I didn't say it dosen't work. It's obvious to anyone that law enforcement is essential. Unfortunately like I said, police can be as bad a gang as anyone. It just takes the wrong person to say the wrong thing, be in the wrong place at the wrong time etc to get yourself in alot of trouble. It takes a certain type of person to be a cop imo and unfortunately that dosen't work with the type of person alot of my generation, myself included, are. Police are perfect if you fit the profile, if you don't then many times, they aren't. Often they will want you to do something to give them the chance to punish you.
Be a junkie, 'mosher', Irish etc and you will suffer from police if you don't stay away. Same with bouncers or any security. The English man that is the cop, the security simply won't work with the guy with long hair, the junkie on the street or the dude with some piercings. Try to ease the suffering of a person and you will bring it on yourself.
I've seen junkies kicked senseless by police. I've seen them on the ground handcuffed, trying only to cover their head while a group of police officers kick them, punch them, hit them with batons or mace them. Being Irish is another real problem, or alternative/mosh/goth/emo or whatever. To understand that you really need to understand the typical scouse and you won't be able to do that.
Junkie/homeless whatever, we are all humans and it makes me sick and makes many hate police with a passion, for some people (not myself) that have an attitude that leads to further problems because next time you will think fvck the cop and you will atleast let him know it before he puts you down.
Of course let me specify that this isn't the case with all police. A minority probably but that minority cause more problems for people I know and people around me than any other 'gang' we experience. A chav might steal my phone and punch me, a cop might put me on the ground and kick the shit out of me, pull my jeans down to my ankles because I wear them to low. Throw me on the street because I belong there or spray me with mace because I wasn't following orders.
Ask Claire for her latest cop story if you want to be amazed. And she is a small, short and weak girl.
It's only logic that some police will be thugs. Late night England, ESPECIALLY late night Liverpool really isn't such a safe place for those I mentioned. Though I don't hold it against the police I hold it against the individual. The police in general are amazing and we have one of the best forces in the world. Unfortunately though if you aren't going to fit in you aren't going to have their support always.
Don't have a problem with this anyone, it's simply my own experience and I would know nothing of your own police. I also realise there are many police who do a great job and keep me safe every day.