Reply #96: yeah my boss some years ago was LAPD [View All]

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during the sixties. He did tell me some stories, things he witnessed, but did not turn in his fellow brother. I thought I read here a few days ago that there were some NYPD who refused the OWS detail?

Cops like my ex-BIL and some I had dealt with working at DMV did not deserve to be officers. Some were downright scary. However, my boss, even though he kept silent, and my great uncle who was FDR's bodyguard and then worked in the juvenile division in phoenix were good officers. Also, I've gone on the citizen's graveyard ride in phoenix and the officer I rode with did not seem to have a major ego problem. I asked him about situations where he had to draw his gun and was surprised he answered that his years of service, he had only drawn his gun a couple of times. Of course, this was back in the seventies, before tasers.

I believe there are officers who stand with the 99%ers and probably have a hard time deciding support over job. Of course, you're going to get those who went into law enforcement not to protect and serve the populace, but because they like the authority and power the badge provides.