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Chris,

I look forward to seeing the results. While I know there is abuse out there, I also know that there are a lot of absolutely wonderful officers who do their job as it is suppose to be done. I hope that during this report that this is discussed too, even as a sidebar.

Lady

Very true Jeanette.

This is one of the most interesting segments Fox has put on in a long time. You are doing a great job of reporting. I can't wait to see more.

Why don't we just let the police do their job and stop criticizing every move they make? Their job is hard enough as it is; trying to keep everyone safe including the ones who would spit on them at any given chance. I would get aggravated also if someone came into my place of employment wasting my time to try and make an illegitimate complaint. Who are the first ones you call for help? Who are the first ones you criticize when you need media coverage? Although police officers are highly trained, we have to remember that they are human also and like all humans, they make mistakes. Fox 2, you should be ashamed of yourselves for trying to make our great police officers look bad!

It's not about making them look bad, it was a simple segment to see if a citizen could go into a police department and get an officer complaint form. Getting a form should be a simple exchange, between the citizen and the police department. I am sure they will show the departments that provided the form and the departments that it took a little more work to get. It shouldn't be a difficult task. Many companies have complaint forms where the general public is involved.

I can't beleive Fox2 employed guerilla tactics and hired someone like Greg Slate. You can check his own site and see how he acts and see that the transcrips from his own vedios don't match. His camera also does not show the hand jesters, facial expressions and cold stare that he uses. When he is asked a simple question from a supervisor who wants to find out what kind of problem may exist, Slate turns up the heat showing any seasoned cop that there is some other reason for his visit. Wasting the time of the police when they are trying to take care of real problems is not a test it is obsruction.

With all the negative that I just read. I don't care if I went to a police station and acted as if I had an attitude or looked crazy at them. There job is to give me the form I asked for not beat me down or kick me out. Right is right and wrong is wrong. For those who live in the clouds, yes we do have great policeman, but there are also alot who are corrupt in our police force. Won't name districts. I have also heard of many stories on Fox2 where police were awarded medals and certificates. So come down from the clouds.

Hey cutepops, get your head out of your ass. Don't you think those officers had better things to do then dealing with an idiot like Slate trying to get complaint forms under false pretenses. Why don't you ask to see the WHOLE video of what is happening than what is edited for TV viewing. I'm glad I wasn't a victim of a crime that night. This stunt may have prevented an officer from responing quicker for TV ratings. After all it is sweeps week!

What timing! As if Saint Louis Police Departments don't have enough problems with being rated #1 for the highest crime rate in the nation! Everyone should know by now that the media is not for the Police. If they make a mistake the media is sure there to cover the story and hang the Police out to dry. Give the Police a break and take a rest.
REMEMBER, you will need the Police before they will ever need you!!!!! Your car gets stolen, you get robbed, your house is burglarized who do you call? DUH!

My grandfather was a fine police officer and Police chief. He held his officers to a very high standard. I personally saw him reprimand officers for actions unbecoming of an officer and I have seen him hand awards to other officers that went beyond the call of duty. In the small community where I live we have officers that would go the distance for citizens but I believe we also have those officers that would go that same distance for their fellow officers. Some officers have even turned their backs on their own to save another. I am simply saying that there are good and there are bad. I appreciate what Fox 2 is doing with this investigation. This investigation is nothing more then informative, just information! We all want to be kept informed when there has been a horrible accident, but yet some of us do not want to be kept informed when there might be something unjust going on in our own neighborhoods. So you decide, either you want to be kept informed or you don't, either way your choice. My choice is I will tune in to watch the conclusion of this investigation.