Can the police be trusted?

[RedStratocas]

well in general, there's a relatively good amount of peace so i guess most police do their jobs right. but there sure are a lot of corrupt police officers even if its a subconscious corruption. there's no question a good handful of police officers join the force because they like the power.

[Arch]

Well if police weren't corrupt and stupid and believed that they were above the law then people would trust them.
It's as simple as not being a hypocrite and following the rules that you enforce. But who wants to do that anymore?

agree'd

Sorry to hear that, that's very unfortunate and wrong, shame you can't do anything about it :/

Also I'm guessing these are Canadian cops just to clarify?

Yeah sucks, and even if i could i doubt they would take my word over his. Also yepp it was a Canadian cop not to say they're all like this but
i believe there is definatly a few

Also just to add to the corruption point; my cousin is a police officer and hes really nice and such but at weddings and family parties his dad (my uncle) llikes to drink and he will then drive home and my cousin won't say a thing... I mean i know it would be hard doing that to your father but still so much for "to serve & protect"

[GommeInc]

I trust them. I strongly believe anyone who doesn't does so because they read too many papers about the student riots, a one or two day event which is a tiny spec compared to the rest of the work they do, or they live in a bad area which is very likely too My experience has been not but good.

[Catzsy]

I believe you should trust them unless given a real cause for concern not too. It is not possible as it is in life for absolutely all of them to be proven as being so. There is always a small % who commit a crime, behave improperly and those are the ones who are highlighted by the media which gives a false impression. Those should be dealt with severely.

[Gravitator]

I trust the police even if they fine my parents or anything, they are just trying to keep the world safe for everyone with putting themselves at risk

[Nationalism]

Yes and no.
Obviously there are going to be the odd few of every UK force who are corrupt, accept brides, fiddle the prosecution system and endless other things.
You do sometimes see police vehicles clearly speeding without their sirens or lights on, and you think to yourself in your head "it's okay for him to do" lol.
Police probably do get away with the odd things which we aren't allowed to do but overall i think our police are quite good at their job - they handle situations and riots usually exceptionally well.
Although i have experienced police brutality first hand (slamming my face off a metal fence, when being arrested), our police are good compared to reports of other countries forces such as the United States police and obviously countries like Brazil etc.

UK police do their job good, yes you can trust the majority.

[Aidenn]

I wouldnt say i trust them 100%, but i do trust them 80-90% of the time.

[Oleh]

well 50% of the time yes, they do make bad judgements but then they can seem unreasonable

[-:Undertaker:-]

On an individual level, yes I guess. On the whole, no I do not think you can. The Police are now a political force when they should not be, and are the strong arm of the government to enforce their ridiculous laws and regulations.. along with being internally sinister (refer to the cases where Police officers fail to be charged when they have broken the law). I will respect (or trust) the Police when they stop doing the work of the politicians, start tackling real crime and get out on the streets patrolling - along with ending their war on the motorist.

You could argue that the Police only do what they are told, true. But does that mean I trust them and the people pulling the strings? no.

[Technologic]

On an individual level, yes I guess. On the whole, no I do not think you can. The Police are now a political force when they should not be, and are the strong arm of the government to enforce their ridiculous laws and regulations.. along with being internally sinister (refer to the cases where Police officers fail to be charged when they have broken the law). I will respect (or trust) the Police when they stop doing the work of the politicians, start tackling real crime and get out on the streets patrolling - along with ending their war on the motorist.

You could argue that the Police only do what they are told, true. But does that mean I trust them and the people pulling the strings? no.

This whole new idea of elected commissioners is just going to make things 10x worse as well.