Hell Bob, if I saw a new crew cab, I'd think you were rich and famous:lmao:
Those damned things are EXPENSIVE!
Broad daylight, no school (or "workiing" construction zone?), unless there was something about the truck that made me go huum???, I probably wouldn't have paid any attention to you...but that's me.
I really can't understand his reasoning (as I sit in in my desk chair this moring

), and maybe a call to his supervisor might have gotten some things clarified?
On a side note, I was talking with a good friend of mine who stayed on with the dept. after I left. He's bailing in 54 days (not that he's counting or anything), and says it's bad
The agency is focusing on college and there's hardly any "prior military" types there anymore. Although these youngsters who've never been anywhere but college, momma's house and maybe a part time job somewhere while in school, like dressing up in the OD's, blousing the bouses and pants and playing soldier
Says the dept. is looking for college educated tri-athletes and the quality of the new guys on the street and the attitudes are terrible:nonod:
I've seen it myself so I know he's right.
The whole walking backwards thing has me a bit confused if there was no alert for a similar vehicle?
Anyway, sorry for the bad experience. My "guess" is it was an overzealous newbie, maybe some kid that has just come out of "officer survival" training (that will get you back on your feet for a day or so

) but I really don't know bro.
As for the "Public Servant" comment, you're right. Unfortunately, we've lost sight of that over the years. Even though it's now back on some of the cars, it's still a "lost art" in many cases:nonod:
We (they) are public servants. Not slaves and not to be treated poorly, but servants all the same. That was a big part of why I entered the field in the beginning. We seem to have lost that edge in a lot of communities
If you believe in the Bible, being a "servant" wasn't always a bad thing:thumbsup: