Cops and cruise night
I've only ever had 3 times I've been in touch with police. Not one pleasant.
#1: I was falsely accused of vandalizing an earl's, and instead of reviewing security tapes, they just came to my house and kept telling me to pay up, and that I must have done it, otherwise how would they have my license plate? (I was at the McDonald's that night which shares a parking lot). They continued accusing me (NOT investigating, only accusing) and finally I told them to go review the tapes and I wouldn't speak with them anymore unless my lawyer was present and I could speak to the accuser. They never came back.
#2: I called the police because I came home one night and a group of about 20 people surrounded my car so I left and called the police. They told me they'd meet me nearby in 20 minutes. They showed up at 8am (10 hours after I called).
#3: I saw a man literally throw a <5 year old child into a car and continue to beat him. We yelled at him to stop and called the police. The police flat out told me they wouldn't come and to call child and family services. CFS said they wouldn't come because it was at a McDonald's, and they were a non-emergency line, blah blah. I guess no one even cares about a child's safety anymore, and it's up to the 2 teenagers who find a bear of a man viciously attacking a child to stop him.
Winnipeg Police are the reason I plan to leave this crumby town the moment I'm done school and on track with a career. Well, Winnipeg police and the poor state of downtown.