Im not going to touch this incident with a ten foot pole. All I am going to say is since none of you work in law enforcement you really dont have a clue what you are talking about and subsequently have no legs to stand on.
Officers do not and cannot just enter any home at will. They must have permission granted them by a legal entity (read judge). Officers in most areas it is true have a certain amount of tickets to issue on a daily/weekly/monthly basis, but honestly - gimme a break. Do any of you realize how much shiitty driving they ignore?? Kermit- you going 18 over is well lets face it - breaking the law. You complain about it, well if you dont think the speed limit is adequet for the road you were traveling on - then take it up with the municipality you were in.
I will not speculate the "motives" of the officer for pulling you over except to say that even if you were going 1mph over technically he could have issued you a citation. As for your whole "blinded me with his spot light" - oh cry me a river- I know how bright they are - the cops do that to me as a joke when Im leaving dispatch - they arnt THAT hard to not look into!! Not only does this show some obvious stupidity on your part - (its not that hard to look at your toes) but your argument is about as asinine as I have heard since- wait - I got off work this morning at about 1:30.
You think that a lot doesnt go on where you live - well to me that shows that the police in your area are doing their job. I can assure you that a LOT more goes on that you will ever realize unless you go on a ride-along or something similar. Ill give you an example - last night in my city while I am at work we had simultaniously 3 domestic assaults (all three ended up in the hospital), an older gentleman died in his home, two foot chases with minors fleeing with drugs involved, and several other calls of high importance.
We then get a bunch of calls from one young man who thinks that the party going on in his apt complex is too loud and wants an officer to go break it up. LOW PRIORITY! - yet he called every 10 min and got more and more angry. He finally asked to speak with a sarge to lodge a citizen complaint. (Every person has a right to do this BTW) while I am not party to the end of this call I can assure you that everytime you make a complaint it is recorded and goes on the officers record. You calling to compain about this officer is like the ACLU sueing you over your speeding for a violation of their civil rights- ASININE!
I realize you dont have a lot of respect for police officers, but remember this before you criticise too harshly - not only are police officers some of the worst paying jobs in america, they also have one of the most life threatening job descriptions. While you may not have threatened the officers life during your traffic aprehension I am willing to bet that the officer was in danger of losing life or limb at least once during that week as a minimum. Wake up and realize that without these guys you would not have the rights you do today. Realize that they do more for you than you will ever know and all the thanks they get is you promising to never help them again. They are hated because they wear a badge, but like you and me thay are people just trying to get home to their loved ones each day.
If you cant tell it really bothers me that people have your type of attitude, you think that everything is guarenteed to you and that you have "you rights" - well having lived in other countries where you dont have all these rights let me tell you personally to OWN UP TO WHAT YOU DID AND ACCEPT FULL AND COMPLETE RESPONSABILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS!!!!
Try living in a country where just because you look different the "cops" can shoot you and leave you in the street to rot and no ones will intervene for fear of dying as well.
How about instead of bitching and moaning you go out and try to improve your comunity instead of pulling down its peace officers for your personal amusment!
ps- if you see an officer down and you dont stop to fight under the good-samaritan law you are an accesory and can be charged with the assault as well. If the officer dies you could go to jail for manslaughter. think about that before you say you wont help him.
