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Show "cop on the beat" has to tolerate tol-erate the opposite of these feelings because the attitude of one or two people who are responsible for the policy of. the department towards the citizens. Cooperation Pays When a police department assumes the policy thai the only procedure to be " used i in ' correcting a minor violation, vio-lation, whether it be traffic or other, is an arrest with, subsequent sub-sequent inconvenience or loss of . money to the citizen it is stating that everything is either black or white. Such a department is classifying all citizens into two groups either good or bad and completely com-pletely disregards the human-atarian human-atarian side" of life and the fact that most of us are just plain human. It is far better for a police department to gain cooperation from the public through respect and admination than through fear and excessive use of power. The police are servants of is seldom responsible for the attitude he displays in his contact with the public. Their mode of action is determined determin-ed by ( the policy of the head of the department. Co-operation is a two way street and the public will co-operate with a police department only if the police co-operate with the public. The average citizen would like to co-operate with ( and show. respect for and even admire their police department ' and it is regretable that the j the public and they should ex- ' haust all possible tact, dip- i using the power of arrest. The law enforcement officer n we meet and see on the street 1 If you haven't been making your opinions and desires I known to your legislators and you shouldn't complain. 1 ' I |