15 yo male

as in oklahoma are cops are messed up...tulsa..okc...w/e couty has that judge that used a pump during trials

somewhat satisfied..ive only seen a sheriff twice..once for a ticket and once for the land dispute...i got a ticket for spinning the tires on ICE wtf..i was at a stop light and stopped on ice and when i took off i spun the front tires...

 

Live in a resort town. Tourists can be difficult, but locals aren't any better. Almost need a NASCAR license on certain roads. Unfortunately, they don't enforce running red lights and stop signs... they leave that up to the EMT's!! Being a retired cop I can understand some of it, but competancy can be a problem.

 

I would have to say that Im satisfifed with the law enforcement. I've only act got one ticket for 24 over in my 67' mustang in a neighboring town but it could have been much worse (quick on the brakes)but the officer was extreamlly polite and I was likewise towards him too. This also gave me a reason to slow it down and be more of a responsible driver. So I think that if you give them respect they will return it also. Also with the city cops I find them to be very aware of their responseabilities and I personally know 5 of the 6 cops so I guess that may have something to do with it too. 20yr white male.

 

White, 26, voted somewhat satisfied.

I have had pretty good run-in's with the cops, gotten tickets when I deserved them and even been let go when I needed a ticket. Dumbest threat they ever made was threatening to write me a littering ticket for throwing ice cubes at my friend. WTF, you gonna ticket God everytime it rains? My wife has had it worse though, she has gotten 2 totally bogus tickets, and she HATES cops. I had got her a restored 67 mustang, beautiful car, she wanted to take it downtown to the cruise, first time she had ever driven down there too, she almost made a turn to go the wrong way down a one-way street, she had barely started to turn when she saw the sign and stopped to continue going straight, the cop ticketed her for not signaling back into the lane that she never left. Then when she had the Capri, I had installed a new Centerfoce clutch and she was still getting used to it, she accidentally chirped the tires at a light, it was about 1:00 A.M., the cop gave her a ticket for street racing, when the only other vehicle around was a fricken' MINIVAN. She also got pulled over for throwing a cigarette but out of the car, only thing is my wife DOESN"T SMOKE. She invited him to search the car for evidence that she did, but he declined and sent her on her way.

 

I think policing must be a hard job for the individual cop. You've got all kinds of people to deal with, a multitude of laws, only moments usually to make a judgement. You're responsible for the safety and well-being of the same people who seem to hate you. Your efforts are more often than not thwarted by the courts. And there's always some special interest group's watchdog group wathcing over your shoulder waiting to pounce on you for any perceived imperfection in your activities when it pertains to one of their members.

That said, I find there is a problem with the management of policing.

At a flower show downtown, there's 15 cops enforcing "no dog" and "no littering" rules on the little old laides. At a fireworks display in the suburbs, there's not a single cop and kids are walking down main street with open beer bottles.

There are 10 cops assigned to favourite traffic ticket fishing spots (spots where it's not particularly dangerous to be speeding, but conducive to speeding) at the same time as my cop neighbour tells me there's little they can do about the drug problem in town because the 4 cops on the drug squad are way overworked.

 

Well,
New York State Police: Despite a few bad apples, almost every upstate Trooper I have encountered has been very professional, very strict, and very agressive. So be it. At least they do their jobs. I had an incident when younger (17 or so) when a Trooper actually pulled his sidearm on me when I reached for my papers in the glove compartment. In retrospect, I was driving a friends tinted Camaro (I was working on it that day), had a hat on, and was young. If I were the cop, I'd have been jumpy too, but, pulling the weapon when I was responding to HIS request was over the line....

County Sherriffs: Well, I have quite a few friends who are Sherriffs, and I get to hear their horror stories every week at the bar. These are just normal guys, doing their jobs, but you can definitely tell they have an attitude. If I didn't know them, I wouldn't want to deal with them.

Town Cops: I don't have them in my small town, but most of the surrounding towns do. Most of them would have been better off hiring part-time security guards. I have only seen one local department that wasn't so corrupt it was disgusting...

Then again, my opinion is, wait in the barn until your called. How often do they catch a dangerous driver while driving up and down the road, takling on the phone, playing games on the laptop, and drinking coffee?

I have a lot of respect for anyone who can do it for a living, but the actions and attitude of most local officers have soured my opinion of the profession itself..

27/M/NY.

 

I split my time between living in San Diego, CA and El Paso, TX. Unfortunately the same seems to hold true in both places. The Police Department seems very professional and well trained, while the Sheriff's Department acts more like thugs, often making it safer to deal with the criminals than them.

 

Last time I checked I was a Pink Male.

Our town is policed by Canada's Federal Police dept, The R.C.M.P.....they always get their man

It may be because I work with them in certain situations ,but we're Very Happy with the job they do

 

i forgot about the cop that shot a family dog for barking at him...while he was on duty...killing the dog

then while they sent him to a class for w/e he was on camer flipping the camera off..hes been fired tho..

 

If the dog was loose, I don't blame him.

 

from what i have seen of cops, and what i have dealed with, some are cool, and some ore downright buttholes. when i got in a fight that i got involved in out of self defence, the jerk kept trying to make it sound like i was a evil hardcore criminal, not a student just trying to protect himself. there was a lot of questions intended to mix me up and get me to answer to incriminate myself, but at the time i was 15(they cant arrest you under 16) and i knew my rights very well, and i didnt have to answer any damn thing that he asked me. he finally took me to the principals office who acctually has some pull, and i told him the truth

As for the good cops, in my neiborhood they seem to try to do their job but are just a little bit incompetent. they have taken over 30 minutes to respond to a B&E, and that gives the perp plenty of time to get away.

 

At the end of the day they are all humans trying to control daily emotions/ feelings, good or bad. If your not happy with there judgements make a formal complaint, make a difference don't just talk about it.

 

Now he makes me feel stupid and ignorant ^^^^ but i still think that the cop shouldnt have acted that way, and i dont remember his name now.

 

I know all about Lawrenceville.I used to live in Norcross.I dont care much for the way Gwinnette County and the Sheriffs Dept. operates.Here in Hillsboro Oregon they do an excellent job.And Washington County here where I live? Thats a different story.They're basicly crooks.

 

Sycostang, did your wife fight both of those tickets in court?