2006-12-06 08:39:04 · 19 answers · asked by bad boy 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Do people not in jail.................
What a stupid way of asking a question, having said that I can't believe so many people have given it such considered answers.
Some do, some don't
2006-12-07 14:32:56 · answer #1 · answered by dermotsuks 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After reading all of the answers, here's mine. I did 20 months in prison for forgery in Oklahoma. Out of the horses mouth----- some are good and some are not. Just like in the world. The good officers were polite, but aloof. The bad ones--well, either you find out the hard way or listen to other inmates that have been there along time. You learn to stay away from officers or inmates that will cause any notice to you. Again, just the like the world, if they have thier eye on you and some will wait it out until they catch you doing something wrong and most of it was very, very petty. Stuff like you don't have your belt on, your shirt is not tucked in. And there are those inmates that even prison isn't going to stop them from breaking the law are the rules of the prison. Yes, there are drugs. Inmates sneek things in, during visitation and you can guess where it is stashed! yuk! I was in prison, when Oklahoma passed the law of no smoking in State facilities and you could buy tobacco in the pouch and it costs you .89 and after the law went into effect and it was considered contraband the price was 100.00 a pouch. And a single cigarette cost $1.00-3.00, so the cost was high and if you got caught you paid a higher price. A few months added to your time. Even though I'm educated and come from a good family, the final word is I broke the law and I did my time. The prison experience was something that will forever be ingrained in my mind. I'm finishing my Masters degree now and in hopes of doing very well for myself. Advice----watch your step and don't break the law. On my day of release I was asked if there were any guards bringing in Tobacco, and I did know the details, but I see nothing . Thanks!
2006-12-06 11:38:29 · answer #2 · answered by docie555@yahoo.com 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think people are made anxious by reports (official and unoffical) about abuses of power, and perhaps question people's motives for going into a job where there is the scope for treating people harshly.
What I can't understand is why so many people seem to dislike Prison Officers, yet at the same time so many people seem to want more people to be put in prison...
2006-12-06 08:46:54 · answer #3 · answered by purplepadma 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
"I know some people and they said that they make up stuff" Blah Blah Blah
No, not everybody hates police officers, just Criminals and Ignorant people...
Police officers risk their lives everyday to protect and serve complete strangers. They don't get paid very well and are held to such a high standard.
Jailers have it bad too. They are getting spit on and are always looking to deter prison crime. To all those who are saying that the prison guards are jerks. THINK ABOUT THE REASON WHY YOU ARE BEHIND BARS!!!
2006-12-06 08:50:15 · answer #4 · answered by Myke 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You missed the point. Not all people hate prison officers. Just like some people don't hate all police officers. You're asking why some people "hate" prison officers...? Read on...
"Underpaid"? How much is enough? If they feel they're underpaid, they can always leave the job and seek employment elsewhere... they are not obligated to take those jobs and no one will stop them if they wish to leave. They took the job because of the benefits and the pay... now they say the pay is not enough? OK, if the pay is not enough, why do they stay...? Just curious to know.
Some people DO hate prison officers AND police officers because there are some prison and police officers that think they can bully ordinary civilians around and are rude and 2 inches shy of being completely full of taurus excretia ("b/s"). These are also the ones that give their field of work a bad reputation, and the ones that competent officers prefer not to work with because their lives are in jeopardy. The fact of the matter is that even prisoners have rights (yes, human rights, too) and our laws do not give anyone the right to abuse or mistreat or harm prisoners; that's the law! IF someone doesn't like the laws, they can petition for changes to be made and have new laws passed. Just remember: those laws that protect prisoners also protect the law abiding, too.
The fact of the matter is that too many prison guards and too many police officers FORGET that they are employed BY THE PUBLIC and that they are not hired to punish or harm anyone but to safeguard and serve with respect. The problem, in part, is our problem since we, the public, should take the time to file reports and complaints whenever we come across a rude, disrespectful uniformed personnel and do whatever is necessary to get them removed from the force.
The other problem is that too many uniformed personnel see abuse perpetrated by their peers and they keep quiet; by keeping quiet they are breaking moral and legal laws by not exposing these who take the law into their own hands and abuse the civil rights, liberties and freedoms of civilians and even prisoners (who will come out some day with more anger and rage than they went in with). These are the ones that cause the "us against them" mentality.
How often don't we see police on patrol going past red lights even though they are NOT pursuing someone...? They are NOT supposed to do that, but they do it and have even been the cause of accidents and/or near-accidents on many, many occasions. Or, they double park where they are not supposed to double park (bus stops, for example, or by hydrants) while they're having lunch and they do not care that they're inconveniencing others that may be disabled or elderly... again, they are NOT supposed to do this and it is clearly against police policy. Too often, they think they're above the law that they're paid to uphold... and that ain't right! When those who are paid to uphold the law break the law, they are planting seeds of discontenet around them, which may ultimately grow into anarchy...
It is ironic how those with bully-personalities tend to gravitate to positions of prison and/or police position. WE, the public, are at fault for not reporting abusive and disrespectful civil service personnel (whether police, prison or government office workers) who eventually prove themselves as inept, incompetent and malfeasant employees in the long run, while giving all others in their field a bad reputation.
WE pay their salaries and we should not tolerate abuse or disrespect from those whose salaries we pay! If you don't like the slow work performed in the Post Office, for example, or the way they work in hospitals or any government office, or school personnel, voice a complaint and work to make changes. Do the same with rude uniformed civil servants and work to change that attitude. Don't complain to your neighbor... complain to the proper supervisory person, and if you get no satisfaction there... keep complaining up the ladder and to the news media until positive changes are made.
WE hire them and pay their salaries, and we should not have to live in fear of their bullying or disrespectful attitude; they work FOR US, they are our civil SERVANTS. Anyone who doesn't like the way something is being done has the right, freedom and liberty to voice a complaint... exercise your rights, liberties and freedoms or lose them to those rude, disrespectful and malfeasant civil servants!
I DO NOT HATE prison personnel or police personnel. My son-in-law is a police officer; my buddy of 43 years has a son-in-law who is also a police officer. My brother-in-law just retired as an Assistant Warden, and my buddy's older brother retired a few years ago as a Supervisor from a prison that is known for having high profile prisoners. Oh, yes, I also trained 7 youths that became police officers and are now ready to retire from the police force.
I AM NOT anti-police or anti-prison officers but I AM vehemently against inept, incompetent and malfeasant workers that jeopardize the rest of the force! I am against the abuse of power by those that do not have this "power" given to them!
2006-12-06 09:52:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Not at all, in fact the public normally try to be friendly towards prison officers. besides, how else would the inmates get their weed?
Some very twisted individuals are prison officers, unfortunately. Sadistic , devious , latent homosexuals.
You have to excuse me now, it's time for me to take my tablets.
2006-12-06 08:41:18 · answer #6 · answered by Not Ecky Boy 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
thats not true people do like prison officers they protecting the peace and control the prison day in day out.
2006-12-06 08:48:39 · answer #7 · answered by intelligentshyunique 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Maybe be people who were in prison, but are now on parole..maybe they hate corrections officers. Or maybe people just associate them with cops....which are very hated, it seems. I shoulda been a fireman. Everyone loves those guys...even bad guys!
2006-12-06 08:42:31 · answer #8 · answered by Bigdaddy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think prison officers have a difficult job - dealing with the scum of the earth... if they are a bit sadistic, then they are in the right place to exercise that sadism......it's not like the scum don't deserve it
2006-12-06 08:49:44 · answer #9 · answered by Vinni and beer 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Co's as they are called let the so called authority they think they have go to there heads .You know someday they will let those people out of jail and you might just run into one of them at Walmart.believe me the "offenders" don't forget who been naughty or nice
2006-12-06 11:33:22 · answer #10 · answered by Ricky Lee 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋