Poll for US and Commonwealth members.......... Do you trust your police?

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:12 am

I have split the poll into two to see what the difference around the world is compared to Britain.

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:59 am

Some I trust; some I don't trust. It's the same with any profession whether they are a cop, lawyer, doctor, hairdresser, etc.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 10:04 am

some can be trusted........other cannot...

.....some do an outstanding job.....others are worse than criminals.

just because they wear a badge and have taken an oath, doesn't mean they all can be trusted.

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 10:07 am

They are human so therefore not perfect either.

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 3:11 pm

Police are human like the rest of us, and therefore fallible.. I've had many dealings with police here in all sorts of circumstances. They have almost always been helpful and friendly, even kind. Bottom line, I've always felt we were on the same side.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 3:45 pm

AussiePam;1224734 wrote: Police are human like the rest of us, and therefore fallible.. I've had many dealings with police here in all sorts of circumstances. They have almost always been helpful and friendly, even kind. Bottom line, I've always felt we were on the same side.
Your police have an admirable reputation in Britain along with the US cops.

The poll results here are very different to the British poll.

fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 5:19 pm

I voted 'not sure' because I tend to trust individual police officers rather than the force as a whole. I do trust the police union though. They do tend to keep the government at bay and out of their business.