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I've spent a fair amount of time with cops over the course of a 35 year career in broadcasting.
They're much like the rest of humankind. The vast majority are good, honest, hardworking, upfront men and women.
And a very few are jerks.
I do think that when I was in college in a small, economically depressed city where the university was, by far, the biggest employer (and thus, influence on local affairs) with a slightly larger student population than that of the city, that the city cops had a huge chip on their shoulders when it came to students. I could site a couple of cases I was personally involved in -- but won't. The University Police, while being the brunt of lots of jokes, were trained at the State Patrol Academy (since this is a state school), and were actually pretty professional.
I visit the University a couple of times a year, and that seems to have changed rather dramatically. The cops there seem much more laid back and friendly. I suspect that this is due to a relaxation of the typical "town/gown" strife which afflicts cities like this. That relaxation began, I think, when a retired Professor of Aerospace Studies (Head of AF ROTC and a Career Air Force Colonel with a big time martial arts background) beacame mayor and dragged the two sides, kicking and screaming, together for their mutual benefit.
I heartily agree with Rose. I wouldn't have that job. Period.
DeltAlum
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