For getting pissed off with having the piss taken out of me because of the job i decide to do???

[babybuttercup]

Im fed up with it and i know i don't have to take it. I joined the Police last year and have nearly finished my training. Since people at work found out what i was doing, it has been non-fucking-stop comments of "your just filth", "cant believe you have become a pig" etc etc etc. It's mainly from 2-3 people which isn't bad out of about 50 people on my shift but still wtf! Why oh why does it matter what job i'm planning on doing - what has it got to do with them! I have got a sense of humour and can laugh at myself, which i have done with regards to some less offensive comments but it's starting to get to me now. They then seem to make it sound ok by saying that i will deal with a lot worse on the streets and that if i cant take their "minor" comments then im going to be shit dealing with the criminals. I know i could take it further and speak to HR but do i really want people to think that they are getting to me and that i cant handle it??

I dont know what to do for the best - any ideas??

sorry butter cup, just read the bit where you said you're a special, now i get it

ilovemydog - dont worry im quickly finding out that loads of people hate the police! Beverley Hills is obviously quite different but please try not to tar us all with the same brush!!
Memoo - did you enjoy it?

Baby - I don't!

Am sure you're going into law enforcement for all the right reasons, but by the same token, when you get to the stage of stopping people, also keep in mind that they aren't all criminals!

I was a 16 year old kid who hadn't done anything wrong. Was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

But I totally disagree that people don't like the police are those who have done something wrong. It could be a bad experience or have been treated unfairly for whatever reason.

Being a police officer, you have quite a lot of powers, so hope you use it with compassion and tact.

Ilovemydog - i agree what happened to you was out of order. I will always use compassion and tact and also treat people with the respect they deserve, i am not doing it for the power, i am doing it to help people and try to change people lives for the better

the police need more nice people, pretty corrupt i imagine

baby - well, then they're luck to have you

I think it's fair to say that some people who have issues with the police in general have more valid reasons than just 'they must be criminals.' People who have belonged to or have had ties with certain marginalised groups who are/were used to being stopped at random or harassed by the police may well be prejudiced, and there are certainly individual police officers (and possibly some forces or particular stations) who have a lot of room for improvement in terms of dealing with diversity.
But, like Noki said, that makes it quite important for good people to join the police and work to improve the service. Good luck with it.

Sadly, these colleagues are giving you a taster of what you will hear from most of your 'clients' once you start your new job. That and threats to track down and kill your family . You'll need to keep being as strong as you are being now. There'll be times when you feel like both the force and the public are against you. However, there will also be good times when you feel like you have made a difference.

I think part of the hurt here is that the people making these comments were "friends". Clearly they're not, although I'm surprised that such an elementary thing as attitudes towards the police wouldn't come up at some point in a friendship before this.

Anyway, back to the point. HR need to know that this is happening, even if you ask them not to take action at this point.

You're taking on a challenging but necessary job and it's a shame you're being put through this. Maybe they need to be asked who THEY'D get in touch with if their child went missing. Not Ghostbusters, I bet.

ignore them - and interestingly - if there there is an issue WHO do they call- The police.