i agree that we need cops to an extent, but IMO they are given way too much authority, and i dont know if its a result of that of the type of people that cop's are, but 90% of the time they are out there looking for any possible way to bust anyone for the smallest fucking thing. there can be too much and too little, and right now, we have too much police enforcement. i actually think crimes might go down with less police involvement because people would have to rely on themselves to stop a fight, stop someone from robbing their store, etc... when 9 out of 10 people will call the cops instead of do something about it themselves, thats just a better reason for the criminal to commit the crime in the first place because they have all the time in the world to get away.
ive got relatives in nebraska and texas, both of them live in very small town's one doesn't even have a police force, the other does but there are like 4 cops. ive spent months at a time with the relative in nebraska, and crimes just do not happen there. and i would never want to try to rob someone or anything in either town because the people are responsible for themselves and will fuck you up if you do, everyone own's a gun, and basically every resident helps and backs up the other residents.
and the cop's are only there to stop real crimes if they do happen, and help people out if they are in trouble or hurt. you can speed 20 over past them and they dont give a shit, there are people riding around in unlicensed motorcycles and even car's, and they wouldnt even think of doing a thing about it. my uncle know's one of them and he helped him blow a couple tree stumps out of the ground with homemade pipe bomb's. there are so many retarded worthless law's out there, and they dont give a shit about them. and thats how it should be.
i actually really respect cops like that, but i dont respect the cops out there finding every possible way to bust people for bullshit law's that shouldnt exist in the first place.
so fuck most the police.