Personally, I like to feel safe wherever I go, wherever I live and I hope all my family are all safe. We can hate on the police as much as we want, but I know one thing for sure, if all countries got rid of the police and the justice systems, the world would be in a right old mess. People settling scores, women getting raped, wives or husbands being killed by their partners, mother-in-laws being killed by their son/daughter-in-law. People would be breaking into shops, factories, houses just for pleasure with the intent of stealing property, knowing full well that nothing or no-one would stop them. Furthermore, how many of us are against the death penalty, yet at the same time are willing to use a gun to kill someone breaking into their house. Surely that is an execution, taking of a life, something that we should be against because it is WRONG.
Anyway, getting back to the subject in hand, I have never had any problems with the police, neither in the UK, or in France (believe me, the gendarmes and the police nationale always ask for papers, regardless of colour, religion or origin) and at the same time, 14 years later, I have never been asked once, because I have never attracted attention to myself which leads to police asking for identity in the first place. I am all for law and order, I am in full support of all emergency services because they do a very difficult job in the face of constant criticism because people don't like being told what to do. If you respect the police like you do your parents, then life would be made bearable and you should not have to be visited by a copper in your life. Disrespect a police officer, and you get what you deserve. Mouth off to a police officer, you get what you deserve, act the hard man towards a police officer, you get what you deserve, act with dignity and respect towards a police officer, and they'll treat you with respect too. Treat them like shit, and you'll get it.
Anyway, getting back to the subject in hand, I have never had any problems with the police, neither in the UK, or in France (believe me, the gendarmes and the police nationale always ask for papers, regardless of colour, religion or origin) and at the same time, 14 years later, I have never been asked once, because I have never attracted attention to myself which leads to police asking for identity in the first place. I am all for law and order, I am in full support of all emergency services because they do a very difficult job in the face of constant criticism because people don't like being told what to do. If you respect the police like you do your parents, then life would be made bearable and you should not have to be visited by a copper in your life. Disrespect a police officer, and you get what you deserve. Mouth off to a police officer, you get what you deserve, act the hard man towards a police officer, you get what you deserve, act with dignity and respect towards a police officer, and they'll treat you with respect too. Treat them like shit, and you'll get it.
