less respect now days for po po?
 

Don't get me wrong I've had more then my share of run ins with whatever city i happen to live in at the times finest. I used to collect tax statements from them on roadtrips, and I can personally tell you the plastic seats in squad cars suck. BUT...............I would never wish real physical harm to someone who is just out doing their job.

that said, this year we have had four police officers shot in various towns. Just thinking out loud is this because people respect their authority less or just that people don't give a damn about trying to kill or maim another human being regardless of who or what they are.
who the fuck are these idiots that don't understand when to say enough and just accept their punishment.

I blame rap.

Actually it totally is a lack of respect for them as professionals and as people. Especially with minorities Rodney King incident went a long ways toward police distrust, and police have responded with increased force and generally flexing their muscles, all that does is to give the criminals a chance wo gain the trust of the population. If you look at very poor predominantly black inner city neigbor hoods and you ask a young kid what he wants to be one of the first jobs will be gangster, thats who they see out there being sucessful at the top of the food chain, nice clothes and flashy cars. Rap music in general has done nothing except reinforce the negative stereotype.

Police on the other hand are the ones responsible for arressting and taking away your dad who was just trying to make a living selling some harmless weed down the street. When the cops took your dad away is when all the problems started for your family, mom had to get a job, leaving you home alone, so you move back in with your grandama and your aunts and your 5 cousins, and you all share a 2 bedroom apartment with no AC. Then one day watching TV with your cousins you see a story about the police who beat somebody, and a few weeks later walking home from school a cop tackles some dude right in front of you. Couldnt have been the dudes fault, could it? I bet he was taking a nice leisurly stroll when the cops wanted to harrass him. Then one hot summer day you are sitting outside with soem friends on the stoop because not havig AC makes inside too hot to bear, the cops roll up and start asking you questions about your goings-on, but you dont asnwer them because thats what you have been taught to do, so the start to get a little physical with you, grab your arm just a little ahrd just to make it hurt when they single you out away from your friends. And then you struglle. So the cops rough you up because they are genuinelly scared for their lives.

Fast forward a few years and you have kids who live at home with their grandma and you go to jail and all they see is the cops take you away for trying to make a living selling some weed on the street corner.

Its an overall lack of mutual respect thoghout society
Teachers
Police
Parents
Elders

Police aren't going to get any special treatment

The lack of respect for Police is really a combination of faults.

If they received better funding and didn't need to do stupid traffic citations and other retarded money making crimes to fund their operation all the time, they would be liked overall in the community a lot better. If they are out there stopping robbers/murders/molestors, instead of giving steve a speeding ticket for 55 in a 45

Also, they need to get rid of the little man syndrome people. The ones that let power go to their head.

True and it sucks

It's a lack of respect for everyone from everyone. Plain and simple.

This would be less of a problem if cops were able to hand out more beat downs.

This would be less of a problem if people weren't total Grade-A dick lickers.

Truth.

Agreed on all counts.