Why are COPS such nasty, miserable people who feel entitled?

Question

Many of the COPS I've run across, mostly male. Then again, mostly males are to blame for many things lol. They are just such jaded, miserable, nasty people that feel like they know it all, should be treated with the utmost respect like they're above it all, and like everyone should cater down to them. Many times I went out in traffic, happy, and I witness some A'hole cop swerve through traffic going 30miles over the limit, with no turn signal, happens all the time. I'm sure they're not getting calls all of those times. :-/

They act very condescending and what not when they deal with a person, and it's just annoying.

They think they're God, and that you should treat them as such.

What the f*ck are we living in Nazi Germany?

These morons aren't worthy of respect most of the time, they're not Bill Gates.

They're just REGULAR state/govt workers. They're nothing. It's just a job.

If they want respect, they should act like model citizens, not scumbag pigs.

--Disguisted

Answer 1

Allow me to introduced myself. I am a police officer. More importantly to this post, I am a police officer who is sick and damned tired of dealing with certain things on a day to day basis:

1) Contrary to what you might think, I am not an idiot. That ring on my finger is a BA from Texas Tech. My GPA was a 3.71 and I was in fact the president of my frat (which means I got a lot of stories that start out "So, this one time, we were ****** up, and...). So, when I make the mistake of mispronouncing your name (the last name with 17 ******* letters, only two of which are vowels), dont give me that look like I just kicked your puppy.

While I may not be an idiot, I am human and I do **** things up from time to time. When I apologize for pulling you over because I thought your tags were out, just take the sorry and be on about your way. DO NOT get a high and mighty attitude. Our state has over 5000 traffic laws, I can find one to help you get over your tude.

2) No, I do not have "real criminals" I should be out looking for. Did you happen to notice the ******* Harley parked behind you with LED's blinking? Lemme give you a hint - if you see a motorcycle officer, our entire job relates to asshole drivers. Asshole drivers are the ones who make your daily commute dangerous (Or, a complete standstill, once they wreck out). With that in mind, shut up about the other "important" things I "should be doing." Believe it or not, I tried to get this job. Dont act like you wouldnt like to get paid to ride a Harley for 8 hours a day. But, the main benefit of this job, is I dont have "Real criminals" to **** with. No shagging calls, dealing with domestics, and so on. My worst days are telling someone they lost a loved one in a wreck I just worked. Which, brings me to my next point:

3) If I was a dick from the beginning of the stop, I apologize. I mean that with all sincerity. I am human. If I've dealt with 10 assholes before I stopped you or maybe delivered a death notification, I may have done the wrong thing and assumed you were gonna be one too. Believe it or not, after my shift on the way home, I'll probably reflect on my day and feel a bit shitty if our interaction stands out because I was a jerk. Yours wouldnt be the first citation I've "lost" because I thought I was being an overbearing prick at the time I wrote it. We all have our bad days.

4) No good deed goes unpunished. I know that. But, if I give you a warning - DO NOT assume I pulled you over for a bullshit reason and then lost my nerve. Just because I didnt write you for 7 over the limit, doesnt mean I was profiling and you should set up a meeting with my Chief and your NAACP rep. You complaining that "He stopped me for nothin, oterwise he'd have given me a ticket," is bullshit and, frankly, is the reason most of us have stopped giving warnings.

Profiling is BULLSHIT, by the way. You're hauling *** past me at 70+ mph. I have to see your speed, if you have a front license plate, registration sticker, inspection sticker and if you're wearing a seatbelt in the split second you pass me. I couldnt give two shits if your black white or green.

5) No, you may not see my RADAR gun. For a few reasons. First, I dont have to show it to you. You bestfriend's roommate's boyfriend who talked to a cop once is ******* wrong. I dont have to show it to you, I dont care what you heard. Second, I dont want to show it to you, because I dont want you out of your car. Why? You may not know that you're not gonna attack me, but I dont know that. If you're seated, you're less of a threat and I like feeling as comfy as I can. Also, I dont have a RADAR anymore. I have LIDAR. If you're gonna act like a lawyer on the side of the road, get your **** squared away first and know what you're talking about. Finally, you cant see the LIDAR for your own safety. You feel that way your car rocks every time an 18 wheeler flys by? I'd rather not get sued becuase your stupid *** fell into traffic and got killed on my stop.

While I'm on my good pal LIDAR, it has some neat features. It's a laser beamed device, so - no, I couldnt have gotten the guy next to you. It's got a scope on it, and the scope's dot was aimed directly at your car's grill. Also, it tells me the distance in feet that i clocked you at. So, dont tell me, I couldnt have gotten you from that far, because I can. Its accurate to 2500 feet (half a mile or so), and I can clock you, get two swigs of coffee and eat three donut holes by the time you get close enough to see my motorcycle on the shoulder.

6) Arguements take place in court, not on the side of the road. No exceptions. And, yes, I will show up to court. Even on my day off. I get paid (by you, thanks for reminding me) OT to show up to court, and I'm trying to con my wife into letting me buy a new boat, so I need that money. Now, once we get to court, follow a few easy rules:

Dont lie. My bike has a video camera on it, and that box on my belt is a mic. The camera is hooked into my fixed 4 way RADAR, so it shows your speed (if I didnt clock you with a LIDAR unit, that is). Oh, and judges dont like all those cuss words you used out at the scene...

Dont yell at me outside the court room. This is not a personal matter to me, even if it is for you. After this, Im going home and watching my Texas Rangers **** up another promising season. You will be the furthest thing from my mind.


Guys and gals, we are the same as you. We've got a home life that might suck, bills to pay, college loans, the damned team that never wins (Tech losing in the first ****** round! Damn you Bobby Knight), and so on. We have feelings, personalities, and dreams just like you. When Im at your window, look at my face. You met a hundred guys like me in college, and loved em. I was that guy a few years ago, and not much has changed. Im still a nice guy, treat me like one and you might just get a warning.

PS. Maybe its your scumbag, perp attitude that has gotten you so far with your local PD.

Answer 2

First yes there are bad cops, but here are also some good cops. being a cop is a very challenging job. You have to get up everyday and head out and know that you are only going to get to see the worst part of society. That kinda affects how you view everyone else when all you see are the bad people.

And if we were living in Nazi germany you would be shot in the street without a second thought if you were doing something wrong. Even now the German Police will beat people in public without a second thought. Our police are alot nicer than the Germans.

How can you compare a billionaire computer guy to the police?

The last thing im gonna say on this is that through out history police have been hated. They have been hated due to the fact that they keep us from doing whatever we want whenever we want to do it. Humans dislike authority, they dont like anyone telling them what to do. But even though people hate cops, they are the first ones that get called when the people who hate them need something....

Answer 3

Wow a strong choise of words you put on for the men and women that protct the public. Police officers should be looked at in a higher regard than what they have been. Most of the publicity we get is from the media, and the media has a history of showing the BAD things "some" cops do.
Not all cops are bad people and have bad attitudes. Most of them are very good people with kind hearts, but have to put on a different face while at work to mentally prepare themselves for the days work.
A day in the life of a police officer is very stressfull. Try doing a job that has a history of being bad, which is mostly portrayed by the media, and has not the best of relations with the public. Try doing a job where you might be assulted on, shot at, or even killed on. Try to do the job while thinking of your family....

This job is hard. About 10% of the public love police officers and what they do, 10% will hate the police, no matter what they do, and 80 will like us or hate us, depending what we do.

Police officers are bound by policies and procedures while employed by the department for which they work. Not just while they are on duty, but all the time. If a police car is travelling at a high rate of speed, and swerving in and out of traffic, he IS in fact going to a call. I like to drive slow and watch, but there have been times where I needed to get somewhere fast to back up another officer, and drove like that....

I think you have a bad taste in your mouth by a bad experience with a certain officer. Maybe you feel you were not treated fairly, maybe you broke the law in a way that you didnt think it was illegal, maybe you just hate the police.....I dont know, and its none of my business, But if you really want to know what a cop does for a living, go to your local stationhouse and request a ride along. This is a program set out to help the public become more aware of what it is like to be a cop.

You may still bad mouth the police and thier efforts, but remember, if you were the victim in any crime, or if you need help, who will you call, thats right 911, and they will send you the police.....

Try not to be a hater, and try to understand that this job requires more than you understand. You too will be able to understand the job with simple research and investigation.
I highly recommend that you do a ride along, especially in a high crime rate area, just to let you see what its like to be a cop.....

I really hope that you change your mind about the police, because, we will always provide protection to the public, no matter if it is Bill Gates calling for us, or Mr. Joe citizen that lives in a tent behind WalMart.

Answer 4

I have this leather belt that has five notches on it. It was almost tight on me. It was on the last notch. I could barely breathe. When I would do it up, I could barely do it up. And I remember that belt, because I had it for years, and I used to be able to easily put it on. And that's when I could really see that I was getting a little wider than I wanted to be. So when I started the program, I was on the last notch. And now that belt with the five notches is way too big for me. I can pull it out to here, and I've saved the belt to remember just how much weight I've lost.

Answer 5

"They're not Bill Gates." What does that mean? I guess you measure "success" by the wealth a person has obtained. Most cops are college graduates working in a field that is dangerous, stressful, stereo typed (you) with low pay. The majority of officers could make more money working in another profession but they choose to serve others through law enforcement. Most people (such as yourself) have no idea what kind of sacra fices it takes to be a police officer. People judge police officers actions and they are ignorant to what it takes to do the job. Police officers are human and are subject to make mistakes and bad judgment. A fireman can stay at the station all day playing video games and watching TV and the public views that as OK. A police officer stops to eat and people view him as lazy. I f that same officer does his job and stops someone for a traffic violation, he is now viewed negatively. There are bad officers just as there are bad doctors, lawyers, business men, ministers, teachers, etc. When you approach an officer with a poor and degrading attitude, why wouldn't you expect that officer to have the same attitude in return?

Answer 6

What have you done today to help a total stranger? Will you dedicate your life to helping people, even though most will never thank you? As a matter of fact in most cities if a police car is moving it is going to a call, there is no such thing a free time anymore.

Answer 7

Questions like this and attitudes like yours answers your own question, doesnt it? If you went to work everyday and got treated as we do, you probably be a little "jaded and miserable" too....just look again at your question, we get talked to like that at least a few times a day....hopefully your day at work can only be so fun.

Answer 8

Wow, see Greg above.
I could not have written it any better. Thank you partner

Answer 9

I like greg's answer

Answer 10

I dare you to put on a bullet proof vest, strap a gun and 20lbs of other gear to your waist, and go do their job for one day !!


Go Greg !!!
(and thanks for what you do)

Answer 11

It's mostly because we have to deal with people like yourself.