Posted on 07/20/2008 1:16:07 PM PDT by LibWhacker
I was trying to be respectful of your service, but you seem to insist on defending:
- state troopers who violate the speed limit every single time they pull onto the freeway
- city cops who use their emergency lights to get into the donut shop without waiting at the traffic light the way the little people do
- City cops frequenting prostitutes while in uniform and on duty
- cops who intentionally frame people for crimes they did not commit
- cops dealing drugs themselves
- cops with bad attitudes who seem to think the citizen is their subject
- cops who seem to think the world owes them respect because they have a cheap piece of tin on their chest rather than earning respect by their behavior
suit yourself, we all choose the company we keep.
Cheers,
Lloyd
and as a parting shot, given the examples I see on the street every day for all I know the nice young officer who politely completed an accident report for me to file with the insurance company was half an hour ago selling crack or hassling a kid just because he can.
Sorry to feel this way, but if the force can't clean up their own house, I have no reason to believe they're not every last one this way.
If this is not true, prove it by cleaning house
The majority of our Peace officers are not corrupt, and serve with distinction and honor, or you would see America being very much like Mexico is right now.
Support your local police, and maybe they will evolve to be as clean as you wish, but you would in your conduct contribute to the discivilzation of America? Looks like thats a long way from conservatism to me.
And don't call people names like "bootlicker". Its not only ungentlemanly, but makes you sound like an Ass Hat lefty liberal who has difficulty discriminating between social order and subservience.
That is a distinct marker for a Troll in these parts.
Not that it matters in this conversation, but I've been around FR much longer than you so don't go throwing "troll" around lightly.
Regarding the "bootlicker" monicker, it means those who just continue to support any member of the force no matter the circumstances and discounting the very real instances of corruption when exposed. You say you've never done so, but your posting in this thread are nothing but....
I really didn't mean to start a flame war, I do respect the service of those who serve honorably and respect anyone (no matter their job) so long as they behave respectably.
In this case we have a dead teenager and an incompetent cop.
Carry on if you wish, but I'm finished with this conversation.
Cheers,
Lloyd
Was that your class photo from the police academy? :-)
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