Thursday, October 20, 2011
Crime in Philadelphia not by citizens but by police
In Philadelphia we have a high crime rate and people say we don't respect police officers, some police officers dont respect citizens. in this video police committed a crime against a 20 yr old woman, this is seen as a misunderstanding because they are held on a higher level then the rest of us. This is just a small sample of the things that police get away with in Philadelphia but also over the country. If an officer is shot or harmed does it make there lives worth more because they are police? When a regular person is shot,stabbed etc. it takes the cops for ever to show up but they shut the city down and find who did the crime against a cop.When it comes to us they ask us to do their job and find the person for them, i was aked this same thing. Some would say they keep us safe i beg to differ i think they instill fear in most. I would like to hear your thoughts on this.
By Devin Barnes
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ReplyDeleteThat's very true. Police officers act rude to citizens mostly because they feel that they have the upper hand and we have the right to remain silent. It seems some might not be doing their job right but are cutting corners by doing easy tasks, or that's the way I see it.
ReplyDeleteI am not American citizen, but I can see if the police officers do their jobs very well or not. I think that some of them make every effort to conduct their mission, and others receive payment for nothing. Sometimes, the police officer stops you for nothing.
ReplyDeleteSorry Devin, I couldn't see the video of the 20 yr old woman.
I agree with you on this and I hate that I've lived in Philadelphia for 20 years and still think this. Too often I've encountered more of a superiority and abuse of power from Philly police at least instead of a more considerate aware presence from them. Just as regular citizens are expected to do their part and jobs in society I expect officers to do the same. This obviously does not speak to all Philly officers but it's rather disheartening to know that respect for an officer is something rare nowadays. They might say its the citizens but who but a few, and in their right mind would disrespect an officer? That's not our first intentions so why the hostility towards the citizens? They should come into their profession knowing the limits to what being a Philly cop entails. When you have a justice system that condones the hierarchy of life based on whether someone is a regular Joe or Officer John Smith, you have a problem. To serve and protect should be universal. Saying the death of an officer, although sad and shocking as it is, is valued and treated with more awareness than an innocent person killed is just wrong.
ReplyDelete- Jonathan Lopez
I agree. Police are held on a higher level then the rest of us and I believe they don't respect citizens because of the authority that they have been given. Anything they say is believed before that of a citizen. They are not doing there job and most crimes are sovled by tips from the crime stoppers hotline. Here in Philadelphia we have one of the highest unsovled murder rates in the country, but police have time to write a ticket for a parked car with expirerd stickers. In short they are never around when they are needed but always around when they are not.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree. It is very sad to see the people we need to protect us and whom we are expected to trust are committing crimes as well. Perhaps it is not true for most police, but the simple fact that some are part of the crimes is quite unsettling. A few years back, I was walking to the corner store at night. Across the street there was a young lady walking with a cop following her and whistling at her. I wasn't sure if I should have pretended I knew her and called out to her. However, she walked into the chinese store and at the same time he noticed me. The cop continued walking and got into his car and drove away. I couldn't believe what I just witnessed and I didn't like it one bit. It's one thing to hear about things like this, but another to actually witness it. Maybe he didn't do anything to her, but if there weren't witnesses I wonder what would have happened. As I said before, it is quite unsettling to see that the people who we are expected to trust and are supposed to be there to stop the crime, are often a part of one.
ReplyDeleteKeila Olmo
I believe that some cops do their job the right way, others may bend the rules a little, and very few can go against them. In some city's like New York cops are involved in drug or money scandals. If that was a regular citizen they would be facing a lot of jail time, a cop would be put on probation, possibly face 1-3 years of jail, and fined for their doings. The law isn't always far to us and it makes it even worse when you see the law breaking the rules. Aren't they suppose to set a good example to the rest of the community.
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