Ok, this is the one of my pages which will be addressing things I've seen while cruising around the Windows Spaces of other people, message boards, and web sites. Let me start this page by saying I fully believe in freedom of speech. However, I also feel there are ways to voice your opinions which aren't so abrasive or all out rude.
      I was using the search tool at Windows Spaces to try to locate other pages by and about police officers, hoping to be able to add them to my friends and link lists. I found a couple of pages, but some of the stuff I read at those pages I wouldn't want anyone else to read. It made me angry reading them. I understand some people will write their blogs and pages about what happened on the job as a police officer (or any other occupation) and as long as they don't mention any names or locations (unless quoting a news article or similar sources), I don't have a problem with the page. The problem is, I now know why so many people have a bad opinion about anyone in law enforcement. You don't have to experience a "bad" cop personally, all you have to do is encounter one on the internet. I'm not trying to judge the officer's ability to enforce the law through what they've written in their blog or at one of the other places, I only question their personality and conduct.
      So what am I so angry about? One such blog talks about how the "officer" made a traffic stop. They go on to explain what happened during the stop. Instead of calmly and politely explaining how uncooperative the driver was, they have to use all manner of cuss words (and I won't repeat them here) and called the driver a "jerk" and other such names. I can only hope this "officer" didn't actually talk to the driver the same way.
      I don't care how angry any officer may get, there's no reason to vent your anger in such a way in a place everyone can read that nonsense. You're giving every man or woman with a badge a bad name. The person who ends up looking like a jerk is the person who writes the blog or posts the page and, in the long run, every law enforcement officer in this country. People read what you write and think all police officers are just like you. My advice to you (not that I think you'll read this page but I hope you find it) is to take some time to read the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics and start living it. Your conduct, both in your life and in cyberspace should be beyond reproach. Think before you type and if you find yourself repeatedly cussing either don't post what you have to say or clean it up before you do.