Its too bad that when people have a complaint about cops, then they are branded as "cop haters". I am not a cop hater, I respect law enforcement and no one even has to pull out their 9/11 heroism and whack me over the head with it. Calling someone a "cop hater" is labelling someone with the purpose of ending debate. That's fine, we don't have to have a knock-down drag out here on Motorcycle Journal forums, but there are people, like me, who have legitimate concerns, and we are not cop haters.liablemtl wrote:ahhhhh... a voice of reason. Thank you for making my point for me.mustangski wrote:There sure is a lot of cop haters out there, I am not a Police officer however a lot of the Marines I work with are cops in the civilian sector. You have to realize that cops deal with the worlds scum on a daily basis. I can't stand when people get pissed at Police for enforcing laws they didn't write. If you want to get pissed get pissed at politicians. Being a cop is a thankless job, except for after 9-11 then Americans were all about it for about 6 months or until they were caught speeding and got a ticket. Here's an idea, don't break the rules and you won't get pulled over. If you do something stupid (and everybody does) face the consequences. Police Officers put their lives on the line everyday in an attempt to keep America a safe place to live, much like the military. The only difference is I get thanked all the time for serving in the military. When was the last time somebody thanked a cop for doing what they do? Like I said earlier I'm not a cop, but it really gets me when people assume all cops are worthless because at some point some officer decided to give them a ticket they probably deserved.
