Do you trust the law enforcement in your area?
Do you think they help good people when needed?
Or do think they let bad people get away with alot of things and look the otherway?
2007-03-20 03:53:49 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Along time ago I did have a problem with a police man but just the other day I was going 10 miles over the speedlimit (oops) and he is known to be a hard nose in the small town I when't through He is known to give tickets for everything. But being calm cool and collect and not crying haha he let me go. I thanked him and whent on my merry way. So I think there are both good and bad.
2007-03-20 04:38:00 · update #1
To elaborate a bit further on the comments made by "PJ"...I've also been an officer for over 30 years. There was a time when "small town policing" wasn't as "professional" as is today.
As in ANY profession or walk of life...there are good and bad. The difference in todays police profession is that the good will "weed out" the bad in a heartbeat to maintain the highest standards of professional integrity.
There is no doubt that no matter what one says you'll find ONE person who totally dislikes this or that including the police. One can't help but wonder WHY they dislike the person. Is it because something bad happened based upon their own actions....or because they truly were "abused" by the system?!
Law enforcement officers are human and as such prone to making mistakes like anyone else. The hard part of the profession is being doctor, lawyer, counselor, best friend, and whipping post to those who've had a bad day, then making split second decisions that could determine life or death. This is not a once or twice a year issue....these are issues dealt with everyday if not numerous times a day.
To those who recognize that we do the best we can and provide positive support...thank you and call your legislators to ask for more officers on the streets with better pay.
To those who fail to see the forrest through the trees based upon your own misguided efforts....grow up!
Best wishes.
2007-03-20 04:48:08 · answer #1 · answered by KC V ™ 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
With a few exceptions, I do trust the law enforcement in my area. Yes, I do believe they help good people when needed. No, for the most part, they don't let bad people get away with a lot of things and look the other way. My boyfriend is at this moment (until I hear otherwise) out there trying to track down an armed robber who held up a bank this a.m. and shot at a sheriff's deputy while at it. And this is a month after a cop/vice detective was shot and killed here in the city (by a 15-year-old boy). Being a cop is not an easy job and with all the hatred I see on this site for cops, I'm not even sure it's worth it anymore. I think many people would rather live in total anarchy from the looks of the comments I've seen.
By the way, my dad is a now former cop (retired at the end of last year) and never held the opinion that everyone not a cop is scum. Unfortunately, though, my dad is a bit racist, which does me no good at all.
2007-03-20 04:11:50 · answer #2 · answered by Sunidaze 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This question is an ethical question. If in fact you are aware of indiscretions done by police in your area, it is a duty you have to report them. You cannot use just feelings you must have facts. The rumor mill does no one any good except create distrust and hate when there is none there. Just look at the news given out each day. No fact but a lot of speculation. Don't be part of that, get your facts in order. Sounds like you have had a bad experience. Remember one thing. Accounts/calls an officer might deal with may have the same title, but every account is different. Each one will have its own signature on solutions, some requiring arrest, some may not. Look up the word discretion which is an officers biggest allie. If he/she are abusing the discretiion it would be your duty to report it. Bring your facts along not just complaints. If you don't trust your police department, take a look around at who else is going to help when problems occurr. Perhaps the Officer you are complaining about has been investigated for the information you have and there was not enough to dicipline. If your complaint is true, and it is not just difference in opinion and the action does not meet the ethical standards of police work, then the officer makes every other officer look as bad as he/she are. Again though, make sure you have your evidence in order before you go in. you will be affecting many lives with your complaint.
2007-03-20 04:12:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I believe most cops do a good job and have their hearts in the right place. Many of my co-workers are former cops. They do help people when needed. law enforcement has gotten allot more professional In part to many civil rights cases brought up by activist citizenry. In the 50's, 60's the police training was reading a lil booklet, now its a comprehensive, intensive, and selective multi course in many departments. Law enforcement is one of the few professions that have the ability to take away ones liberties and for that ability, the public should demand they are held to a higher standard.
I'm sure some cops do look the other-way, and there have been many who do, such as the John Burge case in Chicago, But to paint every cop in such a manner is truly unfair. There are corrupt doctors, lawyers, etc.
so in a quick answer
yes, yes and yes.
2007-03-20 05:33:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hey Folks
Ive been a cop for 5 years
we have our moments, i trust most other towns to help me out, good people get helped, bad people get away with things because politics blocks alot of what we do or want to do, trust me, back in the good ole days, there was no, lets talk about this at the police station, they took you in alleyway and it was taken care of (ehem ehem) but now, there are lawsuits galore and it makes it tough for justice
overall, most cops are good guys with bad raps sometimes
guys i work with are just working stiffs like me with a wife and kids,,,,
'so goes life... keep safe
2007-03-20 04:17:30 · answer #5 · answered by futurehero5200 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Most every cop is an underpaid, overstressed guy or girl that does their job out of a need to do the right thing. Like any other group, they can make mistakes. It's just that any mistake they do make gets an inordinate amount of attention, scrutiny & criticism.
Locking up the con IS helping good people
As for looking the other way, I don't see that happening
2007-03-20 03:58:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Many western international locations incorporate a "separation of powers" into their governance shape. those separations are often : Legislature, government and judiciary. This ensures that no business enterprise/individual/branch and so on has undue potential. subsequently the police do not "make" the regulations, they in uncomplicated terms implement the regulations. regulation enforcement should not be above the regulation, in the event that they have been, the desirable exams and stability are actually not occuring.
2016-11-27 00:37:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I trust them.
They help people (both bad and good) when needed.
Bad people get away with things because their friends and family don't assist law enforcement. Law Enforcement can't do their job without assistance from the community.
2007-03-20 03:58:06 · answer #8 · answered by Casual Traveler 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I would definitely say I trust law enforcement in my area, but.....I'm also a police officer. Does that mean I like everyone...no. Am I professional in my job...absolutely.
2007-03-20 05:08:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
yes mamm, good and bad. it is just a shame that the bad ones get more press time then the good ones. And the bad ones are the ones that people talk about more.
2007-03-20 05:16:36 · answer #10 · answered by NolaDawn 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋