From one officer to another I wanna say GOOD LUCK! Here on ATS you are going to have your hands full, but hey we have our hands full everytime we put on that uniform, so why not huh?

Watch your Six brother...these ATS members will come from all angles..lol

I'm sure you've followed some of the threads on police abuse that seem to pop up from time to time. My question is this; Why don't police organizations ever speak out against officers who were clearly in the wrong? It seems that the Unions and fellow officers will go to any lenghts to defend even the most egrariouos behavior.

Also, Are officers worried about the tendency of government, grabbing more power all the time, leading to a repressive police state, or do they see the new powers as a good thing?

Edit to add: I don't want just your opinion, being an ATSer, you have a much greater knowledge of conspiracies in the govt, I want to know what the average joe cop on the street thinks.



[edit on 18-12-2009 by FortAnthem]

Just remember people all cops are not bad so don't come in thinking that way. True there any many that fall to the side of bad but it's like that in any groups.

Thanks for your time semperfortis. Do you believe the money spent on the "war on drugs" would be of better use to society if it were spent on something else? Another related question: do you believe, if the war on drugs did end, that it would hinder the efforts of violent gangs? If so, how much of a dent would it would it cause?

So with your long career as a policeman and the experience gained working with other LEOs, in your opinion do you feel that when police come into contact with a normal law abiding citizen who is not braking any laws but that is way more heavily armed than you and your fellow officers, does that make you guys feel intimidated or threatened in any way? even though the person is not directly a threat to you, how do you feel about regular citizens possessing lots of firearms? And if the Federal Government decided one day to collect those firearms from everyday citizens, where would you stand? would you just follow orders or stand up for the rights of your 2nd amendment? where do you feel the loyalty lies in most LEOs?

Are you part of Oath Keepers? If no why not and would you consider it?

ive always wondered if its legal for police officers to blow through lights and speed through traffic without their lights on. and by lights i dont mean headlights i mean the red and blue ones. i have seen alot of this where i live and i think its dangerous.

is it true Policemen in America live on a diet of donunts and coffee or is that just a streotype we have been led to believe in Europe?

I have a question.

What would you do, if you would be enforced by the law to do something, that your individual conscience conflicts?

-v

Thanks for investing time for the benefit of us ATSers. The Internet features a lot of sofa-experts so its good to have someone who knows what he's talking about from real-life experience.

I have no questions. Good luck and may this thread last long.

***hello SemperFortis, you are Offering a unique opportunity,
whether Sponsored by the dept - or by your Own concepts
of helpfulness to the Average joe, it may not matter.

we are Philosophers in oxford UK, and see America from the
outside, probably a lot different to you guys behind the govt.
Pretence of "terrorists everywhere" with which 911 was blownup
hoping to raise public support for attack on Iran - at that time.

a colleague in Colorado was in vietnam, and excessively Patriotic,
to extent of stupidly planning to vote Mc.cain in to follow /worsen
bush juniors ravings and Constitution Destroying legislations -
walker himself being your biggest citizen-threatening terrorist ever.

***our question is, IF you were expected to perform some "duty"
which Seriously conflicted with your own Perceptions of "right",
would you backoff from Obeying ?
or just go ahead and kill everyone - like Mei Lai massacre ?

In local cop situations, OR military attacks on other countries, IF
you felt the "commander in chief" / colonel /boss was a Maniac,
and you therefore might get court martialled ?

Mohammed Ali - champion of the world, had the guts to say
"the vietnamese are not MY enemies, i aint got no cause to go killing
them". would you SemperFortis agree with Ali ?

***its time more Americans began thinking for themselves, and Not
blindly Rushing into every conflict that war-mongering presidents
dream "necessary". What for example are WE (including britain)
doing in Afghanistan - pretending to help them ? or just protecting
american oil pipelines ? half the western world dont even know
where afghanistan is. "al-quaida" and "the taliban" are NOT an
army, just a Scattering of irate Farmers pissed off with being
invaded, just like YOU would get pissed off if Argentinians
went round shootingup farmers in California.

***look forward to hear from you Semper - half the UK !
"bin laden" died years ago - forget him, your biggest enemy is WITHIN.

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Hello my good friend...
I love this positive contribution to ATS and I thank you.
For starters, let me say that my experience with police officers has always been a bad one in my life, with you being the exception.
There are many that allow the badge to go to their head and make themselves feel a level above the rest of us.
Perhaps it goes with your job, that you need to feel emotionless or detached...and there are very few that are not that way.
Thank you for showing me different.
My question to you, is simply this...
In your experience, from everything you have seen and done-
If you could change, or create a new law that you feel would be better than the current ones you enforce..What would it be?