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I am a law abiding citizen and only had a handful of situations when I had to deal with police and all of them were absolutely awful: 1) found a wallet with som

I am a law abiding citizen and only had a handful of situations when I had to deal with police and all of them were absolutely awful: 1) found a wallet with some documents,cards,etc. Went to the police station just to be told they don't have facilities to store such items and suggested to destroy the cards,as the person would have changed them all anyway. When I visited the same station second time, I noticed an entire safe with a massive label saying 'lost items'.. 2) My bag got stolen just outside an office building. Went to the police to report it just to be told that maybe the street cleaner swept it away. Told him that it all happened in front of a CCTV,so it'd be quite easy to figure out who did it.Came up with zillions of excuses. Ended up going to the office building and talking to the security guy myself.Turns out they have a dummy camera outside,even showed the internal coverage on his screens. 3) Customer went bananas and threatened (over the phone) to kill everybody in the office, put bombs,etc. Had to report to the police. The whole thing lasted two hours.The policewoman was like: you know, people make jokes, sometimes they say things they don't mean,etc. So why do you want to report it,etc.. Eventually she took all the details and said: well,you know,if he tries this again, or if he shows up at the office, here's the case reference, call on this number,give the case ref and we'll update the case with new info.Yes,sure,I was thinking, a guy shows up with a gun at my office,I try to escape and call police while I run: 'oh hi officer,I have an update on a case.Yes,I do have a case reference.. The experiences of some friends are usually much worse.

foxyv 6y ago
I learned similar lessons about police when I was a kid. We would get burglarized almost every year by the same house down the street. Every time we called the police they would show up a day later and spend most of their time doing nothing and trying to blame us for getting robbed. They cared so little about actual crime. At the same time some cop from the same department wrote up my brother for "Riding a motorcycle on the sidewalk while not wearing a helmet on his bicycle, crossing a street (Pedestrian) without a walk sign, and running a red left turn in a car. He got 200 hours of community service because the judge (Not really a judge but some ticket approver clerk) decided he didn't care if it made sense. He was doing community service next to a guy that beat and robbed an elderly woman who got 40 hours instead... Then we moved to a different city and the sheriffs there were GREAT. You would meet them out and about and they would say hi and hang out. They actually cared about their jobs and spent their time keeping the community safe. Report a car stereo stolen to them and they would set up stings and bait cars! For a car stereo! The first city was leasing their cops from a notoriously bad city next door. The second city funded their own Sheriff, spent tons of money on them to keep them well trained, and was super politically active (Mostly retirees). Both cities were within 50 miles of each other. Consistency of police in the USA is all over the place. I think the ACAB movement is missing something. They are alienating the groups that can actually make a difference with policing. The LEOs who are actually good at their jobs and the people who honestly cherish them. At the same time I know what kind of cop they are really after!

foxyv 6y ago

I learned similar lessons about police when I was a kid. We would get burglarized almost every year by the same house down the street. Every time we called the police they would show up a day later and spend most of their time doing nothing and trying to blame us for getting robbed. They cared so little about actual crime. At the same time some cop from the same department wrote up my brother for "Riding a motorcycle on the sidewalk while not wearing a helmet on his bicycle, crossing a street (Pedestrian) without a walk sign, and running a red left turn in a car. He got 200 hours of community service because the judge (Not really a judge but some ticket approver clerk) decided he didn't care if it made sense. He was doing community service next to a guy that beat and robbed an elderly woman who got 40 hours instead... Then we moved to a different city and the sheriffs there were GREAT. You would meet them out and about and they would say hi and hang out. They actually cared about their jobs and spent their time keeping the community safe. Report a car stereo stolen to them and they would set up stings and bait cars! For a car stereo! The first city was leasing their cops from a notoriously bad city next door. The second city funded their own Sheriff, spent tons of money on them to keep them well trained, and was super politically active (Mostly retirees). Both cities were within 50 miles of each other. Consistency of police in the USA is all over the place. I think the ACAB movement is missing something. They are alienating the groups that can actually make a difference with policing. The LEOs who are actually good at their jobs and the people who honestly cherish them. At the same time I know what kind of cop they are really after!