Did you actually read the crap you wrote?
I don't know if you actually believe the bullshit above but if you do it is a little bit paranoid. There are certainly cops out there that are assholes but the vast majority I have encountered, known and worked with are folks that are just trying to 'protect and serve' and not power mad jerks trying to make life difficult for the average citizen.
Your little rant reminds of the guys who talk about the only reason they got busted was because some cop/CO/Chief/LPO/'The Man' had it out for them. In many cases they did, because they broke the rules and/or law.
Well, I will say this: the times when I've been legitimately pulled over the police were always respectful and professional. However, I am white, have a military sticker and sheriff sticker on my car and have a PBA card. I think that a minority driving an older car with no family in military or law enforcement would have a different experience on at least one occasion. Just listening to my brother tell "sea stories" makes me think he has created a negative interaction on more than one occasion, but it's ok because he decided the guy was guilty and can't believe he's back out on the street 2 days later.
I recognize that most cops do their stressful jobs in a professional manner. However, the minority that don't are ubiquitous and there is nothing a private citizen can do to seek recourse. That's what makes it particularly frustrating. The automatic assumption is that the person must have been up to no good anyway, or he should've just listened and opened up his trunk, so he deserved to be given a hard time by police. If I call the local precinct to report a cop who was speeding or turned on his lights just to run a light because he can, the report wouldn't get past the officer who answered the phone. Like the military the police is a pseudo fraternity that will protect their brothers and extend "professional courtesy" for any wrongdoings.
My comment about the car theft was to point out that there are many crimes where police can't really do anything about it, and was in response to R1's post about not calling the police as if that was going to be a detriment to me. Unless the crime is high profile (murder, kidnapping, rape) or you can identify a suspect, they can't do anything for you. The only person who can prevent becoming a victim is yourself.
And you'll have to excuse me for being just a little bitter that police in the 80s put a higher priority on arresting someone (usually in a low income neighborhood) with drugs on them than someone who beats his wife.
The vast majority of people in jail are there for drug charges. That is what beat cops find most often when stopping people and why I commented that they often arrest people for crimes that arguably shouldn't be illegal. But these aren't the same police officers who investigate the aforementioned higher profile cases, at least not where my family works. The guy working to catch a suspect for a crime is invaluable; the guy driving around arresting people on marijuana possession charges not so much.
