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In reply to the discussion: Do you feel comfortable with your local cops? [View all]ieoeja
(9,748 posts)82. You say "for more good", but admit there are a lot of bad cops to people "that give attitude." n/t
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It's a problem. Israel profiles, and takes people aside and extensively questions them.
Honeycombe8
May 2013
#122
You say "for more good", but admit there are a lot of bad cops to people "that give attitude." n/t
ieoeja
May 2013
#82
Class, race and lifestyle all enter into how people will answer your question
Fumesucker
May 2013
#5
I didn't mention race at all. It seems your own racism is showing, if that's what you saw
Honeycombe8
May 2013
#115
You bring up a "valid" point. The victim should always be blamed, whenever possible.
LooseWilly
May 2013
#61
Oh, pleeez. Middle class and upper class people don't have butlers, and most don't have secretaries.
Honeycombe8
May 2013
#116
If you are getting your ideas about people from TV that may not be an accurate depiction
Fumesucker
May 2013
#80
So you agree that younger males have "issues" with authority figures? That's my observation, too.
Honeycombe8
May 2013
#117
I think those who have an attitude with authority figures never really lose it
Fumesucker
May 2013
#128
This is true. As I pointed out above, cops aren't usu on the lookout for a middle aged female serial
Honeycombe8
May 2013
#121
As someone who would like to go into law, I am comfortable with our local police
PennsylvaniaMatt
May 2013
#10
Once you understand that my local cops love any excuse to bust down a door, they're pretty good.
Ian David
May 2013
#11
Yeah. Big city cops are absolute thugs when it comes to the downtrodden. (WARNING graphic image)
Nye Bevan
May 2013
#18
A few bad eggs shouldn't spoil the whole bunch. W/o law enforcement there would be anarchy.
Honeycombe8
May 2013
#43
I don't believe that's true at all. I think it's in CERTAIN urban areas...
Honeycombe8
May 2013
#123
You might want to tell that to all those out of towners who have had 10s of thousands...
TheMadMonk
Jun 2013
#142
I guess because we're more likely to actually know whether our local cops are OK, or fascists
MannyGoldstein
May 2013
#17
High-speed chases where people die for stealing at WallyWorld or for running a stop sign have made
Mnemosyne
May 2013
#32
Are you kidding? We live in Las Vegas. Our cops are so bad LAPD uses them to excuse their own
Egalitarian Thug
May 2013
#40
Would it be accurate to say that they haven't para-militarized the police in your area yet?
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2013
#56
in general, i'm ok with them. only one questionable experience, but it was also understandable
HiPointDem
May 2013
#57
"Do you feel comfortable with your local police" = "are you white and middle class?"
Spider Jerusalem
May 2013
#60
I have no problem at all with local LEOs, city or county. Some of them are the same age as
bike man
May 2013
#74
I love my local cops - it's one of the reasons I live in this township n/t
TorchTheWitch
May 2013
#89
if i were male + of color i would not be so comfortable around cops in nyc
La Lioness Priyanka
May 2013
#94
My locals are better than those I grew up with, but they've been highly visible recently.
politicat
May 2013
#98
I consider ALL Law enforcemnt a direct threat to my person until they prove otherwise.
YeahSureRight
Jun 2013
#134