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To: Jack Hydrazine
The cops of today are just thugs with badges.

The correct term is, 'goon'.

31 posted on 07/08/2011 5:37:45 PM PDT by Ol' Dan Tucker (People should not be afraid of the government. Governement should be afraid of the people)
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To: Ol' Dan Tucker
The cops of today are just thugs with badges. The correct term is, 'goon'.

Back in the day [when I was still carrying a badge and gun], I read a lot of posts in a on-line forum of fellow officers.

The ones that got the most attention were the cops from the N.E. and how they demanded special attention and treatment.

Typical complaint went like this. - A cop on vacation from DC, Philly, Newark, NYC, Boston [You decide] is headed to Florida for vacation.

Cruising along far too fast, he is pulled over in Virginia or North Carolina.

Uniformed officer approaches the speeder, only to observe the window coming down, the badge and credential case being draped over the glass, and the window going back up, locking the badge in place. In essence saying - Leave me alone, I'm a cop, too!

This used to happen so often, the officers just got into the habit of making an immediate call for a supervisor to respond while the officer stood there waiting for the window to come down, so he could politely ask for Driver's license and proof of registration.

I had a short stint in Internal Affairs and got to see this same type of arrogance close up.

Goon is too nice of a word for them.

The cops both knew that the in dash camera was running. The uniforms knew not to get into a conversation that escalated.

With the arrival of a supervisor and often more backup, an appropriate action was taken - Initial ticket, failure to obey lawful request, on and on.

Some times these N.E. badboys found themselves on the way to see a judge, just to remind them what state they were in at the time, and that they had no authority what so ever outside their respective districts.

42 posted on 07/08/2011 6:40:36 PM PDT by Dustoff45 (A good woman brings out the best in a good man! A better woman might be just what this nation needs)
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