I was rolling through the thread to see if anyone posted what you posted... If I didn’t see it, I would post it.
We have a serious issue in this country with our enforcement officials at all levels - not just the PD.
Enforcement should be better than this. It should affect us less. When you see a cop, you shouldn’t get a sinking feeling in your gut that sh!t is about to go down.
You must live a different life than I do. I have never shrunk away in the presence of a PO, never worried while sitting next to one at a light, and better yet, never stressed when pulled over for doing something dumb. I don’t live a life that causes me to fear them. Do you, then? As I have stated before- THEY haven’t caused the atmosphere, but must react to it. When you drive drunk or high, it’s not the cop’s fault, but it IS his job to protect the rest of us from you. He doesn’t want to leave his zone to drag your stinky butt to jail because he caught you with meth in your pocket, but that’s the law and he fears that while he’s dealing with your sorry a$$, something actually serious might be happening while he’s gone. You see, he knows better than you and me, who and what is really out there and the last thing he wants to do is NOT be there. You have NO idea what it’s like to be a cop, or what kind of person willingly dons that uniform and does that job.