Jay, you need to remember that very few cops get "drummed off the force" for
being rude and overbearing to the public. I need to say, though, that I ride a
motorcycle a minimum of 10K miles a year. This brings me into contact with law
enforcement more than the average Neon driver, just because I am more visible
than average. The problem with making a formal citizens complaint is that there
is the possibility that you will be harassed by the other cops on the force. It
is no fun. You might win the battle, but you WILL lose the war. I don't know
about you,but I can't afford to pay a lawyer to take on a city.
Jay wrote:
> It's been my experience that police officers are like any other group.
> Most of them are basically nice folks, with a few whose insecurities
> come out after a while and cause them to try to bully everybody they
> meet. As a friend of mine's dad who was a cop once put it to me, "When
> you spend 8 hours a day dealing with the scum of humanity (i.e. the
> criminal element), after a while you start to treat everyone you meet
> like that if you don't watch yourself." And he was right; I can see
> where its a stressful and sometimes depressing job. However, its not
> fair to blame ALL police officers for the acts of a few. Most of the
> time, THEY don't like the jerks they have to work with any more than the
> rest of us. Just treat them like you want them to treat you, as a
> rule. And IF they are honestly persecuting you unfairly (and you're not
> just mad because you got caught), don't argue with them- contact their
> department's internal affairs division and file your complaint with
> them. That will cause your antagonist FAR more grief than will your
> voicing your anger at him, and if he really IS crooked, he NEEDS to be
> drummed off the force anyway.
>
> Jay Travis
>
> Rikk Rogers wrote:
>
> > Well said TJ,
> > While I think 75+% of the laws on the books are a crock of crap I darn sure
> > would not put that bug on the guys on the ground.
> > That gripe goes to management, and quite frankly, our society asks for more
> > safety every day.
> > You can be safe, or free, Not both!
> >
> > and BTW, The fastest way to have a cop crawl up your a** is to have a bad
> > attitude, I have been stopped many times in many places that I could have
> > and probably should have got a ticket, generally I don't get em.
> >
> > I guess most of the time I get lucky, and get stopped by "Law Enforcement
> > Officers".
> >
> > Rikk Rogers - RK Lion LTD.
> > (580)762-3157 rkltd@swbell.net
> > http://home.swbell.net/rkltd/
> > -M35A2- MVPA -22345-
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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