Why Do So Many People Hate the Police?
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awww...ninja'dXJ-0461 said:
Was scrolling through posts to make sure I didn't repeat this but...ninja'd I'm a sad panda.
Because people think they're hard end of story. Oh and what they said.Hucket said:
tellmeimaninja said:
Because people remember bad events more than good ones, I've got family friends who are police officers and a friend's dad is a federal policeman, all of them wonderful people. I know local police and have a brief chat with the guys at the mandatory breathalyzer tests.
But when I think of police, I think of that annoying ***** who assumed I was on pot (or "cones" as she said) because I was leaving driving away from a public concert, eighteen years old and had a BAC of .00. Which took a long amount of time and even though I tested negative to multiple tests she still assumed I was doing something wrong.
But when I think of police, I think of that annoying ***** who assumed I was on pot (or "cones" as she said) because I was leaving driving away from a public concert, eighteen years old and had a BAC of .00. Which took a long amount of time and even though I tested negative to multiple tests she still assumed I was doing something wrong.
Definitely this.SimuLord said:
Plus, it's the uniform and what we associate with anyone who wears it.
One might argue that those who "hate cops" because of a bad experience with them only hate the one particular individual (or individuals, as the case may be) and are strongly suspicious of anyone who wears the uniform.
It's like, if you were bitten by a guard dog as a child, you'd hate that one dog who bit you, and would be suspicious of similar looking dogs, if not all dogs in general.
I believe it's a survival instinct left over from when we were in the middle of the food chain.
"Oh snap! That lion just took down Bob! I'll be wary of all lions from now on. Now, back to hunting and gathering."
The police help keep you safe, that's their job, I see no reason to hate them, really - I mean, sure, they ARE human, and so like any organization, they'll have the dedicated paper pushers, glory seekers, corrupt cops, general assholes, and so forth. And if you don't like the laws, take it up with the government.
Why d'you think they take up the badge? Cause some of them do genuinely want to protect and serve. And before you cuss out a police officer, think of the shit he must've been through on his beat and realize he doesn't need some entitled civilian mouthing off. If nothing else, the cop's got the gun, so shut your mouth.
Why d'you think they take up the badge? Cause some of them do genuinely want to protect and serve. And before you cuss out a police officer, think of the shit he must've been through on his beat and realize he doesn't need some entitled civilian mouthing off. If nothing else, the cop's got the gun, so shut your mouth.
And for the record, I'm an Aussie, and the cops here are generally decent fellows - at least to my knowledge, seeing as how I don't get tangled up with them on a regular basis.
We like to push the law as far as it goes, and when we do the police are there to slap us with arrests, tickets, fines etc. and instead of owning up to our mistakes, we decide to blame the person who cost us money, a few days of our lies in jail, etc.
There are bad cops out there that give the force a bad name, but having a dad as a police officer, you see what people are like around members of the law and it's rare that law enforcement is treated with actual respect by those breaking or bending laws.
At least thats my point of view.
There are bad cops out there that give the force a bad name, but having a dad as a police officer, you see what people are like around members of the law and it's rare that law enforcement is treated with actual respect by those breaking or bending laws.
At least thats my point of view.
I have reason to dislike them because they rammed into my car at 70pmh, whilst they were driving on the wrong side of the road. The polices immediate resposnse was to close ranks and blame it on me. If it weren't for the fact this was in a very public area with plenty of witnesses to cooberate my story, I think they would have gotten away with it.
Also many studies into policing show that there is a tendancy for people who display or posess sociopathic tendancies to join (or to aquire those tendancies when they join) the police. That doesn't make me feel that good about them.
So yeah, I don't 'hate' police officers. What would be the point in hating an organisation and everyone who is a part of it? They are just trying to do their jobs. Its the corrupt or incompetant ones who ruin the image for everyone else.
Also many studies into policing show that there is a tendancy for people who display or posess sociopathic tendancies to join (or to aquire those tendancies when they join) the police. That doesn't make me feel that good about them.
So yeah, I don't 'hate' police officers. What would be the point in hating an organisation and everyone who is a part of it? They are just trying to do their jobs. Its the corrupt or incompetant ones who ruin the image for everyone else.
I think a lot of it comes from negative encounters with police officers. I myself have no problems with the Police but i do think that the job does tend to draw some people who are attracted to the power that they will wield over others and not for any noble intentions (every bullying asshole you met in high school). this small minority can colour the general perception of the force as a whole.
It can get to be the same with the military. You never hear about anything good they do, all you hear about is the one case of friendly fire every year and you get to judging them.
Police are people. People come in all varieties. There are good people and bad people, smart people and stupid people, nice people and mean people, the list goes on. For the most part they just do their jobs and make our world safer. Occasionally, there's a misunderstanding or a run-in with one of the bad ones, and it leaves a bad taste in a person's mouth. However, these are mostly just the exceptions.
A lot of people have anecdotes about the police and use that as a reason to dislike them. Heck, I've been a suspect in a kidnapping investigation. The kidnapper was seen in the town where I was vacationing at the time and I fit his description. So I had cops hounding me. But you know what? I don't hold it against them, they were just doing their jobs.
Overall, I don't hate the police. People in most of the developed countries have no real objective reason to hate them. Individual police officers who wronged them, yes, but not the police in general.
A lot of people have anecdotes about the police and use that as a reason to dislike them. Heck, I've been a suspect in a kidnapping investigation. The kidnapper was seen in the town where I was vacationing at the time and I fit his description. So I had cops hounding me. But you know what? I don't hold it against them, they were just doing their jobs.
Overall, I don't hate the police. People in most of the developed countries have no real objective reason to hate them. Individual police officers who wronged them, yes, but not the police in general.