For all you Cop-Haters out there... (542 hits)
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Submitted by combatwombat (View user info) at 2006-12-19 08:08:50 EST
"I am a police officer. When I get to work, my civilian clothes come off and my uniform goes on. It's uncomfortable and hot, dark colored and made of wool. I have to put on a bulletproof vest. I have two pairs of handcuffs, a small flashlight, a Taser, a baton, some extra magazines of bullets and a gun. I am trained to defend myself and others from serious harm or death. The uniform itself makes me a target of violence. Artists rap about killing me. Gangsters write on walls about doing the same. But I love this uniform.
"I am the person who comes when you call 911. I come with lights and sirens, driving fast, putting myself in danger, not knowing what I am driving to; a child just playing on the phone, husband or boyfriend beating his wife or girlfriend, neighbors arguing over a parking spot, or a parent whose child is acting up and they are so frustrated and desperate that they call us for the answer? Will I be taking someone to jail, mediating a dispute, or playing parent? Will I be yelled at, cursed at, spat on or attacked? Will they be happy to see me or angry that I am there?
"I have put a tarp over the body of a 7-year-old who stepped out in front of a car driving at least 40 miles an hour. I watched his blood wash away as it began to rain. I stood over the body of a middle-aged man who was riding his bicycle home from work on the sidewalk and was struck by a teen driver who had two other teens in the car with her when she lost control.
"I get called when someone dies, even if it wasn't a crime. I have sat in houses with dead people for several hours, waiting for a family member if I was able to find one, or a coroner's representative if I was not. Sometimes the family doesn't want to come at all. Sometimes they cry. Sometimes it seems they are annoyed that they now have to make arrangements. I have looked at the bodies of people who have overdosed on drugs, choked, hung themselves, shot themselves, cut themselves.
"I have had to tell a sister that her little brother was shot in the back of the head while walking home. He died a half-block from home, killed by a Hispanic gangster because he was a Cambodian gangster.
"I've had people jump out of a second-floor window to get away from me. I have found people under beds, in closets, and in a shower after `she' told me `I swear he's not here. I am the only one inside.'
"I have found people in attics and garages. I've had people run from me, ride off on a bike, or not pull over in their car when I put on my lights and siren.
"I pursued a wanted parolee and a gangster for a half hour. He had methamphetamine in his system and in his pants pocket. He had stolen a 9mm handgun.
"People have run from me because they had drugs, guns, a warrant or they just didn't want a ticket.
"I have had to check people's backyards at night when they think they saw someone or heard a strange noise.
"I took a report of a gangster who was shot in the face and lived. I saw him again a year later and listened to him brag about how he could not be killed. He was shot and killed less than two weeks later at a party.
"I have arrested a 14-year-old girl for prostitution and an 80-year-old man for domestic violence. He had made his wife sleep in their cold garage with the dogs. They were both alcoholics.
"I kicked an alcoholic dad out of a motel room where he was living with his wife, three daughters and four sons. There was no kitchen, stove or refrigerator; only a cooler. An infant was being bottle-fed orange drink because their government assistance had already been spent that month. I took them grocery shopping.
"I took a 10-month-old child into protective custody. I found her lying on a bed with a pile of crack cocaine. I waited three hours for the `mother' to come home so I could arrest her.
"I found a man bleeding on a living-room floor, a loaded gun next to him. There were bullet holes all over the inside of the house. There were two duffle bags full of marijuana, a scale and small baggies. There was a Christmas tree and decorations. His wife and daughters were standing outside in the cold, crying. He survived what had been an attempted drug rip-off and is probably dealing drugs somewhere else today.
"I've jumped fences, kicked down a door, and broken my arm in three places.
"When I'm eating lunch or dinner, people have said, `My tax dollars don't pay you to eat.' I've had to throw my meal away to go to a call.
I've had co-workers scream for help and I have had to ask for help myself. I've been scared.
"I've worked on Christmas, New Year's Eve, Easter, Fourth of July and Halloween. I've dealt with the homeless, gangsters, drug dealers, prostitutes, victims, suspects, mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters, City Council members, doctors, lawyers, all walks of life.
"I have dealt with more harm, despair, hopelessness and death in the last four years of my life than you will your entire life.
"When I leave work, my uniform comes off and my civilian clothes are put back on. But my duty to `protect and serve' is still there.
"When I go out to dinner with my family, I have to check the restaurant for that gangster who told me to watch my back or for the boyfriend I arrested for beating up his girlfriend. When I go to the grocery store or the mall, I must do the same thing.
"In a public place, I will wonder why a guy is looking at me. Do I know him? Have I arrested him before? Does he actually recognize me? Should my family and I leave?
"When I walk into a bar or go to a party someone always yells, `Did somebody call the cops?' or some other smart remark they think I have never heard before.
"Friends make cop jokes. My family makes cop jokes. Someone always asks if I've had a doughnut, even though they have probably eaten more than me. People love to make fun of us. Some love to hate us.
"I don't enjoy writing you a ticket. I don't get paid more if I write more parking tickets. If I'm at your house because your party is too loud, it's because your neighbor called us.
"Don't hate the police because you've been given a speeding ticket when you know you were speeding. Don't hate the police because we arrested your boyfriend for beating you up. Or because you got caught with drugs, a gun, in a stolen car, or for driving drunk. Don't hate us for your mistakes or poor choices. We don't write the laws, the politicians you vote for do.
"Don't hate us for yelling at you; there may be a reason for it. We may be looking for a bad guy. Or you may have said something smart to us or been drunk. Or maybe we just had a really bad day.
"I like some of the same bands you do. I like the same movies you do. I like parties and barbecues. I like hanging out with friends and family. I like sports, traveling, camping and reading. Do I sound much different than you?
"I am different. I am a police officer."
I didn't write this and I don't expect anything but ignorant responses, but it's something to think about.
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Submitted by Snock (user info) at 2008-02-21 07:53:14 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
"We don't write the laws, the politicians you vote for do."
See, THAT's why I hate cops. None of those other reasons; you're devoting your life to upholding a set of fixed morals, without deciding for yourself what is right and wrong. I've got news for you, buddy; Johnny Law ain't always right.
"Don't hate us for yelling at you; there may be a reason for it. We may be looking for a bad guy. Or you may have said something smart to us or been drunk. Or maybe we just had a really bad day."
Oh, you had a bad day and so you'll take it out on civilians to make yourself feel big. Way to go. You get a badge and a gun, and all of a sudden you're invincible. And since when is it illegal to get smart with cops? I think that's just what law enforcement in America is afraid of: smart people who see through the bullshit.
"I am different. I am a police officer."
NO. BULLSHIT. Being a policeofficer doesn't make you any different. You have a different job than I do, and that's all. Quit holding yourself in higher regard than others just because of your occupation; We're both human beings, and being a police officer doesn't make you any better than anyone. We are all PEOPLE.
Submitted by Maddog (user info) at 2006-12-20 14:39:40 EST (#)
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Honestly, no one gives a shit about cops, except other cops. I've learned not to expect a damn thing from the public, as it contains a great percentage of retards, wrestling fans and ignorant assholes.
Take it from a person who has done this for 18+ years, and isn't merely spouting rhetoric.
Submitted by Phallic_Cymbals (user info) at 2006-12-19 17:27:32 EST (#)
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No THIS is something to think about:
5000 jews didn't go to work at 7/11
Submitted by Axolotl (user info) at 2006-12-19 09:58:24 EST (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Foolproof (user info) at 2006-12-19 09:39:56 EST (#)
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Loyalty? Brotherhood?
Is that what you call it when you threaten people over the internet for hating you? When you say that you'll shoot them?
You are a pathetic little windbag screaming for attention and respect. That's why you became a cop. Respect. At the end of a barrel.
You, sir, are a poor excuse for a policeman. You make me sick and ashamed to say I am one, too.
Next time you are on shift, leave the second chance vest at home and take your chances. The most good you could do would be to die and let somebody have your life insurance money.
Foolproof, out.
Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2006-12-19 09:25:00 EST (#)
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we're not COP haters we're YOU haters.
Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2006-12-19 09:14:42 EST (#)
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IT'S YOUR FUCKING JOB FAGGOT.
I HAVE TO GO TO WORK I DON'T EXPECT TO BE CALLED A HERO
PEOPLE IN MCDONALDS WORK THEY DONT WANT TO BE CALLED A HERO
YOU DON'T LIKE YOUR JOB - GET ANOTHER ONE YOU ARE NOT SPECIAL.
YOU ARE JUST TOO STUPID FOR THE FBI
Submitted by hour_man (user info) at 2006-12-19 08:48:11 EST (#)
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http://www.ubersite.com/m/96953
Well I just wanted to drop this in....simply out of boredom because work is gay.
Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2006-12-19 08:42:30 EST (#)
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Cops are good people for the most part. The ones that aren't are usually ex-military and simply didn't adjust. Those are the ones who have this kind of tripe pasted inside their lockers. They have always felt inadequate an impotent. Maybe they got picked on as a kid. Maybe Dad left and Mom drank. Maybe it's plain ol' mental illness. For whatever reason they compensate by joining the military, finding out it's not all unregulated violence and thinly-repressed homosexuality, and then becoming cops. It's not about public service or doing good, it's about having power at last.
But it's only the appearance of power, really. Strapping on a gun and vest doesn't make you powerful and you, with your little page about how great you are, you know this, don't you? You still feel small and weak, deep down. Something to think about.
Submitted by CaptainThorns (user info) at 2006-12-19 08:42:07 EST (#)
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Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2006-12-19 08:16:39 (#)
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what foolproof said
Submitted by orph (user info) at 2006-12-19 08:29:54 EST (#)
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Fuck the police
Submitted by combatwombat (user info) at 2006-12-19 08:29:01 EST (#)
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Submitted by Foolproof (user info) at 2006-12-19 08:23:42 (#)
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After reading other stuff you've done - you're a militant, ignorant, cocksmoker.
Never associate yourself with police again.
Fuck you very much.
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I'm patriotic, not militant. I'm loyal. I'm devoted. And I'm proud. If you were any of those, if you were truly a police officer, you'd understand the brotherhood and loyalty that comes as part of the job as well. You're the disgrace, not me.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-12-19 08:26:03 EST (#)
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Foolproof, are you really a cop?
Where do you work?
Submitted by Foolproof (user info) at 2006-12-19 08:23:42 EST (#)
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After reading other stuff you've done - you're a militant, ignorant, cocksmoker.
Never associate yourself with police again.
Fuck you very much.
Submitted by hour_man (user info) at 2006-12-19 08:17:08 EST (#)
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I meant the Spook. Not rad.
Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2006-12-19 08:16:59 EST (#)
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spook dont be an idiot
:D
Submitted by hour_man (user info) at 2006-12-19 08:16:41 EST (#)
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Seriously dumbass below.
Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2006-12-19 08:16:39 EST (#)
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what foolproof said
Submitted by TheSpook (user info) at 2006-12-19 08:14:23 EST (#)
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Police are nothing but parasites.
They contribute nothing to society and nothing of value. They can question anything and feel no recourse for most of their actions. Any moron can follow a written book of laws that enables them to "look up" a course of judgement or action. They're like a shitty version of the military.
Submitted by hour_man (user info) at 2006-12-19 08:14:11 EST (#)
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It just seemed so scripted. I don't know how you managed to get this to sound as if the character had had it written for them but you did. It was just very.... meh.
Submitted by Foolproof (user info) at 2006-12-19 08:14:01 EST (#)
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Here's the thing:
A person in that line of work, be it police, firefighter, or otherwise has already accepted responsibility for all aspects of their jobs. They are not heroes. Same with the military. They are not heroes.
The hero is the third grade teacher that runs into a burning house to save somebody.
Wasn't their job, but they did it anyway.
And if you know me, you know that I am in the Army and a cop.
And I just do my god damned job.
Submitted by Foolproof (user info) at 2006-12-19 08:10:25 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
I'm a cop and I hated this propaganda bullshit.