I see your reply and follow a little, However; use of the term "brotherhood is used loosley for you as someone I would assume has no knowledge of the bond we law enforcment share, Now I do have an "opinion" of my work and I believe and KNOW I have always acted accordingly, and do not hide behind a false idea or ego. I am extremely confident in the job I do and my actions while on the job.
I am very aware that I serve the public,and its interests BUT I was not hired by the public, there you are very wrong.
I am hired by the chief of police or sheriff which ever applies,as well as others in the profession, the "general" public at large has no hiring board or oral board and no grasp of the questions on tests or interviews,nor the training involved,that I am aware of, if they do I certainly missed that part of the interview. and I want better insurance now! pay could use a little more ooommph too.
This profession is a public service oriented environment, but it is there also to enforce laws of the state , city, and county in certain circumstances. some officers, do give people more of a hard time than they should however (for instance
an officer asks you to surrender your license, it IS required by law that you comply, now some people would like to know why they were stopped and go into a big argument over why they have to give a license or what not, if the officer becomes stern remind yourself you have not complied with his or her request! YOU JUST BROKE THE LAW! so yes, some do get gruff and some are just really really nice ole guys, me I am just me, I have a family and my life is on the line and I get all information to give to dispatch b4 I continue further, I don't know you, I don't know what you are capable of, so mistrust is always there no matter WHO you think YOU are.
this is probably best left alone because it is a political issue of sorts, but I did have to reply once more to clarify that the public has no area of expertise to conduct an interview for a police officer candidate and does not have the means to hire or fire one, that is a decision based on the chief of police and no other, if others do get involved outside of a law enforcement agency not certified byt the state, they should be ashamed for believing they have such power.
police officers undergo training for three months and longer to just start at the police department and must maintain certian hours yearly to keep their powers of arrest, its not just go to school then write tickets all day, we continually learn and train always.
I appologize but this just hit a nerve