News Why Do People Choose To Disrespect Every Police Officer?

[Deleted member 38644]

I am watching "Live PD" show that show police officers live on the job in real actual time. This officer from the gang unit pulled over a car in Tulsa, Oklahoma and some lady come out screaming "YOU GOT ALL THESE PEOPLE IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE FOR NOTHING!!" they found out the suspects in the car had warrants, they found a gun, and they even stated one of the suspects was a suspect in a shooting a few years ago but still under investigation for another. all police officers are not assholes ok! Gang Unit of the police department was a position I wanted to work up to from Patrol. I have a passionate for helping people, taking bad guys down, serving and protecting the community. I love saving people from danger. If I die, I want to die protecting and serving! I hope I posted this in the right forum because my forums to be moved to places I haven't seen around.:(

 

[lostforgottensoul]

I hate that show. Good idea, bad setup in my opinion. I couldn't seem to watch it.

People are people.

My ex used to snort like a pig to police. It was embarrasing. He had been in prison proir.to our relationship.

My opinion is people that have run ins with police often say these horrid things to/about police. Hell, I hated them for a while as a young adult due to my experience with them. Life experience and maturity allowed me to understand they aren't the bad people I thought they were.

I'd say that lady likely has done illegal stuff in the past to make her dislike police and/or be disrespectful to them. "They only hassell people" mindset. Or may have had children arressted. That kind of thing.

Not new and will never be resolved in my opinion.

 

[Deleted member 38644]

I hate that show. Good idea, bad setup in my opinion. I couldn't seem to watch it.

People...

Like the video of the officer arresting teen girls

 

[scout86]

"These people"? Could that have also referred to the crew filming the episode? You only see what your see on the screen. I wonder what the people who are actually there see?

Another possibility is that that woman, and/or people she knows may have been unfairly targeted by the police. I know law enforcement people who are awesome human beings. I've met some who are total jerks and bullies. If your experiences have been bad, you come to expect bad experiences. That's not fair to all the people who really ARE trying to do a good job, but it's the way things are.

 

[Freedomfighter]

I am watching "Live PD" show that show police officers live on the job in real actual time. This...

The idea itself that police is there to protect us is right and just. But when you are exposed to the corruption that can happen in their own circles and when you find out that there are many who are hiding behind the law and do exactly the same thing then the other criminals are doing on the street....., well, then it gets a lot tougher. There is nothing I hate more then when a person is employed in an area in which that person is supposed to help and protect people and it turns out that such a person is using their knowledge to actually hurt and endanger people.
I have witnessed criminal justice at its worst with people who are attempting to hurt innocent victims, with people in health care professions who are hurting people that are handicapped and it enrages me that even the ones that do know about it, that could turn them in are doing nothing, are actually trying to make excuses for these criminals, are actually lying about innocent victims......
They have no souls

 

[FireSign8]

No one would watch it if they only showed nice people being respectful. Most people live to watch drama on the tv & just as long as it isn't them or their family on the tube, it's fine to make fun of people who are having trouble dealing with authority figures. To answer the original question, I'd have to say that most people fear the law & they have no qualms going out in a blaze or glory or a fit of rage. Either way, the cuffs still go on.

 

[420kitty]

I do not watch the show but I do not respect most police officers. I believe they get into the profession for the right reasons, but at the end of the day - they are government sheep and no better than a politician. I feel most officers think they are above the law. Very few are noble. It depends on your past interactions and perceptions.

 

[asadafagahajakal]

I dont have disrespect for them, but im always cautious around them, especially if they're leaning a hand on their gun/tazer/baton (idk why a few cops think thats ok, what if i was chatting with you and i had a ready hand on my pocket knife?)

I understand theres always a risk of brutality, and thats why i dont disrespect cops. "Talk sht get hit" is very real if you try to start something with someone clearly armed. So being calm, honest, and when necessary, respectfully declining to answer some questions or continue the conversation is how you go about cops and security. Idk why thats so hard to understand.

 

[anonymous]

im always cautious around them, especially if they're leaning a hand on their gun/tazer/baton (idk why a few cops think thats ok,

I believe it's common policy for police officers in Canada to keep their hands above their belt line anytime they are interacting with the public. The reason being that if they just let them down at their sides, it would be easy for a suspect to rush the officer, pin their arms down at the waist, then take the officers gun away from them.
If the person they are talking to, is giving off a nervous vibe for no apparent reason. It's better to be ready for the possibility that a physical scuffle may occur. Complacency kills cops.

I get similar reactions from police. I have a theory as to why that happens.
If I were in their shoes, talking to a person they don't know, is visibly nervous, constantly scanning the area around as if expecting something bad is going to happen at any moment. From what I understand, a cop with some experience is usually pretty good at determining whether the person is nervous from guilt, or nervous of talking to police. Personally, I'd rather come across as intimidating. Rather than risk being shot by my own gun.

I don't doubt for a second that my anxiety symptoms are making me look like I have something I don't want the officer to know about. Naturally of course, this anxiety fuels the anxiety. Making it so bad it's becoming quite the neurosis with me. Lol

what if i was chatting with you and i had a ready hand on my pocket knife?)

This is the precise reason the cop will most likely tell you to take your hands out of your pockets. ;)

I totally agree with you that being courteous, honest and patient, is probably going to get you the best possible outcome.

 

[Friday]

(idk why a few cops think thats ok,

Actually, that's how police are trained to stand, even when relaxed & casual, at the ready position. It both means they're ready to use their weapons, and ready to prevent their weapons taken from them. Ditto, they'll usually turn slightly to the side, to put their firearm out of reach of whomever they're speaking with. So if they're rushed they can block with their unarmed side, rather than be forced to draw their weapon. It may only seem like a few inches, by turning one side away, but a few inches is the matter of life and death. For both people.

<chuckling> If it makes you feel any better? They stand like this for so many tens of thousands of hours, over thousands and thousands of days, they do it in their boxer shorts, too! :D No. Seriously. Making waffles, playing at the pool, etc. You can usually spot an off duty cop because they're either holding their hands above their waist, or constantly flexing their triceps as they start to bring their hands up to their waist and then put them down.

 

[asadafagahajakal]

Actually, that's how police are trained to stand, even when relaxed & casual, at the ready position. It...

Maybe, most cops i see though keep their hands hanging on to the top of their ballistic vests. I live in alberta and the RCMP are usually very polite. Even one time the police came to my house about a domestic disturbance (my wife and i were just blasting heavy metal in the middle of the day and our f*cking neighbours thought we were fighting XD) and when they talked to me they didnt have their hands on their weapons, just angled their bodies different like you said.

Being ready and having a hand on your weapon are different things. I carry a pocket knife like i said before and im ready to grab it at a moments notice (f*ckin dogs in this town man) but my hand isnt on it unless i have to go into an alley or im about to open a can of pop.

Either way i simply observe and proceed with caution.

 

[asadafagahajakal]

I believe it's common policy for police officers in Canada to keep their hands above their belt line...

Yup thats what i do. Hands out, no fists, dont tense up shoulders, try not to pay too much attention to their hands lol.