by PrettyPirate on March 21st, 2007

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Are you afraid of the police? Why or why not?

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by Me Myself and I on June 9th, 2007
All I have to say is "Police-state" and "Big Brother is Watching"
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by PopeOnARope on October 21st, 2008
Yes, because I'm Black.
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by yup. on May 2nd, 2007
yeah, every time one's following me i keep lookin' in my rear view mirror assuming i'll get pulled over for some bullshit.

"your giving me a ticket for driving in the bus lane!?! i was making a right turn you jackass!"
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by Who? on April 1st, 2008
Yeah because my skin is a bit more on the darker side.
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by Babycakes on July 16th, 2007
Only if they come to my door to tell me someone in my family has had an accident.
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by 123 on May 2nd, 2007
Yes, because ever time that I see them they arrest me.
LOL! they never have a reason though, other than its a small town and they don't like me.
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by rabbit313 on April 20th, 2007
I'm not afraid of them, but I feel scared when a lot of them are around - which often signals a crime nearby, and the cops have guns. The bullets are blind and I could be inadvertently injured or killed. I'm perhaps more afraid of the police cars, which run like crazy when the cops are hunting for a suspect, disregarding all the traffic signs, and I could be hit to death by such a car.
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by JAMMco... its complicated... on March 21st, 2007
No, but I am nervous of them. I am never quite sure if perhaps I am inadvertantly breaking the law, or maybe I'm going to be pulled over instead of the speeder next to me because he thinks his radar caught me instead of the similar car next to me.

I've been pulled over a couple of times, but have been very cordial as have the police and each time I was truly ignorant of the offense.

They are here to protect, but it does bother me when they spend the time hiding in speed traps or at brand new stop signs and new NO LEFT TURN signs.
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by Gonzo on June 9th, 2007
Not affraid as such, but I like to keep my distance. They have this nack of breaking into people's homes and planting marijuana or accusing you of drink driving when no matter how many times they use their little tester thing it's never gonna give them the figures they want. If you're quick, sharp and keep a lookout, you can dodge the Lice pretty well.
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by jt007m on May 2nd, 2007
Yeah... Mostly cuz I've been harassed even when I hadn't done anything... and wasn't given help when I needed it the most. I know they do a lot of good, but my psyche can't let the negative go.
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by mekare on March 21st, 2007
i am because in my area they are jerks
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by haggis on June 19th, 2007
i think this song pretty much sums up how i feel about cops:

how many girls stay awake all night
too scared to sleep and too scared to fight back
i know you know what i'm talking about
another woman killed and hardly a pout about it
green river killer my fucking ass
the cops have gotta be deaf, dumb, and spastic
to not catch the killer(s) of one hundred woman
i guess it'd be different if they thought we were human

i wanna know what love is

what the fuck if we all got guns
to off the fucking pigs and all the other motherfuckers
raping the children they paint like dolls
jon benet didn't scream because she never fucking was
come on now the police aren't gonna save you
they're part of the problem that society gave you
locking up black men for whistling in the wind
you see a mirage when you call the cop your friend

i wanna know what love is

the killers and the cops give us special advice
like cross your legs and act fucking nice
while they kill us off old and fucking young
for breathing, relieving, and having fun
they'll keep you scared so you have to have a boyfriend
and take your kids away if you're a la la lesbian
arrest you for whoring then rape you in the car
it's time we point the finger at who the real criminals are

i wanna know what love is
i want you to show me

so i'll stay awake almost every night
a pen in my hand and in the other a knife
because i'd rather be scared and fight back
than be some dick's maid, babe or wife

i don't care how we get it but we'll get it someday
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by garnorche on May 2nd, 2007
I don't care about them, I don't do anything that could cause them to go after me.
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by weatherman taking week or so off on May 2nd, 2007
I am not afraid of the police in general, however, some police officers scare me. There are officers who think they are LAW ENFORCEMENT, not TO SERVE AND PROTECT. Law Enforcement belongs to the courts. Police apprehend suspects. Some police will lie or create evidence to support their belief that the person they apprehended is guilty. They think they are witness, judge and jury all in one. These people scare the crap out of me. Most police are not like that, however.
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by bigkado69 on March 21st, 2007
I am sick of the police cause i owe 3 tickets and they were all due 2day.They pulled me over 2/3 of them tickets were bullsh*t.
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- Go and contest them. I have found that, even when you were in the wrong, just showing up and acting politely will grant you a pardon.
  
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  by BAM@Cyberscrewed.tk on May 2nd, 2007
- http://youtube.com/watch?v=yqMjMPlXzdA
  
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  by Cannabis its just a plant on June 9th, 2007
- What were the 2 tickets for?
  
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by American idle on March 21st, 2007
Not afraid, no. But I still don't like to see those flashing lights in my rear view mirror!
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by Psyonic on March 21st, 2007
I have always tried to be a "good boy" and have only been in trouble with them once, but I have needed them quite a few times and normally been very helpful. I do feel nervous when they are around, but in this day and age I thinks that's because the main time I see them is when there has just been or is about to be trouble.
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by barbergc on June 7th, 2008
YES, YES, YES!!
the police are granted the authority and that gives them extreme POWER. Right or wrong they have the authority. If you disagree with them and argue you are resisting arrest and they can come up with a dozen other trumped up charges. They say if you disagree go to court, but to take a day off from work and hire an attorney will cost you more then just paying the fine and the system knows this that is why they set the fines just under the cost to fight them.
All in the name of public safety is code word for cash for the government coffers.
If it isn't about the money, why don't they offer community service in exchange for the fine????????
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by viper1056 on February 9th, 2008
No........if I done nothing wrong why should I be? Most police officers are in place to protect and serve. However there are bad apples in every bunch, and the judicial system should be used to enforce the laws of the land, to include police officers who violate said laws.
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by Anonymous on December 31st, 2007
No. I want to become a police officer someday.
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by Engeltje on May 2nd, 2007
No, I love seeing police around- it gives me a safe feeling.
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by Vashtar on May 2nd, 2007
I usually get along with them, but I'm afraid if one ever searched my car, he'd plant something.
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by illimitato_hustla on May 2nd, 2007
I am afraid for the people who believe them because they are manipulative and self serving and often discriminate and stereotype, they are usually just b*thches who take advantage of their authority, and it's too bad many cops make the few good ones look bad, don't trust them, trust your lawyer
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by DavidDouwens on March 21st, 2007
Not really. I'm actually rather happy when they're around. One feels safer, I guess.
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by LuckyLefty on March 21st, 2007
They are assholes around here, im not afraid of them i just cant stand having them around. They harass poor people, and stereotype against everyone.
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by Fun on March 21st, 2007
Nope... My major in school was Criminal Justice. Basically, I wanted to become a cop. Then I realized I was 5'2" and 100 lbs. Not happening.
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by WhyamIhere on March 21st, 2007
I certainly don't trust them. Abuse of power, you know, Some of them let the fact that they can speed and it's okay, they can kill and it's not frowned upon, they can be predjudice and it's just a perk of the job; go to their heads and it serves as an ego trip.
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by Anonymous on March 21st, 2007
Not so much afraid as irritated. I drive around with a Grateful Dead sticker on my window, and every time I'm pulled over they ask to search the car. I know it's because of the sticker, cause if I'm pulled over in another vehicle they never ask to search.
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by anonymous on March 21st, 2007
No. They are nice guys and have helped me out a couple of times, as I have them. I have the utmost respect for them, and as long as I give no reason for me to be arrested, then I will never be afraid of them. We have good police here (shame about the people! hehe)
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by specialorder Prays For Leonard Peltier on February 23rd, 2012
Not at all, but the police where I live are wary of me.
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by Stormarm on November 1st, 2010
Yes. Because far too many of them have way to many issues and are trigger (or taser) happy, and far too many are basically immunized sociopaths.

(Please note, I did not say "most".)

And in this age of taxation by citation, I have to say I instinctively react to them as either thieving bastards or the agents of thieving bastards (however unfair that may be to large numbers of them -- but that's just my instant visceral reaction to anybody with a badge.)
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by Potential Wifey on June 5th, 2010
Never , I Dont Carry A Knife Around With Me Or A Gun , i Aint No Drug Dealer , Have Been In Trouble With Police But Not As Serious As The 3 Things I Just Listed So If I See Them They Ask My Mates Are You Drinking (Always Reply No , We Aint Underage But Some Of My Friends Like To Start A Fight) And Then We End Up Having A Conversation With Them lol x
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by 404 on June 5th, 2010
If I have a reason to be afraid of the police, then I will be. When I know I've done nothing wrong, there is no reason for me to worry.

It is like fearing the dark. You should only be afraid if you know what you can't see.
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by black dove on April 28th, 2010
Maybe a bit less so than I am of other total strangers armed with Tasers, Mace, a baton and firearms...
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by Freedom00 on April 24th, 2010
It is like anything else, there are good police officers and bad ones. I know a lot of the good ones personally.

As far as the bad ones go, I am afraid of anybody that has an attitude and a gun. I believe too many police have both. I do not talk to the police unless I know them or I have to talk to them.
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by Wonder Woman on April 24th, 2010
Yes, I am. Because where I live they are totally useless; unless you want someone to write their interpretation of what you called them for long after it happened. They are like the keystone cops and if you really need help....you're on your own!
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by Anonymous on April 17th, 2010
no. police suck.
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by anonymous on April 4th, 2010
Yes, some times to an extent, I sort of have a phobia of the police.
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by Jason99 on March 2nd, 2010
Yes, but it really depends on what county/city I'm in. In the city I live in the police force is known to be the worst in my state, Colorado. They took "to serve and protect" off their vehicles and now it just says "to protect". What a joke. Complaints against them rose about 23% since last year so I must not be the only one who's had bad experiences. They searched my friends car while I was in it (he wasn't) for no reason. Just because I was sitting in the car smoking outside the party because I had forgot my ID at home. Gave me a bunch of tests to see if I was on drugs. Harassed me. (I'm a girl by the way, if that makes a difference.) *I* was arrested for domestic violence after getting the crap beat out of me by my ex. They took me to booking, and the cop that arrested me took pictures of my injuries and says to another cop nearby " I don't know why she's in here, I think he should be, he doesn't seem like the nicest guy." No kidding? *YOU* arrested me. I was denied a jury trial (legal?), and threatened with a year in jail if I didn't take a plea bargain...so that's what I did. Huge mistake. Anyway....yes, I'm afraid of the police. No, I don't like them, and no, I don't respect them in any way.
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by living for budda on February 10th, 2009
No, I don't break the law so I have no reason to be.
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by Garywayne1961 on November 25th, 2008
Im not affraid of the cops but I wouldent trust a cop any further then I could throw one. Today on the net I read where the cops arrested an 8 yr old boy for shooting and killing his dad. But the court cut him loose because the cops questioned him with no parent or lawyer there. Now thats an 8 yr old boy how in the hell would he know what to do. And where I live outside Harrisburg Pa early this year or late last year a cop was busted for molesting retarded girls. Now these two cops were from two different parts of the country dosent it make you think that in between there could others that would do stuff just as bad. It only makes sense look at the kind of crap they are around day after day. If you think anyone can be dealing with shit and not end up smelling like it you are wrong. I cant see any cop out there wroth trusting or believing. I mean when you deal with garbag its gonna make you dirty.
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by bjt on November 19th, 2008
Terrified. Wrongly treated.
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by pdxcopsgottohell on October 17th, 2008
Yes, they are racist, homophobic and they work for the moneyed elite. I am a law-abiding 45 yo gay man who has been dissed one too many times by the pigs: they really get a kick out of themselves! As a "white guy" I've often heard what they say about minorities. As a late night worker I have seen them pull gestapo on the homeless. You are entitled to your own opinion, I wish I didn't have to be a bigot about it, but it will take a real emergency for me to ask them for help again.
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by Anonymous on September 29th, 2008
No I am not. And I don't think most people are unless they have something to hide or has been arrested before.
It's common for people who have been in trouble with the law to be afraid or not like the police.
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by roadpup2 on September 28th, 2008
No. I know most of the cops in the town where I live and the town where I work. I work with them professionally at times. They are usually good people who are trying to help people.
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by endpolicebrutality on September 28th, 2008
I used to believe that all police were there to protect and serve. I still believe most police are good, hardworking people.

However, the bad police changed my opinion. Crooked cops beat up innocent people and then press phony charges against them to cover up the beating. Many of the beating victims are young women, elderly people and even people in wheelchairs who cannot defend themselves.

For example, in this video, Metropolitan Washington Airport Police beat a girl up, throwing her across the room into a metal chair and into the woman in yellow. Then they picked her up and threw her against a table. After that, they bashed her head into that metal table, giving her a concussion. Then they twisted her arm so hard that it was about to break, at Reagan National Airport.
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by notruthinusjustice on September 3rd, 2008
Yes. I'm deathly afraid of the police and not because I am not a law abiding citizn, I most certainly am, but I know their job is not at all about public safety. But I'm not so much afraid for me as I am for my significant other. He is a Black man and has already been a victim of corrupt police for a crime he did not commit. He's still fighting it, hasn't gone to trial yet but I'm scared and not because they have any real evidence against him, they don't, but the DA is hellbent on getting a conviction, as all DAs are, and the police have lied and each of them have provided conflicting stories, and when witnesses contradict their lies, the judge throws it out.

Folks, we live in a very scary time in a very corrupt and greedy society so no one is safe, but especially poor people and people of color. The "Criminal Justice" system is a very lucrative industry, $60 billion directly and many more indirectly, so it's something we all need to understand. The days of the friendly police officer who works on behalf of citizens is long over. Their jobs depend on arresting and citing people and not at all about curbing crime, not when crime pays for so many.
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by Anonymous on July 9th, 2008
Not any more.

I have been let down so badly that I feel I cannot trust them enough to let them back into my life with personal issues. This does not apply to all police, but to those I have had the misfortune to be involved with. They use their authority to threaten. Call names and get away with it, and wonder why they are not really liked.

I do not dislike police at all, and have nothing against them as a whole. I am a law abiding citizen, but these ones have taken it upon themselves to watch every singlle thing I do. they keep calling me names, and gloating.
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by Yeahwell... on July 8th, 2008
They make me nervous. I'm always afraid they're gonna pull me over.
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by neveroddoreven on April 9th, 2008
No as i've never had any reason to be, but they do make me nervous, as they can probably get away with most things, and i am untrusting of them.
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