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Funny you should post that, in NYC it would actually be police work, using the NYPD's Hercules Teams

Funny you should post that, in NYC it would actually be police work, using the NYPD's Hercules Teams

So "anti-terrorism" is just everyday police work?

By putting your life on the line, I was implying that they put their life on the line for others. I think that deserves a great deal of respect. I am by no means someone who holds a cop as someone higher than everyone else, and above the law, but that degree of unselfishness is worthy of my respect. I'm not saying that everyone who is a cop holds to the code of "To Protect and Serve", but those that do shouldn't be degraded to the level of those that don't.

May I ask if you have turned anyone in who has broken the code of your profession? Perhaps someone violating the internet usage code (browsing Slashdot during work hours may be applicable). Or maybe someone who isn't obeying the dress code. Perhaps someone who leaves work/gets to work a few minutes early or late. To say that any cop who hasn't obeyed the law should be fired and arrested would pretty much leave nobody around. Cops are human, too (excepting robocop), and that implies a degree of mistakes.

If you have tried to turn people in for what are considered minor offenses, who do you think gets the worst of it. I know that if I were to tell my boss that a co-worker was 10 minutes late for work, my co-worker may get reprimanded, but my boss gets the impression that they have a big mouth. I'm sure that the same would happen for a cop. If they get a reputation for tattling on their co-workers, it's going to be miserable for them. It's not right, but that's the way it is.

Finally, I don't know what you are talking about with cops never being in trouble. A google search for "Cop arrested for" gives quite a few relevant stories on the first page. They get away with some stuff, like non-cops, and they get caught for some stuff, like non-cops.

Good point. How about this?

Good thing that before this eeeevil laser was invented, the world was safe from stupid kids

This will end up in the courts. If you think not, check out this new bill approved in NJ. Though this article doesn't give all the details, the new ban prohibits eating, drinking, cel phone use, faxing, and reading while using your car. Information can be found here.