A little bit of anti-cop bashing...

[Ronin13]

Mods, I'm totally serious here, this is dedicated to the act of not bashing cops and trying to at least educate people that not all cops are bad... I try to not lay judgement on a group of people simply because of the actions of a small number within that group. So this disturbed me when a "friend" posted the video to FB with the statement "This just made my motherf***in' day!" (Warning: ridiculous content ahead! And I'd highly advise not opening in YouTube and reading the comments- they're seriously screwed up!)

If you just watched that and said "WOW" you're not alone. I sure hope that place never has an armed robbery or vandalism or something.

But here's the bigger issue- I've noticed among friends/acquaintances who are those who blindly hate cops for the simple reason that "they're cops" a disturbing trend. Whenever I step in and ask for a little logic and reason and that people don't judge simply based on a person's profession (and I usually say "not all cops are bad, in fact, most that I've dealt with are decent folks") the responses sound strangely familiar to what racist people used to call white folks who defended blacks in the 1960's... I've actually be called, in a very derogatory nature, a "pig lover." What's the deal with that? I guess I can join in on the fun, I had an order at McDonald's get screwed up once, so based on that one instance I'm going to hate all McDonald's employees!

[Jesus-With-A-.45]

Most cops take orders, they're told what to do, how to do it & when to do it, like the rest of us. I don't need them to take care of me & I certainly don't count on them to protect me or my family..........but many people aren't as "strong minded" as I am & require babysitting. They choose to do this job & I see no reason to give them anymore or less respect than any other hardworking American.

[brokenscout]

[Chad4000]

yeah....

[Ronin13]

Most cops take orders, they're told what to do, how to do it & when to do it, like the rest of us. I don't need them to take care of me & I certainly don't count on them to protect me or my family..........but many people aren't as "strong minded" as I am & require babysitting. They choose to do this job & I see no reason to give them anymore or less respect than any other hardworking American.

Exactly.
I often ask why some of these people "hate all cops," and usually they tell about a bad experience, and I always end up having to ask them to clarify "so you broke the law?" The second they say yes to that question "well there you go! You can't get mad at the cop for doing his job, which is to enforce that law you broke!" Dumb.

[Dunecrazzy]

My brother is a Denver cop and my best friend is a Aurora cop. Great guys and fun to be around. I have been on ride alongs with them and you couldn't pay me enough to do that job. I's an ugly job.

[XC700116]

Absolutely agree, it's a thankless job and they deserve the same respect you'd give anyone else up to the point they as an individual do something to throw that out the window. That also includes following unlawful orders. I agree that they have a nasty job to do, and that they deal with crap that 90% of the population doesn't have the stomach for, but that also doesn't give excuse or license to be an asshole either.

Simply put, it depends on the officer, and how they act.

[DingleBerns]

I've actually be called, in a very derogatory nature, a "pig lover."

maybe you ate too much bacon, but that's not even possible. and my big thing is show respect to get respect.

[DingleBerns]

Absolutely agree, it's a thankless job and they deserve the same respect you'd give anyone else up to the point they as an individual do something to throw that out the window. That also includes following unlawful orders. I agree that they have a nasty job to do, and that they deal with crap that 90% of the population doesn't have the stomach for, but that also doesn't give excuse or license to be an asshole either.

Simply put, it depends on the officer, and how they act.

Obviously there are some that always come across as assholes. I'm only an asshole if you are one too.

[Great-Kazoo]

Obviously there are some that always come across as assholes. I'm only an asshole if you are one too.

WHOA PAL WHOA ! ! ! Don't even think of trying to corner the asshole market. I'm one too, so watch out.

5 generations of continuous LE service in my immediate family, not cousins, B-I-L etc, immediate.