Why are people so down on the police?

I didn't say negative in the subject matter I made a comment about focussing on the negative generally. My approach was intended to create discussion and I'd say it's been pretty successful. Although I wholeheartedly believe there is a an overwhelming negative bias towards the police even when they try to get it right. And yes you have made a personal insult. We're not trading personal insults because I haven't made any towards you. You said that 'I'm clearly not one of life's great thinkers' that's an insult and it's directed at me. You know nothing about me.

And you still haven't commented on the positive links that I did supply you with and you asked for.

You are clearly not one of life's great thinkers, sorry.

Your whole soapbox statement is basically like saying:

Vanilla Icecream. It doesn't get nearly enough praise. The only thing you hear about vanilla icecream is bad experiences. I think that people slagging off vanilla icecream are just trying to be cool.

What I would ask is have YOU had any good experiences with the police? If so why aren't you highlighting them or providing any firsthand experience? If not why the fuck are you trying to start such a holier than thou 'argument' that really doesn't have much substance other than vague generalities or personal opinion? If you yourself haven't got any examples of good policing, then why do you expect others to have any?

Clearly negative service in any walk of life attracts more comment-you can go into a whole load of social reasoning for why people dislike the police as people on here have, and you then move the goalposts to purely cycle related examples-which really, isn't the point-the police are not a purely cycle related entity, are they? If you really think the Police deserve more good press why not start a 'Good Police Experience' thread for people to contribute? Or maybe just volunteer giving them comforting massages and polishing their shoes to show your appreciation on the weekend?

Go stick a thermometer up your arse and try operating the thing between your ears a bit more.