Tue Oct 25, 2016, 07:58 AM
Americans' Respect for Police SurgesWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Three in four Americans (76%) say they have "a great deal" of respect for the police in their area, up 12 percentage points from last year.
In addition to the large majority of Americans expressing "a great deal" of respect for their local police, 17% say they have "some" respect while 7% say they have "hardly any." Gallup has asked this question nine times since 1965. The percentage who say they respect the police is significantly higher now than in any measurement taken since the 1990s and is just one point below the high of 77% recorded in 1967. Solid majorities of Americans have said they respect their local law enforcement in all polls conducted since 1965. The latest figures, from Gallup's Oct. 5-9 annual poll on crime, show Americans' respect for police increased as the number of on-duty police officers who were shot and killed was on the rise. 
http://www.gallup.com/poll/196610/americans-respect-police-surges.aspx
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Author | Time | Post |
 Americans' Respect for Police Surges (Original post) |
pintobean | Oct 2016 | OP |
| brush | Oct 2016 | #1 | |
| pintobean | Oct 2016 | #2 | |
| brush | Oct 2016 | #4 | |
| pintobean | Oct 2016 | #6 | |
| brush | Oct 2016 | #7 | |
| pintobean | Oct 2016 | #8 | |
| brush | Oct 2016 | #9 | |
| pintobean | Oct 2016 | #10 | |
| heaven05 | Oct 2016 | #11 | |
| pintobean | Oct 2016 | #12 | |
| heaven05 | Oct 2016 | #14 | |
| pintobean | Oct 2016 | #15 | |
| heaven05 | Oct 2016 | #16 | |
| pintobean | Oct 2016 | #17 | |
| heaven05 | Oct 2016 | #19 | |
| DemocratSinceBirth | Dec 2016 | #36 | |
| Eleanors38 | Oct 2016 | #26 | |
| mythology | Oct 2016 | #31 | |
| brush | Oct 2016 | #32 | |
| GummyBearz | Oct 2016 | #3 | |
| ronnie624 | Oct 2016 | #5 | |
| treestar | Oct 2016 | #13 | |
| tblue37 | Oct 2016 | #18 | |
| Buckeye_Democrat | Oct 2016 | #24 | |
| Eleanors38 | Oct 2016 | #27 | |
| uponit7771 | Oct 2016 | #29 | |
| Dawson Leery | Oct 2016 | #33 | |
| MindPilot | Oct 2016 | #20 | |
| Upin | Oct 2016 | #21 | |
| MindPilot | Oct 2016 | #22 | |
| ronnie624 | Oct 2016 | #23 | |
| Buckeye_Democrat | Oct 2016 | #25 | |
| Eleanors38 | Oct 2016 | #28 | |
| SamKnause | Oct 2016 | #30 | |
| romanic | Oct 2016 | #34 | |
| NaturalHigh | Oct 2016 | #35 |
Response to pintobean (Original post)
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 09:36 AM
brush (46,229 posts)
1. Bet you won't get anything like that in POC communities
Response to pintobean (Reply #2)
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 10:03 AM
brush (46,229 posts)
4. Don't believe that for a minute.
Response to pintobean (Reply #6)
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 10:23 AM
brush (46,229 posts)
7. Most people know polls can be manipulated to say whatever you want them to
Response to pintobean (Reply #8)
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 10:28 AM
brush (46,229 posts)
9. Are you kidding? It's well know that Gallup is a repug-leaning poll.
Response to brush (Reply #9)
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 10:31 AM
10. Lol. Depends on the poll and the results
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as to who says which way they lean.
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Response to pintobean (Reply #10)
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 11:21 AM
11. I'm sure you believe
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what you believe about the police, but trump believes, still, that he is going to win.
 So go for it. |
Response to heaven05 (Reply #11)
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 11:35 AM
12. Gallup doesn't have Trump at 67% among non-whites
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or 76% overall. So.. your analogy sucks. It's just a lame-ass attempt to try to tie me to Trump.
Eta - your analogy would work if it was applied to you, though. |
Response to heaven05 (Reply #14)
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 12:00 PM
15. Riiight. Why did you bring him into the conversation?
And, now we're back to post #10. |
Response to pintobean (Reply #15)
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 12:09 PM
16. like I said
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all your words and my analogy is still on target. I would never believe Gallup in a poll measuring something that is obviously trying to put a good face on the murder/execution of unarmed citizens of color. I stand by my EVERY word.
 If anything I said/wrote offends you, I hope you'll get over it, if not......... |
Response to pintobean (Reply #17)
Wed Dec 21, 2016, 08:43 AM
DemocratSinceBirth (98,652 posts)
36. You caught him.
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Response to pintobean (Reply #15)
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 01:27 PM
26. Heh. Like economic-determinism, it can kill of any itelligent conversation.
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Response to mythology (Reply #31)
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 03:02 PM
brush (46,229 posts)
32. Pontificate all you want. Polls can be manipulated to say whatever the poller wants
Response to pintobean (Original post)
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 11:40 AM
treestar (80,846 posts)
13. Interesting
Response to pintobean (Original post)
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 12:16 PM
tblue37 (57,300 posts)
18. LOCAL police. And most people express approval of their own senators and representatives while
Response to Upin (Reply #21)
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 12:54 PM
23. The poster is addressing human psychology,
Response to pintobean (Original post)
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 05:42 PM
34. I respect the fine police officers...
