As a cop's wife I am going to jump in here and share my 2 cents. Although yes there are somethings that you see officers do that seem unfair, and even I have thought the same, they are far from having it made. In the 13 years that my husband has been an officer he has mostly worked in jails, courts, or on the streets. He has seen a 2 year old whose mother was visiting at the jail, hit and dragged along the street. He has had to listen to another mother who was there visiting her boyfriend who had killed their toddler, tell him that he was just having a bad day. He was injured the first day of the job having to restrain an inmate, he was kicked in the head, lucky for him they wear flip flops. He at one point has thought he was going to have to shoot a father threatening his family with a knife, in front of his children, luckily that didn't happen. He knows that the people that he is arresting have more rights than him. And so on and so on....but the worst was in the first year as an deputy having to attend the funeral to one of his friends that was killed in the line of duty leaving behind a wife and a 2 year old. Not to mention the many holidays, birthdays, and family events he has had to miss because of his work hours.
Yes he chose his line of work, knowing that he is in probably in the eyes of society the most hated of all professions. Even though we are very proud of him, unlike a firefighter, or doctor, I cannot put on my license plate, I LOVE MY COP, well I could, but have this thing about not being shot at or having my property damaged. My kids only tell their close friends that dad is a cop, son was harassed when in 2nd grade when he told everyone his daddy was a deputy.
So before judging think about what the circumstances may be. Is it that the if the cell is hooked up to a bluetooth it may mess with computer equipment that is in the car? No lights and sirens may mean that there is a crime in progress and they don't want the criminals hearing that they are coming.
Oh and by the way
I LOVE MY COP!!!
only place to yell it loud and proud and still be safe.