Is it "cool" to dislike/hate cops?

Question

WTH is wrong with some of you. Why do you assume I'm one of those who hate cops. I myself really respect and appreciate cops. But I have spoken to people and for no apparent reason they dislike cops. I wonder why; is it considered "hip"? Don't just prejudge guys...

Answer 1

People who hate cops are usually people who have been busted by cops and fail to claim responsibility for their own actions. By blaming it on the cops and talking trash about it they make themselves feel better. These are usually the same people who's parents ran up to the school ever time they got into trouble and told the school officials, "there's no way little Johnny could have done something like that. It's those mean ole boys he hangs out with that are really at fault". Now little Johnny is an adult and still can't accept the responsiblity of his own actions.

Answer 2

The way the question was even phrased is even biased. These are people who are regular joes, like you & I. They have families, they have a job, they are productive members of society, unlike a local drunk, a thug, or a gangbanger. Now, there are a lot of good and bad people out there, Doctors, Priests, teachers, and I could go on and on. Thing is, everyone has a right to have a bad day, and not everyone feels like peaches and cream 100% of the time either.

I Also respect very highly, those people who motivate themselves in a thankless job, people who get shot at in rough cities, because of what they do for a living, those people who are highly scrutinized by the public and the media.... but God forbid an event like 9/11 where everyone will call them heroes..... which they so rightly deserve.

So in a nutshell, if you dislike cops, maybe there's something wrong with you. I can't think of a most honorable profession that requires the upmost integrity, dedication, sacrifice, respect, and discipline. I loooooove cops, and I thank them for every chance I get, by not being one of the many who make bad choices, and then blame police for their own screw ups.

Answer 3

It's only "cool" when you are trying to impress your gangbanger buddies or the dude in the cell next to you. Believe it or not, most people don't "dislike/hate" cops. They know that when your in trouble, you can turn to them for help and guidance. I will admit that there are a few out there that are notoriously a**holes. I have worked with some of them. For the most part, people get nervous around cops because there is some feeling of intimidation and the person is wondering "Does he know about that red light I ran last week" or "the joint i smoked last night?" My buddies and I used to always say "Everybody hates us but, everybody wants to be us". I can't tell you how many hoodlums, thugs, and wannabe's have told me that they came "this close" to being a cop or asking if it was possible to be a cop with a misdemeanor on your record. So many people have already said that it's not "cool" to hate period and thay are all right. Tough choise for you my friend to pick a best answer here. I will give Simone kudo's because she stated what many of us feel all the time.

Answer 4

It has always been cool to dislike cops, or any form of authority, at a certain age. For some it is an affectation, for others it is a learned way, taught by their parents, when one or both of the parents, is always in trouble with the law. As a cop, I've seen little kids, who were curious, and would start to say "Hi", being yanked away from me, by a parent with the admonition, "Don't talk to him." The message to the child, is there is something bad about talking to a cop. I often wonder who do these kids turn to, when they need someone to help them? They are now afraid to ask for help from a cop.

Answer 5

I guess amongst the teen crowd it is "expected" that you hate cops. At least on the surface you have to "say" that you hate them in order to be part of the "cool group". It would be interesting to know how many of them grow up to become a Cop. It is also an interesting observation that the same teens who said they hated Cops came out of the Military service with a whole different attitude about Cops.

Answer 6

Well i like 123's answer... The rest of them you can throw in the trash bin....Unfortunately, with the way the media covers ANYTHING nowadays all the readers see...for the most part...are the negative aspects of life...Anyone with any sense can see thru all that and realize this only reflects a VERY SMALL percentage of what is being written about...It seems that is what most people want to read...IE: all those magazines near the check out counters in stores...
Now if you want to dislike/hate cops I would say to you you are missing an opportunity to pass on to other people the MANY positive aspects of being a police officer. Without them this society would be complete chaos.

Answer 7

Cool? I wouldn't say so. Most of the people I've dealt with in my career have hated cops anyway. Not because it was cool but because they've spent more time in a police station than most cops.
I can tell you this...those that hate us because its the in-fashion thing to do seem to never have any problem calling when they need us. Oh...then it's a whole different story. Of course, knowing that you despise me because its the fashionable thing to do will certainally make my decision easier when you ask me to help you with something. You won't be happy with the results...i can tell you that.

Answer 8

no. It isn't cool to hate anyone. Cops are people too. There is more to what they do than writing tickets and arresting people. They risk their lives everyday and they are paid minimally for it. Laws exist so that everyone can have freedom and safety. So there is absolutely nothing cool about hating cops.

Answer 9

definite, they're nonetheless following the BS Catholic/Roman LITERALIST interpretation of a set of news the Essenes and the Gnostics wrote about ingesting magic mushrooms, the sunlight which they call the "son", and complication-free astrology to cover their expertise from what became the church itself which persecuted the very those who wrote the thoughts they tout because the understand god in the present day. enable me understand once you Christians be sure to commence practise what those thoughts interior the bible are fairly about. go seem on the beginnings of any faith, all of them commence out depending upon the worship of the sunlight/planets/stars, and getting intense. Christianity isn't any different, Christians reject the actual Jesus even with the reality that, which isn't even a human like form, yet a personification of the sunlight, and a magic mushroom. a useless ringer for the bible says, they do no longer understand Jesus, they worship the guy god of this international.

Answer 10

Only if your a criminal. And for those people who thinks "nobody likes cops", you are wrong. I like cops, I have a lot of respect for them. They risk their lives daily to ensure safety for others.