On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 17:15:24 GMT, "Skip Elliott Bowman"
> wrote:

>"Scott en Aztlán" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 09:19:22 -0500, "Cory Dunkle" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Cops so often forget that they are _PUBLIC SERVICE_ officers. They serve
>>>the
>>>public, and the public pays them for that service. They serve every single
>>>person out on the streets and sidewalks. Even if they suspect that person
>>>of
>>>something the cop still needs to treat that person with the utmost respect
>>>and courtesy.
>>>
>>>Anyhow, the world would be a better place without all the ass holes like
>>>this pig working on the force.
>>
>> Your hypocrisy is dripping off my screen and onto my keyboard.
>>
>> So let me ask you a question, Cory: why do you expect courtesy and
>> respect from the police when you refuse to extend thst same courtesy
>> and respect to them? Do you believe that paying the officer's salary
>> entitles you to treat them with disrespect and hatred?
>
>I don't believe that anybody deserves to be treated with disrespect or
>hatred just because they are a LEO.

I agree, but jaybird's defense of this piece of **** is really making
me wonder why.

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>
>People who want to be cops go in knowing they will see the dregs of human
>existence on a daily basis. They'll see worse than imaginable examples of
>man-s inhumanity to man all the time.

Such as the cop who answered the phone in this story.

Or the cops in Dallas who were planting billiard chalk on innocent
people and calling it drugs.

etc....


>If they can't find a way to handle
>that other than becoming rude and nasty then they need to look for another
>line of work.
>
>Being a LEO is often touted as being in harm's way every day, but the fact
>is it's a relatively safe profession compared to commercial fisherman,
>logger, construction worker, or coal miner. So don't tell me that the
>demands of the job automatically make cops into jerks. A real professional
>does their job with respect, dignity, and compassion. Almost every veteran
>cop (and every single chief/county sheriff, retired or not) I know has a
>positive attitude, and is motivated by wanting to do the right thing for
>their community on their watch.
>
>Trooper Peasley has an 18 year record, but that doesn't mean he should be
>allowed to act with such blatant disrespect to a 911 caller and not get
>disciplined for it.
>