Can we really trust the POLICE?

Like all humans and public officials there are bad seeds. I have not personally encounter any bad situations and or direct problems but can imagine there are corrupted ones and or some who take their high ranking a bit too far. I did know someone a long time ago who use to be a police officer. She at the time I knew her was a secretary and stated as a police officer they were not allowed to complain and or snitch about their fellow policeman/women. She told me stories of many who used their power to simply harass and use people out on the street. She complained too much about her partners and was black balled out of the force.

Hi Angelee, I'm not scared of the police. They take an oath to protect and serve. Of course, there are always some bad apples everywhere, even in the police force there are some who will abuse their power of authority.... but on a majority, the police are good people. The police have more to fear from us than we do of them. Every time they pull over a car for a routine traffic stop they take their lives in their own hands, because they don't know from one minute to the next if they will be gunned down. I say this, because about 3 months ago we buried a relative who was a police officer. he was murdered and didn't even see it coming. He was responding to a distress call from another cop who had been shot by the person in a car that he pulled over. My relative didn't even get a chance to get out of his squad car. He was shot in the head by the same person who shot the other cop. Luckily the other cop survived, but my relative didn't. He was killed instantly. My relative loved being a cop. He often apologized to the people he had to arrest, and he always tried to help when he could. He was the police officer in our town who had the least arrests. He was a Christian and he lived his faith, and he would rather help someone than arrest them, even when he had cause to. He arrested when he had to, but he talked to them and let them go with warnings when he could.

Police are well bent,as is the whole justice system,think about this,defence lawyers and prosicution barristers,make deals,they conspire together wether or not your innocent or guilty,they are expiring to get in the judges seat,and by hook or crook,they will conspire for that chair

There are other professions that are supposed to be trustworthy just like police officers, such as teachers and pastors/priests, among others where a few of them make wrong choices that ruin it for the rest of the people in the same profession. My Dad is a retired police officer and was on the force for 28 years. Naturally, I have respect for police officers, but I do expect respect in return, which not all of them do. There are some police officers that take advantage of their badge, and that makes us lose trust in other police officers. But overall, I trust them to protect and keep me safe.

Never EVER screw with the police. Policemen can be extremely awful but if you try to express that opinion, you could get into a lot of trouble. Policemen are one of the problems here in my town. They think their car is a free ticket to going whatever speed they want. On the highway, I saw a policeman going about 80 mph at a 65 with his lights on. After he passed a bunch of traffic, he turned his lights off and then went along his way. I thought that, that was really unfair but there was nothing I could do. I had once tried to fight with one, and I ended up having to pay for a ticket. Policemen are one of the most dishonest and cheating people.

There's so many devious souls. I certainly don't trust the police in my area, there's so many trials going on about cops raping and beating people. I try my best to avoid the police(not saying I'm into illegal activities or anything I just don't want trouble for myself) because of all the fear in the back of my mind. If you can't try those who are supposed to protect us from evil, who can we trust?

We shouldn't fully trust anyone just based off of a group they belong to. Police have done horrible things. You are right that they are just people. They are in a position of authority and that can sometimes get to a person's head. All police cars have dash cameras, so if they try to do anything to us when we are pulled over, the camera should catch it, so that is one security measure. It is not just for evidence or the officer's safety, but it is to help ensure that our rights are protected too. They are supposed to protect us, but we should not really rely on anyone but ourselves. We need to be aware of our surroundings and the situation we are in and do our best to use this information to keep us safe. That's all we can really do. I don't remember what it was, but I remember seeing a movie or an episode of a tv show where there was a police officer who was abusing his authority and sexually assaulting women. Some people got into a car wreck and that officer went to get the woman out of the flipped car and out of harm's way. He didn't even recognize her at first, but she recognized him as the man who assaulted and refused to let him help her because she was so scared of him. It was then when he realized how awful his behavior had been and what kind of impact it had on people. It's strange that I remember that part so clearly when I can't even remember what show that was, but it just really stuck with me.

I think that there are a lot of stories in the press about why we shouldn't trust the police, however we have to remember that there are thousands of police officers who do an excellent job each and every day who aren't reported in the press at all. The majority of our police force work well and dedicate their lives to fighting crime and helping people. There are people in many different professions who you would hope could be trusted and who break that trust, but just remember that there are many many more than that who do an amazing job day in day out.

Honestly speaking i dont trust the police in our country in foreign countries it is very little trust worth to keep trusts on police. But in my country i have been hearing news from the past few years about corruption lot of wicked activities, also i would like to mention a few years ago my bicycle was been robed from a tutor class we complained to the police but its 5 years been passed and the bicycle is not yet returned, I believe if the police take their activities seriously surely the country will benefit from police protection. Its very hard to trust the police when they itself commit crimes and misuse about their authority.

For me yes it is the trend but not to the full because only Jehovah God we can trust.

Police tried to arrest my husband years ago when he was working third shift because he was weaving while driving. They kept saying he was drunk and he told them that he wasn't. They jailed him over night and then they took him for a breathalyzer and it said he was not drinking so the captain says what should we do then and my hubby says take me to my f'ing car so I can go home and sleep like I was going to do when you stuffed me in here.

Well their two main factors that play into this, 1) your country and how corrupt they might be, and 2) whether their paid enough so that they won't do illegal actions to earn more. In my country I don't trust the police as for any traffic or other incident, give em a bit of cash and they'll let you off the hook. So no I do not trust the police here

That's a similar question to: "can we really trust our doctors". To some extent yes you must trust them, but their will be factors where, there job is to get paid with a small correlation to actually doing their service. Everyone can make mistakes both intentionally and unintentionally. Police, doctors, or any services that are offered to public must be questioned properly before being able to give public service. Though they might receive outside influence once they actually start working, we can't stop that. To be honest, once someone receives some sort of power, it can make them really crazy with confidence. This can lead to many things. When it comes down to it, trust yourself and your feelings first. Then trust others second. There will always be bad cops and good cops, and the majority I would hope and actually believe are good. You can hear people say F$%$ the police, but send them over my area I don't want my stuff stolen, one of the cops has to be good.

Hi, Angelee. Of course police officers are human, just like all of us. Everyone has their positive and negative qualities, and some are more common than others. This is why we see issues such as racial profiling in the police force. However, I hope that you will take comfort in knowing that there are measures in place to ensure that people predisposed to the behaviours that you have described are rejected from the police force. The United States uses the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) test to determine the mental health of potential officers. This test assesses different aspects of a person's personality, such as their level of trust in others and their respect for society's rules. Trained professionals are able to judge the validity of the test subjects' answers, and so potential officers with mental issues would have a difficult time faking their way through the test. There is quite a bit of information available regarding the test if you would like to see the criteria for yourself. In all, it is always a good idea to have your own safety in mind when faced with a stranger, even a police officer, but please rest assured that the people selected to protect you and uphold the law are there because they were ideal candidates.