There are cops out there who have it in for the entirety of the non-police citizenry. A true "us v them" mentality. Then they whinge, snivel, p*** and moan about a lack of public support.
If they would stop treating us as "the enemy", perhaps we wouldn't be loathe to support them.
Yup.
I’m not the only one who has faced treatment because we were younger drivers that seemed to happen for no reason whatsoever.
Don’t get me wrong; I appreciate the police and the hard work they do to keep us safe.
But profiling us and making stops that don’t contributing to reducing crime lowers the police’s image in people’s eyes and it diverts resources from tackling real crime.
If there is a valid reason for a traffic stop, sure. Just don’t pull people over because they fit a profile or they’re driving a little too fast or a little too slow.