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<blockquote data-quote="TedKennedy" data-source="post: 3943606" data-attributes="member: 25419">I have a friend who retired after 40 years as a cop. (detective at the end)He once told me &quot;don&#039;t say **** to cops. Even if I&#039;m at your front door, don&#039;t say ****. Cops aren&#039;t your friend and you have nothing to gain by talking to them.&quot; I have a very good lawyer friend who espouses the same advice. It&#039;s crazy how many cops I&#039;m friends with that have such a low opinion of their peers. This includes cops from Tulsa to Houston to Dallas to Midland. The nature of the feelings in these guys is pretty much the same: the lack of respect for individuals&#039; rights and the &quot;bully behavior&quot; of some of them.&nbsp; The &quot;control of the situation&quot; taught to them takes precedence over decency. Myself and my wife experienced it firsthand, and once you get that bad taste in your mouth it makes you want to check that power, as there&#039;s little balance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TedKennedy, post: 3943606, member: 25419"] I have a friend who retired after 40 years as a cop. (detective at the end) He once told me "don't say **** to cops. Even if I'm at your front door, don't say ****. Cops aren't your friend and you have nothing to gain by talking to them." I have a very good lawyer friend who espouses the same advice. It's crazy how many cops I'm friends with that have such a low opinion of their peers. This includes cops from Tulsa to Houston to Dallas to Midland. The nature of the feelings in these guys is pretty much the same: the lack of respect for individuals' rights and the "bully behavior" of some of them. The "control of the situation" taught to them takes precedence over decency. Myself and my wife experienced it firsthand, and once you get that bad taste in your mouth it makes you want to check that power, as there's little balance. [/QUOTE]

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