[marvlus]

I, as a dog owner, am also disheartened by the facts that have been presented here. However, one must not take the few bad apples and generalize the entire police community based on those few bad apples.

Unfortunately, the bad police get the attention and the news, which causes the overwhelming good service that policemen perform, to be overlooked.

[johnny7]

Police are great in a crisis. It's the everyday work they screw up.

I've reported vandalism on my property and became suspect #1. They weren't interested that I knew who the perp was.

I carry a big Buck knife in the front seat of my car for protection.

A cop pulled me over for a seatbelt violation and told me the knife was illegal!

There are more than “a few bad apples” marvlus.

[Nuke'm Glowing]

"However, one must not take the few bad apples and generalize the entire police community based on those few bad apples."

Few bad apples? You haven't noticed the national trend??? These are the military rejects, the guys and gals too dumb so they had to get a GED and couldn't even qualify for the Navy!! (sorry had to get my cheap shot in, go Army!). There are reports of police brutality nationwide now on an almost daily basis on FR and other news sites. Perhaps you should read more before making that statement. The older officers are complaining locally about this new generation...because the new generation would rather do steroids and shoot things than to "protect and serve".

[TaZ]

"Unfortunately, the bad police get the attention and the news, which causes the overwhelming good service that policemen perform, to be overlooked."

Yep, and I betcha that most of the Hitler's SS troops were really just nice guys trying to help people too...lol!

[Redbob]

"Unfortunately, the bad police get the attention and the news, which causes the overwhelming good service that policemen perform, to be overlooked."

More to the point, "unfortunately" the cops were batting 0 for 4 in this incident.
What do you suppose this says about the "average" cop?

Or do you think that somehow the only four *sshole cops in the State of Tennessee managed to show up at this one stop?