Everyone loves detectives but hates cops, amirite?

At least in my small ass town, the detectives are just the cops with the most tenure, so I generally think of them as cops, but way more nosey.

by justiceschroede 2 weeks ago

Nosey detectives Them asses Plus toes, fingers, ears, eyes, smell too

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Detectives are police officers too. They all started on patrol to learn the profession and typically have 3-5 years minimum experience. In most cases it's a temporary assignment of a few years after which they default back to patrol. In fact, at my agency, detectives will work the street in uniform sometimes when staffing is short.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Exactly, detectives are the puzzle solvers. They handle the big stuff. Cops are the rule enforcers, and people don't generally like rules being enforced on them. Simple as that

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

This is it! In cop shows, you often see detectives overlook crimes like drug possession and prostitution so they can catch the murderer Lots of people like hookers and drugs, virtually everyone is afraid of murder

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

100%. Plus, detectives have been promoted out of being the rule enforcers, so they generally are smarter and understand things better than beat cups who like pushing people around. This is all generalizations but yeah, one group might beat your ass for nothing, and one group is kinda like Columbo. Which one sounds better?

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

that's true i love columbo

by Ok_Ebb 2 weeks ago

Since cannabis is legal im germany i like the cops

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Oh absolutely, if I had to guess it's because of the romanticization they had when classic murder mysteries and Noir mysteries were popular. They're made out to be more intelligent and more interesting than regular beat cops, whether or not that's true.

by Independent-Phone 2 weeks ago

In sweden we dont hate cops at all. I become happy when o see a cop

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

No detectives also suck. Certain victims aren't worthy of their attention, there are plenty of examples of them getting false confessions, many instances of tunnel vision and stereotypes guiding their investigations. Not to mention good ole incompetence and laziness. Where I live there was a missing person, and when the detective saw blood stains on the wall of his apartment, they said they were "wine stains" and didn't investigate further. He was found murdered later by the guy people had said he was last seen with. They're just fancier cops in business attire.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Detectives are worse.

by Neat_One 2 weeks ago

Cops give me speeding tickets. Detectives catch murderers. Pretty easy choice as to who I like more.

by Jmccullough 2 weeks ago

Many people respect the police too Due to some personal experience I am not one of those people, but due to similar experience with bad bouncers* I am not all that fond of those either. Anyone in power, especially with a monopoly on violence, really Context for who cares to know, absolutely no obligation to read this, just added it in case you want some explanation: I am Autistic, which could be a factor here. I can come off as rude, high or drunk due to my lack of eye contact and struggles with verbal communication, which can lead to genuine mixups between me and a potential troublemaker you wouldn't want in the club. Since aforementioned troublemaker would be on their best behavior when speaking to the bouncer to get in. However, in direct contrast to me, they don't intend to stay on good behaviour once they're out if sight of the bouncer. The bouncer will notice something is "off" with me and refuse me entry, often not in a very kind way. This is not entirely their fault! Just a lack of awareness and a "better safe than sorry" approach.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

But a lot of people love cops too. I guess it really depends on your situation and if you've been in the group that the cops are trying to protect, or the groups that they target. Even for the vehicular stuff, I appreciate safe roads that allow me to get from point A to point B, so I support traffic cops actually enforcing the rules of the road and making it cost prohibitive for people to just do whatever they want.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Who is this everyone you speak of?

by PuzzleheadedServe 2 weeks ago

Tbf hating cops is largely a social media trend. It's pretty rare in real life, unless you tend to get traffic tickets.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

As a former convict, no I do not like detectives 😂 the cops were way cooler with me.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

I doubt you would be as enamoured with a detective who was asking You questions.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

That's because we have too many TV shows glorifying detective work that ignore the real dark side of police

by marcelina50 2 weeks ago

No no. I hate detectives too

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

I love detectives but hate cops FTFY

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

No, people don't like power hungry douches. Most cops aren't like this, but the job is attractive to assholes. It only takes one to ruin the lives of many.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

„So you dont like police brutality but still call them when someone tries to murder you huh? Checkmate librrruuuulsss!!!"

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Those shouldn't be the choice the cops provide It wasn't that way always and it's not the way of many police forces around the world

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

I call Comcast when i need internet so uh… there goes your theory.

by creminyesenia 2 weeks ago

I think that might be a mostly American thing. I live in Denmark and I have no problem with cops. In fact I respect the police very much, and I don't think I know anyone else that thinks of cops as annoying or anything like that. Most policemen, at least here, are actually pretty chill.

by Fuzzy_Blacksmith_968 2 weeks ago

Not true. Not everyone hates cops, as there is no reason to.

by Inevitable_Ad 2 weeks ago

nobody likes detective either wtf are you on ?

by Correct-Gap9000 2 weeks ago