Do You Have Any Good Stories About Police?

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A few years back my junker car broke down in the middle of the street during rush hour traffic. I called a tow but was stuck right in the middle of the street all alone and feeling frightened. A very nice police officer asked me what happened and then while we waited for a tow he placed his car right next to mine and put his flashing lights on to prevent any accidents or anyone hitting me. I felt very protected that day.

So, do you have a good story about police? If you don't this thread may not be for you.
 

Ruthanne said:
A few years back my junker car broke down in the middle of the street during rush hour traffic. I called a tow but was stuck right in the middle of the street all alone and feeling frightened. A very nice police officer asked me what happened and then while we waited for a tow he placed his car right next to mine and put his flashing lights on to prevent any accidents or anyone hitting me. I felt very protected that day.

So, do you have a good story about police? If you don't this thread may not be for you.
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Plenty, but I can start at the beginning- a viewpoint that doesn't seem as common these days, a person's overall "worldview" is shaped by their early experiences.

There were two police officers in the neighborhood when I was a young child. People like other people, neighbors like other neighbors, it didn't matter to me whether I met up with them when they were still in uniform after work or whether they were in casual clothes out mowing their lawns. Officers are human beings doing a job, just like everybody else- although their jobs are more important and more dangerous than most people's. And while I certainly know some should not be wearing a badge, most officers I've known were similar to my long-ago neighbors.
 
Pro and cons, but who is there to call when someone's lurking around your
front porch, at night?
Call one of the demonstrators, see if they show up?
Cops are cool in daylight.
Crooks like the dark
Cops do not like the dark, they are apprehensive, more alert and sadly more dangerous.
Dangerous?
Yes, dangerous. They too are afraid of being shot.
If you were a cop and had to respond to a call at night, given the # of cop killed
in the last decade-would you be spooked?
 

JaniceM said:
Plenty, but I can start at the beginning- a viewpoint that doesn't seem as common these days, a person's overall "worldview" is shaped by their early experiences.

There were two police officers in the neighborhood when I was a young child. People like other people, neighbors like other neighbors, it didn't matter to me whether I met up with them when they were still in uniform after work or whether they were in casual clothes out mowing their lawns. Officers are human beings doing a job, just like everybody else- although their jobs are more important and more dangerous than most people's. And while I certainly know some should not be wearing a badge, most officers I've known were similar to my long-ago neighbors.
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Yes, most officers are doing an important job that can be very dangerous and most do it pretty well. Thanks Janice.
 
When my late husband was home alone, he fell down and needed help. He thought he might be getting a heart attack, but not sure. He called me at work many miles away. I rushed home but called police to see if someone could check on him. A nice sheriff came over and sat with him for an hour until I was able to get there. As my husband was a retired Federal Marshal, they both became good friends, from that one evening.
I recieved a "support law enforcement" sticker to put on my car window from Amazon.
Most are wonderful people, with courage, honor, discipline. I respect and commend them highly!
Thank you for starting this thread!
 

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Plenty of great cop stories .
When I was younger I was hit by a car on a bicycle and knocked out. It was totally my fault. A police officer took care of me and made sure I got my important things like wallet etc back while going to the hospital.

When one of my dogs got hit by a car, a police officer tried comforting me before my husband came home.

When I became a licensed legal grower it’s regulation that the police check your grow so I had them over and have had a great relationship with them since.

Once when I was speeding on a roadway in a sportscar going a ridiculous speed a police officer pulled me over. With the speed I was going my license could have been revoked and car impounded. It was her first day on the job and she thought for sure she was being PUNKED so she laughed and laughed. I laughed and laughed and told her no. I was merely speeding. She reduced my ticket significantly with no bartering on my part.

When I was even younger at a big party I foolishly got into someone’s car we were with and drove it down the lane. Instead of charging me the officer made sure I got home safely and the car owner forgave me.

Years ago I had a double decker transport truck hit me straight on and sent me flying. Totally not my fault. I had my dogs with me. I panicked and didn’t want anyone looking at me and one police officer calmed me down while the other one looked after my dogs. Since I needed to go to the hospital, they took the responsibility of making sure my dogs got home safely which I was most grateful for.

Once when I got a flat tire I had a police officer show me how to put my spare tire on.

I’ve got nothing but positive things to say about the police and personal experiences I’ve had.

Oh and once when I was driving my motorcycle me and got a big bumble bee 🐝 stuck in my helmet and had to pull over. A police officer made sure I wasn’t drunk and helped me get the bee out. Lol. He was pretty cool. We both laughed. That was in British Columbia
 
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Ruthanne said:
Can you tell us about an encounter you have had StarSong?
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Nothing spectacular In my personal encounters, police officers have generally been professional, helpful and respectful. Some not so much, but nothing disastrous.

Like most Americans, over the course of my lifetime I've had friends who happened to be police officers and fire fighters. Nice enough people, but plenty flawed. Just like the rest of us.

I don't see police as heroes. They chose a particular profession because it spoke to them in some way. They're well compensated, receive excellent benefits including lifetime pensions, and are able to retire with full benefits long before most others. Same with military lifers. Same with fire fighters.

I support police, just as I support roofers (talk about a rough job), teachers, camera operators, trash collectors, factory workers, farm laborers, restaurant waitstaff, artists, and all other humans who work hard for a living.
 
Keesha said:
Plenty of great cop stories .
When I was younger I was hit by a car on a bicycle and knocked out. It was totally my fault. A police officer took care of me and made sure I got my important things like wallet etc back while going to the hospital.

When one of my dogs got hit by a car, a police officer tried comforting me before my husband came home.

When I became a licensed legal grower it’s regulation that the police check your grow so I had them over and have had a great relationship with them since.

Once when I was speeding on a roadway in a sportscar going a ridiculous speed a police officer pulled me over. With the speed I was going my license could have been revoked and car impounded. It was her first day on the job and she thought for sure she was being PUNKED so she laughed and laughed. I laughed and laughed and told her no. I was merely speeding. She reduced my ticket significantly with no bartering on my part.

When I was even younger at a big party I foolishly got into someone’s car we were with and drove it down the lane. Instead of charging me the officer made sure I got home safely and the car owner forgave me.

Years ago I had a double decker transport truck hit me straight on and sent me flying. Totally not my fault. I had my dogs with me. I panicked and didn’t want anyone looking at me and one police officer calmed me down while the other one looked after my dogs. Since I needed to go to the hospital, they took the responsibility of making sure my dogs got home safely which I was most grateful for.

Once when I got a flat tire I had a police officer show me how to put my spare tire on.

I’ve got nothing but positive things to say about the police and personal experiences I’ve had.

Oh and once when I was driving my motorcycle me and got a big bumble bee 🐝 stuck in my helmet and had to pull over. A police officer made sure I wasn’t drunk and helped me get the bee out. Lol. He was pretty cool. We both laughed. That was in British Columbia
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Yes, Keesha, they do a lot of good, too!
 
StarSong said:
Nothing spectacular In my personal encounters, police officers have generally been professional, helpful and respectful. Some not so much, but nothing disastrous.

Like most Americans, over the course of my lifetime I've had friends who happened to be police officers and fire fighters. Nice enough people, but plenty flawed. Just like the rest of us.

I don't see police as heroes. They chose a particular profession because it spoke to them in some way. They're well compensated, receive excellent benefits including lifetime pensions, and are able to retire with full benefits long before most others. Same with military lifers. Same with fire fighters.

I support police, just as I support roofers (talk about a rough job), teachers, camera operators, trash collectors, factory workers, farm laborers, restaurant waitstaff, artists, and all other humans who work hard for a living.
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Thanks for your post.
 
Except for one ticket that I didn't deserve (I can't say i was exactly happy about the others but I *did* deserve them....), I've only had pleasant encounters with LEOs.

I have the greatest respect for LEOs who do the right thing. I have great contempt for those who don't, just I do for corrupt and evil politicians, ministers, teachers, youth leaders, coaches, etc. Evil comes in all colors, creeds, nationalities, and professions. So does good. We have to judge people as we come to them.
 
jujube said:
Except for one ticket that I didn't deserve (I can't say i was exactly happy about the others but I *did* deserve them....), I've only had pleasant encounters with LEOs.

I have the greatest respect for LEOs who do the right thing. I have great contempt for those who don't, just I do for corrupt and evil politicians, ministers, teachers, youth leaders, coaches, etc. Evil comes in all colors, creeds, nationalities, and professions. So does good. We have to judge people as we come to them.
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Thank you
 
Now that I'm an old white haired lady I love cops, need them, live in NYC and have had fun discussions with cops.

When I was a little kid we had a neighborhood cop, Vinny. He was everyone's friend. When one of the "tough" kids would come by he would just casually toss his baton, or club, from one hand to the other in a manner that was more friendly than aggressive. We were taught in school that the police were our friends. I liked Vinny so much. He was here almost every day, usually outside the subway station.

Then came "those" times when the cops were pigs protecting the establishment, when "we" were on opposing sides.

I moved to Europe. Suddenly, the cops were friends again. In Britain, definitely not France. I noticed the cops looked younger and younger. Soon, they were younger than me! How did that happen? I was still in my twenties!

In my privileged situation, an old white haired lady in a "nice" neighborhood--the cops are my friends. When they weren't, well, this is now, that was then.

eta--if I had the strength, I would have joined the BLM protests. I might have something else to say, but this is now.
 
StarSong said:
Mostly positive encounters. But that's not surprising considering I was born white, upper middle class, female and relatively easy on the eyes.
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Jeassh..Really...I know many people that aren't middle class and still are easy on the eyes...So what, I am white....But never was upper middle class.. We persarvered by both of us working...having too kids and gave them an education in a college and paid tuition cause me and hubby were working....No handout's for us....
 
My strangest encounter was when I was younger and lived in the city. To avoid people I went swimming at a man made lake in the middle of the night since I swam a long way.

After a long swim I tried myself, put my clothes, leather jacket and helmet on. My hair wasn’t dry so it was stuck down my bike inside my shirt.

While driving home I got pulled over by what looked like to undercover officers. I wasn’t too concerned since I wasn’t speeding or doing anything wrong. They had a flashing light on their car. I’d never encountered undercover cops before so asked to see their badge which they showed me. They then asked me to show them my drivers licence which I did. Then they asked me to take off my helmet to make sure it’s me. I wasn’t happy about that but figured it was fair enough. They don’t know who I am.

Once I took off my helmet they asked why my hair was wet and where I was going? That’s when I got really suspicious and asked if they were really cops.
They both burst out laughing, handed me back my license, thanked me and left. They seemed incredibly high. To this day I don’t think they were real cops but a couple of crazy guys pulling a stunt to get their kick. It ticked me off but most of my experiences have been positive ones.
 
peppermint said:
Jeassh..Really...I know many people that aren't middle class and still are easy on the eyes...So what, I am white....But never was upper middle class.. We persarvered by both of us working...having too kids and gave them an education in a college and paid tuition cause me and hubby were working....No handout's for us....
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My point was that because of those advantages I wasn't apt to be profiled and therefore unlikely to have unprovoked, negative encounters with police.
 
I absolutely do. I was parked across the street from my house and didn't go out in time to move my car. My boss who lived about 40 minutes away and always got to work early called me to tell me a cop was getting ready to ticket my car (good thing I left my work placard with the phone number in the window). I rush outside to encounter this handsome cop who looked so much like Tom Selleck they could have been brothers! Left me nearly speechless but happy that he waited for me and didn't write the ticket.

The heartwarming photo below which went viral after this child, Devonte Hart who was holding a "free hugs" sign was hugged by an officer amid unrest over the shooting of Michael Brown. In a tragic twist, a couple of years later Devonte and his family died when the SUV they were in plunged off a cliff in California into the ocean.

I read a story not too long ago about an officer that was called to a supermarket because a woman was caught stealing. Instead of arresting her after finding out that her children were going hungry, he bought groceries for her and let her go.

I've read a few stories about officers who mentor underprivileged children. KUDOS to all the good officers in the country. May they all be safe.

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OneEyedDiva said:
This came up next and I like the song. The male cop reminds me of a combination of Bruce Willis and Fred Dryer (from T.V. cop show Hunter). He's looking like he's not that into it...then he really gets into it. LOL

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That’s awesome. I love it.
Maybe that’s what all the good cops of the world should do is show their fun side and jet people see that they’re people too
 

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