Do Derry Township Police Officers have a bad reputation?

respect wrote:

I'm young, have had lots of interactions with the DTP and they have all been positive when I was acting responsibly. One time I was young, driving like an aggressive youngster, and an officer really nailed me for it and I remember thinking "What an ass..." at the time. But really, I was the ass endangering others. Since then they have been helpful in several incidences and are a generally friendly community prescense. They participate in community activities and are always respectful when treated with respect.
We do live in a tourist town that has a population that swells well above it's residency certain times in the summer, and this means we have extra police officers. We also have a police training center on Hersheypark Drive, so you may see cadets that are not even full officers driving around/ visiting sheetz/ etc. You'll be happy for them the day some event gets out of control at Hershey Park/Stadium and we have a riot, until then yes, there are a lot of them, and sometimes they might stop and check a situation that may not seem like they need to be there. Treat them with respect and ten times out of ten, you will HAVE NO PROBLEMS. I feel very safe living in this community and it's thanks to the Police. I have lived here all of my teen years and into my early twenties, and have never once felt like I was profiled or targeted due to my age.
Some examples of police interactions I have had (I'll keep it to recent ones):
- My child attended a local function, and several police officers showed up and taught them bike safety. They gave her extra stickers (big deal to a four-year-old) and did a good job showing her that the police are there to help, taught her dial 911, and were generally just friendly.
- Was given tons of free legal advice from a detective involving a domestic issue (divorce is messy).
- I live along a busy road, and every day I see people being appropriately ticketed. It's upsetting to have people drive by doing 60 in a 25, and I smile every time I see one pulled over (especially if they pull off the main road and right behind my house so me and the kid can watch from the window).
I feel like a lot of the posts are complaining about the cops coming and busting them for having a party. When I was young, I had parties, did things I shouldn't have, etc., and was generally respectful of others and responsible and never never never had any police come. One time they came when we were in the State Game Lands partying at like 3AM (hahaha, good old times) and simply asked us to leave, because we didn't act like jerks to them and weren't disrupting others. If you are having a loud party with 30+ people all underage in the middle of a conservative, upper-class (most of Hershey) area, expect the police to be called. If you start going on and on about your rights, think about your neighbor's rights to have a quiet evening, or a families rights to go out to pizza without people acting in a way to illicit a police response in the parking lot. Act like a responsible person, you will be treated like one, whatever your age is. Act irresponsible, you will be treated like a jerk, whatever your age is.

Informed Citizen wrote:

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I think it's funny you came on here and then grammar checked an online post which I do not even care to proof read. When I post online I never proof read or even care to have good grammar, let alone perfect grammar. Seems like you must be a cop, know one, or be married to one cause your behavior just exemplified the type of anal behavior befitting of a Derry Township police officer. For your information, I am a business administration major at Penn State's Smeal School of Business with a 3.84 cumulative GPA. Go online and look up Smeal's ranking amongst other business schools in the nation (You will be surprised to know that it is one of the best in the entire country). So trying to make it seem like I am ignorant is quite funny because I can guarantee that I am smarter than you, will have a better degree than you and will definitely make more money than you. This is why the D.T.P. hate college kids. They know that we are smarter, are working towards better degrees (Not just associates degrees which most cops have) and will make way more money than them. It must really irritate them to know that in less than 2 years when I graduate I will be making more money than them and will yield more power in the community. After all, pretty much anyone moron can be a cop, but not every cop can be a business leader in America.