Originally Posted by
MegaMan
not quite. though i consider myself a good person, that does not exempt me from being stopped or questioned by the police. for instance, i was in a car with my brother (who i also consider to be a generally good person) when he was speeding. he was stopped, and the police officer acted in a egotistical manner. was i hanging out with the wrong crowd? hardly. my brother has no criminal record and graduated college on a full scholarship after finishing in the top 20 of his high school class.
actually, i think money has a lot to do with it. its a job, and like all jobs, requires duties. cop duties are obviously different, but if they were not getting paid or recieving benefits, do you think the police force would be as strong? absolutely not. maybe since my area has a very low rate of crime i have less respect. cops that are in towns with high robbery/homicide/etc. (violent crimes) put their life in danger often, but that isn't how my area is. so, do cops from here expect to get killed or shot at, or even threatened any time soon? no. i think less then 5 cops have died in my town in the past 100 years. i believe 1 or 2 was from drowning (not in relation to a crime either).
this i would say goes back to an issue with priorities. say i had the illegal tint and you were the one speeding. i would be upset if i were the one pulled over instead of you. why? i'm not in any real danger, while you are endangering yourself and others around you. priorities.
i hope you don't view me as a naive teenager angry at the world. i assure you i am quite the law-abiding citizen, but i am incapable of believing the innocence and honor of a person based solely on the fact they wear a police uniform.