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To: jboot
Stuff like this is leading lots of law-abiding Americans, myself included, to develop a deep and abiding mistrust of the police. My driving drill now dictates exiting the roadway as soon as I can when one is behind me. Why take the chance that they will find a pretext to pull me over and harass me? I definitely would not call them for any reason short of mayhem.

I'm already there, based on a couple of personal highway incidents with local county deputies, who approached and treated me like I was a Muslim terrorist in downtown Baghdad during routine traffic stops, and then brazenly lied in court about the driving citations they gave to me at the time. I got a lawyer and won both cases, but my respect and trust of LEOs was destroyed forever because of their behavior.

64 posted on 04/17/2012 11:04:57 AM PDT by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: Timber Rattler
I've been pulled over 4 times in the past two years, always for BS reasons. None of the incidents ever resulted in me getting a ticket, because in no case had I actually broken the law. In each case it seemed like the LEO was simply bored and itching for action.

I now often transport animals, so I have additional reasons to avoid confrontations with the cops.

68 posted on 04/17/2012 11:17:48 AM PDT by jboot
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