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I've never had or needed a cop protect me, I handle my own self-defense just fine. My life was a lot better before I had so many people concerning themselves with my "quality of life". The 3 or 4 times that the cops were called to my place of work or a situation that was near to me, I thought they were pretty worthless.

One time that my college buddy had his car broken into and needed a cop to respond and write him a police report (to document ahead of time what was taken just in case the perp got caught with the stolen loot that could be identified), the cop just treated him like crap. He had to be browbeat into just doing the bare minimum and he kept moaning, "I don't even know why I'm even here."

Any time I've ever seen a cop in 7-Eleven and nodded to him respectfully and said, "'Morning, Officer," the only thing I've ever gotten returned is a glare like he wanted to split my head with his night stick. Most of my friends and co-workers tell me the same thing. It's one thing to be treated like crap when you blatantly did something, it's quite another when you're a bystander or a victim.

There's a well-know cop saying: "There's 2 kinds of people: cops and assholes." Tell me again who has the attitude problem?

You are absolutely right about the attitude problem and it came about as a response to the sixties disrespect and relentless pounding by the media.

We know have a downward spiral just like the gender wars inspired by the feminists. The cop hating left has spewed for so long that it's now affects the attitude of general citizens toward cops and cops reflect that attitude right back.

It's a sad ugly mess.

Great post.

I would be very happy if the cops showed up and did whatever it is that cops do, if-and only if-they are asked to.

I would never ask them to come to my location, but some people would.

The trouble is, they often show up without an invitation, dressed up as Ninja Warriors, carrying grenade launchers and select-fire weapons----only to find out they're at the wrong house.