Honest easy question....

[Jester]

Do you feel safer with police around?

[CWO]

10% of me does feel safer. The other 90% feels like they are here to generate revenue.

[talisman]

No.

[jluv]

Depends on the situation, location, surroundings, etc. Not an easy question, actually.

[Jose]

Depends on what I'm doing.

[YALE]

Yes and no.

[ELVIS]

i was raised that part of being a grown man is being able to protect you and yours. i dont rely on anyone but be to keep my family safe. that is my job. the cops need to be out writing tickets to assholes speeding on the beach!

god bless.

[sc281]

Let me put it this way:


Everytime I've had my car broken into or been in an accident except one they wouldn't send a cop out.

But everytime I don't come to a COMPLETE stop (<1mph) at the almost zero traffic stop sign 100 yards from my house I get lit up.

[Tyrone Biggums]

As opposed to not having any form of law enforcement whatsoever, yes.

[Chili]

Depends on the situation, location, surroundings, etc. Not an easy question, actually.

This..

[stevo]

When I call the police, it is to start a paper trail. I depend on myself and loved ones for any sense of security.

To answer, no, I feel no safety in the presence of law enforcement.

Stevo

[Sean88gt]

Not in the area I live in, no.

Interesting point of note. I was talking to a former client from Europe that is thinking about moving to Texas (Lives in the US now) and the subject of cops came up, as Texas has a rather high number of police officers, he said that the difference between here and there is that in Europe he wasn't afraid of the police like he is here. He said over there they just don't exercise authority like they do here.

[BP]

Only when they are ticketing people for driving too fast on the beach.

[Fastlane]

When I call the police, it is to start a paper trail. I depend on myself and loved ones for any sense of security.

To answer, no, I feel no safety in the presence of law enforcement.

Stevo

That's how I feel. Police aren't around to protect, they are there to document.

[Jester]

Okay, you are having a beer at a bar and are having fun with your buddie's....maybe being a little loud but not disturbing the peace or anything, and you see a cop walk in. Do you feel that all is well in the world, or do you suddenly start to question whether or not you are going to get fucked with?

Another simple scenario.....you hear a knock at the door and you open it and there are 2 cops......do you feel that all is well or do you feel like you are in trouble even though you are innocent of anything and everything?