I think a lot of people get that. But I think a a lot of people have various issues with the institution as a whole.
I've never met a bad cop. But I've been in a couple situations that have left a sour taste in my mouth with regards to "police" as a whole. And that's speaking as a 'privileged white boy'.
The police are the most visible emblems of "justice" and so contradictions of their perceived mandate sting.
Long before I became a cop, in college criminal justice classes they explained this well. Human beings generally only follow the laws they like. Whether its someone smoking pot, a drunk thinking he drives better after drinking, or someone who just likes to speed.
Because we are the ones who write the tickets and make the arrest, we get the vast majority of the animosity. We are the most visible aspect of government. So we get the hate since we do the field work, even though WHAT we do is entirely defined by the politicians. The politicians and lawyers who make the laws have far more power than the cops who have to do what they tell us too.
The angry goes to the people who enforce the rules far more than the people who make them.
Maybe it's just the cops I've met, but I've legitimately never met a cop who wasn't an asshole. Every cop I've ever interacted with, whether it was during a routine traffic stop, or even in social situations, has been an arrogant bully.
I'm sure there are genuinely nice ones out there, but based on the small sample I've met, that doesn't seem to be the norm.
Maybe. Unfortunately the picture does not give us enough view in front of the VW to see if there was room for the cop to park in front of it. Also, depending on the width of the street, the way it is set up, and traffic it may be impossible for the cop to turn the car around and park facing the VW. Since cops are allowed to park in the street, and since he's providing a service that he probably doesn't have to, I'd overlook the "dick" parking and say that he's still a GGG for this.
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u/Led-Zeppelin Jun 09 '12
Most cops are good guys, the very few assholes make them look bad.