[sam_paine]

[cops] are intimidated because they know they are wrong and I assert myself in a way that they get the imopression that if they pursue a ticket, they will be in court. ... Where the cops respect the rights of the citizens and know they cannot intimidate them.

While I wish our meekest among us could feel as comfortable as you, and that our police were driven by "to serve and protect" where they, too, were as concerned....

...you are probably correct that only the hardasses will be able to protect their own rights.

[RobRoy]

I am really not a hardass. I am just assertive. If I know I have done nothing wrong, I don't even see them as police officers. I see them as equal citizens.


I think they sense this.