Would you feel safer if your neighbor was a cop?

No i wouldn't unless he was on My payroll! Oops I sound like a Don! Wait a minute I like that! Lol! No I wouldn't feel any safer because he was a cop. Anyone can find anyone else. And if he is an " honest" cop in a corrupt force , he Will be a target. And if he is "on the payroll" Internal Affairs will be after him.

I don't feel one way or the other. There are worse and better people than that to have as a neighbor. I always smile at anyone dressed in a police uniform. They've got a tough job to do. I couldn't imagine having to deal with criminals all day. I would be very concerned if a family member decided to become a cop. I would worry about their safety.

Hi. bounce58. Yes, I would feel more safer just as long as this cop was not a dirty cop and if the neighborhood that I live in has many crimes that takes place too. I also would be on my peach and queues because I don't want to say or do anything crazy in front of him so that he could lock me up, you know.

I guess I would feel safer knowing there was a police officer next door. I had never eally thought about the point you made about their work following them home but that is a possibility too.

Hi bounce58, I don't live next door to a cop, but there a few who live in our gated community. I do feel comfortable living in close proximity to cops. I think the only ones who should have a problem living next door to a cop are the criminals who are involving themselves in deviant acts. People who obey the law's of society should have not to worry about. I do see your point, however, about the possibility of the criminal element finding the cop resident and have some kind of confrontation, which could include a shootout, putting neighbors and passer-byers in danger. The odds for a neighborhood shootout varies. Depending on which neighborhood one lives. Lower social economical neighborhoods are where one would have more worry about living next door to a cop. Middle and upper class neighborhoods are not exempt, but less expected to have such activities.

I actually feel fairly safe with where I live right now and I don't know that having a cop in the neighborhood would really make much of a difference. However, I also know that there are some neighborhoods around here where cops are able to get better deals on houses because of the fact that the houses are in areas that are higher crime areas. I think that this is a great incentive for a police officer to have and I know that I would feel safer if I lived in one of those neighborhoods.

Not really no. We have a cop for a neighbor. Granted, he lives further up the street. Not like he's right next door. His big ole police car is there for everyone to see. That didn't keep our home from being broken into 4 years ago. My dog gives me a greater sense of security.

With the repuation of our corrupt cops? No way.

Have you seen Lakeview Terrace? That was a different take on the bad neighbor scenario, especially when they are a cop. It was really good, crazy ending though, he just lost it. I don't really live in a dangerous area, but it is not the best place either. I would feel safer if an officer lived near. At my old apartments there actually WAS an officer who lived there, he actually worked on the SWAT team. I don't think he would attract dangerous people to him (mostly because people don't know who the SWAT team is especially due to their being heavily armored and covered). I think you've been watching a lot of tv, sure detectives get really into crimes, but there is a really slim chance of them attracting their work back home. If it was that common there would be a lot less detectives out there. I do realize some people live in pretty bad areas and having an officer in the neighborhood might not be good (but more for the officer not the neighbors). Anyway, I understand what you are saying but I wouldn't worry about it, my neighbor who lived one house away when I was little was also a cop and nothing bad every happened because of it.

Hi bounce58. I think that I would defintely feel safer in my home if my neighbor was a cop. If other people knew that you lived in a cop's neighborhood, they might think twice about crime. Living next to a cop would give me a sense of security if nothing else.

It does not matter if my neighbour is a police officer or not. What is important to me is that the neighbourhood has a sense of togetherness and will keep a lookout for each other. As they say, unity is a force.

If a robbery stays next to a police officer, do you think it is a safe place for him? Of course no. Not all of the policemen are good persons. Some of them are worse than the gangsters or the thieves. Bad policemen are just the license or authorized gangsters to bully people. However, I just hope that your neighbor is a good cop.

No, there wouldn't be a difference for me. I believe such a cop would have a full time job to do, and even when he gets back there is more family business for him to do. Even though they provide extra security for many people, that doesn't necessarily mean they will always respond to help. I believe that a person who is friendly and looks and takes note of my house would be much better. In the world we live in, closely connected neighbors provide more help than police.

Definitely not. How can I feel safe if I don't know what type of cop is he. Besides, we can get caught immediately if we make mistakes =))

I guess yes and no no, for the same reason as yours yes, for obvious reason I feel safer if the community works together I think the community I am in is pretty tough at crime and such

not at all!!So forget cops or police you can see on tv eheh in amny cases people doing this job are a bit strange in real life and so i don't think this fact can feel me more secure or the contrary..

hi bounce yes I think I would as we had one living inour old apartment complex and s everal times people benefitted with his being a cop. one of his neighbors were a cou ple of elderly women sharing a two bedroom apartment. One lady was having problems breathing and her companion had trouble trying to call the paramedics so she went next door to the police officer's house and told him of her sister's feeling ill. He went to their apartment and called 911 at once then asked the well sister if she had any baby aspirin. He gave that to the ill sister as he was sure she was having a heart attack. He s tayed with thej til the paramedics arrived. the whole complex heard about this and he became pretty popular'with the tenants.

i've never tried having a cop for a neighbor but i guess that would feel safer. recently though i've been watching all these secret agent movies and it made me feel like living anywhere near them is dangerous. living near the cops/police would be ok, but living near agents like those cia and ex-cia people (not that there's a chance that i would live near them) would probably be a no no.

I think it'd be dangerous to have a neighbor as a cop because the cop could have been linked to something for work, or even arrested someone or shot someone and then the family of whoever he shot, arrest could try to find where he lives and do something to their family or whichever the case is. I think it's dangerous..

Hello! I think if the cop is respectable and a really good cop, then I would feel safer to have the cop as a neighbor. However, if it's the other way around then, I will have to find another home. I would feel threatened if the cop is not trustworthy and I think for a good cop to be a neighbor would mean that the neighborhood I belong to is a peaceful and very reliable place in case of emergency or in any bad circumstances. Cheers!