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My 40+ year of experience dealing with police departments from forces of three to thousands has taught me that 85-90% of police officers are honest, conscientious, brave men and women that do their level best to protect their citizens from the scum that surround them.

For the most part their personal well being is low on the list of priorities and although tend to give the benefit of the doubt to their fellow officers but WOULD NOT cover for them if they reasonably suspected malfeasance.

I find it infuriating that vacuous, uninformed, mindless loud mouths would state or imply the opposite as if it were fact.

My 40+ year of experience dealing with police departments from forces of three to thousands has taught me that 85-90% of police officers are honest, conscientious, brave men and women that do their level best to protect their citizens from the scum that surround them.

For the most part their personal well being is low on the list of priorities and although tend to give the benefit of the doubt to their fellow officers

100% agree.

Nearly every dealing I have has with police has been positive, even when I was ticketed. The one exception was a burn-out CHP officer on Christmas Eve a few years back, I got roundly chewed out by him. I figured out he was this way with everyone when the second CHP office showed up and apologized for his behavior, before did anything else, and without observing any of the arse chewing. He knew his colleague was out of control. He tried to smooth it over to protect (and ultimately) enable his colleague. BTW, I wasn't offended, I felt sorry for the first cop. It's only a matter of time before he mouths off at the wrong person and has a stretch of 395 named after him.

but WOULD NOT cover for them if they reasonably suspected malfeasance.

There is a LOT of social pressure to shield a bad cop, shunning, no one wanting to go on patrol with someone they "can't trust", colleagues leave the cop bar when you show up, etc. Maybe one in 10 of that 85-90% can stand up to the possibility of shunning. I don't particularly blame them, it's buried very deeply in our human DNA, shunning used to be just about the worst punishment any clan could inflict. Watch a baby freak out if mommy and daddy ignore them for a few minutes. Multiply that by how ever many friends and acquaintances you have as an adult. Could you stand it?

I find it infuriating that vacuous, uninformed, mindless loud mouths would state or imply the opposite as if it were fact.
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By your very mouth you state that 10-15% are untrustworthy... In my town 15 years ago there was an investigation and purge , over half were terminated and were guilty of crimes that if it were you or me would have them in prison for decades... I have relatives who I know are dirty beyond a shadow of a doubt... and his entire crew is dirty also .. The average person has only NEGATIVE interactions with police ... they come to take a report after your house is broken into with you knowing full well they shield the thieves and shake them down for a cut... They write you tickets for traffic infractions when they break the same laws by a much larger degree every minute they’re on the road... They steal from all of us by manipulating their schedules to get overtime pay and demanding new squad cars every few years while we are driving 15 year old Toyotas and by creating unnecessary SWAT teams that only serve to create more overtime pay and playtime at the range.

My 40+ year of experience dealing with police departments from forces of three to thousands has taught me that 85-90% of police officers are honest, conscientious, brave men and women that do their level best to protect their citizens from the scum that surround them.

Cops are fully willing to do their, but only when:

1. The victim is a cop, or family member.
2. The victim is politically connected.
3. The victim is a celebrity.
4. There is a asset forfeiture possible.
5. There is publicity involved.
6. There is a chance to kick someones ass.
7. If there is an opportunity to break out the gear (MRAPs, Tactical Gear, NVGs, etc.

10-15%of folks armed who can shoot you and almost always skate is too damned high rob

My issue is mostly the militarization of cops in my lifetime

My 40+ year of experience dealing with police departments from forces of three to thousands has taught me that 85-90% of police officers are honest, conscientious, brave men and women that do their level best to protect their citizens from the scum that surround them.

I think it is only a minority that cause problems, and as with schools teachers and the military etc., can we not not expect them to reflect the general generational decline?