Cops are employed by the government.
The government is employed by the people.
Therefore, cops are employed by the people.
I don't have the energy to keep explaining this, so: go put your theory into practice.
Cops are employed by the government.
The government is employed by the people.
Therefore, cops are employed by the people.
Yeah, but that does not make you my boss (supervisor).
I don't have the energy to keep explaining this, so: go put your theory into practice.
Why is that? Because he's trying to be honest with the OP by stating that there is a chance the complaint won't be heard because it involves a UTT as is protocol in his department? Or is it because he doesn't believe that your suggestion of going to the media will make a bit of difference? The fact that he doesn't agree doesn't make him "against" the OP. And the fact that he thinks the OP is just whining is a feeling shared by many people who have responded so far. As I stated earlier, if the officer really was so terrible and evil to him then it doesn't sound like he was very professional. The more I read though it sounds like the OP is just mad. I wasn't there and I don't know the OP or the officer involved, that's just how it's starting to appear.
many of you have the attitude that you're heading out to control us. This is the attitude that needs to be corrected.
Maybe then everyone wouldn't hate you so much.
no, its because i follow his other post and already know where he stands as an LEO.
Probably has a small penis.
That I understand; I was a police cadet in college for the DuPage County Sheriff's Office.
their cars are well equipped, nice Ford Explorers with Leather seats. Sat in one of them...those seats are heated! Who pays for those? WE DO. Wireless access to the internet...is that really necessary?
so because you were speeding, and you never denied it in your post, got busted for speeding, and now upset and want the officer to get in big trouble? sounds about right, its the cops fault you were speeding. yes, lets make his life hard at work because you were speeding.
man up and move on.
Case in point I was speeding a few years ago taking my Wife to a possibly life and death Emergency room visit.
What's a deferral? I got a ticket last year in Illinois and when I moved here State Farm told me I had to pay more because of the ticket. First ticket since 1987 and yes, I was going 81 on I-57 downstate in the middle of nowhere. My laser detector went off, but it was too late. Watch out for them on the overpasses.
Crying about a $250 deferral but is ok with a $400 radar detector, so you can continue to speed? Give me a break.
Isn't 49 a 2 lane rural road? Going 71 on the toll road or 65 is much different than going 71 on a 2 lane road where farm equipment and school buses are. Use your head man.
Would it not have been more prudent to call 911 and have emergency services arrive at your location and provide immedidate care and then be transported to the hospital while providing said care in an ambulance?
Not trying to bust your balls, just asking.
Technicality...I tire of hearing "I pay your salary." ...UGH. We know we are paid from taxes, we are not as stupid as some think. Rookies start their shift with the "We are going to help." and "We will make a difference." Vets are less optimistic. I and my fellow officers work in the busiest/most violent district in Indianapolis. We have the largest concentration of section 8 apartment complexes in the state. We have neighborhoods that are complete crap holes. I start my shift knowing that I'm less likely to help someone than I am to play referee and babysitter. I am called to referee adults who act like 2yr olds and for whom I do not have the ability to solve their silly disputes. I get to play parent to the kids that won't "respect" their parent so they call 911. I get to take the runaway report for the kid that runs away every other day for the last year. I get to arrest the baby daddy for domestic battery for the 3rd time because the "victim" refuses to show up for court the previous 2 times and keeps inviting him back. Or I get to take a domestic battery report from the baby mama when the baby daddy had left before I arrived. When I ask for the guy's name...she responds "I don't know him like that." REALLY???? I have to remember to NOT lean against the walls of many of the houses/apartments so the roaches don't crawl onto my uniform. I am a pretty laid back guy so I'm usually pretty up beat when talking to the public, but even I have my bad days. Some officers are less cordial than I or have more bad days than I do. Thinking that we will start all our shifts with big smiles knowing that we are going to make a difference is naive. Small department lean more towards this simply because they have nothing else to do. They can unlock cars, help little old ladies across the street, say hello to the businesses in their beats, help change a tire, give a person a ride across town...etc. I have just enough time to take my reports, take my runs (99% are BS that should have never involved law enforcement) and MAYBE actually do something helpful for someone who deserves it. I don't want to control you....YOU CALL US TO CONTROL YOU. Stop calling us to come over and tell your neighbor to stop parking so close to your parking spot. Stop calling us to come over and tell your neighbor to stop walking too loud in the apartment above you. Stop calling us to come over and tell your kids to do the dishes and clean their room. Stop calling us to come over and tell your girlfriend to give the keys back to their car. Stop calling us to come over and tell the boyfriend to stop spending their rent money on drugs. Stop calling us to come over to tell your kids to go to school. We are a reflection of our environment. After a while it becomes second nature. People "hating" us is of little concern. Haters will hate regardless of what I do so they can kiss it. I do my job to the best of my abilities and I am FAR from alone in this. If you get butthurt because I took too long to respond to take your report for a lost cellular phone because I was too busy dealing with a homicide scene and am less than nice when I do show up because you kept calling to complain about the time delay knowing that I was on a homicide but your BS report should be my TOP PRIORITY...well I'm sorry. The world we work in has little room for Sheriff Andy Taylors.Thank you, Captain Obvious. I hadn't realized that I'm not personally your supervisor.
You guys really get hung up on the technicality. I'm talking more on a philosophical level. When you start your shift, your attitude should be that you're heading out to help people. The people who are ultimately your employers. Instead, many of you have the attitude that you're heading out to control us. This is the attitude that needs to be corrected.
Maybe then everyone wouldn't hate you so much.
(long rant)
Technicality...I tire of hearing "I pay your salary." ...UGH. We know we are paid from taxes, we are not as stupid as some think. Rookies start their shift with the "We are going to help." and "We will make a difference." Vets are less optimistic. I and my fellow officers work in the busiest/most violent district in Indianapolis. We have the largest concentration of section 8 apartment complexes in the state. We have neighborhoods that are complete crap holes. I start my shift knowing that I'm less likely to help someone than I am to play referee and babysitter. I am called to referee adults who act like 2yr olds and for whom I do not have the ability to solve their silly disputes. I get to play parent to the kids that won't "respect" their parent so they call 911. I get to take the runaway report for the kid that runs away every other day for the last year. I get to arrest the baby daddy for domestic battery for the 3rd time because the "victim" refuses to show up for court the previous 2 times and keeps inviting him back. Or I get to take a domestic battery report from the baby mama when the baby daddy had left before I arrived. When I ask for the guy's name...she responds "I don't know him like that." REALLY???? I have to remember to NOT lean against the walls of many of the houses/apartments so the roaches don't crawl onto my uniform. I am a pretty laid back guy so I'm usually pretty up beat when talking to the public, but even I have my bad days. Some officers are less cordial than I or have more bad days than I do. Thinking that we will start all our shifts with big smiles knowing that we are going to make a difference is naive. Small department lean more towards this simply because they have nothing else to do. They can unlock cars, help little old ladies across the street, say hello to the businesses in their beats, help change a tire, give a person a ride across town...etc. I have just enough time to take my reports, take my runs (99% are BS that should have never involved law enforcement) and MAYBE actually do something helpful for someone who deserves it. I don't want to control you....YOU CALL US TO CONTROL YOU. Stop calling us to come over and tell your neighbor to stop parking so close to your parking spot. Stop calling us to come over and tell your neighbor to stop walking too loud in the apartment above you. Stop calling us to come over and tell your kids to do the dishes and clean their room. Stop calling us to come over and tell your girlfriend to give the keys back to their car. Stop calling us to come over and tell the boyfriend to stop spending their rent money on drugs. Stop calling us to come over to tell your kids to go to school. We are a reflection of our environment. After a while it becomes second nature. People "hating" us is of little concern. Haters will hate regardless of what I do so they can kiss it. I do my job to the best of my abilities and I am FAR from alone in this. If you get butthurt because I took too long to respond to take your report for a lost cellular phone because I was too busy dealing with a homicide scene and am less than nice when I do show up because you kept calling to complain about the time delay knowing that I was on a homicide but your BS report should be my TOP PRIORITY...well I'm sorry. The world we work in has little room for Sheriff Andy Taylors.
Y It's about normal hard-working citizens trying to drive to work and getting harassed by some holier-than-thou idiot over a completely victimless and absurd crime.
You'll notice that nobody here is talking about anything that you just described.
It sounds like your job sucks. I'm sorry for that. Maybe it wasn't the best career choice, but it's nice of you to stick it out and try to help the ones you can.
Nevertheless, this thread isn't about cops coming to our section 8 housing to arrest our baby daddy. It's about normal hard-working citizens trying to drive to work and getting harassed by some holier-than-thou idiot over a completely victimless and absurd crime.
Frankly, it doesn't sound like you're that type at all. So no need to take offense.
I am done in this thread.
I guess you havent read much in this thread.
The LEO that gave the OP a ticket may have a small penis, but I'm thinking the OP has got to have a vagina. He-She sounds amazingly like my second girl friend that I damned near, but thankfully didn't marry.THE KOTEX IS IN AISLE # 3
Now pay the ticket, have a stiff one and go build something in the garage. It's just.....more manly.