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In reply to the discussion: Do you feel comfortable with your local cops? [View all]RobinA
(9,888 posts)as common sense. Some things just are the way they are. I am a middle aged white woman ex-hippie. Nothing raises my hackles like the bully-boy testosterone cloud that surrounds most cops when they stop you. However, I realize that if I give in to my gut reaction I will be in trouble, so I put on my "respectful" persona because I want to be on my way with as little damage as possible. Same as I don't tell a person at work that I think she is an incompetent narcissist for whom I have exactly zero respect. Sometimes discretion just avoids a lot of problems. There is a time and a place. There are many different police with many different attitudes that, yes, can be different with different type people. You can only control your own actions, but if you choose to buy trouble you can expect...trouble.