When we see cops, we think of that square-headed guy from high school who everyone laughed at so he decided to get a badge and take his insecurities out on society. We don't think of them as people who help us – we think of ourselves getting pepper sprayed, smacked over the head, or held face down on the pavement at gunpoint for no reason whatsoever.
I'm a law abiding 33 year old white male with a Ph.D. and an aspiring middle class lifestyle…and I've never dealt with a cop who wasn't an asshole toward me. Not once. If that's how they treat someone who practically shits white male privilege, I feel safe assuming that they're not being much friendlier or more helpful to anyone else. The police officer is supposed to be someone we can trust implicitly, and instead the policies of the past three decades have transformed the citizen-police relationship to one of deep, mutual suspicion. They see us as drug holding, law breaking felons-in-waiting, and we see them as an opponent to be avoided at all costs.
I'd have to agree. I'm law abiding, 52 year old, somewhat professional white male and most of my experiences with cops have been similar. The average cop in my area seems to be a rigid, no-common-sense, by-the-book, asshole just out to prove that he has the power to do whatever the hell he wants and that the laws are for me to obey, not him. They need a common-sense class in cop school.
Unknown News keeps an archive of bad cop stories here . [Unknown News: Bad Cops]
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