Originally Posted by yorkiemini (Post 4479427)

Oh golly! Well, respect has to go both ways. The police are PUBLIC SERVANTS and sometimes have to be reminded of that. You were treated terribly and I would complain, big time!

Originally Posted by megansmomma (Post 4479421)

As for the police, I have personally witnessed some pretty horrible behavior from our towns police officers. Here's a for instance, a few years ago I was helping look for a dog that has run off during a rescue transport. I had received an email and it just so happened that the dog had escaped just a few blocks from my home. So I offered to help look for the poor lost girl :( I was driving around and spotted a police SUV in a school parking lot so I drove over to where he was parked....alone in the middle of a summer afternoon and he was just plain outright rude. He was the village canine officer so I thought he would have some compassion instead he scolded me for bothering him. Not only that but he intentionally let his dog bark wildly at me and chewed me out for approaching him with the dog. First off, growing up my best friend's dad was an canine officer so I had been around police dogs for a very long time. When I was in my early 20's this same girl dated another canine office. So just a little experience and know he gave the dog the command to behave that way. Total crap...IMO. He was also indifferent to the situation and I drove away feeling horrible. What happened to the police acting kind or compassionate? It just lead me to think how this cop would have treated others with his authority. I was just a woman looking for a rescue dog that was spotted in that general area.

This entire subject really gets me going. There is such a lack of respect on so many levels and it's just broad sweeping. There is no respect for even our President. I believe that whoever is elected for an office especially the President of the United Stated there should be respect offered. Facebook makes me crazy with the outrageous images of the President and First Lady that I see posted and passed around. Why is this considered acceptable? It just trickles down from there. The adults can't act correctly so why should the children behave any better? SMH......

Originally Posted by MarkFromSea (Post 4479546)

It's been an increasing trend for decades. Everything from the ease of information to political correctness run a muck. Parents not spanking to not being allowed to spank. Rewriting of history to remove pride in ones country, the loss of the melting pot formula, everyone is an individual and they owe allegiance to no one any more. The media sensationalizes an event and creates a reaction that they know will create more death and misery that is news worthy. The media omits facts in order to create a story that enrages the populace. The WTO riots here in Seattle were created by the media, 15ish years ago. The way they reported it throughout the day, they drew onlookers and parasites into downtown Seattle. The presentation of the facts, the way they presented them, is what caused the conflict between police and the crowd.

Originally Posted by MarkFromSea (Post 4479555)

Thank You and your son for his service and your support for him.

Originally Posted by MarkFromSea (Post 4479570)

Very glad to hear he's doing well. Sorry to hear it's high school... LOL That can be tough these days I hear.

Originally Posted by MarkFromSea (Post 4479546)

It's been an increasing trend for decades. Everything from the ease of information to political correctness run a muck. Parents not spanking to not being allowed to spank. Rewriting of history to remove pride in ones country, the loss of the melting pot formula, everyone is an individual and they owe allegiance to no one any more. The media sensationalizes an event and creates a reaction that they know will create more death and misery that is news worthy. The media omits facts in order to create a story that enrages the populace. The WTO riots here in Seattle were created by the media, 15ish years ago. The way they reported it throughout the day, they drew onlookers and parasites into downtown Seattle. The presentation of the facts, the way they presented them, is what caused the conflict between police and the crowd.

Originally Posted by Rachael1983 (Post 4479610)

Here's some lighter fare !

Originally Posted by Rachael1983 (Post 4479610)

Here's some lighter fare !

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom (Post 4479627)

I don't feel there is a lack of respect for police officers. I think, though, that it's the same as w/ ANY profession - in that there are very, very bad apples in ALL professions. When a very bad apples shows up, however, within a police force - it's of very grave concern, imo, since they carry guns and have the authority to shoot and kill.