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

[paper-crystals.livejournal.com]

Somewhat similar to what others have been saying. I trust the police, but I trust the police because I am white. I trust the police MORE in Glens Falls, NY for certain things because I am white (they have a history of harassing black people and especially out of towners) but I trust the NYPD less. Interestingly, with the exception of hate crime, then my trust reverses.