What do people think of the police?

Properly physically threatened by one when I was 17.
Of course he was the exception and I've loved them all ever since.
 
Was at Leeds away, 1980 ish, and was stood with my mate who was one of the quietest and best behaved lads I know. Police pulled him out of a packed crowd and he ended up getting charged. Went to court with him to give evidence and the scumbag copper lied through his teeth, I think that the magistrates actually completely didn't believe the copper. But my mate still ended up bound over to keep the peace.
I know this copper was still the exception but why didn't the police deal with their bad apples who gave them such a bad name. During that period it was very common to hear the police referred to as "pigs", thankfully not so much now.
 
‘The Police’ is an institution made up of individuals.
There are quite a lot of policemen and women
I’ve met many I like and have respected and many I didn’t and had no respect for.
 
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