Ferguson officer placed on unpaid leave after calling Michael Brown memorial 'a pile of trash'

[Teddy B 17,252]

These make shift memorials in general are all a nuisance and end up causing problems. There are cemeteries for memorials.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I would say that the larger problem is police forces that don't engage with the communities they are supposed to serve.

[Teddy B 17,252]

I would say that the larger problem is police forces that don't engage with the communities they are supposed to serve.

I agree. Once they took cops off of the foot beat, the disconnect between police and community began and it's progressively gotten worse. A good amount of the responsibility also lies with the communities themselves and the lack of respect in general given to LEO's these days. The two go hand in hand I think.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

I agree. Once they took cops off of the foot beat, the disconnect between police and community began and it's progressively gotten worse. A good amount of the responsibility also lies with the communities themselves and the lack of respect in general given to LEO's these days. The two go hand in hand I think.

I was reading some articles about neighborhoods and the police that work in them. What you said covers a good deal of the problem. Someone suggested the cops should live in the area they serve. I know it used to be like that where I lived.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Fodder for another topic as well...

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[JohnR! 5,495]

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I agree. Once they took cops off of the foot beat, the disconnect between police and community began and it's progressively gotten worse. A good amount of the responsibility also lies with the communities themselves and the lack of respect in general given to LEO's these days. The two go hand in hand I think.

I was reading some articles about neighborhoods and the police that work in them. What you said covers a good deal of the problem. Someone suggested the cops should live in the area they serve. I know it used to be like that where I lived.

[Teddy B 17,252]

I was reading some articles about neighborhoods and the police that work in them. What you said covers a good deal of the problem. Someone suggested the cops should live in the area they serve. I know it used to be like that where I lived.

When I was a kid we had foot beat cops and I got to know a few of them by name. They were always approachable and for the most part were really good with the kids. It's much easier to respect and listen to someone that you feel you know on a personal level rather than following orders being barked at you by someone you've never met. The other plus of having these cops on foot was you never knew when they might be right behind you, kinda kept us on our best behavior.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

When I was a kid we had foot beat cops and I got to know a few of them by name. They were always approachable and for the most part were really good with the kids. It's much easier to respect and listen to someone that you feel you know on a personal level rather than following orders being barked at you by someone you've never met. The other plus of having these cops on foot was you never knew when they might be right behind you, kinda kept us on our best behavior.

Truth. When the cops learn who's who in the neighborhood, they tend to know who the troublemakers are.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

These make shift memorials in general are all a nuisance and end up causing problems. There are cemeteries for memorials.

I agree. Usually they are put on private property, without the property owner's permission. Dead people don't care, so stop it already. This didn't happen, at least not to this scale, when I was growing up.

[Teddy B 17,252]

I was reading some articles about neighborhoods and the police that work in them. What you said covers a good deal of the problem. Someone suggested the cops should live in the area they serve. I know it used to be like that where I lived.

To touch on what you said about cops living in the town they serve, I know that is given priority in Mass, but it's not a requirement. They used tyo call it "residence preference" when I took the exams. When you take the civil service exam here you are allowed to list the top 5 cities or towns you wish to serve, but your hometown is always first. Whenever they are hiring new applicants they go to the folks that live in the town where they are looking to fill spots first. There have also been cops here that purposely stay in their home town because they know they have a better chance of getting on, once they get on the force, then they move.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

When I was a kid we had foot beat cops and I got to know a few of them by name. They were always approachable and for the most part were really good with the kids. It's much easier to respect and listen to someone that you feel you know on a personal level rather than following orders being barked at you by someone you've never met. The other plus of having these cops on foot was you never knew when they might be right behind you, kinda kept us on our best behavior.

When I was a kid, even in a white neighborhood, cops were something to be feared. I think people have lost that fear, making it harder for cops to do their jobs.

[JohnR! 5,495]

That is the difference between being respected and being feared. When I was a kid we knew the local cops - many of whom were friends and neighbors - so there was the respect for the individual on top of respect by the law enforcement professional. With all these stories about trigger happy cops, our communities are beginning to fear the very people who are sworn to protect and serve them. It's all upside down!

Truth. When the cops learn who's who in the neighborhood, they tend to know who the troublemakers are.

[Teddy B 17,252]

I agree. Usually they are put on private property, without the property owner's permission. Dead people don't care, so stop it already. This didn't happen, at least not to this scale, when I was growing up.

Exactly. There was a news story here not too long ago where some poor bashtard was trying to get people to stop from messing up his property with all this stuff 3 years after the person actually died in front of his house. I felt bad for the guy. He actually received death threats because he kept cleaning the stuff up and throwing it away.

[JohnR! 5,495]

I think people had no fear of cops back then. Cops were approachable and they merited the respect they commanded. What these cops are doing these days puts them in the same category as thugs.

When I was a kid, even in a white neighborhood, cops were something to be feared. I think people have lost that fear, making it harder for cops to do their jobs.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

I think people had no fear of cops back then. Cops were approachable and they merited the respect they commanded. What these cops are doing these days puts them in the same category as thugs.

No, people didn't like interacting with the LAPD. Usually when you were approached by a cop, it meant in the very least you were going to get a ticket.