No tears.
But we have too many laws. Too many cops. Too many stops. Too many reasons to make stops. Too many ways to be fined.
Every activity is regulated.
Before a man can do anything he must wonder, “is this legal”? Well no worries. It probably isn’t.
Formerly our lack of laws was the problem. Now the avalanche of laws is the problem.
What you say is true. And there is something to be said for civil disobedience when it is called for.
However, I did not think it was called for in this case, and I thought the driver was simply being a jerk.
I believe in treating people with courtesy and respect by default, unless they have demonstrated in some way they are not going to reciprocate, as this person clearly did.
Also, I believe that when you are carrying a weapon, you have a higher responsibility to avoid escalating situations, even if it means you have to go against your natural inclinations in a given situation to do so.
I am not pro or anti-police. I believe that most of them are trying to do their job the best that they can, and on each end of the curve, there are people who shouldn’t be in law enforcement. In this case, I thought the officer was being courteous.
And I say this as someone who swore at a Connecticut State Trooper and threatened to lay down in front of my car to prevent it from being towed. (I think I was fully justified in my behavior and anger, and it was quite different than the one in the video. And I wasn’t carrying a weapon.)
Well of course you have a point, but it is beside the point of this little altercation, here, and whose side we are on.
The cop didn’t make the law that causes him to have to enforce it.
On the other hand, attorneys and city councils had a lot to do with bringing in the law that resulted in this stop, which basically protects cops and others (like witnesses) who are prevented from seeing danger, who can not see occupants in dark glass cars, or their guns, or any abuse taking place, etc., etc.
Yes, a Godless society brings a myriad of laws and over regulation to rule a Godless society. Stands to reason doesn’t it?
Olim passi sumus a scelere. Leges autem quae patimur.
"Formerly we suffered from crime. Now we suffer from laws". -Cicero, circa 50AD.