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Originally posted by jne
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Originally posted by recyclemichael
I appreciate your concern for my work...I have taken the day off.
I know it is obvious that you were speeding. I didn't mean to judge you, but you seemed mad that the policeman was doing his job.
The thread was started with a policeman clearly going over the line...he deserves a reprimand.
But what did the Tulsa officer do wrong?
I'm not mad at the policeman for doing his job. I am mad that I have a $120 dollar ticket for not watching my speedometer like a hawk. If I could afford it, then I wouldn't sweat it. My point is that when citizen see officers holding themselves to another standard, it puts a strain on their relationship with law enforcement.
You have no relationship with Law Enforcement.
You are there to OBEY. Not reason with. Not question. Not assert your constitutional rights.
Obey.
They can arrest you "impeding", and have your car towed and stowed at your expense for anything less than total, immediate and abject OBEDIANCE.
Later, if you're still alive after the encounter with the police, THEN your lawyer can try and assert your constitutional rights, before a judge.
Radley Balko at
www.TheAgitator.com has written extensively for Cato Institute about the militarization of the police, and about the routine use of SWAT teams far beyond their original purposes, which was hostage crisis situations.
Now, since there are now literally thousands of SWAT teams in police jurisdictions throughout the U.S., to mission has morphed into serving "drug" warrants.
When the War on Drugs was declared back in the 1970's, war was declared on us. By our leaders, using the police. It's been getting worse every year.
Judges signing No Knock late night Drug Search Warrants are signing the death warrants of civilians. Balko has documented so many mistakes with SWAT teams serving No Knock Drug Warrants that our Judges, if they cared, would be very reluctant to sign them.
They unnecessarily ESCALATE the police violence against U.S. citizens.
Drugs are a big problem, but they are a matter of personal choice, and basically victimless crimes but do contribute to other criminal acts like dealing, pimping, and prostituting.
Legalize drugs, and treat the addicts for their sickness.