It’s a different country now. The man knew a country in which you respected cops, and they didn’t live in fear of citizens.
Today, a lot of low-lifes hate cops and the cops don’t know what’s coming next.
So, an innocent man meets a suspicious and wary cop, and this is what happens.
It’s a very different country now. I know it is, but I think of elderly people I know who haven’t realized what has happened, and who see nothing wrong with holding a TV remote or a cell phone while speaking with a cop.
Is the country I knew ever coming back?
A lot of low-lifes ARE cops now. When I first became a firefighter the cops we worked with - older guys who were about to retire and served in Vietnam or middle aged guys from the first Gulf War were stand up guys. Peace Officers. But about 15 years ago the new recruits started going all Barney on us. Fully half of the cops I know now I wouldn’t trust to guard a turnip.