(04-14-2021, 05:43 PM)jagibelieve Wrote:

(04-14-2021, 03:45 PM)Jamies_fried_chicken Wrote: I would like to assume im a rational thinking person who know (personally) there are amazing cops out there who are grossly underpaid but still put their lives on the line, and are ethical. I support those policemen by buying them their favorite beer, detail their car (see my post in the flyin thread) or showing them thanks. 

On the other hand there are cops who date underage girls, abuse their spouse and take advantage of the law and abuse it. I hold them just as accountable as I do with any individual.

You are correct with your first comment.  I would guess that 99% of police officers out there are ethical and will do the right thing.

Regarding the second part of your comment, I would suggest that part of the problem is not "training" for police officers, rather it's "coping skills" and mental health.  Speaking as a former law enforcement officer myself, I can tell you that the job is extremely stressful and these officers see way more awful things than what is often reported.  It's not so much the "dating underage girls" thing it's more the "abuse their spouse" and "abuse of the law" that I'm talking about.

I have a couple of personal friends that I met when I served that ended up taking their own life because they couldn't cope with what they had to see and deal with daily.  I know of one other that was arrested and served time for his "abuse of power" because he "went over the top".

Cops are human.  The incidents "reported" by the media are merely a small sliver of the day (or night) of the police officer.  The media doesn't report on the fact that an officer had to assist with extracting the human remains of a person in a car crash that burned (I had to do that).  The media doesn't report on the officer that has to inform a mother that her high school aged (just graduated) son was killed in a car crash (I had to do that).  I could go on and on.  I left law enforcement because it became too stressful for me.

People, aided by the media are focused too much on the "bad" things that police officers sometimes do.  Everything from the stupid "knee jerk" reactions by some on the far left call for "banning" or "defunding" the police and ignore the real problem.  The real problem is over-worked police officers and the lack of mental health/coping help.

I agree 100%. I know I could never handle what cops have to see on a daily basis. Absolutely horrible, inhumane things. I have a couple friends that are cops and they are really good people who do their job to protect innocent people. How they have kept their cool and made it as long as they have, amazes me. They've told me stories that were absolutely horrifying and heart breaking. If I were in their position, I would've snapped and made it my "mission" to eliminate the "scum of the earth."

Most cops are genuinely good people who do their jobs well. It just that more people have access to cameras and video and the very small percentage of bad cops, are getting all the media coverage.

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