Why do some people constantly bad-mouth the police, until they have an emergency? then, they are the first to make a 911 call..........

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• Points for you to Valparaiso, I liked your answer to. I don't like the ticket, but I sure do have respect for the men in blue.

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  by turbowray on February 5th, 2007

• Yes, traffic stops make them highly unpopular, but part of the problem lies with officers' hardened attitudes too. I have family in the force, and waitressed for years, getting to know quite a few officers in my day. There is no denying the harshness they often exude. They see the lowest and worst, which hardens their personality a bit.

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  by Little Miss Dangerous on February 6th, 2007

• I guess I was lucky, my Uncle was a trooper, and a minister, so he saw the best of both worlds!

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  by turbowray on February 6th, 2007

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• i agree and your answer has merit

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  by Anonymous on February 7th, 2007

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• I must respond to your answer with this statement. most police departments now have avls on each police vehicle. this is short for all vehicle locator. avls are the watchdog over officers. avls are attached to each police cars roof and sends a satelitte signal to a computer bank. this bank records the police cars speed, idle time, and whether the emergency lights and siren are in use. its called accountability. officers have to answer to each situation, where there is a question. in my department,we have a general order that states the emergency lights cannot be operated, without the siren....together. only a code 3 call qualifies for full emergency equipment. what this amounts to, is no emergency lights to eat or break traffic laws. the avl will sound the alert, if not on a legitimate call. also, avls give our constant location in real time. this is really good, say, i am checked out for lunch and an armed robbery is occuring two blocks away from my location. avl will send me.

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  by Anonymous on February 7th, 2007

• John, I'm really glad you did. This avls sounds fantastic. Not only for accountability, but officer safety too. Not sure if we have them here yet (although out of curiosity I may find out). We certainly didn't in the late 80's when my officer friends and family used to 'joke' about their antics. Even my 10 year old has pointed out 'questionable' speeding and such. I still love the men in blue though.

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  by Little Miss Dangerous on February 7th, 2007

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• Points for you Justnormal! I liked your answer!

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  by turbowray on February 5th, 2007

• Thanks Turbo

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  by JUSTNORMAL on February 6th, 2007

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• Some people complain about everything, don't have time for them.

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  by Dave2222 on December 30th, 2008

• You should treat every call as a serious one, that's why there are repercussions for fake calls. You can't judge whether a call is important or not just because the person doesn't sound like they are in immediate danger...

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  by Blackberry. on December 30th, 2008

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