[mlmpetert]

I got nothing against most cops. I actually like most of the Richmond City cops ive met, they are pretty decent.

What I have a problem with is that cops have a lot of power in negatively affecting your life and most people blindly accept that cops are always going to do the right thing. I was pulled over about 3 or 4 years ago for Improper Lane Change, I was on my way to play paintball early on a Saturday morning. Ill admit that the attire of a person that seldom plays paintball is suggestive of a meth-head but the police officer flat out treated me like shit. Then the cop straight up lied in court. Just flat out made things up as he read out of his log from the traffic stop. I guess my insurance has gone up because of that.

My point is that when a cop has a bad day and behaves poorly its becomes malicious. They are harming people’s lives. Traffic court is a absolute joke; without a lawyer you have the option to plead guilty and ask for leniency or be found guilty no matter what you or any of your witnesses say because what the cop says caries so much more weight. Most other courts seem largely the same. Cops are given way too much power and unfortunately theyre just like us; they feel pressure from their bosses, they get tired of doing the same thing and dealing with the same people, some cops are just as bad as your crazy cowoker, and they all have bad days. And because of that a lot of people get screwed over in court, treated like shit, beat up, elbowed to the face, or even killed. Its not just 1 bad cop giving all cops a bad name, it’s almost every single cop that occasionally has a bad day and screws with people’s lives in addition to the few crazy cops that have 16 internal affairs investigations and are still somehow still on the force.