Shadow
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Just to put these kind of incidents in perspective, first off, not all LEO's are like this. The old saying, "bad news travels fast", often applies here. The guy that gets an undeserved ticket is going to tell twice as many friends about it as the guy that got caught speeding but was let off with a warning. You (the public) always hear about the bad stuff cops get caught doing, and I realize that these things do happen, but that is from a small percentage of LEO's. The reasons behind the bad behavior vary. Bad day at work, little or no sleep, divorce, or just someone who never should have been a LEO to begin with. I'm not making excuses for these people, but these, and other things do factor in occasionaly. Please don't judge all LEO's by the behavior exemplified by the few who choose to misuse their position of authority.
:thumbsup::iagree::exactly:
Again, if the information you relayed was transmitted accurately, then the officer involved, aside from being full of Chit, obviouly fell into one of the above catagories:lmao:
I'd take him on in court any day of the week....but wouldn't suggest it for those not well versed with the "system". Frankly, taking the "deal" was probably about as cheap as lawyering up. Unfortunately it still leaves a bad taste in everyones mouth

As they say, "Good news" rarely sells papers

It truly is a very small minority that make the majority look bad

Just like clergy, acconutants, or a host of other professions and occupations where a few bad apples ruin the entire barrell.
When laws are made solely to generate income for the state, and the people hired to enforce those laws do so basically as hired mercenaries, what will there be to respect? LEOs will simply become a class of people to avoid at all costs, because you know they will be evaluating YOU as their next victim to shake down for revenue.
To clairfy a couple of points, the laws generally (not all inclusive mind you) are not enacted to generate revenue. It's the politicians that abuse them and malign the intent that make a lot of them bad.
And for the record, having "been there and done that", I can state with reasonable certainty, that most LEO's would rather be out putting real criminals in jail than writing tickets. Sure, we have the traffic houds and those who particulary like working traffic, and it's great that we do. I've found that these types do it truly out of a desire to save lives:thumbsup:
Other than you piddly assed little po-dunk speed traps we all know and love, I don't know too many officers that write tickets just to generate revenue.
That said, when you have a Sergeant, Lt., Captain, Major, Colonel, or Sheriif/Chief of Police "suggesting" that we "increse our enforement efforts" you're going to do what you have to do...it's a matter of survival......
It's a sad state we've come to....