how many others on here have been mistreated or denied help by the police?

Question

just curious, I know they've harrassed me for literally no reason, (ex, crossing the street with the walk light, etc.), and refused to help find the man who attempted to kill my daughter and I (despite being given the lisence plate and vehicle description of the guy), and it seems like on the news you hear more stories about cops abusing their power than helping anyone, so I'm wondering who else has had bad experiences?
Anyone ever have a good experience?
(been asking around, but have yet to find anyone who has around here - are canadian cops any use at all?)

Answer 1

A couple times. Both times I was pulled over in my car. The first time I had a girlfriend with me.
The cop claimed he pulled me over because the sticker on my license plate was in the wrong place ( what a lame excuse ).
Then he asked me where I was on a certain night ( he then said I matched the description of someone who commited a crime ).
Then he saw this small television I had in the back seat ( I was moving ) and asked me if I stole it. This television was really old and my grandfather had given it to me. I told him officer come on, if I was going to steal a television I would at least steal one that wasnt like 20 years old.

Finally this guy let me go, after searching me and searching my trunk. he was an ***.

Answer 2

Several years ago when I was pretty young and naive, I started dating a guy that I worked with. After 6 months of dating I let him move into my apartment with my son and I. Everything was great, or so I thought, until he started getting weird and hitting me. What I didn't know is that during this time he was developing a pretty serious drug habit. 3 months after he moved in he went sorta crazy. He tied me up with a phone cord and burnt all my hair off with a torch lighter he used for doing drugs, and other terrible things. I had never ever in my life experienced something as horrifying as this! I was frightened and scared and lost for any real thought of my own. The next day when he left, I went to our place of work. My boss was much like a father to me, I knew he would know what to do. He was mortified and immediately called the police to our office. When the police got there... their responses were:

"Wow, that really sucks!"
"You look awful!"
"You probably did something to provoke him!"
"If you are unhappy and feel unsafe, then move."

Both my boss and I were stunned by their, "we don't give a f__k attitude". We tried explaining that we wanted a report or something done, we explained there was a 2 yr old child in the household, and that the apartment was mine so why should I move. In the end they did absolutely nothing. No report, no investigation, nothing.

They did absolutely nothing but try to antagonize me and make it as though it was all my fault. I am not a cop hater, I think they have a job to do and I think at times they need to do it with a little more compassion and understanding.

I'm sorry you had a bad experience. It is sad when those who we think are there to protect us only leave us feeling abandoned and helpless. I think it is one of the ultimate betrayals. My life significantly changed that day. I am not blaming the police for that, but I often wonder if my life would have turned out different if those 2 officers actually offered assistance rather than belittlement.

Answer 3

as a police officer for years, most officers do all they can do, And while not right often unless there is enough evidence of a crime that someone reports, there is little the police can do. And often with a dectitive getting assigned 3 to 5 or more cases a day, many eithout good evidence are never looked at merely a report made.

And with the thousands and thousands of police officers working every day, the very few reports of bad officers is actually so small but it is always the bad that gets reported and then when nromally they find the bad did not really happen no ones comes back and shows the truth, not good news.

Answer 4

One of my friends caught a homeless man in the act of breaking into his car. A couple seconds later a cop car rolled by and my friend told them what had happened and pointed to where the man had gone. They told him he should make a citizen's arrest next time and drove away.

Also, one of my mom's friends was driving in the same city and was pulled over. The cop told her that he was giving he a warning and let her go. A few weeks later she got a call from the Police station telling her that she had an overdue $200 ticket. The cop gave her a ticker without telling her. Sure she could fight it but it's her word against his.

My girlfriend and her friends were driving in the same city and a police car started following them while the officers made sexual gestures towards their car and laughed.

The cops in that major American city are known for being corrupt and poorly trained. Let's just say it has a lot to do with what color you skin is and what color their skin is. This is just some cops though, and we shouldn't judge them all by the bad examples set by some.

Answer 5

Ive had some bad experiences with local law enforcement but most of them in this area just want to be cops to get back at the people that made there lives a complete wreck. I found out that the only way to get them to leave you alone is to report harrasment as much as possible. or try to outsmart them which means u have to read up on the laws and polocies that are given to men and women in law enforcement. i work as a correctional officer and i have rules and regulations that tell me what i can do and cant do. but most law enforcement agencies dont care about them and make there own so there really isnt much you can do to get them to stop except to report it to the next person in the chain of command

Answer 6

I have never had any problems with any law enforcement. It's usually the smartasses who have the problems, and that's because of their mouth. I got arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol about 4 years ago. I don't drink, but I had been given the wrong prescription. I couldn't pass a sobriety test because of the meds. So I got taken to jail for 8 hours. The cop was doing what he was supposed to do. I met him a few days later, we talked , and I thanked him for treating me like a gentleman. He replied that they treat people the way the people treat them. Since then, whenever we meet, we will usually shoot the breeze for a few minutes.

Answer 7

Well, my story is I was nearly killed in my home. The police came to the hospital took a statement. I later remembered more details, and they said I lied during the original statement and arrested me. They never looked for the guy who tried to kill me. I wouldn't life a finger to help save the life of any cop. They wouldn't help me, so why should I help them?

Answer 8

My mother got into a situation with a cop. It was over our dog and she did nothing wrong, but the cop automatically tried to blame her. She just called the police station and they personally handled the situation.

Answer 9

good question,a few yrs ago i had broke my right arm,me and my other 2 sisters had gotten in a fuss,well i kicked one of the mailbox down and my baby sister figure she was gone jump in i hit her with my left hand and then karate kicked her they caled the law and i had my 2 sons with me one was in a stroller the other i guess he was about 10,the next thing i know the law pulled up and they handcuffed my right arm that was broke had a cast on it too,i got this friend of mine to keep my kids,i went to jail but i signed my own bond and when i went back them 2 dogs was no where to be found,so yeah the law is crooked in my book.

Answer 10

My father was a defense attorney in a small town. I was followed religiously by our police during my highschool years wanting desperately for me to slip up so they could nail me for something. All because they took it personally everytime my father cross-examined them on the stand.They were ridiculous.