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One thing that I have found about most cops is that if you treat them with respect they will likely reciprocate. True, there are some out there who consider themselves military in enemy territory (easy to spot) and then some outright criminals (not so easy to spot) and picking those ones out merits a different stance on our parts.

But if don-o plays this wrong and makes a scene, he will draw the attention of damn near all of the cops (ESPECIALLY the bad ones) in that precinct or the entire force by making this stink.

Forgive me if I sound hostile, don-o, but I do not want you to be categorized by any of these LEOs in a negative light. No good comes of it...JFK

“But if don-o plays this wrong and makes a scene, he will draw the attention of damn near all of the cops (ESPECIALLY the bad ones) in that precinct or the entire force by making this stink.”

I find the very idea that cops would target an individual for no reason to be offensive.

Have we become the Soviet Union?

...If he writes a letter to the chief and draws the enmity of the police force, his rights still HAVE NOT been violated. If he calls the police at a later date and they give a half-assed effort to serve him, his rights STILL have not been violated (no constitutional guarantee, didn't you know that?). If those same police decide to keep an eye out for his car and pull him over for any traffic violation he makes, his rights STILL HAVE NOT been violated.

Of course. We "subjects" should know better than to question the "authorities". The way I read it, Don-o was wondering about requesting information concerning policy. Does he not have the right to know what the policy of his police department is?

Don-O's post said: On reflection, I wonder if that is correct policy by the police and what would have happened if I had refused.

Is it the normal policy of police departments to target citizens for substandard service or protection, or subject them to harassment by all of the officers in that agency when the citizen has the audacity to ask for clarification regarding their policies?

Rather than ask honest question about the policies, maybe Don-o and the rest of us should just learn to enjoy the taste of boot polish.