[eddie willers]

My mistake.

You just sound like every cop-hating, ‘snitches wind up in ditches’, CIA invented AIDS, Malcolm X wannabe that I was confused.

[Thumper1960]

YOU sound ike the guy who begs for an extensive cavity search from every cop, metermaid, TSAtwit or jackbooted thug you encounter.

[Squeako]

Do you suppose attitudes have changed over the past few years because law-abiding conservatives are finding that in their encounters with police, the things we'd heard about them from those who aren't law-abiding are starting to ring true?

My encounters with them have been when reporting a hit-and-run on a motorcyclist I witnessed while I was walking to vote, reporting another hit-and-run on my own parked car and while riding my bike home from a fast food restaurant. Each time there was nothing they could do about the crimes, but for some reason I was the one being questioned like I was the perp. Even when stopped on my bicycle they were demanding my social security number "to make sure you don't have any warrants" and making sure I "had no weapons for our safety". Hey, got nothing to hide, why worry, right?

Police don't prevent crime and it doesn't seem like they care to solve them either. Small towns might be different where people know each other and they are still Peace Officers, but in any big city in America, I'll steer clear, thanks. Well, they did at least notify me when my two stolen cars were found, I guess I can give them credit for that.

But it was made crystal clear when those two young cops were questioning me about my bike that they were fishing for anything they could find to charge me with. See, I was just a criminal that had yet to be discovered.

[Bshaw]

“You just sound like every cop-hating, ‘snitches wind up in ditches’, CIA invented AIDS, Malcolm X wannabe that I was confused.”

Fair enough. Tell you what, next time I see a cop with a smile on his face, and not coming off like some heavy handed totalitarian jack booted thug, I’ll let you know. I can promise you it’s been a looooong time. Even when they come out to my neighborhood to lead our annual 4th of July neighborhood parade, their behavior and demeanor is disgusting.

My cousin’s neighbor is a Cleveland cop, he’ll be at my cousins house getting drunk an hour before he leaves for duty. Real professional this guy.

While I have had zero “official” interactions with LEOs, the ones I’ve observed have left me absolutely disgusted.

My respect for the profession has waned over the years; sorry, but observation is all I can go on.