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originally posted by: IvanAstikov
a reply to: FraggleRock
Sorry, but I'm not giving anybody a pat on the back for doing their well-paid job, unless their efforts are above and beyond the call of duty to a greater extent than having a kickabout with some youngsters.
originally posted by: IvanAstikov
Sorry, but I'm not giving anybody a pat on the back for doing their well-paid job, unless their efforts are above and beyond the call of duty to a greater extent than having a kickabout with some youngsters.
originally posted by: IvanAstikov
Agreed. If the good cops want the respect of the people they serve, they need to be as critical of the bad actors among them as ordinary civilians are.
originally posted by: FraggleRock
originally posted by: IvanAstikov
Sorry, but I'm not giving anybody a pat on the back for doing their well-paid job, unless their efforts are above and beyond the call of duty to a greater extent than having a kickabout with some youngsters.
More power to ya. I understand that people who frown upon complimenting people for doing their job exist. I've worked at places where that was reality. Though I've also worked at places where positive reinforcement was common place. The difference between to two work environments was night and day.
originally posted by: TorqueyThePig
a reply to: Cuervo
No, what you did with your statement was surreptitiously suggest that most cops are bad.
You showed your hand by saying that these two "good cops" must have been beaten up in the locker room because the other (bad) cops wouldn't like what they did.
You know exactly what you meant when you said what you said. Then again, maybe it was implicit bias on your part.
I see it, and Domo sees it.
Newsflash.
The police positively interact with their communities and the youth that live in them on a DAILY basis.
originally posted by: TorqueyThePig
a reply to: Cuervo
As I said, the police (including myself) do stuff like this on a daily basis. I never say never, however, I would find it hard pressed to find an officer that disapproved of what the officers in the OP did. Your presumptive, negative comments about law enforcement are only contributing to further driving the wedge between the police and the citizens.
originally posted by: TorqueyThePig
For you to suggest that because there are some officers that behave badly, other good officers will follow in their footsteps is absolutely INSULTING to me.
originally posted by: TorqueyThePig
Here are some examples of what the police across the country do on a regular basis. Sadly, the media does not like to cover stories like the given examples. If it doesn't bleed it doesn't lead.
originally posted by: TorqueyThePig
What do you do for your community?
originally posted by: TorqueyThePig
As you can see, the police do our part to help the communities of this country on a regular basis. We have no control over what the media decides to cover.
We are not the only ones responsible for maintaining a positive relationship, the citizens are as well. It seems like many think that only the police are responsible for maintaining a positive rapport.
originally posted by: TorqueyThePig
What are you doing to help maintain a positive rapport with your local police agencies?
originally posted by: TorqueyThePig
Furthermore, there will always be some number of bad cops, because cops are human. Like other criminals some will get caught and others won't. I am not quite sure why people can't understand that.