not. They have guidelines about what situations they are to make an arrest in. For example, if they show up at a fight, it's not up to them to decide who started it, or who's at fault. It's their job to arrest the parties involved, and then the court is supposed to sort the rest out.
2006-10-27 14:39:46 · answer #2 · answered by Jess H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can give an example. Lets say there are 5 cops mayhbe in one area that is about 5 miles wide. or atleast 5 cops within 10-15 minutes of each other. One or two cops arrest someone and takes them to jail. That eats up at least 2 hours of there shift. That leaves 3 cops out there. 1 cop is say doing paper work which there is a ton of. 2 other cops are patrolling. Those two cops get into trouble and need back up. That leaves only 1 person to really back them up. If that 1 cop is taking a call he cant just leave that call, Im sure you wouldnt appreciate that. So we do things quick and get back out there. I wish we could take time to figure out who is lying and whos not all the time and council them and be a therapist, but we cant. People are responsible for there own actions. If you break the law, you go to jail. If you dont like the law vote in someone that will change it. We can only enforce the law, thats our job. We cant know every fact of the case or have time to investigate every aspect of a crime upon intial contact. People dont realize that a simple arrest takes up hours of our shift and a DWI takes up at least 3 hours most times. We get lied to constantly, spit on, hit, and everything else. And we are human after all, we can only take so much abuse before you get to the point that if you do a crime then your going to jail its that simple.
2006-10-27 14:22:18 · answer #3 · answered by Brian M 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I have been in Law Enforcement for approximately 2 years now and I've seen a lot of officers in a hurry to arrest. But there is a catch 22.In some cases the reason they make a quick arrest is if the suspect is giving them any type of trouble. It really all depends on the situation. All officers have their own way of protecting themselves,citizens, and suspects. But the only honest answer I can give you is that it does depend a whole lot on the situation and the officer. For example: You're driving down the road smoking a marijuana cigarette, a police officer drives along behind you while patrolling his assigned neighborhood. He smells the scent of marijuana really strong coming through his vents in the car. He gathers his thoughts on this traffic stop he's about to make. Long story short-he smells a very strong odor of marijuana in your vehicle. He asked you to step out of the vehicle. Automatically he's going to cuff you.
2006-10-27 14:04:35 · answer #4 · answered by kandy kane 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the cops job to arrest the criminals weather they are arresting the wrong person or not is the Judge to figure out. All the cops can go by is what he or she sees and the evidence they have at the time.
2006-10-27 14:51:00 · answer #5 · answered by Brian S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cops have a quota,( at least in NY) they need to make a certain number of arrests each month in order to stay in good standing with their bosses and be promoted. It's a job, like any other, you need to perform and show your supervisor that you are actually doing something, not just sitting in the car eating donuts and looking at porn mags. I know this because i was married to one.
2006-10-27 13:38:58 · answer #6 · answered by Marti M 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i assume we will by no potential understand. of path, if he's not to blame then this must be a bloody nightmare for him and his relatives. do no longer forget that he does have relatives who have not committed any crime no count if or no longer he has. EDIT - daves, i'm going to confess it would not seem solid, yet we've not got all of the info and curiously the police do no longer the two or they might have got here upon the youngster and/or charged the guy. yet, howdy, we don't need evidence, somewhat hearsay and we can carry him...
2016-10-03 01:03:19 · answer #7 · answered by geddings 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, honey, that is proof of the abusive mentality among them. You post a concern or experience and they treat you like you are to blame, and the poor cop is the victim.
Just remember that when we are handled a rotten deal, we have the legal right to file a formal grievance.
No fear, no intimidation.
2006-10-27 13:54:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
i uderstand where you are coming from have seen it first hand but at the same time at the end of the day its still a job you know quotas and all tht bull
2006-10-27 13:55:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
yeah they never come when you need them its like i need you to someone was driving drunk down our street and ran over a mailbox the cops did nothing but throw the mailbox away
2006-10-27 13:44:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋