| MathGeek |
03-31-2014 03:56 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by duckman1911
(Post 676625)
Well naturally there will be no action taken against the cop. They have to protect the brotherhood. Its us against them as far as im concerned. I view every cop I dont know personally as a threat. Basically they are viewed as the enemy. I have never once in my 38 years had a cop help me in any way while on duty. They are a nuisance at best.
|
I've had mostly positive experiences with law enforcement in my life. There was the vice squad raid at the bar where I worked when I was 11. It cost me my job, but I quickly found a new job at a Mexican restaurant where I was treated well and was a much safer environment. I was still paid under the table, but the lady who ran the place ran a tight ship and it was a much safer place to work than a bar.
Most of my interactions with the law in high school and college were well deserved and yielded moderate warnings in cases where there were no evil intentions just at the wrong place at the wrong time. All the LEOs were professional and respectful. Throw in a few well-deserved tickets from respectful LEOs.
I knew a great game warden in Ohio who was by the book and busted a high ranking officer in a local department for hunting without permission (trespassing) on the property I farmed and some neighboring properties. He was by the book with the guys hunting the farm too (including me), but he also had great respect for the Constitution and rule of law and wasn't ever looking to exaggerate evidence.
I've interacted with game wardens and biologists in several states with always positive experiences. They do not fear guns, and they respectfully go about their business in a way that maintains a careful balance between privacy, Constitutional issues, and the conservationist motivations behind game laws. Been stopped a time or to by LDWF wardens and it was always positive. They did what they had to do and let me get back to fishing quickly.
I did have one slightly negative experience when stopped for speeding in Cameron. The deputy rightly stopped me, but then a corrections officer stopped to assist. Since I had declared I was carrying, the corrections officer overreacted a bit and insisted I exit the vehicle, put my hands on the hood, submit to the fully Terry search, etc. They took both my Sig P229's (one on each hip) and returned them at the end of the stop. All the other traffic stops while I was carrying have been content to instruct me to keep my hands away from the guns.
I have a lot of other positive experiences with only a couple of instances with 1st, 4th, or 14th amendment implications, and certainly never encountered anything that would suggest global distrust of law enforcement. I'm teaching my children to always respect law enforcement and comply with their directives while maintaining certain liberties to politely decline voluntary searches and politely decline to answer certain questions if they have privacy concerns. |