[Junior]

You know, when I was a kid, I really thought cops were the greatest folks around. I always went out of my way to wave at them as they cruised past. Nowadays, and I hate to say it, I regard cops as an enemy to be avoided at all costs; they storm into peoples' houses with guns blazing, they shoot chained dogs and small children, and they solicit sex from women during traffic stops.

I don't think a society can last when people fear the police.

[Bluntpoint]

I have never had a cop break down my door, nor shoot my kids or dogs nor proposition me.

I guess I need to move.

[Teacher317]

My father, a retired LI officer/detective of 22 years, feels exactly the same way. His perspective: "to serve and protect" once meant bringing a drunk driver to Dunking Donuts for a sobering coffe, doing occasional roadside assistance, and aggressively pursuing the vicious brutes that victimized the innocent... Nowadays they seem to concentrate on revenue-enhancement, are overly aggressive/defensive with even totally-compliant Joe and Sally Six-Pack, and hesitate to confront Brutus YoungPunk (lest his lawyer sue the cop for racial profiling).

[Indie]

they storm into peoples' houses with guns blazing, they shoot chained dogs and small children, and they solicit sex from women during traffic stops. I don't think a society can last when people fear the police.

And if they're FEDERAL cops they stomp animals to death, steal all of your property until you prove yourself innocent, shoot your 12 yr old son in the back, and burn down your church occupied by women and children because you didn't spend $200 on a full auto license. Obviously we are in much greater danger when the nazi leftist RATS are in control.

[MEGoody]

"they storm into peoples' houses with guns blazing, they shoot chained dogs and small children, and they solicit sex from women during traffic stops."

It happens, but most cops don't do these things. It's not a good idea to paint them all with a broadbrush. There are people in your line of work (no matter what it is) who have abused their position as well.