<< How about you enlighten us? They have a hard fvcking job to do, they deserve respect. The only people who think cops are a$$holes usually did something to deserve whatever the cop did to them. >>
Amen! Preach it brother!
Let's break this down...
1.) Cops get paid very little for putting their lives on the line every day.
2.) Most cops have to deal with assholes all day long... the police very rarely deal with law abiding citizens except in passing. Let's face it, most crooks are jerks.
3.) People in general are scared of them, regardless of whether the person has done something bad or not.
4.) Because sometimes (rarely) cops have to take a human life, and it really tears them up. Some won't admit to it, but it's true. The bad part is, you never know when you'll have to.
Cops have to have some ego... if they didn't they wouldn't be able to do their job.