Victims charged in boat accident.

[Hooper]

Originally Posted by teaser

TEASER your neck of the woods must be a jungle huh!


Yep! I grew up in the worst parts of New Bedford and have seen many things that most don't get to see, I can't (by law) even own a gun anymore because of that jungle and the streets there are no better now then they were 35 years ago.

All cops are not bad and I didn't imply that, but with my upbringing and the ones that do cross the line "they" are the ones that cast that shadow on the force. Oh by the way, I do have about 12 friends that are cops now or who have been and I can tell you for sure a couple were corrupt and these were my friends.

Here's where I'm coming from Teaser, and thanks for defining corrupt for me, I'll agree with your definition too.

I have worked in a relatively small (70 +/-) guys in a relatively small rural town. It is Non-Civil service meaning this department hires who they want to and fortunately for me, and this town, they hire squared away guys who do the right thing with very few exceptions. We are not bound by "Silly Service" rules telling the town who they have to hire. In that sense it is good, it could work out negatively if the admin wanted to hire their friends' son because he needs a job. Fortunately, they have always hired very qualified people, often officers who want to leave where they are at to come and work for us because of the positive work environment. Thirty of our guys have Master's degree, some have two and we have three who have been to law school and worked as practicing attorney's

So, I'll say this. I am sure your experiences with a huge PD like New Bedford, in a city that has a lot of very serious crimes almost daily, is very different from the world I get to see each day.

I hate like hell to see these videos on YouTube where some badge heavy jerk is mistreating people. It makes my work that much harder. We are human and we all are capable of losing it sometimes, but, I try to treat people well first, even when they may not be at their best moment.

Anyways, sorry to railroad this thread. I do enjoy letting guys here know that not all police are in it for the power. Believe me, I would much rather find a way to solve a problem than write a ticket or arrest someone. Those are last resorts in my mind.

Sorry so long.....