Are all Police Officiers diased and liars?

Question

About 20 years ago, I got done for speeding and the Copper LIED. About a year ago, I crashed a van and the Copper was BIASED.

Now, I avoid dealing with the police. I saw a road accident happen and just drove on. Has anyone else suffered the same problems?

Sorry, should be Biased

First instance, hands up, I was speeding. Asked him about the BMW that overtook me, his answer was "What BMW?"

Second one where I cut infront of a car that was speeding "A car sales manager wouldn't speed" !!!!!!!!!!!!!

To me, the first is a liar and the second was biased.

First one, I admitted to the Police officer that I was speeding, I was in the wrong. I didn't and don't have a problem or issue with that. I was concerned that a car going faster and past him goes un-noticed, but to claim that it wasn't there is a complete and utter lie. The speeding is not inquestion, it's the coppers lying.

Secondly, I judged a safe gap in the traffic to pull across into a junction. A car came tear-ar&ing out of a road into the gap and then into me. The copper said there was no evidence at the scene to say this was the case but then went onto say that a car sales manager would not speed. How the fup did he get that evidence from the scene. So that was a biased view.

Amazing how some of you fly off the handle without answering the question. Just means you won't get best answer.

Answer 1

There are some really professional, down to earth Police Officers, unfortunately there are some who are bullies and less than bouncers with uniforms.

Trouble is that they all stick together and cover up, I suppose if the general public found out how many were accused and found to be bent but it was covered up, all hell would break loose.

When I went to court for a licence in Birmingham for one of my pubs the inspector lied through his teeth so that I would be refused

Luckily the Magistrates saw through him and my licence was granted after that my son was harassed on his instructions, I was told this by two long serving C.I.D officers who were "proper police officers".

Answer 2

The cop in the first situation was NOT lying, he may have only seen you and not the other car. And that is BESIDE the issue. YOU WERE SPEEDING, which means you were wrong.
No not all cops are liars or bias. My friend is a cop and he is the most honest person ever. In the state he works in he had to take a 3 hour lie detector test to get the job! So everything he says IS the truth.
Also when our friends joke about not getting a ticket in the town he works in, I say "he will probably give you the ticket!" And they realize "yeah he probably would" Because he is that honest.
Assume most are honest good people. They deal with such sum all day long everyday that some become hardened after a while. Also police officers are REQUIRED to be polite and professional even when they are arresting or giving tickets. It is in their rule book.
If you see an accident call 911 on your cell phone. You dont need to stick around. Just report it. If you crashed you would want someone to call 911 if you were injured.

Answer 3

Let me get this straight. TWENTY years ago you were speeding and the officer didn't see a BMW and you think he was lying.

A year ago an officer made a judgment call on an accident that you don't agree with.

Based on these two very short interactions, you have decided that ALL police officer are biased and liars?

If I used the same judgment on the facts YOU have presented I would have to say that you are a person that always speeds and drives recklessly enough to get into accidents. You also don't care enough about injured people at accidents to not stop and offer assistance. Is all of this true? You get the point.

Answer 4

Do you think that they were biased because you were in the wrong both times?

The first time you were speeding and got court - maybe the police werent there when the BMW passed you? The second time you caused a crash through speeding and put peoples lives at risk.

You are the type of person that gets my goat. You moan about the police for no better reason than that you were breaking the law and got court. The role of the policeman was to uphold the law.

Imagine, heavens forbid, that your wife was in a crash caused by someone who was speeding, you would want the b*stard reprimanded wouldnt you?

Get over yourself - you did wrong, learn from your mistakes instead of b*tching about being caught.

Where do you live? Because I would hate to think a driver like you was on the roads anywhere where I might be

Answer 5

I speak as a member of the silent MAJORITY and can say that there are almost certainly biased and lying police officers, BUT that the other 99.9% are to be admired and respected for the job they do.

Putting this in perspective for 20 years you have held a grudge against an officer who convicted you, by your own admission correctly, for speeding. A year or so ago you were involved in an accident, your fault, again by your own admission, and the officer was biased because there was no evidence of the involvement of a third party.

Rather than hold a grudge for 20 years I can only suggest you get a life and thank your lucky stars they didn't fit you up with "going equiped for rape" mind you I suppose doing 20 years for "being sad" is probably enough and they got you bang to rights on that one!

Answer 6

Yes they are. I was driving home one morning early, I drove through some traffic lights, the first was green & the second was amber. A police man pulled out & stopped me & said I had jumped a red light. I said no I didn't. His answer was, well I know you didn't & so do you but when it goes to court who will the judge believe plus you will be calling me a liar in court. Yes I totally agree with you, I would never help a police man.
Another time many years ago I questioned about theft from a petrol station. A policeman forced me to take all my money out of bank account & kept it. I was never arrested or taken to court. The real thief was caught & convicted, i went back & asked the policeman for my money back & he said what money. He threatened me that if i pushed to get the money back he would frame me & get me locked up. I have not got or never had a criminal record but from talking to people with similar experiences the police create criminals they are unable catch

Answer 7

A short answer is no.

The more considered answer would look at any profession and say that there are good and bad employees in every business, it's just that the really bad ones leave such a strong impression.

The public expect a higher standard of conduct from peace officers and they have a right to expect honesty and integrity from the police.

Having said that, there are some in the business that lose their perspective and their integrity and it's really hard to get that back. It''s unfortunate, but it can also be said of car sales people, clergy, etc.

The human factor is one that will disappoint on occasion. I hope you run into a really good officer at some point so your faith is restored a bit. It's an honorable profession.

Answer 8

You waited 20 years to express your negative feelings about one situation involving a Police Officer, therefore judging all, and openly admitting that you witnessed a traffic accident, and didn't even stop to see if there were any injuries, and then posting your feelings on a web site, hoping for positive reinforcement, so you can continue your warped little life, and continue saying, see, I'm not the only one. This happened 20 years ago. How old are you now?. I suggest some serious counseling. By the way, Copper is not an insulting term. It's long for COP, which stands for Constable on Patrol.

Answer 9

Firstly, you can only deal with one job at a time. An officer is unable to pull in a whole line of cars in one go on his/her own. It's a fact of life that some people get away with it sometimes.

Secondly, if the evidence isn't there, it isn't there and what some people call evidence can't actually be deemed as evidence. You have to have some understanding of law and forensic science to fully understand what constitutes evidence.

Thirdly, I suffer the same problems on a daily basis: People like you who think they can do the job better than the officers who train long and hard to earn the rank of constable.

Drop me a line and I'll send you the details of how to join, you're clearly much better at the job than the officers that already do it and the Police service is clearly lacking something without you

Answer 10

The first situation, the copper lied? He HAD YOU on radar speeding. The bottom line is it doesnt matter WHAT the BMW was doing, when he has you for speeding, he goes after you, his focus is on you. You sped, you got caught. You broke the law, you were the one who got caught.

And second, you cut in front of a van that was speeding? So you were again speeding? And cutting off another car? Thats reckless driving. Period.

Grow up, take some responsibility for your actions. The police are out there to ensure safety on the roads, in which you, at these times, were jeopardizing with your actions. Your speeding BMW defense is alot like saying we should let gas station/convience store robbers go because someone else is robbing banks. Its pathetic and so is your question.

Answer 11

I know many officers and very few are biased (of the ones I know). In your first run in, it is possible he didn't see the other car or that he didn't clock that car...either way the "yeah, but what about the other people" argument goes nowhere with police...biased or not. As for the second run in, there is a possibility that officer was biased, there is no way of us knowing without all the details from all sides of the story and the views from all the witnesses.