Watching one of these Night Cops programmes with a wee drinkie, and it amazes me how little respect there is for the Police (individual officers as opposed to the organisations).
I've never been in trouble with the Police except being stopped for speeding. I've had dealings with them a few times and meet them often at work. Most of them seem like pretty decent blokes and lasses who are doing a pretty thankless task in tough conditions with really shitty people, often with one hand tied metaphorically behind their backs. I have respect for them, and always greet them at work with decency and usually a cuppa if they have the time. In the street, if I have to deal with them, I'm friendly and respectful (but not in a smarmy way).
What're your experiences with the boys and girls in blue? Am I wrong to show them respect? Does it all change if you've broken the law and get arrested? Wouldn't it make your treatment better if, if you do get nicked, you went quietly and did as you were told instead of reacting like a brain dead mong?
I've never been in trouble with the Police except being stopped for speeding. I've had dealings with them a few times and meet them often at work. Most of them seem like pretty decent blokes and lasses who are doing a pretty thankless task in tough conditions with really shitty people, often with one hand tied metaphorically behind their backs. I have respect for them, and always greet them at work with decency and usually a cuppa if they have the time. In the street, if I have to deal with them, I'm friendly and respectful (but not in a smarmy way).
What're your experiences with the boys and girls in blue? Am I wrong to show them respect? Does it all change if you've broken the law and get arrested? Wouldn't it make your treatment better if, if you do get nicked, you went quietly and did as you were told instead of reacting like a brain dead mong?