[norton]

This is also an adder to steve b et al...

Yes it would, it did, but probably not in the numbers reported here.

In the intervening time I've seen too many cases of "my boy woulddn't do that" (charges dropped), "the police are racist" (counter suit, cops lose), "religion of peace" (still undecided), and videos of an arrest being made AFTER the actions that brought it about (L.A. Times goes balistic)....

I avoid the law but I also realize that Joe Cop didn't make it that way.

Does "law enforcement" apply to all?
It had better or we are totally out of control: just because it is your ox being gored ....

Do the police over react sometimes?
Of course, don't you?

[sweetliberty]

"Do the police over react sometimes? Of course, don't you? "

Of course, but if I do it at work I won't have a job.

[Doctor Stochastic]

Do the police over react sometimes?
Of course, don't you?

I don't carry guns, nightsticks, nor handcuffs. If I overreact, I cannot arrest people whose crime is eating at Sonic. If I overract, I cannot put an arrest on someone's record. If I overract, I cannot haul off cars of people who are eating at Sonic. If I overract, I can't just arrest everyone and let God sort them out.

Be careful of the standards you hold police to. They may come down to that level.