I believe there are two types of police officer - those who joined up because they genuinely want to make a positive difference to the community, and those who want power. The latter type, sadly, seem to be far more common; therefore, while it's always best to do what they tell you (because they can make life a lot harder for you than you can for them), it's very wise to never, ever trust them.

It's hard to answer that because I personally know some great Officers.
but, I also know some shit ones too.

No. That distrust primarily used to be (and still is to a degree) a result of being a POC in a predominantly white society, the thinking being that POCs tend to be marginalized by police in general. While this is is still mostly true, when you realize that the institution itself is put in place, not to protect and serve the populace as we've been taught all of our lives, but to protect and serve the state, capital, and the system of governance that establishes it, then you move on from distrusting aspects of the institution to distrusting the institution itself.

Just like humans in any profession they can be good or bad. Honest or dishonest.

My hometown had some terrible cops. When they got caught behind a large department store (Think K-Mart) having sex with women who they were going to arrest if they didn't have sex with them? It all came out to the public. - It all changed from there on too. That was in the early 1980s and I worked with the Police Dept. there in the later 80s and they seemed to be good people.

You can't really know until you are up against it whether someone will do their job as they should. Or if they'll bend rules in the wrong fashion to suit themselves.

The people that do not trust the police are usually the dregs of society that get in trouble with the police .They should go to Africa where they will give you a tire necklace and set you on fire if they suspect you of stealing an Apple,or Mexico where the police and jails are all corrupt .

As an old white guy I have very little interaction with police, but I've heard from people I trust that if you have a problem and call the police, now you have two problems.

I'm a middle-aged white male speaking english as a first language making above average income.

I trust that they'll treat me great.

It is for good reason that I support Black Lives Matter and Colin Kaepernick. Our system of law enforcement really needs to weed out the racist bigots who target people based on the color of their skin. Once they do that, my trust will improve. Until then, I'm a "Yes, Sort Of" person.

Corrupt law enforcement has a very long history in this country. I do not trust them. They protect each other, even when they know a cop has done something wrong. Why would l trust that mentality?

I am SO lucky to be an older white female in this dangerous "shoot first" culture!

I voted, "...Yes, Sort Of...", only because they are part of a system that is supposed to be there to see that criminals are apprehended, laws are upheld, and ostensibly that innocent civilians are not victimized. At that point the 'sort of' terminates. The problem is, as I see it, there are a number of officers who are just basically honest and trying to uphold the ideals and letters of the law, some who do the same because they fear repercussions for not doing so, and the remainder who, on a sliding scale, descend into the worst forms of human being.

The preceding was in reference to the individual. However, there is a larger picture that does include areas of our country where some of the worst examples are rewarded and held up as fine examples of virtue, as long as it's white and speaks the local vernacular, that is. Also, wherever prejudice exists in this country, and that means everywhere to one extent or another against mainly non-white or specific 'types', there is abuse.

One needs only to look at the national statistics to establish that there is a bias, in some cases outright hatred, against certain people -- usually POC and anyone who associates with them. I know the latter to be true because of personal experience. So, if I had to answer based on the system as a whole, I would have to say, no. It's not the system or its basic structure that needs fixing, either. We, as a human culture, need to fix ourselves, the rest will follow.

I do trust them to be well-meaning and sincere.
But having had four career officers In my immediate family has given me a certain amount of anecdotal experience that they are human too. They can be as ignorant and racist as anyone. Often more so because they face those questions constantly every day.
I treat them like I treat anyone else who has power over me -- 'trust but verify'.

Given their collaboration with fusion centers [aclu.org] , [eff.org] , and profiling of me , however incorrectly , as being a person of color in a white bread neighborhood , I would say " No , not really " .

From about 16 I had reason to be afraid of the police. I drank underage, then I smoked substances that I shouldn't smoke. These days I put the punk into punctilious. My attitudes to the police have changed from anticipating their animosity to thinking their heart is mostly in the right place. That said I vaguely know one or two people who went on to become police officers and can't say that the force is entirely populated by the sort of people who want to make a difference and serve society.

The police in the US can be very scary their training basically teaches them that all civilians are the enemy and that we're all guilty I basically stay the hell away from them and I keep my nose clean

Well, evidently (here in America) if you score above 120 IQ you are not permitted to be a regular officer (but you can go for detective), so...

The more you know about the criminal justice system, the less you trust them.

The last several times I got stopped by the police, they knew I had weed. I even showed it to them. They let me go, with the weed, on each occasion. Yes, I believe that most cops are good. People think they’re all bad because the media only covers the bad apples.

I just don't trust the rookies that are in training. Had some experiences with them several times and they are usually as dumb as a doorknob.

I've only been stopped twice in my life for minor traffic violations, both about twenty years ago. One time when I was about 20, I drove a couple of blocks to Safeway. It was just after sunset, so it was dark, but there were street lights everywhere...so I had not noticed that I didn't turn my headlights on until I parked at Safeway, and instantly saw the flashing lights in my rear view mirror. I was young and in college, so my car was a piece of crap. The driver's side door was broken, as was the window. In a panic, I wondered if they would believe that...so I scooted to the passenger seat and exited the car that way, realizing as I did it that it would look very, very odd. But I had already done it. I could tell that made them nervous (I think I remember one officer's hand going to his gun, but I was so nervous I don't know if the memory is right nor not), but they were nice enough, checked my insurance, and let me go with a warning. But I was a skinny white kid. I often still wonder what would have happened if I had been African American.

As the police become more militarized and moved away from community policing they becomes more difficult to trust. Back in the olden days of walking a beat and knowing the people and people being policed knowing the officer it engendered the trust that familiarity brings.Today when the only time you see is an officer is in a car, that looks like an armoured personnel carrier, or confronting someone, or giving a ticket he comes to represent someone to be you can't be sure of. With the addition of immediate reporting stories of misdeeds from any where / every where in the country without the stories of good deeds our perception becomes colored.
The direct answer is I do trust the police - for the most part.

Hell no. I trust no one. Rule number 1 if you want to survive. My experience with police has been mostly negative. I can only imagine what the experience is with cops when you have done something against law or close to it.