Do you want your children growing up to be afraid of Police Officers?

Question

As for the rest of your questions, they consist of little more than @ss-kissing hero-worshipping rhetoric so I simply will not bother.

I teach my children that Policemen and Women protect them from harm, that they should not be afraid of Police Officers, but to understand that like me when I was in uniform, I was doing my part to protect them and our way of life.

What you call "hero-worshipping", I call "Respect". I want my children to be like me, to respect the law, but more importantly, to respect and know the courage of the men and women whom are "Peace Officers".

Answer 1

Thanks.

P.S. to Sari

I think there is a problem with calling anyone in a uniform a hero, clearly it's actually weird. Look up the word, a Hero also never looks to be praised or worshiped and refuses to receive payment for helping a citizen that is why a hero is a hero.(I don't. I just do my job.)

I'm yet to hear anyone of these demagogues give up a paycheck,benefits package,(How much are you willing to be paid to do a job where you have a better than average chance of getting killed? To run towards a man with a gun while others are running away because it's "your job". Here's a hint, for what you'd want I get no where near that amount!)

As for the rest of your rant, how does people showing more appreciation for what any Police Officer does lead to a "Police State"?

Answer 2

I think there is a problem with calling anyone in a uniform a hero, clearly it's actually weird. Look up the word, a Hero also never looks to be praised or worshiped and refuses to recieve payment for helping a citizen that is why a hero is a hero. I'm yet to hear anyone of these demogues give up a paycheck,benefits package,and refuse to be called a hero. Respect has nothing to do with it, sounds more like a cultish era, should we next have feasts and dancing virgins, filling endless goblets of wine to the herald of these storm troopers?. Sounds to me like the creation of a modern gastappo, I have heard this hero worship mind set since 9/11. This is a slow brainwashing of a society to do what was done in Germany more than 66 years ago. USA slowly becoming a police state, and will will run into the same results

Answer 3

I thought about being a police officer, I've had friends who were, and have been pulled over a number of times, and had quite a few run-ins with various cops. I had an attitude with them (usually) when I was younger, but as I've gotten older, I respect the job, and the real danger, and that most of them just want to get through their day and go home. That being said, I also keep in mind that they do carry a firearm with them, and that people have been hurt or killed because of misunderstandings...
So I guess what I'm trying to say is no. Not "fear" a police officer... that doesn't really help anyone. It's fine to be afraid of the consequences of breaking the law, but not the officer that is trying to enforce the law. But respect... yeah, I would want my kids to respect the position.

Answer 4

Actually after a cop murdered a police officer and two children while robbing a restaurant here in New Orleans in 1995, I decided not to have children and have them suffer this world where the police do not protect the civil liberties of the people.

Answer 5

Thank you for your service.
But you have to remember that there will always be people that will not respect the law, which is why we have jobs.
I always remember that while there are bad people, there are many many more good people in the community but unfortunately, in our line of work, we don't see that very much.
Our kids should respect who we are and what we do because we represent what is good in the world. We strive to make the lives of the people we serve better and our goal is to make sure our children grow up in a safe and healthy environment.
Im not sure if you really have a question but I do agree that some people just dont respect what we do or what we stand for for one reason or another, and that is just a fact of police life.

Answer 6

I would teach my children that police are there to help them... That if they are ever out in the world and not with me and they need help, they should find a police officer... And police officers are the few strangers that they are allowed to approach to ask for help.

I know, not all police are perfect... You're gonna find saints and idiots in every aspect of society... I will keep my faith that if I or my children ever need help, then the police will be there. When in uniform, police are supposed to be doing their jobs... period. I would rather gamble with the percentage of cops trying to harm my children than the percentage of the general public trying to harm my children. I would certainly rather have them approach an officer than just any random public person.

My uncle is a retired State Trooper, I was taught an early age to trust police when I need help. I was taught that is what police were there to do... help you, even if they have to risk their own safety and lives to do so.

Answer 7

No way would I want my kids be be afraid of police officers. I have taught my 2 older kids (6 and 4) that the police officers are there to help and protect us.

Answer 8

The Draconian laws of this country and the people who have to enforce them are sometimes worthy of fear. I understand that Police officers for the most part begin in that line of work to help people. Unfortunately it also seems that after working at this dangerous and difficult job it tends to make them jaded and angry. Who can blame them for flying off the handle sometimes when they have to respond to very sad and scary incidents on a regular basis. Who can blame them for stereotyping? Stereotyping may have saved their life a few times, and while it is unfair to those wrongly singled out it is a fact of life. That being said, I tend to fear police officers. I smoke Pot so i am automatically a criminal to them. I am of brown skin color as i am mixed Indian and Caucasian so that also makes me more nervous around Cops. I do not want my children growing up to fear police officers but they might. Police officers enforce unjust and unfair laws in our country. This is not soley their fault as we the population should do more about making sure that this is a Government By the People and FOR the People.

Answer 9

I definetly want my children to respect the police or for that matter any man or woman in uniform.
My husband has been in law enforcement for almost 30 years.
I am currently finishing my degree in Criminal Justice.
All of our children grew up to respect the police.

Answer 10

I absolutely wouldn't want my children to grow up afraid of police officers. I would hope that they'd be just wary enough not to be fooled by bad guys *disguised* as police officers, nor to be abused by the very, very rare corrupt officer, but otherwise to recognize that the majority of police really are there to protect and serve.