Change My Mind

I don't have a criminal record, and I hate the police.
If you've been 6 hours at the police station because your bicycle is stolen and you must give that up to the police or else your insurance policy doesn't pay, and the cops not willing to listen to that, you won't like the police much anymore. And when you are at the police station to report a case of breaking an entry, vandalism and death treats and you're treated in a rude manner, you'll hate them even more.
If you've been through with the police what I have experienced, and you're not gonna hate them, let me know as I know a very good psychiatrist, and maybe she's willing to take you in as an emergency case.

Yes, that's true.

You forgot to say that not cops do these shit but alr

No I am talking about cops... All of the cops I spoke about wore a police uniform also. And the law obligated them to act differently than that they did to me, so they were actually responsible for their own (lack of) actions... Yet they spoke in the name of the police.

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Got me there

You had better get your facts straight, because since the cop-killing-black-dude incident, a whole ton of people hate the police

Exactly, and even before all of this happened non- criminals and people without criminal records hated the police

Yeah, even though the police may try to keep us all safe, it’s still hard to appreciate some of them because you may have someone break into your house, and then if you shoot them, that person can still sue you, and there have been many cases in which they actually won. Our society is frickin trash, and we need reform. Only when we have properly fixed our system will this meme be true.

I'm not a criminal and I hate the police.

That's false. There are people who aren't criminals hate the police.

Thats the stupidest thing ive ever heard, You have to have some kind of brain damage to think that, If only criminals hated the police, then why were there so many people at police brutality protests? They couldnt be all criminals. I dont have a criminal record, i still hate the police. So try again you stupid idiot,

Agreed

Well, I wasn't even thinking about the anti-brutality protests when I wrote my own comment.

I will admit that yesterday I had a more friendly encounter with the police... I was violating traffic rules, due to some confusion about the road situation, and the cop in question helped me out on how the situation was supposed to work (now I must admit, due to bad road design, it was very hard to see) and fine me (although he did fine a girl who was using her smart phone while cycling... €95... that's pretty high).... So, occasionally the police *can* be nice, even when you are in violation. But that does not erase the bad encounters I've had with the police and then I wasn't the one in violation (which makes it worse).

Still the brutality issue, is also something you rightfully mentioned. Now I know that this is not a US-only issue, as in the Netherlands where I am from, we also have a few cases of police brutality even with lethal consequences, although I must admit, not nearly as much as in the US, but still.

I've also heard a story in which the police was raiding a home of a drugs dealer... or so they thought... The owner of the house was innocent. As a matter of fact, the cops raided the wrong house as they had mistaken the address. I wonder if you won't hate the police when something like that happens to you. Of course, it was a mistake and the "suspect" was released very soon, but he's now traumatized and the question is if he'll even get over that.

"That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard" ... Good remark.... Well I have heard stupider things... yes hard to imagine but still, but still a good remark, as it was indeed pretty stupid. Thumbs up for bringing that police brutality thing up 👍👍

Ah yes ive been through that now we gotta forget it