"Smitty Two" wrote in message
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HeyBub's only mentioned that 100 times, Joe, where have you been? But
it's not the least bit ironic that law enforcement personnel are widely
despised by the general public. They started it. The city cops around
here treat everyone like pond scum, while prancing around in their skin
tight gestapo uniforms and knee-high leather boots. Then they wonder why
the referendum to fund a new police station went down to defeat 87-13.

I have cops in the family and among my friends; they are all good folks.
Having said that, in any profession there are people who should be in
another line of work, and I've met cops who should not have been issued a
badge and gun. Sadly there are entire police departments where a culture of
arrogance has developed. It isn't an easy situation to correct either as it
requires a serious and sustained commitment to change from the Chief on
down, and that usually requires the public demand a cleanup in a loud voice.