Originally Posted by cgocifer
Well, there's a typical cop answer!

You guys enjoy the feeling of power. It gets your jollies off! I also know that your fellow officers are complete
hippocrites. You guys drive eachother home when caught DUI, you speed, and you get upset if another jurisdiction dares to give you tickets. How do I know? Well, my wife works for the PD, her father is a very
prominant figure in law enforcement, and I am around cops all the time. Retirement parties, gatherings, BBQs, etc. Yeah, I usually get off too because I'm military AND because of who I'm married to. It's funny.
Exactly. Except it's spelled "hypocrites" and "prominent". But other than that, spot on.