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After reading numerous posts, I would have not given the police as much benefit of the doubt that I did. As I said to another FREEPER, sometimes I give authority too much respect.

You know what you're problem is? You're just too open minded! LOL

I give you a great deal of credit for following the thread and hearing experiences from others here. It's a rare thing you did and I admire that.

When I was younger I too thought the police could do no wrong. I've experienced first hand some really bad policing where absolute power corrupted. I still maintain that most cops are hard working folks who really want to do the right thing but like any profession, some do go bad. And, because of the position they are in they have the utmost responsibility to enforce the law in a just and legal manner.

New Orleans probably had the most corrupt police force in the country and there are many examples of police brutality and unlawful shakedowns in that city.