Illegal to talk to a Police Officer?

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

You cannot say that as you don't know what went on before the cop returned to the car.

I'll bet that statement can be applied to the majority of threads like this on the internet. People don't care what went on before hand, particularly if it would justify any actions the cop took. All they want is the slightest reason to be able shake their fist in the air and yell fight the power. Especially on the internet. Its like a fad. They want to be able to tell cops how to do their jobs, without walking even a 50 yards in their shoes, let alone a mile. Far too many people think their special, and cops are an object of hatred because they're the ones who remind folks they aren't.

And in california, there are A LOT of special people. They must be special, because the way they act, apparently the rules don't apply to them.

[Growler]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

And in california, there are A LOT of special people. They must be special, because the way they act, apparently the rules don't apply to them.

Oh, right, like the SoCal desert grows 'em exclusively.

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by Growler

Oh, right, like the SoCal desert grows 'em exclusively.

I didnt say Special People didn't exist elsewhere, i just said we have a lot of em here. Hell, this place is the birth cradle for a lot of stupid crap in our society.

[krashkart]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

I'll bet that statement can be applied to the majority of threads like this on the internet. People don't care what went on before hand, particularly if it would justify any actions the cop took. All they want is the slightest reason to be able shake their fist in the air and yell fight the power. Especially on the internet. Its like a fad. They want to be able to tell cops how to do their jobs, without walking even a 50 yards in their shoes, let alone a mile. Far too many people think their special, and cops are an object of hatred because they're the ones who remind folks they aren't.

And in california, there are A LOT of special people. They must be special, because the way they act, apparently the rules don't apply to them.

How many of those people would have the guts to face that responsibility? My guess would be "zero".

[Ducimus]

What a lot of people don't realize, (and i didn't either tell i researched it by hanging out on police forums for awhile) is that cops catch hell from their superiors AND the general public. It really depends on the PD and the local politics. Some areas are worse then others. The thing you have to realize is sh _ _ always rolls downhill.

If the local mayor or governer is trying to look good for whatever reason, he'll strong arm the PD into getting him some decent crime reduction statistics. Same thing if the captain of the local PD is bucking for a promotion. The officers are expected to beat the bushes and produce results! (emphasis intentional) If they don't, they're out on their asses. (remember, sh _ _ rolls downhill. If a cop is trying to make a quota, its because he's under the hammer from somewhere on high thats trying to look good. )

So add on a fire breathing dragon bearing down on your neck, on top of the strain already there by the general public and the fact that any one traffic stop, could be the one that has a bullet with your name on it, and it's amazing how well they really are doing given the amount of stress involved.