who was that?

I have yet to meet a safe police man, or woman. In my oppinion the police deserve little respect because they give none to you as a member of the public and they are a pathetic excuse for law enforcement.

Watever, in my opinion you deserve little respect. you have a lot of front to say something like that.

I have met several, being on the right side of the law- they come across as exceptionally arrogant and usually give you a look like you are something that they have stepped in. On a few occasions I have been very polite to policemen and recieve the same egotistical response.

Perhaps you may have met one of these rare breeds of 'nice' policemen, or perhaps (more likely) you have a friend who is a policeman, but I haven't- hence the use of 'yet' in my initial comment.

biscuito you're right, I have a lot of friends in the service, my dad's a cop and a lot of our family friends are as well...

You get wankers in every profession but in general, most Police will do their best to help you out unless you don't deserve it.  To be honest, I can't say I've ever had a confrontation with a police officer.

To say they're a poor excuse for law enforcement is an absolute heap of crap.  They're doing their best in a bureaucratic society with a government and media who seem intent on bringing them down.

Rootes

Admittedly they are definately restricted by the governement and media, which doesn't help them carry out their job (the paperwork especially I imagine is something to do with it), but some of them don't appear to have the common sense to let a petty issue slide and focus on more important issues within our society- you may be right in that there are some nice policemen- perhaps I keep meeting these 'wankers' you speak of (just unlucky I suppose).

If I offended anyone with the use of the word 'pathetic'- it may have been a little harsh and I am sorry. My justification for using this word was perhaps a little blinkered; I was thinking of the fitness requirements for the police force's new recruits when I wrote the post- you have to achieve 5.4 on the bleep test. Those of you who don't know what this means it is the average fitness of a 9 year old child- which I find slightly worrying as we entrust our safety in these people.

I will ride on the pavement in some places as there have been a number of accidents involving bikes on the road so sod the law £30 is better than a ride in an ambulance! thats if they can catch you, no number plate so just do one downs some alleys lol

ive met several (been burgalled several times in the past year), there all pretty safe as long as your not a lippy nob head..