Police standoff

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Originally Posted by SAB1

When my parents brought me up you were taught to respect cops.

My parents taught me that respect was earned, not given.

Right now, in America, I think you have a large proportion of officers (and sometimes almost entire departments) that act unethically and break several laws and exploit their position. In these you also have a 2nd tier of officers who may not do anything outright illegal themselves but they are aware of things going on and do not report it or otherwise act to curb it. These officers are just as bad as the ones that are directly corrupt, because they enable it to continue.

Personally, I wouldn't be outwardly disrespectful to an officer whom I've never met before, but I will also say that person doesn't automatically get my respect just because of their job/title.

Cops and donuts are a long-running joke and it's typically not meant as anything disrespectful or cruel. If you are in law enforcement and you get "offended" by this, you might want to take a hard look at yourself and see if maybe you think you are entitled to a level of treatment that isn't exactly relative to your job.