Originally Posted by
1fstmaxima
No they can't do whatever they want. They can give you a break.
They gave you a break because they knew me. Lets be honest if you were a cop and I knew you well and my friend went down. Would you give him a ticket? Think about it.
This thread is talking about a poor choice a deputy made. He paid the ultimate price. End of story, he is human just like you and I and the funny thing is, if you met the Deputy you would think he was one of the nicest cops you could meet. But he had a problem with drinking apparently just lucky he didn't hurt anyone else. If you only knew the shit cops put up with. My point here is Brian stated that we get harrassed for our tags or modified exhaust. Well there is a law and they normally enforce it if someone is being a clown. Now Brian you know your tag can't be seen. But you think you shouldn't be pulled over for it? Really you haven't been bothered much about it. So it seems because one cop made a bad choice. That means we can do what we want now and shouldn't be stopped. Its almost like saying because one rider runs from the cops we should all pay for it???
I agree that some cops take advantage of there power. But there more good than bad. For your info the cops that were partying with the deputy that died are under investigation with internal affairs. So again they can't do what they want.
Everyone always has nice things to say after someone dies. When have you heard about a person dying that you know and someone going wow that guy was an asshole he deserved it
. I guess i hold police officers to a different standard on drinking & driving considering their whole job is based around arresting people for it. And as far as what cops put up with, hell everyone has problems. That's no excuse, and if their job is causing them to drink and drive....it's probably time to rethink your career.
I know i should be pulled over for my tag
. I really don't care though. I'm not going to run from the police, so the worst they can give me is some sort of ticket. Totally different than me drinking and driving and wanting to be let off. And no because this cop made a bad choice does not mean we can do what we want. It's funny for instance however cops give us a hard time for hanging out in a parking lot talking, like we are criminals and about to "stir up some trouble" and then two days later will probably be out drinking in driving. It's life, it's bullshit, karma is a bitch.
And it's kinda sad that someone has to die before anyone notices cops are drinking and driving. Shit should have been reported to IA by someone a while ago. The only reason they are investigating it now is because they have no other choice. It's still being kept quiet however, if this was a civilian matter it would have been front page on hernando times.