- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Has there ever been a worse time to be a cop?
Posted on 4/29/16 at 9:39 am
Posted on 4/29/16 at 9:39 am
All eyes are on every action they take, and if they screw up it's blown all over social media and the news. Why would anyone choose this profession?
Posted on 4/29/16 at 9:40 am to High C
But you get to carry a gun, baw
Posted on 4/29/16 at 9:40 am to Paul Allen
quote:
1960's
Care to explain?
Posted on 4/29/16 at 9:41 am to High C
Has there ever been a worse time for citizens who have the misfortune of interacting with cops?
Posted on 4/29/16 at 9:41 am to High C
quote:It's not a choice. Most aren't qualified to hold better jobs.
Why would anyone choose this profession?
Posted on 4/29/16 at 9:45 am to High C
Worse as in can't kill people with impunity anymore?
Posted on 4/29/16 at 9:45 am to High C
Ever been on facebook? Cops are worshipped more/held in the same regard as soldiers.
Great time to be a cop, if you ask me.
Great time to be a cop, if you ask me.
Posted on 4/29/16 at 9:46 am to High C
quote:
All eyes are on every action they take, and if they screw up it's blown all over social media and the news. Why would anyone choose this profession?
Things have always been this way but now there are means to expose them.
Posted on 4/29/16 at 9:47 am to High C
The prohibition era must have sucked to be a cop
Posted on 4/29/16 at 9:49 am to High C
They are in a better profession than most in aspects of screw-ups. If you are I screw up bad we may lose our jobs, companies or what have you. Generally when a cop screws up, he has people around him to cover said screw up. That is what angers the people. The "thin blue line" back the badge no matter what.
The 95% protecting the 5%.
The 95% protecting the 5%.
Posted on 4/29/16 at 9:54 am to Salmon
quote:
and yeah, it must be awful to be finally held accountable for your actions
just awful
Posted on 4/29/16 at 9:58 am to High C
Honestly, if I were a cop I would just quit. What's the point in being a cop if you can't jam up someone for looking at you wrong? Or driving a nicer car than they should? Or because they're hanging out with your ex wife? I tell ya, you can't even plant a drop gun these days without Internal Affairs "investigating" like you're the criminal that probably had some drugs on him.
Posted on 4/29/16 at 10:02 am to GaryMyMan
You sound upset Gar. What percentage of cops do you think do what you're describing?
Posted on 4/29/16 at 10:07 am to High C
quote:
Care to explain?
quote:
1960 – HUAC riot, May 13, Students protest House Un-American Activities Committee hearings, 12 injured, 64 arrested, San Francisco, California
1960 – El Cajon Boulevard Riot, August 20, San Diego, California
1960 – Ax Handle Saturday, August 27, Jacksonville, Florida
1962 – Ole Miss riot 1962, September 3 – October 1, The University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi
1963 – Cambridge riot 1963, June 14, Cambridge, Maryland
1964 – the July 16 police-killing of James Powell, in the Yorkville neighbourhood just south of East Harlem, precipitates a string of race riots in July and August, including:
1964 – Harlem Riot of 1964, July 16–22, New York City
1964 – Rochester 1964 race riot, July 24–25, Rochester, New York
1964 – Philadelphia 1964 race riot, August 28–30, Philadelphia
1965 – Watts riots, August 11–17, Los Angeles, California
1966 – Division Street riots, June 12–14, Humboldt Park, Chicago, Illinois
1966 – Omaha riot of 1966, July 2, Omaha, Nebraska
1966 – 1966 Chicago West-Side riots, July 12–15, Chicago, Illinois
1966 – Hough riots, July 18–24, Cleveland, Ohio
1966 – Waukegan riot, August 27, Waukegan, Illinois
1966 – Benton Harbor riots, August 30 – September 4, Benton Harbor, Michigan
1966 – Sunset Strip curfew riots, November 12, various other flareups, basis for the song "For What It's Worth (Buffalo Springfield song)", West Hollywood, California
1967 – Long Hot Summer of 1967 refers to a year in which 159 race riots erupted across the United States, including:
1967 – Avondale riots, June 12-15, Cincinnati, Ohio
1967 – Buffalo riot of 1967, June 27, Buffalo, New York
1967 – 1967 Newark riots, July 12–17, Newark, New Jersey
1967 – 1967 Plainfield riots, July 14–21, Plainfield, New Jersey
1967 – Cairo riot, July 17, Cairo, Illinois
1967 – 1967 Detroit riot, July 23–29, Detroit, Michigan
1967 – Cambridge riot of 1967, July 24, a.k.a. the H. Rap Brown riot, Cambridge, Maryland
1967 – Milwaukee riot, July 30, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1968 – Orangeburg Massacre, S.C. State Univ., February 8, Orangeburg, South Carolina
1968 – Memphis Sanitation Strike riot, March 28, Memphis, Tennessee
1968 – Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., April 4, Memphis, Tennessee, precipitates all April 4–14 riots, including:
1968 – 1968 Detroit riot, April 4–5, Detroit, Michigan
1968 – 1968 New York City riots, April 4–5, New York City, New York
1968 – 1968 Washington, D.C. riots, April 4–8, Washington, D.C.
1968 – 1968 Chicago riots, West Side Riots, April 5–7, Chicago, Illinois
1968 – 1968 Pittsburgh riots, April 5–11, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1968 – Baltimore riot of 1968, April 6–12, Baltimore, MD
1968 – Avondale riot of 1968, April 8, Cincinnati, Ohio
1968 – 1968 Kansas City riot, April 9, Kansas City, Missouri
1968 – Wilmington Riot of 1968, April 9–10, Wilmington, Delaware
1968 – Trenton Riot of 1968, April 9–11, Trenton, New Jersey
1968 – Columbia University protests of 1968, April 23, New York City, New York
1968 – Louisville riots of 1968, May 27, Louisville, Kentucky
1968 – Akron riot, July 17–23, Akron, Ohio
1968 – Glenville Shootout, July 23–28, Cleveland, Ohio
1968 – 1968 Democratic National Convention protests, including riot August 27–28, Chicago, Illinois
1969 – Zip to Zap riot, May 9–11, Zap, North Dakota
1969 – People's Park Riots, May, Berkeley, California
1969 – 1969 Greensboro uprising, May 21–25, Greensboro, North Carolina
1969 – Cairo disorders, May–December, Cairo, Illinois
1969 – Stonewall riots, June 28 – July 2, New York City, New York
1969 – 1969 York Race Riot, July 17–24, York, Pennsylvania
1969 – Days of Rage, October 8–11, Weathermen riot in Chicago, Illinois
This post was edited on 4/29/16 at 10:12 am
Posted on 4/29/16 at 10:08 am to High C
Ill say this much about it. The added negative exposure ruins the trust issue needed for a smooth encounter. 10 years ago it was expected that certain people automatically thought a cop was dirty or out to get them. Now you have middle and upper class housewives you've never met before, suspicious of everything you do because Whoopie on The View told her to be. Cops are constantly told not to treat every person like a criminal but now people are told to assume every cop is a criminal. That's ok though. I'll continue to prove to people I come into contact with that we aren't all out to take their money or shoot their dog.
Posted on 4/29/16 at 10:08 am to High C
Man, frick a cop. They're assholes who treat everyone like shite regardless of race.
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News