[wideawake]

“I tell you what, I respect the law less today than I did before,” said Charles Tharp.

And that's the problem - this kind of 'policing' actually undermines the rule of law.

[cuban leaf]

And that’s the problem - this kind of ‘policing’ actually undermines the rule of law.

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And in a MUCH bigger way, this is what no-fault divorce has done to many millions of men and fathers. I’m one of them. It happened almost 20 years ago, but I no longer live in the imaginary US I lived in before that time.

The government is the enemy, pure and simple. EVERYTHING they do is interpreted within that context. And as I read more and more stories like this, that is a very healthy perspective.

[nathanbedford]

This kind of policing is virtually inevitable while conducting a losing war on drugs.

[Second Amendment First]

My wife was stopped by a fresh out of academy female highway patrol rookie for too dark window tint. She said this county has zero tolerance for that offense, although we have used it here for four years without any problems and still haven’t changed it. I guess they send the newbies out to stop white suburban housewives to practice writing tickets.