Would you date a cop?

[apples and oranges]

Or would you be worried that the person might be unhinged in some ways (and they also have all the info and tools to ruin your life if things go sour)?

[rcrush]

1. no

[seabeyond]

2. i am about the guy, not job. if he were an ass, no. bossy, no. patriarchal and disrespectful

no

a good guy gets a thumbs up, cop or not

[AngryAmish]

3. My wife has instituted a strict "no dating" policy for me

And girl cops tend to be ugly.

[MiddleFingerMom]

8. You win the internets for your subject line.

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As far as your message, I've seen some really CUTE female cops.
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Bonus: They bring their own handcuffs.
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[Wapsie B]

19. There's a few women cops in CU that look damn fine.

Very personable too.

[muffin1]

4. Uh, no.

Reason? Check my avatar...

[GoCubsGo]

11. You would be surprised....

There are lots of them out there that look the other way.

[muffin1]

13. You're prolly right,

but I dated one years ago who SAID he was OK with it - he wasn't - but to be fair, I don't think he realized how often I enjoy my little treats!:P

[MiddleFingerMom]

14. Nuh-uh!!!!

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If they look the other way, they might stub their
fingers when you pass them the bong.
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[JVS]

27. "I think we're dead"-cop on weed.

[apples and oranges]

34. That would make them a hypocrite

Arresting others while allowing friends to slide. Not good.

[old mark]

5. Since most of the cops I know are men, the answer is no. nt

[Tobin S.]

6. If she didn't mind dating a trucker.

[Iggo]

7. Fucks to the NO (n/t)

[tabbycat31]

9. hell yeah

besides most of the cops around here are eye candy.

[GoCubsGo]

10. Depends on the cop.

I don't judge a person based on their occupation. People in all occupations can become unhinged. BTW, my brother is a cop, and he's the last person who would come unhinged. And, all those tools he could use to "ruin" a person's life? He's using them to help his ex-wife clean up the mess caused by having her identity stolen.

[barb162]

12. Buffoons come in every occupation

The point is to try to find the non-buffoons.

[MiddleFingerMom]

15. Damn straight.

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Besides... if you outlaw asshole cops, only outlaw cops will have assholes.
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DAMMIT!!!
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I NEVER get that right.
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[blueamy66]

16. NEVER.

How could I date someone that I have no respect for?

[Skittles]

26. what a fucking load of bs

so ALL cops are bad? gawd

I'm assuming if you were in trouble you'd never CALL someone you don't respect, either????

[blueamy66]

32. never have

sorry

[proteus_lives]

31. These posts are always funny.

The DU "I hate teh pigz and im a rebel!"

Wait until one pulls you out of a burning car or finds the man that robbed your house.

Or you know, dies to defend you.

Let's see how much of a rebel you are then.

[blueamy66]

33. I guess that we will just have to wait.

Hey, I respect firefighters....just not cops.

If they are so power hungry on the streets, imagine them in a marriage.

And hey, I respect detectives and the like...just not the street cops.

[apples and oranges]

35. Divorce rate for cops is around 80%

So a marriage with a cop does come with challenges.

[safeinOhio]

65. Biggest mistake of my life was marrying a cop

After 3 years she divorced me and it had to be one of the nastiest divorces ever. I had to leave the state on advice of my lawyer and her boss the Sheriff. She lost her job because of it. Along with divorce attorney I had to hire a criminal attorney because of all of the crazy police reports she filed on me.
Date one if you must, but never, never marry one.

[proteus_lives]

41. Another ignorant broad-brush.

So all cops are power-hungry?

Like I said, it's nice that you spit on people that defend you.

People like you are also the meekest around LEOs in real life too.

[blueamy66]

47. Wow, I'm not allowed my own opinion.

Honey, you don't know me from Adam. If you did, you wouldn't have posted what you did.

But, type away....

[cherokeeprogressive]

49. You are absolutely allowed to have your own opinion. What a stupid statement.

Where you're having the problem is in understanding that others have the right to theirs as well.

You don't live in a vacuum.

[blueamy66]

60. Okay.

Thank you for the infomercial.

[proteus_lives]

54. Am I telling you to shut-up?

No.

You're allowed to your opinion. Just like I'm allowed to tell you that you're ignorant.

Why you so comfortable with stereotypes and bigotry anyway?

[blueamy66]

61. Define ignorant.

Is it an opinion that doesn't jive with yours?

Stereotype? Bigotry? Where? If one lives one's life....one learns.

Talk about generalizations....

Just cause I won't date a cop...cause I don't respect them....settle down bucko.

[proteus_lives]

64. You're stereotyping.

I don't need to be settled down.

You need to examine you own POV.

What other groups do you judge as a whole?

[blueamy66]

69. I judge people

who are named after sea gods too.....

[Cronus Protagonist]

75. Good point

Cops are the largest organized crime outfit in the world.

[Bucky]

17. I did go out with a Houston cop for a while. She was a perfectly normal girl.

As it turns out, perfectly normal girls aren't exactly my thing. :) But that said it was a healthy satisfying relationship and she wasn't fascistic or any more bossy than anyone else who has to put up with my slacker mentality.

[Wapsie B]

21. Wow what a concept! Healthy and satisfying. Think I'll try that for a change.

[Bucky]

18. So... are you a cop? And are you asking me out?

I don't put out on the first date.

[mulsh]

20. I dated a Homocide Detective for a while.

She was lots of fun. Knew a lot about the stupid reasons and ways people die. This was back in the days I worked for the county coroner. She was one of the most together people I've ever known. Unfortunately she lived in another state. This, of course, was a number of years ago.

In the last 5 0r so years I haven't met a single cop who could reel in his or her inner asshole. shame. there has to be a few good guys out there in blue. None of the ones I've encountered here on either side of the bay.

[sarge43]

22. Did date a cop for awhile.

Between the two of us, more likely I would have unspooled and messed up his life. He was one of the most easy going individuals I'd ever met.

[femmocrat]

23. Watch it--- I come from a family of police officers.

If no one dated cops, I wouldn't have any cousins!

It's just wrong to stereotype an entire group of people of any occupation. You could meet unhinged people who could ruin your life right here on the internet!! Or in your own neighborhood.

[Digit]

24. Would love to, but NEVAH a lawyer

I just could not sink that low...

[MiddleFingerMom]

28. I slept with a lawyer's SISTER for a while.

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She was a sweetheart. He was a big dumbhead arrogant mean-spirited-but-incompetent-
and-inconsequential li'l blowhard. We didn't much like each other.
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I took every opportunity I had to drive him crazy with subtle reminders that I was
rambunctiously sleeping with his sister. She didn't like him, either. I think she would have encouraged her MOM to sleep with me, just so we could both torment him
with THAT... and his sister and I might still have been together to this very day...
united by the joy of reminding him about me and Mommy.
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THAT would have been an inyerface middlefinger Mom, for sure.
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Never saw two less similar siblings in my life.
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Her name was Georgia... and she was definitely a peach.
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[Skittles]

25. I have dated a cop

fucking awesome

[denbot]

29. I dated then married a federal officer..

We have decided who was going to be the alfa monkey.. I had somehow lost, and I'm not sure when and why.

[proteus_lives]

30. Yes I would.

And your question is slanted and not honest.

[apples and oranges]

36. I'll admit my bias

I'm trying to talk a friend out of going that route.

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[JonLP24]

38. No! (n/t)

[Haole Girl]

39. Sure

If I wasn't married.

I would have no problem with it.

[jobycom]

40. Oh yeah, if she would have dated me.

Still have impure thoughts about her from time to time. :)

[LeftyMom]

42. I'd be pretty reluctant to do so.

I've heard WAY too many stories about cops as domestic abusers being protected by other cops.

I'm sure in most cases it's no problem, but once you've been in an abusive situation, it's hard not to look at a potential relationship without thinking about how you'll extricate yourself if things get ugly.

[GreenPartyVoter]

43. My only problem with dating a nice cop (assuming I wasn't married) is the

dread of the 3am phone call. :(

[TheMightyFavog]

44. Sure.

The handcuffs alone would make it worth it...


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[La Lioness Priyanka]

45. No, for two reason: 1. lisa wont allow it 2. i am scared of guns

[WildEyedLiberal]

46. Absolutely, why not?

I already have a no-asshole policy, so that rules out the asshole cops. As far as the rest - yeah, why not? There are a lot of bad cops, sure, but I have tons of respect for the good ones. And they tend to be easy on the eyes, too ;)

[undeterred]

48. No, please.

[nolabear]

50. No, too many in the family. I'd lose my "Black Sheep" status.

Plus, I'd be kind of afraid they'd get killed.

[kimi]

51. I loves me a man in uniform

Oh, wait, I already got one of those. :)

[stray cat]

52. Would you date someone who was unemployed?

Even the question should be seen as insulting to the unemployed. or to any person for that matter - people you date can kill you and avoiding police or the unemployed won't save you.

[hyphenate]

53. I have no love for law enforcement

for the most part. And I've known far too many of the Boston Irish Catholic kind of cops. So no, I have 0 tolerance for would-be power freaks.

[Blue_Tires]

55. she'd have to be a REALLY hot one...

[Lyric]

56. If I liked them as a non-cop? Sure.

I'd be stressed out because of the danger risk, but just BEING a cop wouldn't be enough to make me back off. So long as I'm not getting any creepy, macho, potentially power-mad vibes from said person (which would make me back away no matter WHAT their profession), I'd have no problem with it.

[carlyhippy]

57. I have :)

Most cops are not that vengeful, they will just move on.

[elocs]

58. To be honest, I wouldn't date anyone who would date me, so that's a "no". n/t

[benEzra]

59. Yes (well, I would if I weren't married). (n/t)

[mdmc]

62. I dated a state trooper

it was fine and no problems like you mention. However, she had true virtue. I've never heard of a state trooper getting a ticket for speeding. She got pulled over, she was speeding, so she accepted the ticket. When to court and got it pleaded down to a no point fine and court fees. Now that is class.

[Blue_In_AK]

63. I dated a cop briefly while I was in college.

He was okay, but not my type. (Like lots of other guys I went out with.)

[donheld]

66. Yes

[Pithlet]

67. If I were single, sure, why not? n/t

[SeattleGirl]

68. Not only would I, I did.

He was as far from unhinged as you could get. A very decent man.

[Lance_Boyle]

70. If someone else saws it down, I'll help count the rings. n/t

[keroro gunsou]

71. my sister dated one.

it didn't end well for my sister. turns out he was a chicago bears fan. can't have any of that riffraff in the family... other than that, perfect gentleman and pretty good egg.

[Blue-Jay]

72. Sure. Why not?

I'm married, so my dating days are over (thankfully!).

Still... People who think that all cops are evil bastards are idiots who should never be taken seriously. (Sorry you got caught with a bag full of pot, dude.)

[Forkboy]

73. I've known so many both personally and professionally (lol)...I say no way.

I know there are some good ones, but in 5 towns worth I didn't meet one. One married my sister and then hired someone to try to kill her. He was found innocent despite the person he approached being an undercover State Trooper and there being a tape with him actually asking about it...which somehow got lost. Who would have guessed?

On the plus side, that gets me out of jury duty every time....

[Cronus Protagonist]

74. No, and I wouldn't befriend one either

Freaks me out. No way. lol