Do you trust cops?

[DSM4Life]

Most people who hate cops are criminals or have been at one time.

[NATE0406]

Most people who hate cops are criminals or have been at one time.

word..

[MuscleSportMag]

If you're doing what you supposed to be doing - behaving like a responsible adult - then the interaction between you and the police will be minimal. The only time that you may have to deal with them is if you have a car accident, are a crime victim, etc. Other than that, if you're not driving like an a-hole or acting up, you'll probably avoid contact with a cop and then you'll have no reason to dislike them.

And if you're argument is that they come around and harass you for "no reason," then where are you making yourself available to them to do so? If it's that street corner where all sorts of trouble seems to emanate from, then it may be time to find a better place to spend your time.

[thegodfather]

If you're doing what you supposed to be doing - behaving like a responsible adult - then the interaction between you and the police will be minimal. The only time that you may have to deal with them is if you have a car accident, are a crime victim, etc. Other than that, if you're not driving like an a-hole or acting up, you'll probably avoid contact with a cop and then you'll have no reason to dislike them.

And if you're argument is that they come around and harass you for "no reason," then where are you making yourself available to them to do so? If it's that street corner where all sorts of trouble seems to emanate from, then it may be time to find a better place to spend your time.

Thats just not true. I'll speak from personal experience on this one. When I was 17 years old, I drove a $45,000 car with 20" rims and dark tint(legal). I was pulled over multiple times per month, and asked if I had drugs, guns, weapons, knives, or hand grenades on me. Repeatedly I was asked to get out of my vehicle for a terry search. In most of those instances I was pulled over for absolutely no motor vehicle infraction of any kind. This was clear and blatant profiling. I was abiding by all traffic laws, and minding my own business, yet I had repeated run ins with the law. The argument that if you abide by the law you will have no run ins with police officers is not infallable as I have proven from PERSONAL experience. This was a case of blatant profiling.

[Bojangles69]

Thats just not true. I'll speak from personal experience on this one. When I was 17 years old, I drove a $45,000 car with 20" rims and dark tint(legal). I was pulled over multiple times per month, and asked if I had drugs, guns, weapons, knives, or hand grenades on me. Repeatedly I was asked to get out of my vehicle for a terry search. In most of those instances I was pulled over for absolutely no motor vehicle infraction of any kind. This was clear and blatant profiling. I was abiding by all traffic laws, and minding my own business, yet I had repeated run ins with the law. The argument that if you abide by the law you will have no run ins with police officers is not infallable as I have proven from PERSONAL experience. This was a case of blatant profiling.

"Profiling"?

Because of window tint and rims?!! ahaaaa

[bd50]

If you're doing what you supposed to be doing - behaving like a responsible adult - then the interaction between you and the police will be minimal. The only time that you may have to deal with them is if you have a car accident, are a crime victim, etc. Other than that, if you're not driving like an a-hole or acting up, you'll probably avoid contact with a cop and then you'll have no reason to dislike them.

And if you're argument is that they come around and harass you for "no reason," then where are you making yourself available to them to do so? If it's that street corner where all sorts of trouble seems to emanate from, then it may be time to find a better place to spend your time.

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[40plusnewbie]

If you're doing what you supposed to be doing - behaving like a responsible adult - then the interaction between you and the police will be minimal. The only time that you may have to deal with them is if you have a car accident, are a crime victim, etc. Other than that, if you're not driving like an a-hole or acting up, you'll probably avoid contact with a cop and then you'll have no reason to dislike them.

And if you're argument is that they come around and harass you for "no reason," then where are you making yourself available to them to do so? If it's that street corner where all sorts of trouble seems to emanate from, then it may be time to find a better place to spend your time.

Let me see if I can sum up your post correctly.

'it's never the cops fault'

[Tock]

And if you're argument is that they come around and harass you for "no reason," then where are you making yourself available to them to do so? If it's that street corner where all sorts of trouble seems to emanate from, then it may be time to find a better place to spend your time.

I got a warning ticket for driving at the posted speed limit, from a Sherriff's deputy in a bitty town in east Texas. The idiot didn't like my long hair, and most likely pulled me over because of my long hair.
Another time I got pulled over for riding a moped in a city park. Cop made me walk heel-to-toe on a painted line to see if I was drunk (of course not!) . . .
An unmarked TV van filmed a Dallas cop who picked a gay guy at random (in the gay neighborhood) and beat the living s--- out of him. Made great TV, but the guy had a few broken bones. Was a huge scandal for the cops . . .
A few other Dallas cops framed a bunch of innocent people by passing powdered sheetrock as drugs, and a bunch of people ended up in jail for a few years, until the fraud was exposed.

Not all cops are like that, but enough of them are to make me not trust 'em.

[Gears]

Most people who hate cops are criminals or have been at one time.

I hate cops and I don`t even have a speeding ticket to my name.

[Gears]

You also have to understand the standard for being one has gone down. Seeing as how we have 5% of the total world population and 25% of the worlds prisoners almost anyone can be a criminal. Seeing as how you are on this forum as well, I can assume a lot of you may also be into steroids. Thats a crime in the US, that makes you a criminal.

[zimmy]

Most people who hate cops are criminals or have been at one time.

and some of us are minorities in the south and have been treated like criminals at one time or another.

[Mike Dura]

good rule of thumb: Don't trust them, keep your mouth shut if you're under any scrutiny, lawyer up.