This cop was way out of line. But I reject the notion that all cops “are about their egos”. I reject the notion that most cops “are about thier egos”. I accept the notion that a small percent of policemen/women “are about their egos”.
The truth is that the only stories we generally hear about the police are negative stories. Whereas there are hundreds of thousands of serving policemen in this country who can discern the difference between good and bad people. They treat each accordingly and are mainly interested in getting home to their families unharmed or worse at the end of their shift.
I’m with you, dools!
My husband is a cop, and he would NEVER so such a thing. (He’d have to deal with ME if he did.) He’s got the smallest ego in the world, and has often said, “I didn’t take this job to ruin people’s days.”
Now...are there some idiots on the force who think their badges make their ding-a-lings bigger? Yup, and for the life of me I can’t imagine why they were ever allowed to become policemen. I know a few myself, and won’t even invite them over to a BBQ. Can’t stand ‘em.
I don’t know...perhaps things are different in other areas of the country and you see more of this kind of moronic cop behavior, but around here, the good cops know EXACTLY who’s got “Big Wanger Syndrome,” and they don’t like those guys very much. Trust me.
Regards,