Police Stereotype

The events of the last decade have caused many changes in law enforcement. The perceptions of what a police officer does, or should do, have mutated. As a law enforcement officer, I have had to listen to hundreds of caustic remarks about what I do. The remarks that cops are always so nasty when they pull a person over do not recognize the courteous and professional officer. The prevailing attitude that the cops were wrong when responding to a riot does not acknowledge our duty to protect life and property. The public has a common misperception. The police officer must have done something wrong if a criminal is injured while resisting arrest or by assaulting the officer. This only feeds the cynicism felt by most law enforcement officers toward the public.…