Do you think police officers are over paid?
539679
Don't you think risking your life every day is being worth to get paid well?
920007
Maybe Cam Woolley is a little over zealous at times, but you have to admit, the guy who was bagging on the OPP, on camera no less, was asking for trouble.  \n\nIf you make somebody look bad, they're gonna want some pay back.  Most Police were bullies growing up, so you KNOW they're going to get even.  Might not be right, but it won't surprise anybody!\n\n(nothing against the police... I know the majority of them are good people, trying to do their jobs as best as they can)
824083
Yes, and they are.  If the department is large enough, it is called Internal Affairs.  It is not unreasonable to have checks and balances in any public service sector.  The problem is, the general public is not required or even allowed to know all of the facts.  Much of the information is confidential for reasons of public safety.  Such being the case, many people will think the worst about one situation or another that was not resolved the way they believe it should have been resolved.  Then you have the small minded people who think all police are bad.  These are the people I would like to see even TRY to survive in a lawless society.  They wouldn't last a week before they were either dead or on the street without a penny to their name.  \n\nBefore some of the people who believe all police are bad get too wrapped up in their bad mouthing, they should be willing to answer some questions like "Why were YOU not accepted as a police officer?"  Even better, "Why are you unwilling to pin that shield on and do what you CLAIM is not being done?"  Every time I have asked those questions, you'd be amazed at the number of "it's not my job" answers I get.
968543
I completely agree.. and have wondered that myself.. I had a bad year last year with getting speeding tickets.. I went from having a perfect driving record to getting 3 speeding tickets.. two for going  under 10 mph over the speed limit.. one was for 6 mph over and one was for 8 mph and one I wasn't even speeding and claimed I was going 15 over the speed limit.. I took that one to court and of course lost, because traffic court apparently is a joke.. anyways.. so I see all these cops speeding down the road, I now go the speed limit or under.. no more 5 over and they cruise past me.. I think they actually get aggravated that I'm going the speed limit when they are behind me.. alot of the cops I see speeding are ones that live in a different county (my county), then where they work, so you know they aren't on a call, they are just going to work.. what really upset me one day was this motorcycle cop was speeding past everyone, passing people left and right, it looked like he was in an emergency situation, only further down the road for him to pull off on the side of the interstate and whip out a radar gun.. I was so aggravated I wrote the city police dept and of course got the run around.. about police officers being responsible for their own speed.. blah blah... so yeah I don't think it's fair.. I think they need to obey the laws just like everyone else.
1118141
all police officers are underpaid.
479992
Who cares what the personal opinion of some police officers are? They, as police officers, are supposed to be bound by law and arrest those who are doing ANYTHING illegal.Their personal opinions do not matter. If they have a problem with that, then I feel they are not loyal police officers doing the job they were hired and trained to do.
5023
I respect the police at most of the places, ones where they have done or atleat have tried to do good work. \nBut mostly I have heard (ya , just heard) negative stories about how police man have used their position for undue favours. I would certainyl hate such a class. \n\nBut then, I think we need them, we depend on them. They mostly do a good job, or atleast their presence is a comfort to the common man.
853171
No way, police officers swear to UPHOLD THE RIGHT OF THE LAW and selling their rights that they swore under oath should never be messed with. For one, officers who do this should not have the priviledge of being a police officer let alone working for the government.
10927
Corruption is the problem.  Be careful handing out cash.  If the cop is honest, you could be charged with bribing a law enforcement officer.
335209
This truly is a good question, in the spirit of getting paid to play a game, yes they are overpaid as compared to someone who is actually doing something important, Teachers, Police officers, doctors. However, when you think about the obscene amounts of money being made by professional sports leagues, without the players none of this would be possible, so they do deserve the money that they actually are bringing into the games they play. You should see a great movie called "Eight Men Out" and you'll see how greedy the owner's used to be. Mickey Mantle one year won the triple crown in baseball, that is a rare award, it is for the player who had the most home runs, most runs batted in and highest batting average. He was rewarded by a cut in his salary, even though his numbers were the best, they were lower than the year before, hence the pay cut. It's all relative.
855358
I think that we obviously need better screening of police officers and some training to help them to deal with megalomaniac issues. but not all officers are like this but I agree too many are.The same can be said of many government officials.
334186
Yes but they won't call it a quota system. most police officers are totally against it. but that is how their job performance is evaluated because the city wants them to bring in the maximum amount of revenue. So, if they want their yearly raise they do it
797720
ill bet u could ask them and they would say not near what they should be making!!!they put there life like all officers do every day on the line God bless them
875180
i dont think its worng...depends y the police brutality is happening
889949
I think sometimes it is overkill, but that is Hollywood for ya. If you break it down, most of them are making ten's of thousands of dollars an hour...a little ridiculous.
772756
As a officer I can't reemmber ever paying for coffee and normally free donuts at the donut shops.\n\nWe got 1/2 meals at Burger King, McDonalds, Waffle House, and alot of other places.\n\nThey like the police officers to be around,  it provides them safey, esp corner markets at night.\n\nI can remember after I retired,  I had not been back to the area where I used to be a officer for a couple months,  I went in to see one of the clerks and manger at a corner store that I used to go to every night. I went to get my coffee and the clerk was not there,  I started to walk out and forgot to pay,  I felt so silly.\n\nBut the manager was there and told me that I had free coffee there for as long as she worked there, since she knew that even retired, I would stop something if anything was going on there  had I been in.\n\nEvery job has varoius perks  this is just one for officers
757203
Uh, you're kidding, or being facetious right?\n\nLaw enforcement personnel are sworn to uphold the law.  To degrade oneself by stooping to levels that perpertrators do makes any officer partaking in "street justice" a criminal, and therefore not truly an officer of the law, and not worthy to carry a badge.  \n\nThe court system is not perfect, but it's what we got.  When citizens get tired enough of youthful offenders stealing their hard earned belongings or assaulting them and begin to petition the law makers, then the court system may finally begin to work the way we all hope.  \n\nAny adult, police officer or otherwise, who takes out physical justice on an intellectually and emotionally immature person...read juvenile (sorry folks, that's what they are) are cowards.  Part of L.E. is rehab.  Cops aren't just about putting people in jail, they also assist in programs to help kids stay out of trouble.