There was a lot of good thought in that post. And yours as well.
I think there is a tendency for everyone, including many here, to feel that THEY should be the ones who decide how things go. Without any training. Specific education. Experience. all that "extra stuff" that people in ALL professions require to do their jobs properly. But for some reason cops are excluded from that.
There are crappy cops. For sure. And when they screw up, it usually impacts someone negatively.
There are crappy engineers (i know a few to say the least). Crappy truck drivers. Crappy doctors. People in all walks of life are capable of crappienss. So why are cops any different?
Ever had the speech where no one thanks or congratulates you for the good you do, and you only have a "talk" when you screw up, and all that good stuff was forgotten.
So people can whine and complain, but in the end it's just normal.
I think there is a tendency for everyone, including many here, to feel that THEY should be the ones who decide how things go. Without any training. Specific education. Experience. all that "extra stuff" that people in ALL professions require to do their jobs properly. But for some reason cops are excluded from that.
There are crappy cops. For sure. And when they screw up, it usually impacts someone negatively.
There are crappy engineers (i know a few to say the least). Crappy truck drivers. Crappy doctors. People in all walks of life are capable of crappienss. So why are cops any different?
Ever had the speech where no one thanks or congratulates you for the good you do, and you only have a "talk" when you screw up, and all that good stuff was forgotten.
So people can whine and complain, but in the end it's just normal.
Agreed, the system is far from perfect. I don't think any are. But can you come up with a realistic better one?
Preferential treatment??? It's called discretion. So are you saying a cop should give no breaks at all to anyone??? I bet the percentage of civillians that are given discretion is similar to that of police officers. There are lots of cops out there who give other cops tickets. And there are lots and lots of people who receive discretion in criminal matters as well. Yet, I think the days of the "blue wall" protecting officers in criminal matters are long gone.
Have you ever been given a break by a cop?? How bout anyone else posting here??
Please show me where a PR guy has said "we don't expect to find any wrong doings". I have never heard that....seeing that SIU basically stifles the police media people. But if it happens so "often" as you say, I'm sure you can show me a example or two.
I don't believe I ever made any comparison to "the world". I think my comparison was across the country, as in province to province. Any idea of what the other provinces do??
FYI, there is a new complaint system in Ontario for complaints. I suggest you look it up. It's going to put to rest many of the things you speak of, many of which I think are already "outdated".
Having said all of this, you put some great thought into your post.