Is it ALWAYS better to "never talk to the police"?

[Nava]

@kushiel

Sometimes I think all discussions about the police need to have the poster identify their race, gender, country of residence and socioeconomic status. I think there’s a clear divide: people who say the police are not on their side are/had their opinions shaped by American minorities of lower socioeconomic status, and ones that think they police are on their side are white, middle class people who live in suburbia.

As a white, middle class female living in an okay Canadian neighbourhood? The police are my friends.

Well, my opinion also depends on what country I’m in and which police body we’re talking about. Spanish, upper-middle-class, white or not and Hispanic or not depending on who you ask (I self identify as both).

Spanish Guardia Civiles? Not exactly my friends, but most of them are helpful guys. In an accident they’re as likely to be assisting with CPR as directing traffic.

Spanish Nacionales? Unless I need to see one about getting ID renewed, not my friends. When renewing ID or checking ID at a port of entry, booooooredom is their middle name.

American Feds? Make Nacionales look polite, nice and helpful. I’d truly appreciate it if they could take their 'tude and shove it, but then, this also applies to many other US public officers who aren’t cops.