[SameOldStory]

"I will have to disagree with you, I think the men and women that choose to be police officers are for the most part good people, and good at their jobs."

Those are the key words, "for the most part".

As I said "there are a few that are well deserving of that belief. A great many more are just doing their job as best as they can."

I have never really been mistreated by any policemen (disregarding getting an undeserved ticket). And I agree with you that they have to handle some really crappy jobs that are often in a no-win situation.

I will also go farther than that and say that even a corrupted cop would, in all probability, lay down his life to protect mine. Yes, a corrupted cop can still be a good cop.

But what I'm referring to is not corrupted cops.

Doing work in police stations I've ran into, and in a few cases had run-ins with, a few cops that have the attitude that "There are them and there is us". The very few times that I've met such police officers outside of a police station, I've been very careful in what I say.

If you've been any kind of police officer you would not have experienced this reaction towards yourself. But likewise, if you've been any kind of police officer you would, I'm sure, have seen that attitude in a few other officers. And let it ride.

Not because you're not a good cop, but because there's nothing you can do about the situation, short of having some very solid evidence. How do you report a bad attitude towards some civilians?

And who knows? Joe's just having a bad time with .... He'll straiten out soon.


And about that story? My point was what happened to the property owner during that investigation and plant confiscation?

Remember though that I prefaced it with;
"This story points out the folly of all people."