If you cant handle dealing with human filth without projecting that onto every citizen you encounter then you shouldn't be a cop. There are a lot of dangerous jobs where you have to deal with people on a daily basis. I delivered pizzas for a while when I was younger, and guess what, by most lists delivery drivers have a higher fatality rate than law officers. And I had to deal with assholes on a regular basis too, even had a gun pointed at me once while doing that.It's a job. If you can't handle it without breaking the law or being a piece of crap to innocent people then you need a different job. I've met lots of really cool cops and I would never make a blanket judgment on them. They're people and they're all different.
I understand everyone has bad days, but innocent people are violated and murdered everyday by terrified cops who usually get away with it. If you cant handle it, do something else. Otherwise those of you who have to deal with human refuse day in and day out and remain decent human beings have my respect.
I just dont want to play into this "cops have such a dangerous job! Give them sympathy!" routine because they volunteered for that job, and I did a statistically more dangerous job for a very long time without wanting special treatment for it. The "I need to go home tonight, my job is dangerous!" routine is why so many people get their rights violated everyday.
Also, I know I couldn't be a cop without turning into a total assbag, thats why I'm not a cop.
http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates_2011hb.pdf