I think that opinions of cops vary on whomever you're talking to…
Now, I myself can't think of one decent reason why I should ever talk to or interact with the police. To me, any and all situations where I could possibly be faced with encountering an officer should be avoided. And the reason for that is quite simple, I don't consider the police to have any of my best interests in mind. I'm a black person living in America. Frankly, I can't think of a time when the police ever had the best interests of people of color at heart.
Does that mean I think ALL police are bad? No, it merely means that it's in my best interests to not trust any of them. The above cops in the OP are further examples of the types of cops that I could encounter at any time, though they may not be representative of all cops, I'm sure.
But there are too many of them around, so you'll never know what you get.
Now, for those who are accustomed to not having the sort of experience that any person of color could have on any given day in this country, I understand that my attitude about the police might be considered unfair and wrong minded. After all, the encounters that these folks have with the police are usually positive.
The problem is that these two realities don't always mesh.
So are all cops bad? No… Just far too many of them are bad. Unfortunately, those that are bad quite never seem to pay for the unjust harm that they cause.
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