How are the Cops like where you live?

[J a c k]

The police officers I know are all good people putting their lives on the line for ungrateful little shits.

Bold mine.

I've dealt with good cops and bad cops. A really kind and sweet cop has been very helpful to me when I've needed assistance at my apartment due to stuff and things. He even came back once to make sure I was ok and gave me numbers to call for more help. He was very nice.

Then there are the arrogant, pieces of shit cops. I worked with kids who have been taken from their homes and placed on foster care. Some of these kids had severe trauma. We had to call the cops sometimes to put order into situations where minors (teens) needed protection (some with mental illnesses). These cops would show up, act like pricks about the kids' hats or the way they talk, argue about stupid things like why aren't they looking at them when they're speaking, and end up handcuffing the people that needed protection. I had one offer me an interpreter once, as if my accent was so strong you can't understand what I'm saying. These kids have been raped, beaten, abandoned, sold, traded, you name it. We offer help and protection, and cops show up to treat them like shit, just like everyone else in their lives have done. Just remembering makes my blood boil.

There are good cops and bad cops. Just because the ones you know are nice, doesn't mean all the other stories are wrong.