From my experience, most of the people I know either fear most cops, dislike most cops, or flat-out disdain most of them.
Weird... I must hang with the wrong kind of people. I don't know anyone in real life that feels like that. They all respect officers and appreciate the work they do. Obviously none of us like them when we get pulled over
Weird... I must hang with the wrong kind of people. I don't know anyone in real life that feels like that. They all respect officers and appreciate the work they do. Obviously none of us like them when we get pulled over
Well...back on track....William Grigg has some more in depth info on this event and it really doesn't look good. The attacker in this story has a history as a gypsy cop and a bad rep in that community. It's really too bad the prosecutor is going to let this slide. He deserves a lot more than a few days off for attempting to murder someone.
Pro Libertate: Gypsies, Tramps and Thugs
That's great. I think where we differ is that I don't have a pre-disposition for respecting anyone, be it police officers, the president, soldiers, anyone at all. Respect is an honor in my book, and it should be earned. You don't automatically get my respect when you put on a uniform. You get my respect when you do your job and do it professionally.
Police officers like the one in this story are why I don't automatically respect all police officers. Some of them are crazy people who try to kill you, then only get a slap on the wrist for doing it. This piece of crap should be looking at attempted murder right now. Can you imagine the difference if it turned out to be an illegal alien who chased down some old couple and tried to kill them? Me either, because there isn't one.
For both of you........I will be completely honest and say that I haven't read either the OP story of the link provided in reference to the "cops" history. snip
Ya oughta read them. This particular cop is a real doozie. You'll love it!
Well...back on track....William Grigg has some more in depth info on this event and it really doesn't look good. The attacker in this story has a history as a gypsy cop and a bad rep in that community. It's really too bad the prosecutor is going to let this slide. He deserves a lot more than a few days off for attempting to murder someone.
Pro Libertate: Gypsies, Tramps and Thugs
For the same emotional reasons that people love Social Security offices (waiting for long periods before receiving service) and hate the BMV - One gives you something you want (money) and the other takes something (money) from you.But I'm asking, why do most people love most firefighters and despise most police officers?
For the same emotional reasons that people love Social Security offices (waiting for long periods before receiving service) and hate the BMV - One gives you something you want (money) and the other takes something (money) from you.
Firefighters generally:
don't have a say-so in regard to your freedom
Don't/can't fine you for an infraction
can't detain you
and so on.
How can anyone be upset that a police officer would put someone in cuffs that had a handgun on them. A LTC or not, a cop is watching out for his safety. I don't think I have ever head of a police officer throwing someone in jail that had a handgun on them AND a LTC on them. They will take your handgun, unload it, and put it in the trunk so you can retrieve it when the original stop is over. What would you do in this situation if you were a cop, adn you made a stop and saw that someone had a handgun on them. Are you just going to let them keep it and just think that they are a good person and wont possibly try and shoot me?!
No police officer is above the law, I truly believe that. But it is there job to withold the law. So no matter what your right is, you have to abide by law plain and simple. And if you think different than go through the police academy and go on the streets and deal with pieces of **** all day and we will see how you handle the situation.
Praetorian13;1298511 The only circumstance that they should take it away is a stop.[/quote said:So because I'm speeding 35 in a 30 or not wearing my seat belt, I should be removed from my vehicle, disarmed, and treated like a felon.... All because I was hurting no one and committed an infraction that is nothing more than a revenue generator?
I think you may have a distorted view of Liberty and Freedom friend.
Your safety is insignificant next to an individuals rights. If you want a guarantee of safety go work somewhere else.So by being removed from your car, and disarmed because you had a handgun on you. You were treated like a felon? So if you were the police officer, you would let a man, you have never met or no nothing about, have a loaded handgun on him and hope he doesn't shoot you on the stop because he is going to be late? You must be pretty naive to think that a LEO is not worried about his safety.
If any of that were to happen you wouldn't be here to prevent it anyway. That's the way it works in your line. A huge chunk of the time the crime is over and done with before you get there to write up your report. If there's any luck, you might eventually track down the perpetrators. The facts are that armed citizens stop more crimes than you guys. Sad, but true. As for my safety...I take measure to insure that. I don't rely on third parties who are minutes away. As for anarchy...bring it on. It doesn't equal chaos, which is what you actually meant to say.Ok, so let us retire all cops and let criminals run free. When they break into your house and kill/rape your family. Don't go crying when no one was there to help or follow leads to catch the criminals. Or perhaps you would like total anarchy? I would like you to do a cops job mrjarrell, because you would be one that would get scared and shoot someone. But then again your safety is insignificant isn't it?