And your point is, cops are hated because they enforce the laws their states written and hired them to enforce?
and let’s say for a split second you are right, why would people hate the cops for it? They didn’t write those laws.
Are you suggesting police officers not to do their jobs? Help me understand your point there please.
as for your money comment, cops don’t think generating revenue. They don’t see that end of the operation. That’s the politics of it all and have nothing to do with cops
While I do not share the disdain for cops as some have expressed here, I think the answer to your question is pretty easy to ascertain. I have personally witnessed officers with clear power trips. Whether they are in the right or not with enforcing the law, the way they come across is what matters.
Those who are career criminals will not like police no matter how polite they are but for the average person, the way they are treated is what shapes their view of the police. When those entrusted with authority lord it over you or exert dominance over small infractions of the law, it doesnt take a large leap of logic to understand why people wouldnt like that.
I get that it is tough to be a cop and Im sure they have to put up with a lot. But its clear some take a heavy handed approach with all interactions instead of just the most serious.
Trust is built when you view police as those there to help you, not those out to get you. The latter is too often the method chosen, even by well meaning cops. Perhaps if the officer in this scenario had just said something along the lines of, "I know it wasn't much over the speed limit but be careful out there. I wouldnt want you or someone else to get hurt due to your speed."
Something like that shows concern for the driver being stopped and other people. It gets the point across that speed can cause accidents but the officer wouldnt be talking down to him.