Like any child, fantasies were a major part of my growing up.
As a child I fantasied about almost everything. I would usually imagine how I would love my life to be. I would often see myself living in big mansions and riding space ships. They were always wild and adventurous.
My other fantasies were always about the job I would love to do when I grow up. Like any other child this particular fantasy kept changing. At one point i fantasied about being a doctor. Another time I was a lawyer. Other times it was an engineer, musician, lecturer, radio host, banker and so many others. If I remember correctly, i think i even thought about being a native doctor, lol. The thing is, there is virtually nothing I have never thought of being.
However, despite having all these fantasies for every other job, there was that particular job I never, ever, dreamt of doing, even for a second. If I have had fantasies about a million different jobs, this job has never been one of them, it has never been an option. Guess what job. You guessed right, a police officer.
The more I think of it, the more I begin to remember how my bad feelings for this job and it's personnel started. I have had this phobia for them, even as a kid. And as I grew up phobia turned to great hatred. There are reasons for this though.
As a child, I saw, first hand, how policemen brutalise and almost killed people I know. Not once, not twice, but on plenty occasions. This formed an everlasting phobia in my mind.
My subsequent hate for this job emanated from unpleasant experiences I have had with them starting as a young adult. The first of my experience was as an 18 years old undergraduate at the university.
We were preparing for our semester exam. I had just moved to a new area. I needed to get some books from my old apartment. It was about 8pm. I had collected them and was going back when I heard, "hey stop there ". I was scared. I saw two men walking towards me. As they came closer, I realised they were policemen. I was a bit relieved but was also apprehensive,knowing their reputations.
"Who are you and where are you coming from"? I identified myself as a student and told them where I was going and coming from. Long story short, they arrested me and took me to their station where I was locked up, without writing a statement.
I was locked up in cell for 3 days till a course mate whose aunty was a very senior police officer came to my aid and I was released.
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When asked of my offence, they said I was involved in burglary. Till date I wonder what would have been if I had nobody to bring me out.
That incident left an indelible mark and hatred for the police in my heart. Subsequent encounters with them only helped in strengthening my dislike. Ever since, I have never seen that reason that would make me see being a policeman as a job, no matter the remuneration or how attractive they are.
Of course , there are things one would keep an open mind about, or be prompted to say "never say never", maybe with time one would have a change of heart. Unapologetically, this job is never one of those things for me. It will never cut it for me. The hatred runs deep.
I also don’t like the job of a police officer. The job is cool but those in the uniform gave it a bad reputation. The curses on policemen ehn. Because of bribery and corruption
Omo, the job is not cool anything. I hate it with so much passion.
Being an officer of the law is actually a very respectable occupation and it pains me that officers of the law abuse such power just for the sake of it or to suit their selfish needs which only makes people hate them more.
If you had not been bailed out, it'd have been terrible.
My dear, it was so pathetic. I later learnt that they transferred those that were not bailed to prison. I wonder where I would have been.
Thanks for reading
You're welcome.
Our experiences from the hands of the rogue police officers are bad ones across the country. I was locked up for 22 hours under inhumane conditions. I nearly collapse. I understand the reason for your aversion for police job.
They are devilish and have no human sympathy, just because of money. I hate them honestly
We do hear police reform with no reformation whatsoever and the end. It's pathetic.
I dislike the attitude of most police officers, but the truth is the job isn't bad in itself, it the the people in the job that makes it a terror. Sorry about your experience.
I believe there is something about that uniform, once you put it on you become bad. It's very difficult to see a good policeman.
Haba, don't make that conclusion yet. There are still good ones, in fact a lot of them you just have not met them yet
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