Comments on: Rate My Cop? No Thanks

By: Glocksman

Glocksman — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:50:47 +0000

Being as honest as I can, my experiences with the police have been mixed, but mostly positive even when I was the one being busted for speeding or even arrested while in high school for stealing hubcaps as a prank.

The cop who hauled me to jail for the hubcap bit was a master at making me feel at ease and accepting the fact that I was in deep shit.

Of course it probably helped that I was scared shitless and he undoubtedly saw that I wasn’t a ‘troublemaker’.

Later on I was busted for doing ’110 MPH and accelerating’ by an ISP trooper on US 41 in a 45 zone.
The trooper acted totally professional during the incident and while I and my insurance company didn’t like the ticket, I had no reason to bitch about the officer in question.

My negative experiences with the police mostly involved younger guys who just may not have learned the ‘people skills’ needed to not piss off the public while doing their jobs.

The one exception to that rule involved a local cop who had a bad rep as a hothead, and he lived up to it in a hospital parking lot threating to ‘kick my ass’ and waving his maglite around, despite it being shift change and about 30 people witnessing the exchange.

In the end his rep bit him in the ass when the Mayor wanted to name him Chief and public outcry forced the Mayor to back down.

By: Wyatt Earp

Wyatt Earp — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:01:30 +0000

RT – I don’t see what purpose something like that serves, other than to give malcontents a pulpit from which to preach.

By: RT

RT — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:37:42 +0000

There is a similar site for teachers. I stopped looking at it three years ago.

By: Wyatt Earp

Wyatt Earp — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:08:38 +0000

Admiral – Because hearsay from some random toad should be admissable. /Sarc

Doghouse – Lots o’ “wife beaters” and tattoos!

BZ – I know. Just enjoying the moment.

By: Bloviating Zeppelin

Bloviating Zeppelin — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:31:53 +0000

Good for your department. Take the good when you can; there’s disappointment and rejection just lurking around the next corner.

I’m surprised this isn’t endemic in California and in my department.

By: Doghouse

Doghouse — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:39:44 +0000

If you track down the most frequent posters, I’ll bet you’d have an entire roster of people if you ever wanted to do your own version of “Cops.”

By: USA_Admiral

USA_Admiral — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:25:36 +0000

Unbelievable. Litigators can use this in court too.