Some people you just can't forget...ever. Good or bad.
Well that's the thing too, some sketchy shit out there trying to be the good Samaritan, most people are only willing to get burned so many times at the same time the more everyone keeps quiet and turns a blind eye, it's letting it get worse.
I agree some cases they only see one side, I don't feel bad for those that are know criminals and have arrest warrants. But yes, some cops are just shitty. The Lethbrige pd is really fucked. Last year, they beat down an teenage girl in a star trooper costume with a plastic gun and a sign promoting the donair shop with a starwars theme name on may 4th. That was last year, she's not a criminal, sometimes innocent people get the raw deal for nothing. I'm on the fence with the cops, they have their fare share of problems. Another case was an off-duty cop, drove drunk and killed a guy on a bike in Edmonton, he got suspended with pay. So that's a punishment, paid vacation. I get sometimes they just made the wrong call or the public over-reacts to cops actually doing their jobs but there still many shady things and there is more bad cops than people realize.
"and all people do is watch, or run in to add in a kick " - I know, it's awful, the cheering I don't agree with but like you mentioned, consequences. Like that run in with the gangs I was telling you about after we put the bleeding kid into a cab, I didn't know or care just he was clearly not safe there and it was suppose to be my cab so I packed him in, I didn't see who beat him up or wtf, I just sent him in on his way and little did I know in front of the people that beat him up. That was a messed up night for me and actually what got me to quit drinking, even if I was able to smooth things out over a quick talk over a smoke like a cool cat, I was still pretty close to shitting myself. There are consequences when you try to do good deeds and that's a rough lesson to learn.
The world is fixated on the nasty stuff when it comes to cops. You can find videos of them doing great things as well, but they don't go viral for some strange reason.
Sometimes people record encounters with cops and because they're holding that phone and want to be a star, these people turn into the biggest asshole agitators, antagonizing the cop, trying to get that reaction. They're just people. How much shit are you going to put up with? Someone comes to your place of work and starts treating you like shit. I'll be a jerk in return. Not the smile and nod kinda guy.
Remember in Alberta awhile back, those cops that got sniped on that farm? Take that uniform off and it probably wouldn't happen like that.
I have friends who drive ambulance. They see all the nasty shit this world has to offer. They say good things about the cops. Cops are the first ones there taking care of things, every time. Once they get home, that's when they break down. Like I said how the truth hurts both ways. Hand someone a speeding ticket. They don't do that to feel good. They have to hand someone a piece of paper with the truth on it, and be treated like scum. That'll fuck with anyone's mind.