Quote Originally Posted by cstone View Post
Rather than complain about LEOs and what they can buy, lets work on changing the dumb law that doesn't make anyone safer.


Look, on the individual level I don't fault some LEO for taking advantage of his privileged status, as long as doing so doesn't involve squashing some fellow citizen's rights ... I just object to this stratification of rights by occupation. I don't believe "journalists" should have more 1A rights either. That said, Ranger 353 pretty much answered the OP's question.

As for "cop bashing", I appreciate that street level law enforcement is not an easy job, and its a damn sight more difficult and potentially deadly than my graphic design job (and I really do thank the good ones that are truly there trying to make our communities a safer/better place, several of which post right here on this forum). But some of y'all get real butt hurt real fast and start throwing around the accusation of "cop bashing" when we're all just questioning why y'all seem to have more rights than the rest of us. No it's not your fault, its the politicians, but I also don't see large numbers of uniformed folk out there marching in the streets to correct the problems (CO Sheriffs being a notable exception) and I'm having a harder time trusting that the majority of y'all won't gladly kick doors in when the politicritters order the jackboot to come down on the neck of the people. If you're one that will stand up for the constitution and what's right when the S hits the F, then we're clearly not bitchin' about you (but I find I trust your brothers and sisters less and less).

Anyway, try to take all that into account before you get offended. And yes, we non LEO serf types should probably cut individual LEOs with questions some slack.