How do you feel about cops?
Up for discussion....
Personally, I feel that the police corp and the citizens are in an antoginistic relationship. The days of the citizen getting the benefit of the doubt in a minor situation appear to be over, and instead, minor offenses are now turned into major crimes.
Think about this....
On a lonely country road, with no one else around, I roll through a stop sign (less than one mile an hour). I make a left then another left onto a state highway. Five miles up the road, i get pulled over for the stop sign. The cop was no where around to witness personally. Some one in a spotter plane from 5 miles away with a telescope saw it so I got a ticket.
A few years ago, I was on my harley following a highway patrol officer in his vehicle. He quickly pulls over to the right and I continue in the same lane. He immediately pulls behind me and pulls me over for speeding. I get a ticket.
People in my city are going to a bar on a 10 speed so that they will not get pulled over for a dui. Doesn't matter. The cop stops them on the ten speed seeing them come out of the bar. they get a dui anyways.
Not too long ago, these and other "slights" would have been a non issue. But now our aggressive police force are taking every opportunity to exercise their authority against the citizens.
I believe we all have "horror" stories.
No wonder cops are fearful of citizens that legally obtain a permit to carry a concealed weapon.