In my eyes, American police

Write the question at present, first ask some Americans on this issue, some middle-aged Americans said: American police is "jerk"; some young American college students say: they are very afraid of the police. Because saw the police worried that I Is it right? Do "wrong" what is it?! Some Americans to USA police a thumbs up......

In my eyes, USA how cops? Or to experience from the side story.

A theft incident

A weekend evening a few years ago, the thief "patronize" my house, all my jewelry items and all in Chinese to obtain various professional certificates, certificates are stolen, also stole instruments (guitar, erhu etc.), electronic dictionary, clothes and some other sporadic good playing and sold things. The thief steal my certificate? I guess the reason is: install certificate bag caught the thief. Because it is a very beautiful, silky, multi-level high-grade embroidery boutique bags (before going abroad, a gift from a friend).

Returned home and found the stolen immediately reported to the police. From the alarm to the police about 4 -- 5 hours. Although the time is very long, but the police special gentleness to wait for a long time not to dilute a lot. And its responsible way for the police's image in my mind with points.

From this experience, have some understanding of the basic program America police handle this kind of events, is roughly such: 1, ask the basic situation; 2, survey the scene. 3, to the "owner" to fill in a form, the main is to put all things lost are listed in table one one. 4, leave a blank form, to prepare for the "owner" to fill in the follow-up found stolen goods. 4, all the form and then go to the police official record.

The police friendly and responsible attitude as well as formal program let me produce illusion: think hopefully recover my lost things, especially some of the documents Chinese. But the fact is no echo, not below. Originally, the world is the same, due to various factors, the police can only put the limited manpower and time to focus on a major. In other words, unless breaking in other major cases captured the thief or joint out of condition or unexpected thief found stolen goods, "stolen" is almost a fond dream.

Even so, I still thank the America police friendly and responsible attitude. The "attitude" represents not only the personal qualities, but also represents the title "police", but also affects the "owner" mood at that time and the perception of the police. In fact, no matter what the outcome, the police work attitude is always support "window (image)" is an important part of.

Another story is neighbor Mike told me. And this I experienced some similar events. The difference is: one is the thieves burglary, another is the thief smashed car windows. That is they go out an experience tourism. One day, they stopped the car at the roadside, the thieves smashed the window glass, stole everything female package and package car within (including mobile phone, bank cards and the like), portable computer was stolen. After the alarm, the police would come soon, but in accordance with the procedures finished viewing field, called the owner form also settle a matter by leaving it unsettled. Although his neighbor in the online search to the name and address are using her mobile phone to people, asking the police investigation, the police also frankly tell Mike: Police shorthanded, impossible to investigate this case. Ask them to contact the insurance company claims.

Because of USA police don't attach too much importance to the general case of theft, stolen and lost something difficult to copy, therefore, USA people will buy property insurance. (if the alarm is the case, American police usually arrived quickly.)

Two, the family violence

In USA, law even parents do not allow children maltreatment or attack. Once this happen, everyone has the right to alarm. As long as the police intervened, hit the child parents not only may legally ineligible to raise a child, also a possible jail. If you are single parent families or both parents are involved in the custody, the foster family. The children will be sent to the children's center or has been temporarily raise children eligible, and then wait for the legal results of the sentence and then make the final processing. Many newcomers to the previous USA China family don't know or don't adapt to the law, to endure the pain and the prison and children separated from Chinese not in the minority. But today I want to say is a friend tell a place in the American white family in my story.

My friend and friend home neighbors are USA white. Friends and neighbors home the father is his hot temper, a fine child maltreatment, and high pitched voice, almost hysterical. Friends and neighbors other surrounding has continued to offer several cases, on each occasion, the police will soon arrived, and took him to the police station. The father has sat on several occasions, each time is March or 6 months. Also therefore lost two good job. But the father still don't learn the lesson, each time come out from the prison and be up to one's old tricks. After inspection, the father did not suffer from mental illness, only belongs to the emotion difficult to control type. His family and neighbors in addition to pray, also seems to be no other good way. Beat and scold the underage children -- into the police station --...... So the story continues in this family occurs.

The story involves things fully reflects the American culture and China culture, USA law and China laws differ. In China, parents teach children, beat and scold the child seems to be as unalterable principles, in USA is illegal. In other words, American law empowered America police management "family", of course -- not only increases the police authority, but also the Americans from the psychological fear of the police more than a.

Three. Traffic violations and accidents in general

(a) the car accident

America traffic police were on the scene

A year ago, as the "passenger" identity (I'm not drivers), experienced a crash. The two sides are not in violation of traffic rules, was purely accidental. When the two sides of the cars are damaged, the street people immediately reported to the police. The police arrived on the scene, quickly after check, confirm without violating traffic rules, therefore, there is no ticket, only asked the parties exchange insurance information etc.. But after this time, I knew almost American police to deal with traffic accidentsThe basic procedure.

1 if the parties are not in violation of traffic rules, the police only check the driving license, the license plate and have car insurance, and register.

2 in the American, car insurance is required by law, if the police inspection found no car insurance, not only will face severe punishment, but the owners in the limited time to put all the automobile insurance procedures, for the record. If within a limited period of time do not have car insurance, driving license may be revoked.

3 if one or both parties in violation of traffic rules, the police will open a ticket. Enjoin the exchange of insurance information and contact the insurance company etc..

The 4 was a ticket, will go to pay a fine.

Pay a fine way:

In America, most state laws require the police not to collect fines. (the only individual states allow to collect). The collection of fines department is the city court, rather than the police. In the city I live in, the courts and the police have membership City Hall jurisdiction, and be in office the city hall building.

Eugene City Hall

1) home in accordance with fine number and write the check, and then from the post office to send to the city hall court. This way is by all penalty amount to pay the fine.

2) in accordance with the fine number and write the check, together with a letter of complaint letter sent to court. Court staff reading representations of the letter, usually reduce the number of fine, the fine was reduced, the court will write a cheque to the home.

3) to a court in the city of face to face with a judge or other designated staff representation, interpretation, fine also is usually reduce the amount of.

(two) bike illegal

In America, signs have a "Stop" every intersection, meaning that any way in the car or ride a car in this signs must be stopped to look around, to determine the safe to move on. That day, the second grade students of University of Oregon Jonathan riding a bicycle through a crossroads, because no other crossroads is driving a vehicle, he is not in the "Stop" sign there stopped, but directly over the crossroads. I didn't think it would be coming, riding a motorcycle police caught by the police, on the spot to open a $220 ticket.

Attached:Http://www.odot.state.or.us/forms/dmv/37.pdf

(Oregon Driver ManualOregon traffic regulations)

Make bike penalty methods and procedures and auto fine is the same. However, because the bike is usually no registration required, therefore, the police will be the rider to produce a driver's license or ID card. If the rider was not to take the driver's license / ID card, the police would make the rider's name into the portable computer in real time to check relevant information of the rider, and registration.

Jonathan chose to go to court to pay a fine and the methods of judiciary interpretation, as he explained, his fine immediately from $220 to $70.

Such police direct punishment for cyclists in China should be very rare.

PolicePatrol (Patrolling)

(three) the car equipment does not meet the requirements

Neighbor Marcy service stops at a street legal car parking. But, do come out, received a $150 ticket. The reason is the front window shading paper posted on the glass too dark. On the ticket also indicate: within 30 days after the window shading paper into legal permit. So, she changed the window paper within the prescribed period of time, and take a lot of photos, and then take a ticket and these photos to the court and judge negotiations, finally, the judge from all the fine.

Marci told me that, if the police stop you, hurriedly say they don't understand, acknowledge the mistake, even to tears, you will not be punished. Of course, these tricks only to women (ha ha, I have not tried).

Four. Campus police

In American a police called the campus police, responsible for the campus and surrounding residents, visitors crowd, and investigate and deal with illegal people and things. One of the characteristics of the campus police are often in the evening to patrol the campus near the bar, and drunk driving and drug traffickers.

[this is University of Oregon campus police (Security) website:Http://safetyweb.uoregon.edu/]

The following example is a Korean student my daughter Dan Ji in Washington on the USA undergraduate experience. When he arrived America soon, English is not good. One night, the Korean students drive pass by school near the bar, patrol police to stop check (the Korean students did not drink did not participate in the party, just pass by). Korean students immediately stopped the car, the police patrol around his car for a while after that smell the smell of marijuana, asked him to open the rear hatch check. South Korean foreign students do not understand the words, actions have no reaction, the police but the language barrier mistakenly believe that the South Korean students have "ghost, resist inspection, immediately with handcuffs handcuffed the students. Later, at the police station, after several twists and turns finally understand: his car put perfume, the police put the perfume smell a smell of marijuana. Although the South Korean students "safe and sound" out from the police station, but the "misunderstanding" "handcuffed handcuffs" and "It is without rhyme or reason." to stay in the police station for one or two days, have varying degrees of physical and mental anguish. After the incident, many people have accused the police of injustice, especially school students is very angry, think the police are not clear situation before handcuffs on students is not respect for personal power behavior.

Usually in the USA stay longer people will know, relative to the China police American police seem to be more endowed with authority. That is to say, the met police must follow their instructions, otherwise it may be encountered big trouble.

In addition, although any racial laws in terms of America are all equal, but privately still color discrimination, without exception of the police in law enforcement.

Five. Due to a clash with police and accident language disorder

Because of language barriers and occurs between the police and the case of students is very common in America.

Reethe gun

Last September, the police with Lasser gun shock University of Oregon exchange students China events. What happens is this: the Chinese exchange students just to American, English is not good, he and his roommates flat-share the apartment near the school. Unfortunately, one does not know the apartment management personnel in the inspection apartment, mistakenly believe that the two students is intruded into the apartment of bad people, so I the alarm call. The two police officers, one upstairs and the Chinese exchange student dialogue, another in the downstairs with his roommate dialogue. Because of the language communication between the exchange and the police barriers, all not to make (especially the China exchange students don't know what happened, the police used guns) leather shocks the students, electric student rolled on the ground. After the shock, the student and his roommates are taken to the police station. But the real situation is: the Chinese exchange students and his roommate is lawful to rent this apartment.

In mid January this year, the Chinese exchange students lawyer formally to court, accusing the police law enforcement abused Glaser gun, violations of human rights (a weapon Taser, emits a beam of charged dart make people temporarily unable to move). University of Oregon in the name of the president and vice president in the media statement, that do not agree with the attitude of the police stand.

(see video 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

1 UO student shocked with Taser in own apartment (in September last year, things just happen)

A Eugene police officer shocked a University of Oregon student from China with a Taser in the student's apartment after someone reported that the student was a trespasser and officers had difficulty taking the man into custody prior to learning he lived there

2 Police investigate after Chinese student shocked with Taser

(police investigation last September after the event)

The Eugene police officer who used a Taser on a Chinese student in the student's own apartment was part of another high-profile Taser incident involving a protester at a downtown Eugene anti-pesticide rally in 2008

3 Taser-cam video shows student being shocked

(Lei Seqiang camera recorded the electrical China student video)

4 Mayor concerned about recent police use of Taser

(last September has just happened, mayor concerns)

Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy is speaking out about the recent incident involving a Eugene police officer using a Taser on a Chinese student. KVAL News talked with the mayor and the police department about the Taser policy

5 'We find it unacceptable for any University student to be subjected to treatment of this nature'

(in January this year Chinese exchange students formally charged, vice president of University of Oregon president publicly)

The Dean of students and two vice presidents from the University of Oregon released a statement Friday about police use of a Taser on a Chinese student

The use of electric shock Chinese Glaser gun events of the students, in school and society have a great response, also have a serious impact on the reputation of the police. Especially university students are disgusted with the police.

AnotherThe police used gun shock Glaser case of the university student, although not related to the differences in language or culture, but also between police and students. (just these students are white college students, USA local rather than Chinese or foreign students), so in this and say.

In 2008 May, a group of students gathered at the University of Oregon American white downtown Eugene, peaceful protests against government departments on the roadside grass behavior using insecticide weed (pesticides pollution damage to the environment around the river, will kill to grassland foraging birds).

Protesting students was a friend of Jonathan, when he was a long sprinkler spray on the grass, to imitate, in this way the government personnel at spraying insecticides (the attitude is different: the students with water, government researchers used pesticides). The police say they block the traffic, then go to stop. A sergeant in police and government officials are imitation sprayed the student (Jonathan friend) physical confrontation took place, and they scuffle up, another send bicycle patrol police rushed out two times in a row to shock the students use Glaser gun, finally the student by Glaser gun power and fainted.

(shock students Glaser guns by the police, two case with a police)

Although the students had committed crime of disrupting social order and resisting arrest, was sentenced to 20 hours of community service punishment. But the majority of students as well as people think, in the event the police of using excessive the Glaser gun on human very damaging, especially should not two consecutive shocks the students (see video). In the video the officer on second shock interpretation of the students is: first he warned the student: 'if you don't stop, I will shock you'. But the truth is: when the students first electric shocks, the muscles of the body are not listening to me, due to inertia shock causes the body to can't help jitter (he did not resist). Jonathan told me this friend, he was just 19 years old, Glaser gun on him and the degree of injury incalculable, now his entire personality has changed, no longer talk to any person, everybody is very concerned about his mental problem.

2008 May police Taser protest USA white college students (Video: Video 6, 7, 8)

6Watch the Taser cam footage

[2008 May police Taser American (white) students protest. Video display time length] Glaser gun shock students

Jurors watched footage captured by a camera on the Taser used to shock protester Ian Van Ornum twice while police tried to arrest him in May 2008

7Protester shot with Taser goes on trial

(shock protesting students trial in court)

Ian Van Ornum, 19, faces charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest related to his arrest at a May pesticide protest he helped organize as a member of Crazy People for Wild Places

8If he didn 't stop I was going to tase him again

(the jurors Watch Video shock shock students, students protesting police in court)

Because of continuous happened police Glaser gun shock college events, especially shock innocent China exchange student this thing, a great negative impact on the school and the society.The figure below shows thePolice: relationship to ease with the public, the campus next to the set flow police station, tell how to prevent their belongings against loss of students during the holidays.

Six. Clashes between police and accidents caused by cultural differences

In addition to language barriers often cause some misunderstanding, cultural differences also contributed to another source of misunderstanding.

This case also occurs in the Chinese students. He is my daughter, a friend of a friend, just to America two months, is driving the novice, also don't know American cultural habits, police work and common sense rules etc.. One day, he was driving a car just bought a second-hand car, suddenly found a police behind him, he thought the police to overtake, after a while, the police did not overtake, and thought the police he was too slowly, so he opened the throttle opening, not and in a short while, again in front of a car the police car, he thought he was obstructing a police officer in the execution of public, just want to hurry to the police out of the way, the police car and the front, followed by four police cars, these cars are directed at the students, but he did not know what happened, think of to get ask the policeman what happened, this is "good", the police saw him open the door to get off, think he is holding weapons to fight against it, then, are the police took grabbed at him, he was scared silly, almost paralyzed.......

Do you know?? In America, if saw the car after the police cars and light, is for you to stop to check. This is the basic common sense, but also can be said to be a part of America culture. This time, the driver must stop the car and wait for the police to check. In addition, in America, if you see a police car, don't get out of the car, the hand also don't touch, or the police that you refuse to check and preparing his weapon. In the know or don't understand what the police said the case, the correct approach is: in situ, hands and feet do not tamper with, it is best to place your hands behind your head.

Seven American news with the police

USA between news and journalists and USA police is what kind of relation? Or both sides is in what channel to deal with?

The following information is provided by my daughter, from her own interviews and follow-up reports and the experience over the years to understand the American society.

First talk aboutBackground information:

1 America TV station and police walkie talkie is connected, tracking scan television system is 24 hours and the police. In other words, television at any time by police talk on radio and television scanning acquisition news information.

2 in the USA, in case of emergency, such as fire and so on, all is a police car, fire truck, ambulance out together.

Police, ambulance, rescue train together

When a reporter captured from the police radio or TV screen to the news information, they plan to interview the relevant police. "Interview" the process is more delicate. Said it "subtle", first of all is the police that the reporter out of the content will not hurt the interests of the police and the propaganda effect, they are willing to provide further information. Secondly, is the ability to test the reporter strain or "mining" ability.

American police decided to Is it right? Take information out of this very experienced. Its mode of operation as a company or a team, have a core of gatekeeper in the team, team integration of all the information which can say, what can't say, finally by the people to make.

Specifically, as long as it happens, the reporter can generally know from police radio and TV picture, but the police have the right to decide what time to accept a reporter to interview, told how much information. If it is a scandal, the reporter must spend more time and energy to dig up information, America police generally will not hide, but will defend themselves. If the police find reporters to understand the situation of the police is adverse, will evade the staff is not, or find another excuse to prevaricate. On the other hand, as long as they work hard or "hot pursuit", the final information is available, only the time and degree of the problem.

In a word, the relationship between America news or news workers and police is: in the framework of democracy under the generally depends on both sides of the wisdom and courage.

Eight. Police certificates (Policeman 's Benevolent Association)

In America police it seems and Chinese pull connections stained with a point, that is "good citizen card".

Some state police have the authority to issue a call "Policemen 's Benevolent Association" card, commonly known as the "certificates", under normal circumstances, hold the card person even violate the situation, may also waive penalty.

This card has twoClass:

Flag 1: each year the police police take only one, each valid for one year, generally only to immediate family members.
2. said above card type certificates, each is valid for one year. Every police every time you can take 3-5. The general gave police friends. Specifically for the following people:

1) often assisting the police man. For example: the pawn shop (shop) boss and staff. Sell to the pawnshop to registration identity card and address in USA. Therefore, once the occurrence of large theft or they think that must be investigated and dealt with the case, the police first to check the place is the pawnshop. The general staff of the pawnshop and assisting the police can get the "good citizen card".

2) in close contact with the police man: friends and some of the police personnel, favorable acquaintance. For example: hospital, school, restaurant staff, some police officers often go to the small shop staff.

Summary:

From the attitude of the police;

1) to the common people's general regulations, if American police in and when the thing person communication and determine each other no rebellion, attitude is more moderate and pertinent. Sometimes you will even smile or say humorous.

2) in American, women are exempt from penalty rate than men, as long as she is willing to say they don't understand, you promise not to make such words, in general can waive penalty. If you come up with tears killer more can help. Of course, except for major accidents or events.

From law enforcement:

1) America police have absolute authority in law enforcement, the majority of cases law enforcement or the responsible. But the error of judgment, the excessive use of authority, improper enforcement things occur frequently. This makes many Americans fear the police side and side is very hate the police.

2) although American is an advocate of equality democracy, but racial discrimination was absolute, especially in certain geographical discrimination against blacks is particularly obvious. Therefore, in the conflict, if it is a white to black, unfavorable factors accounted for much more black.

Advice:

1) when the met police sketch what or what things, don't understand is not the biggest problem, the most attention to is: do not move! Especially not hand in his pocket. Otherwise, the police will think you want to cut weapons from his pocket. If the police had this idea, it is difficult to imagine the consequences. America law gives the police power of rational use of lethal weapon, which refers to the subjective judgment of reasonable police at the scene, rather than the real truth. In other words, if the police think he is resisting behavior, you can use the lethal weapon! A sentence in America police jargon: the use of lethal weapons is spreading to prevent crime. Therefore, early to go to the America access to staff and students, especially in language, to be especially careful.

Remember: what the police sketch, even if did not understand also don't!

Don't look around 2) clearance or after some point,, or the police will think you have what attempt, and suffered flying henghuo.

(In America, any "good" will be able to buy guns, this is USA police special alert each other whether carry weapons or weapons ready to use the most important reason -- in a first leading strong ideas in the field, USA police may be considered a threat to shoot the suspect)

The police suspect check drunk driving

USA Park Police

To help solve the tortoise in the park