Yes the cop callers are the worst.
My thinking is this.
I have no problem with them having a cop club house. A clubhouse where I am not welcome by they way-—but they should pay for it themselves. Why should they solicit donations from the public to help them fund their clubhouse?
I once got a telephone solicitation for a donation to help the victims of abuse caused by criminals. The caller represented himself as an active duty officer, putting in some extra time to raise funds for these victims.
The caller probably was an active cop because he clearly had that pushy presence in this voice that many street cops developed to obtain compliance.
So, I asked him a few questions about the charity and the percentages. He was evasive with the answers trying to turn it around and make the question about my guilt for not wanting to help these victims.
So I asked if he was volunteering his time or whether he got paid for the calls. I got the hint that he got a percentage.
Thats when I blasted into him and said as a retired LEO (law enforcement officer), I was ashamed of him of using these so-called victims just to put money into his own pocket.
I usually get mad during these calls. But I know someone else that uses a far different trick. Once they realize that are into it, they turn up the sweetness and begin to ask questions like "How could I arrange for a large donation? I think I might be wanting to......."
That is when they hang up while they are still speaking, then quickly enter the number into their blocked call registry.
The caller is taken back because folks don't hang up while they are still talking.