In yet another nail in Reddit's coffin for me I mentioned my father being a police officer and how I worry that some criminal jackass would shoot him just get away from arrest, that my mother, sister, and myself would be left without him because a coward didn't want to face the consequences of his actions. I was downvoted into oblivion and had people respond with things along the lines of "They abuse their power all the time, fuck them" and one even messaged me personally saying "I would gladly shoot your dad" so its clear their non-critical thinking skills are well tuned. Also probably says something about their age demographic and thus maturity level...
So my question to hubski is, "How do you view the police, especially in relation to your everyday life?" Do you feel they are all power abuser on an ego-trip? Some? Only a few? Do you feel like the police legitimately want to protect you or do you feel they only look at you for what they can arrest you for? Do you trust them? And most importantly of all, why do you feel the way you do?