I don't really get all the cop hate, which has always seemed to be the consensus here. Is it based on personal experience or on the anecdotal YouTube videos and newspaper articles? Obviously not saying there aren't corrupt chumps on the force, but is this the guy you usually run into in real life? The animosity just seems to be a bit overwhelming.
Over the years, I have been arrested numerous times for various drunken misdemeanors, shit I'm certainly not proud of today. But I was never mistreated or disrespected at any time, even when I was being an obnoxious asshole. I've dealt with city police, sheriffs, and highway patrol, and they've always treated me decently, even giving me extra blankets, or extra food, or allowing me to call someone to pick up my car so it wouldn't have to be impounded, stuff they certainly weren't obligated to do. The only bad thing they ever did was arrest me, which I totally deserved. Just doing their job. Different cities, counties, several different states, always treated fairly.
Shit, nowadays, on the rare occasion I get pulled over or something, they almost always cut me loose without citing me for anything, just warnings. I'm polite, they're polite, they move on. I can remember maybe one or two clowns over the years who possibly overstepped their authority just to fuck with me. But even then, their partners or sergeants would be decent and even things out.
So tell me, what are you guys experiencing out there to make you hate them so much? Hell, maybe I've just been lucky, I don't know. I'm genuinely confused here.