Aren't Police Officers just pathetic?

TJ Fox

First of all, before you sit there and bash someone with one of the most dangerous and stressful jobs in the world, maybe you should consider something.... Police officers are no different than you. They have families, feelings, and a job to do. I don't think you would like someone to ridicule you for the job you do. Police officers risk their lives to keep us safe every day and all you can do is sit there and say how pathetic they are?! Response times vary depending on department size and how busy they are. If it's a non emergency, they might not get there right away because they're taking care of more pressing issues. You should do a ride-along with your local PD to see the stuff officers go through every day, maybe you and all the other people posting crap about cops will change you/their mind(s) if you all did that.....I did an Internship with my local PD and it totally opened my eyes to the world of law enforcement and i will never speak badly of a police officer again!

Kikyo

Yeah, real pathetic. They only risk their lives all the time to protect people like you.

unicornfarie1

Speak for yourself!!! I'm glad we have police officers around to protect us from people like you!!!!!

Admiral Question

Some of them may be pathetic, some criminal but there are also dedicated professionals, my brother-in-law was one of them.

I think it sad that you choose to generalize (like those people who say all males are violent or all teens are lazy or all women are untrustworthy). Generalizations are often far from being true.

help me

maybe they are really busy eating donuts or maybe they really are busy with more important criminals at any rate they are always at risk of being hurt or killed so back off and give em a break.

ecamp97

Life is not like TV. Police are threatened all the time and could easily get killed if not careful.

Ah why did they arrest you this time.

kgsult

You have to realize what police go through every day. Sometimes it takes a while to get to another call. ecspecially if your the only officer on patrol. They have a lot of people to serve just because you need them doesn't mean they can magically appear at your doorstep. One of my co-workers just got stuck by a hypodermic needle the other day and now will be going through HIV testing for a very long time. Just to protect people like you. You don't like what they do? Then why don't you get off YOUR butt and be SUPER COP.

ams

If you think you can do better, try out for the academy.

Catherine E: VT

Don't blame the police officers. The reason that they sometimes can't get to a call quickly, is because there's only so many cops working on any given shift. My husband's a police officer, and in our town (population over 33000) there might be only 4 officers on the road and one supervisor on a given evening. Some nights are relatively quiet, and the officers aren't scrambling from call to call, and some nights they have so many calls that they need to call in officers from other towns for help. When this happens, then they need to prioritize the calls. The choking baby is going to get their attention before your report that someone stole your car stereo. On the quieter nights, they spend what you would consider down time filling out pages and pages of paperwork for every little thing that they do. Say all of the mailboxes on your street get smashed. The officers need to fill out a separate incident report for each and every mailbox. They're up to their necks in paperwork. So when you see a police car sitting in a parking lot, and you think they're doing nothing, you're wrong. They're usually working on paperwork.

rb_antiques

You know I guess all those Officers who ran into the world trade center where pretty pathetic too? Anyone who places thier life on the line and who voluntarilly agrees to work in a field where they see the most horrible things and people at thier worst are pathetic. you know whats really pathetic? You for posting this.

gabs4_28

the real q is.....how would u feel that u cant call or depend on anythin from murderes, rapists, drugs, guns? hm?

scedex

I'm sorry that your experiences with police have not been positive. The police in my state are generally excellent, but at the end of the day they are human and as such there will be bad, lazy or dishonest police - as there are bad, lazy or dishonest paramedics, electricians, teachers, etc, etc.
It's the individual that's bad - not the profession.
If you have a grievance with any public official, follow the complaint through - they have more to fear from you if the complaint is genuine and in reality their decent colleagues will be pleased to see the back of them.

Quite how you know that an offender breaking into your house was or wasn't on drugs or alcohol is beyond me.
And probably beyond the officer taking the call...
If the break in is over and done with and the offender long gone then you are not really a response priority.

duffyrules_skipper

That is pretty sad and pathetic they are just trying to do their jobs but I have to admit some of them are lousy. They don't do any thing.

MONA H

i totaly understand what you are saying. i have had my house and cars broken into several times and when they did decide to show up they wetre gone and they didnt have time to look for them. yes i agree.

Genesis

not all officers are that way, but u are right. that is sad.

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