Lets finish this once and for all...

Posted: 11/4/2001 4:07:28 PM EDT

Lets see how everyone really feels...

Aviator

Posted: 11/4/2001 4:14:08 PM EDT

[#1]

They are people like any other people. You'll find bad people in any profession - Catholic Preachers or Baseball Players.

Posted: 11/4/2001 4:14:50 PM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
They are people like any other people. You'll find bad people in any profession - Catholic Preachers or Baseball Players.

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Agree. I picked choice 2 myself..

Aviator

Posted: 11/4/2001 4:22:00 PM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
They are people like any other people. You'll find bad people in any profession - Catholic Preachers or Baseball Players.

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True. OTOH, baseball players cannot shoot you by mistake. Nor can they send you to jail on their discretion, assuming PC.

Cops have considerable power which we, as society, grant them. As a person who has never been arrested, I suggest that police, in general have too little induction screening and little or no ongoing monitoring.

Not ment as a bash at all, simply an observer's opinion.

Posted: 11/4/2001 4:56:50 PM EDT

[#4]

Otay... I voted. [^]

Posted: 11/4/2001 5:07:36 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:

Quoted:
They are people like any other people. You'll find bad people in any profession - Catholic Preachers or Baseball Players.

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True. OTOH, baseball players cannot shoot you by mistake. Nor can they send you to jail on their discretion, assuming PC.

Cops have considerable power which we, as society, grant them. As a person who has never been arrested, I suggest that police, in general have too little induction screening and little or no ongoing monitoring.

Not ment as a bash at all, simply an observer's opinion.

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I have been arrested though, and I am fine with most cops. The one that arrested me, is another matter. I still don't think he needed to, but at least being a Juvie I was released very quickly and didn't have to go to jail. But, when my parents got me home...Let's just say I had trouble sitting down for a while.

Posted: 11/4/2001 5:10:18 PM EDT

[#6]

cc, everybody makes mistakes. Sounds like your folks were good parents. I'll bet you didn't make that mistake again.

Posted: 11/4/2001 5:51:46 PM EDT

[#7]

I would like all to know that I voted for the second choice. Yes I will bitch and moan when a LEO does the attitude thing. But I will also be the first to give credit when professionals deserve it.

Posted: 11/4/2001 6:17:06 PM EDT

[#8]

1 Bad apple is 1 too many! I voted for #3

[url]http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2001/Nov-04-Sun-2001/news/17368513.html[/url]

Tom

Posted: 11/4/2001 6:20:14 PM EDT

[#9]

Where's the
most are good
but nonetheless will defend
the actions of
the few bad apples
category..

Posted: 11/4/2001 6:29:05 PM EDT

[#10]

#3

Posted: 11/4/2001 6:29:06 PM EDT

[#11]

Where's the
most are good
but nonetheless will defend
the actions of
the few bad apples
category..

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Interesting Point!!! I may have to rethink vote.

Posted: 11/4/2001 6:58:45 PM EDT

[#12]

From where I'm at, so far most that I have come in contact with are assholes. I guess I should pick #4, but ended up picking #3.

Posted: 11/4/2001 6:59:46 PM EDT

[#13]

Whoever voted for #1 must be on CRACK!

Posted: 11/4/2001 7:31:44 PM EDT

[#14]

btt

Posted: 11/4/2001 10:38:37 PM EDT

[#15]

bump...

Posted: 11/4/2001 11:23:33 PM EDT

[#16]

So what's to "finish"? The people who voted for either option #5 or option #1 are going to continue to kick off stupid threads insisting, resepectively, either that all cops are scum or that all cops should be given free blow jobs by anyone said cops arrest (themselves included, no doubt) simply for being such wonderful people as to put on a badge and gun.

The rest of the board won't be consulted.

Personally, I picked #3, although depending on the news, I might venture toward #4 or #5 on occasion.

Posted: 11/4/2001 11:37:39 PM EDT

[#17]

A lot of it depends on the department in question. For example, the PRK "state police" (the CHP) are surprisingly nice people, especially since the 55MPH speedlimit was repealed. These days, they concentrate on pulling over the bad drivers, not the guys doing 60 in a 55. Of course, if they'd just get the slow people out of the left lane...

LAPD, on the other hand, is almost fully corrupt. Even the better guys would be shunned for their attitudes and behaviors in most other places.

SFPD is fairly decent, but is way too controlled by Willie Brown. Oakland PD sees stuff as bad as LA, but on a smaller scale, yet is far better than you'd expect overall. The Alameda and Contra Costa County Sherriffs are run by hacks, but the deputies are decent.

-Troy