Farfromgeneva wrote: ↑Sun May 31, 2020 8:47 pmI’m going to guess the families of murdered civilians by bad cops are probably a bit angrier than good cops, but your point is taken.youthathletics wrote: ↑Sun May 31, 2020 3:22 pmYup...The people most mad at the bad cops......the good cops.cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Sun May 31, 2020 3:19 pmI have been saying this same thing for a very long time. 97.5 % of all police officers just want to protect and serve. I don't know how many millions of interactions police have with african americans and other minorities every year and every single day for that matter. No one dies, no one gets beat up, no one goes to jail what happens is dedicated police officers try to treat every situation they come across with compassion and humanity. Then one stupid ignorant ill trained police officer destroys all of the hard work of so many police officers in this nation. One effing stupid cop has destroyed everything so many cops have worked so hard to establish with the people they serve... TRUST. I feel bad for all of the men and women in law enforcement today. They bust their ass to negate the stereotype of police and at the blink of an eye, whatever good has been accomplished is gone by the wayside. One STUPID EFFING COP. I hope the piece of sheepdip is watching all the carnage he created along with 3 fellow alleged officers of the law. You people are trained to be professionals you failed every single law enforcement officer in this nation with your dereliction of your sworn oath to uphold the lawn. I hope you get everything you deserve when a jury of your peers convicts you of murder and sends your worthless, pathetic ass to jail for the rest of your life.
Problem is even a lot of “good cops” are just guys who got the beat job they could out of HS, often due to a family relationship. So they may be fine people but are also human,some hot heads,some/many poorly trained and just shouldn’t have the authority to take ones freedom away temporarily let alone be endowed with the lawful use of lethal force.
"Problem is even a lot of “good cops” are just guys who got the beat job they could out of HS,"
My nephew always wanted to be a cop. It was his dream job since he was a kid. He started out in the army reserve by being trained as a medic. He joined the RPD after I believe 6 months at the academy. It took 5 years of police service to beat the silly notion out of him that he could make a difference. He started out as a good cop who wanted to help people. He ended up a suicidal alcoholic mess. He went from a good cop to a bad cop not because he wanted to. The evolution of his experience was something he could not mentally handle. One tussle he was involved in had the bad guy pull out his handgun and fired off a shot that whistled past his head. The only thing that saved him was his partner shot the guy before he could get off another round. He was never the same after that, he went downhill pretty quick.
Shortly after he went back on patrol he had a call about a man causing a disturbance in a local store. The man reached out to grab him and he pulled away from the guy and talked him down. What he told me about that spoke volumes as to the issues he had. He was so scared because he said the last guy that tried to grab him wanted to kill him. He had to go outside the building and throw up. He never forgot that and I don't think he ever forgave. That type of mental makeup does not make for a good police officer. Being a good cop is as much mental as it is physical. You have to have a very short memory. When you become judgmental about the people you are suppose to protect, time to turn in your badge and find another job. My nephew lives in Seattle now. He works on a fishing boat, smokes alot of weed and has a couple of dogs. He was a good cop until he could not handle the mental stress anymore. Then he was fired and then he got the help he needed so he would not want to kill himself anymore. This is just MO. I don't think any police academy teaches you how to deal with and understand the disrespect and hostility you will face every day you are on the job. That is called OJT. You either pass or you fail.