Some cops are just bad news. 5 Years ago we(my family and I) moved back to the small town where I grew up. I was a BAD teen and had no bad dealings with the cops in this town growing up. They caught us but treated us decent each time even if we did get a ticket or get arrested. The 1st summer we lived back here I spent the better part of the summer dealing with the new cops who I never met before. They were constantly rude to me from the get go before I even had a chance to speak to them. I have no tattoos and no piercings. What I do have is a son who has long hair and rides a skate board. The worst incident was the day the chief of police brought my 7 yr old son home from the creek 1 block away from our house to let me know he was playing at the creek with 7 other neighborhood kids and he (the chief) could hear a kid (maybe not even my son) cussing. My son was traumatized and ran and hid behind the sofa in tears until the cops left. My son was so upset that I called and asked them to come back to my house and leave my son on a better note. He had gotten lost in the mall the year before and found a security guard to get help. I didn't need my 7 year old to think cops were bad, mean or just unhelpful in the future. They came back and I politely let them know that I was upset that they even got involved and one of the officers actually said to me WELL WE HAD TO LET YOU KNOW HE WAS SWEARING! They were acting like I was a bad parent because I thought this was all going too far. Long story short that chief and his super side kick were both let go and our town is back to normal. I haven't heard a word from a cop since. I went from daily issues regarding my oldest son and his skate board to never hearing a word in the next 4 years. Are some cops on a power trip? You bet they are.