About the Police

[teddywolf]

One of the recent flaps that has gone back and forth between real life and online has tangentially brought up attitudes toward the police. One of the important things about modern civic police forces is that they gain their legitimacy through fair, nondiscriminatory and effective police work. So, I wanted to ask people at large.

You can make comments below. People can comment anonymously here. And for anybody who is coming here for the first time and is worried, I have never worked for or with any law enforcement agency and do not currently work for or with one.

[Poll #1974926]

Comments

[juliansinger.livejournal.com]

The police are not on my side.

On the other hand, I do trust them to do their work.

On the gripping hand, their work and my life oftentimes don't meet up very well and/or are at odds, so just because I trust them to do their work doesn't mean I want to be /involved/ with them doing their work.

[achinhibitor.livejournal.com]

On the other hand, I do trust them to do their work.

IMHO, a good point -- even if the police are 100% doing the job they are supposed to, that job isn't the advancement of one's own interests.