CPD

Ugh. Need I say more? I'm not exactly sure what started it, but I really do not like cops. Not even just Chicago police officers, but police officers in general. I guess I'm a bit prejudiced towards them, though, so I'm kinda the bad guy in this situation. But either way, cops--Chicago cops, especially--just rub me the wrong way. Almost every time I have an encounter with one of them, I'm greeted by a HUGE attitude. And I have a big attitude of my own, so it's hard for me to not say anything. But I don't wanna get in trouble, so I have to keep my mouth shut. It's just, I feel like I can't even ask a cop a question without feeling like I'm bothering him--or her. I don't know if it's a power trip these cops get on, but they just always wanna find something wrong that you're doing.
I mean, sure, you have your fair share of nice cops. The ones who actually seem like they're out there to protect the public. There's just too many cops who seem like they just want to catch the bad guy--even if the "bad guy" isn't bad at all. You catch my drift? I'll have cops pull up next to me when I'm driving down the street and they're searching through the car trying to find something to get me for. Or they'll slow up and get behind me. And I just know they're checking my plates to see if there's anything fishy. You know what I mean? I know I'm not the only one who gets this vibe from cops.
One thing I noticed is that it is GREAT to know a Chicago police officer. One of my friend's dads is a Chicago Police officer, but he doesn't do patrol-work. No, he's higher up on the totem pole and travels a lot doing the DARE program. He holds a lot of ground within in the Chicago Police Department. I've mentioned his name before and cops have just stopped talking to me. Now, the particular cop I'm referring to was clearly a shady cop, so I'm not sure if he stopped talking to me because he knew he couldn't get me for anything (since I had that connection up top) or because he didn't wanna say anything that could potentially get himself in trouble. But either way, it got the cop off my back. Haha. It's just all very political. And it's all about who you know and who knows you. I just know that I steer clear of cops every chance I get. I just don't like having to hold my tongue, but I know that my mouth is gonna get me in trouble sooner or later. So I'd rather just avoid the situation altogether.