NoCO2 -
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Originally Posted by NoCO2
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My personal opinion on police has already been stated, there are good and there are bad. However, the bad ones can be REALLY bad and there aren't enough good ones (at least that I've met) to make up for the idiocy of the really bad ones...I understand that law enforcement is necessary, but the distribution of power in the law enforcement system is very very centralized and is a prime example of why we have a system of government over top of them that supersedes anything that they do, like we have...but like any system, there are loopholes, and some of those loopholes when found by the wrong (or right actually) bad cop, can really mean a world of hurt for whoever happened to fall victim to their trap.
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I take the stance that 90-95% of cops are good. The failing of that 90-95%, however, is that they protect the other 5-10% that are bad, because of the fraternity/culture. A bad cop has a judicial system and a prison system at their disposal. Protecting "one's own" is typical in any family/gang culture, but with cops, it is so much more dangerous to the innocent victim.
Internally I assume that all cops I meet are bad cops until I can ascertain their behavior. Externally I treat them with lots of respect, which generally works for good and bad cops.
CarloSW2