Originally Posted by
iansmash
i never said the cop was acting responsibly.
I simply stated that I doubt that the officer's act of violence was completely unprovoked. Lets be realistic; how often is it that YOU act out violently at random, in front of hoards of witnesses?
Never. Then again, I never decided to be a cop and I never would. Cause well, it takes a certain type, namely:
http://theerant.yuku.com/topic/7789/...g-cyclist.html
Originally Posted by
drainyoo
I hear ya. I've been through that stuff as well. There are ****ty cops, it happens, but I think what a lot of people forget is how hard it is to be a cop. They have so many responsibilities and a lot of times they have to make tough decisions that won't make a lot of people happy. Oh and they also risk their lives ever time they put on a uniform. I can never imagine myself being a cop. I would go nuts from the stress and anxiety.
Again, people chose to be cops. If you chose a profession that you know comes with certain risks, don't go pleading for sympathy after the fact saying "well, it's a stressful job, I put up with a lot of crap so it's ok if I bust out every now and then and assault a guy cause well, I'm stressed out". Sorry, that's just nonsense. You chose it, you deal with it.
Originally Posted by
gfrance
Until someone steals your bike (or worse) and you demand justice
Right, then they do nothing about it for ten years.
http://www.bikingtoronto.com/2008/07...thief-and.html
That store was in operation forever! Everyone that rides a bicycle downtown knows that the place is full of stolen bikes. Why was nothing done sooner?
Oh wait, I know .. because the cops don't give a crap. Because cyclists are a pain in the ass to your average police officer.
I have needed the police a few times in my life. They usually proved far less helpful than I hoped they would be. More often than that though, I have been bullied by police officers.
Bullying is not policing.
I really wish that being a police officer was indeed a noble persuit, the way I thought of it as a child. I wish that cops were paid more, I wish that a university degree in some kind of humanities was a requirement but alas it is not.
I also have cop friends. And like my other friends, they are colourful characters who are not always on the right side of the law or ethics. I have heard some things from my cop friends that would make you shudder.