I don't know if it's true or not that folks are less likely to tell police when they see things.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There's a perception that police are less likely to do the marginal additional policing that suppresses crime: the getting out of your car at 2 in the morning and saying to a group of guys, 'What are you doing here?'
Police officers and firemen are so visible in their daily work, there's no mistaking they're there - and that presence makes people feel secure.
I believe that most police are conscientious and want only to provide safety for us.
Local people do want to see more police on the streets.
For policemen to be honest about the fact that they may be fearful when they come into a certain situation, not understanding what's going to happen. The only way things will change and things will get better is if people are able to be honest without feeling like they're going to be offended, or they're going to offend someone else.
Crime stories show us the part of people's lives they try to keep hidden.
All I know is for a number of years, if someone like me called police for a burglary, a mugging, or something happened to me, chances are that a photographer or reporter would turn up before a policeman.
Many criminals believe what they say is true; they could pass a lie detector test.
Most cops are not looking for understanding. They work in a world filled with a sense - real or imagined - of danger lurking around each corner and every hallway. Most cops are merely looking for respect.
People think that if they read something in the newspaper or see it on TV, it has to be true.