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 Originally Posted by Ex-Rocket
Give the guys in uniform a break. I'm not a police officer or do I ever want to be one. A bad guy would rather kill you than rob you these days. So life being a police officer is not all its cracked up to be. A very stressful job to say the least. For the most part, most police officers are very friendly, its just the few that think they are bad ass cops and go out everyday with that frame of mind. Just my 2 cents worth.
Thanks for the above. By the way cops who are veteran officers also have issues with some of the junior folks who have some really wild ideas of their self worth. The good news is that they only last a few years and then get a job where they can hide out better from any risk or responsibility. My Blue Knights chapter has lost two members to gunfire and one to a vehicle accident during road stops in the last five years. Every time you are pulled over by an officer you know you are a good guy but we don't. On a lighter note the best one liner I ever received by a pulled over drunk driver was the following exchange. "Are you drinking sir, his response was "Are you buying?" He didn't make bail.
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Originally Posted by Ga Blue Knight
Thanks for the above. By the way cops who are veteran officers also have issues with some of the junior folks who have some really wild ideas of their self worth. The good news is that they only last a few years and then get a job where they can hide out better from any risk or responsibility. My Blue Knights chapter has lost two members to gunfire and one to a vehicle accident during road stops in the last five years. Every time you are pulled over by an officer you know you are a good guy but we don't. On a lighter note the best one liner I ever received by a pulled over drunk driver was the following exchange. "Are you drinking sir, his response was "Are you buying?" He didn't make bail.
My favorite was my very first DWI stop. It was a woman, about 70 years old. I had her get out of the car for field sobriety tests. She gets through the first test (which she bombed), turns to me and says "you know, I could do these  things, if I wasn't so damn drunk" My reply: "alright then, you just saved us alot of time". It's amazing what you see/hear on the street.
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We did a border crossing between Nicaraqua and Costa Rica. Now, that's a place where you really need to keep your mouth shut. It was pretty scary; the most unkept border guards/police that I've ever seen. Money switched hands there to get across quickly.
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Boo hoo cops. Community relations are important.
The problem is we've all lost sight of what's important.
This poor guy just made a little joke.
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Cops are people just like in any other profession, there are always the ones that do things at times that are not very professional.
Sometimes we all have to "show off" a little bit
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Originally Posted by Dochands
Boo hoo cops. Community relations are important.
The problem is we've all lost sight of what's important.
This poor guy just made a little joke.
The problem is that it was not a joke, it was playing on a stereotype at the officers expense ""The two cops walked in behind me and I smiled and said "I have heard of a Big Mac Attack, but lights and siren for donuts and coffee!"" It would be no different if I made the following (not really a) joke about Doctors. " I've heard about big spenders but two summer houses, a Country Club membership and a Rolls Royce!" Now I know that Doctors work hard my Son and Daughter in law are Physicians. But a joke that plays on a Stereotype, whether its that Cops eat a lot of Donuts, waste time and take advantage of their position or that it's that Doctors charge way too much works way to little and spend exorbitant amounts of disposable income is just wrong. I also doubt that you would say that to any Doctor that you just bumped into on the street.
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I wore a badge for 25 years. I have received a wonderful pension check for the last 20 years. I feel no need to defend or attack the profession. This thread got juvenile quickly. If you don't like cops, take the "911" magnet off your refridgerator and handle the next emergency yourself.
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Here we go...
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Originally Posted by boborgera
Young cops have no sense of humor, They have to be ''On the Job'' for a few years before they get one....
Same with "butter bar" lieutenants in the military.
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If you're too sensitive you shouldn't be ''ON the Job'' ... Remember you can catch more flies with dead Squirrels than with vinegar.. 
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I go "toe to toe" with law enforcement on a daily basis, and have nothing but the utmost respect for them. We all have "bad days" from time to time. We are all fallible. We even see it on this forum. Hell look at me. 
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Not going to beat a dead horse but as a cop with 19 yearsand living in a house with a father that retired as a cop after 30 I will giveyou all a little quote from him when asked if he was prejudice "nope, whenI am in this uniform I don’t like anyone". Most people see everything incolor and most of the cops are taught just to see the black and white. I havebeen the cop at the donut shop who just blew past a long line of traffic withlights and sirens only to be told to shut it down and continue normal patrol.On a brighter note I was stopped today, 60 in a 45, deserved a ticket for notpaying attention, the young officer spent 15 minutes asking questions about the  and thenreminded me to slow down. Little towns can be annoying when the weather is right and the roads are curved.
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RE: my earlier post. I do respect LEOs. I've worked with a lot of them in my time as a firefighter/EMT. Partied with some, been to a couple LEO funerals too. What I said earlier about the officer taking the cold drink was true too. I know him and his family. He did get a job with a department in another city and is doing well. I know most of the deputies around here as well as the Sheriff. See him frequently and voted for him several times. My daughters god father was a LEO in the military. Her "Uncle Art" was a sergeant with the city police. I could go on but you get the idea. What has been mentioned about shortcomings is true. Like Bob Denman said "I see it everyday when I look in the mirror", yep, that's me.
Ok. Now lets talk about the weather or oil or...
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), and I had no complaints at all about how they handled themselves. 
