Law Enforcement - What Are Your Pet Peeves?

[doitmyself]

Interesting that everyone who isn't/wasn't a cop has chimed in. I was a cop....and I know of several on here that were, have fun with your fantasies. Unless you've done it, you're clueless.

Like Pablo, I think you could do good service to the law enforcement profession if you shared your perspective, experience, and wisdom. I agree with you, a lot of the opinions here are from armchair quarter backers. That old saying "don't judge others until you've walked miles in their shoes" certainly applies here. When I listen to police scanners, it seems that one of today's biggest problems is dealing with family issues - spousal abuse, child neglect, alcoholism, mental illness.............. today's police officer is required to be a social worker, not unlike what today's teachers have to deal with. There's always at least two sides of a story.

 

[AutoMechanic]

It depends

If some idiot sells your stolen car to a cop is that a sting?

Something like that is ok. But if they are doing it to get innocent people to incriminate themselves that’s a problem.

 

[doitmyself]

It depends

If some idiot sells your stolen car to a cop is that a sting?

LOL, a good movie...... I love Paul Rudd

 

[BHopkins]

With all the LEO's having body cams today yes bad apples get weeded out faster now. Humans are humans. . . . .

Do they really get weeded out?

I have seen way too many reports of bad cops being fired from a department, only after public outcry. Until then, the city leaders tolerate bad cops.

Way too often, when bad cops do get dismissed, within weeks they have been rehired by a neighboring law enforcement department. I've even seen reports of officers being fired from two or three different departments, and still getting leo jobs with another town.

And then you have the deals like the one that @KrisZ mentioned in post #42. That bad sheriff got off with probation, and then still was given his $72k/yr retirement. After he intentionally ruined someone else's life.

 

[MrGraybeard]

The sobriety checkpoint is an issue to me, as they are stopping everyone without probable cause. I know courts have ruled it ok.

Here in Wisconsin, the tavern league would probably scream bloody murder if police set up checkpoints. The league has surprising political clout. So in all fairness, the cops have to make sh!t up to manufacture "probable cause."

 

[SC Maintenance]

It depends

If some idiot sells your stolen car to a cop is that a sting?

Now your mixing metaphors.

Undercover is different. When the stolen car was sold, they didn't think they were selling to a LEO. So the "buyer" had no position of authority.

Lying to the police is a criminal offense. But they can outright lie to you, and there in a position of authority. That doesn't sit right with me. The rules should be the same for everyone. Everyone can lie or no one can.

 

[Pablo]

Now your mixing metaphors.

Undercover is different. When the stolen car was sold, they didn't think they were selling to a LEO. So the "buyer" had no position of authority.

Lying to the police is a criminal offense. But they can outright lie to you, and there in a position of authority. That doesn't sit right with me. The rules should be the same for everyone. Everyone can lie or no one can.

Not mixed, just 1st, 2nd, 3rd level.

I agree, BTW. 2nd Level set-up or worse, planting, well of course, terrible.

 

[pcf]

Pet peeve numero uno.

Load spillage.

If you get a flat tire from debris or broken windshield, almost guaranteed a lazy a$$ truck driver did that to you.

 

[rekit]

Off topic a little, but I watched a video of 2 motorcyclists on big Adventure bikes out in the middle of nowhere, maybe Nevada or somewhere. Two lane blacktop straight as an arrow, middle of the day, 55 posted speed limit. They got pulled over and written up for "Wasting Resources". I guess better than points, but dang. Reminds me of traveling in Mexico.