Why Do So Many People Hate the Police?

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Nannernade

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I don't personally hate all police, but I hate the police in my town, all they do all day is drive around the school and the factories all day so they can catch speeders, that's how small my town is... -.-
 

adderseal

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I believe we should heed NWA's insightful advice, taking into consideration the balanced arguments available on both sides of the debate. As Dr Dre (PhD in Ganster Rappin' and Motherfuckery) proclaims:
'Fuck tha' police!!!'
 

mayney93

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canadamus_prime said:
Because:
A) People are stupid
B) The Media likes blast every isolated case of police brutality or anything like it all over the place.
C) Rap music. Rappers are constantly slamming the police. You can't tell me that a few dipshit wannabe gangstas don't pick up on that.
D) People are stupid
you missed one,

E) chav's are really stupid
 

jaythedogg

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In general, people hate police because they represent the line between lawlessness & lawfulness, which means that we don't have a no consequence choice, hence, we are being controlled.

This view is dangerous & people that dislike police share this view at some fundamental level.

Now distrusting the corrupt is fine, but to dislike all police reveals the way a person views life as a whole.

What does this say about those that dislike police (aside from just distrusting, which is based on some being corrupt...) is that they wish to do whatever they choose without having to answer to an authority...

Regardless of your argument, this is what it boils down to.

Morality.
 

Dexiro

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All of the Police I've encountered have been really nice. Even when i'm being wrongfully accused of something I have no reason not to co-operate, it's their job and being a dick to them won't make anything easier.
 

Jedoro

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I dunno about your cops, but the ones in my town are lazy thugs... and we even hire them as security officers at the theater. Do they keep an eye out for trouble? Hell no, they hide in the back halls and get paid $30 an hour to talk on their motherfucking cell phone. Oh, and did I mention how they apparently like to beat the shit out of suspects without making it look like they did? I wouldn't believe it if only one of my friends had told me, but I've heard it repeatedly.

Out of personal experience, they wasted my damn money. I had a wreck literally fifty feet from my house, but instead of towing my car to my house, they got the guy to tow it to his lot and didn't tell me how long until I could pick it up. Nor did they tell me that it'd cost money for every day he had it at his lot. So, the dumbass cops made me spend two hundred bucks that I didn't fucking have to.

All the shit I hear about cops around here, just makes me resolve to do better when I become one after I graduate uni.
 

Furious Styles

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Because a young n**ger got it bad cos I'm brown. I'm not the other colour so the police think they have the authority to kill a minority. So I say fuck that shit, cos I aint the one for a punk ************ with a badge and a gun to be beatin on and thrown in jail. Fuckin with me cos I'm a teenager, with a little bit of goat and a pager. Searchin my car, lookin for the product, thinkin every n**ger is selling narcotics!

And that just isn't fly, dog. Fuck the police.
 

llew

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I hate the cops in my area, elsewhere they have been alright, but the ones by me are A) lazy, B) take 3 days to investigate a break-in, C) take 10 months to get visual identification on a suspect when 3 of that suspects friends have dropped him in the shit 10 months before and D) walk around with their cocks in their mouths and expect you to treat them withy respect while showing none themselves... tell me why i should respect them... and the fact they risk their lives to protect me is invalid when i quote reasons A) B) C) and D)... i would prefer to have no one protect me than these prats
 

Liberaliter

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I don't hate the police because they aren't incompetent idiots. It seems that many Americans hate police in this thread though, maybe this says something about the state of things across the pond.
 

Canadamus Prime

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mayney93 said:
canadamus_prime said:
Because:
A) People are stupid
B) The Media likes blast every isolated case of police brutality or anything like it all over the place.
C) Rap music. Rappers are constantly slamming the police. You can't tell me that a few dipshit wannabe gangstas don't pick up on that.
D) People are stupid
you missed one,

E) chav's are really stupid
I'm not familiar with that term.
 

theevilsanta

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I work on an ambulance and see plenty of what normal people would call "police brutality".

You absolutely cannot, under any circumstances, criticize it if you haven't done that job. I'm not defending brutality, but just saying this discussion is pointless. Sorry.
 

jpoon

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Police are generally a bunch of hopped up douchebags. They seem to think that they are all better than the rest of society and it really shows. If they would stop having such an "us against them" mentality then people might actually start to respect and even trust them...
 

hecticpicnic

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Malyc said:
hecticpicnic said:
1 because prejudice is a tool of them, 2 because the law system is shit and has to be strict(police the person persicuting you is the easiest person to blame)
3 because if you know some one in the law system e.g an officer/a judge/somebody in charge of the people who give out tickets so they can get rid of fines for you,you can get away with more than others
#3 is illegal and could likely get said person serious jail time if they accepted, and you jail time if they didnt.

OT: Police have one of the toughest jobs on the planet, along with one of the highest suicide rates in any profession. I'd say they deserve our support, even if we happen to be on the recieving side of a citation or something like that. Although, i would like their response times to be a bit better in emergencies.
"When seconds count, police are only minutes away"
you have a good point,
but where i live(seasideand/or country town), police do jack shit except bother teenagers
and put weed smokers in jail

p.s. don't get the wrong idea
my friends dad is a officer
 

RandyPants

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It seems that people dislike the police cause they speed, smoke weed and act out.
Shit, people, don't break the law? Ever thought of that? ...

Sure, it sucks when you go 95 on a 90 road and get screwed, but hey. Shit happens.
 

Cutlesnap

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I think it's very funny how half the responses are: A clear example of cops abusing their power, followed by "I don't hate the cops, I distrust them and (maybe) hate the really bad ones".
And the other half are: "People who hate cops are just childish and don't want to be responsible".

I think that's really telling of the authoritarian mindset. It's truly amazing how people can ignore facts that are right in front of their eyes.

I myself have been arrested for no reason whatsoever, and saw my friend being purposefully run over by a cop car. Also there's the constant violence against protesters, the agents provocateur at said protests, and the general lack of willingness to do anything about crime.

And you know what? I do hate all cops. Not because they all beat up innocent people, not because there aren't any cops who legitimately want to catch criminals, because that's just generalization. I hate them all because they will all protect those crooks. It's part of their system.