Quote Originally Posted by cstone View Post
There is no malevolent, unified, conspiracy by law enforcement to prey upon the ignorance of citizens. If there is, someone left me off of the distribution list and I have some catching up to do.

Some people go about their business and never have any contact with law enforcement. Some people are involved in incidents that are outside of their control and they become involved in contact with law enforcement. Some people go out of their way to seek contact with law enforcement.

There are so many laws on the books within any jurisdiction that they have specialist within the legal profession who debate what all of them mean at any given time. There is no possible way that anyone can claim to have the complete, end all, be all, in legal knowledge and also claim to be sane.

Cops don't know it all. Citizen activist don't know it all.

I learned this years ago, and I share it with anyone willing to listen or read, free of charge: You can do everything right, and still be wrong. The example I often use is the motorcyclist that does not yield the right of way to an on coming tractor trailer.

I believe that there are things worth dying for. IMO, being right all of the time is not one of them.

A wise soldier chooses his battles wisely.

Be safe.
Well put. I didn't mean to come off saying cops are the bad guys and out to get you, just that this particular officer had alreadly violated some of this mans rights, whether he did that knowingly or not we will never know. If this individual didn't know his stuff who knows what else could have happened or what rights may have been violated? He didn't do anything to warrant police activity, he knew it and the supervisor ultimately knew it.