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And where do you think the term "jack booted thug" came from. My father was a motorcycle cop in DC for many years, even wore leather gauntlet gloves. All buckled down he looked like he was ready for combat. Because he was.
You people that never once strapped on a uniform other than little league need to take a chill pill.
Well, they certainly weren't cruising around in MRAPs and rocking select fire.
That's a damn large screwdriver he has there!
I said police officer, not white trash loser.
I said police officer, not white trash loser.
So there ya have it, just a plain old hatred of the police. Thanks for playing.Those aren't mutually exclusive.
There is a difference!?
So there ya have it, just a plain old hatred of the police. Thanks for playing.
Yes, there is. But the gutless like yourself wouldn't know that.
Those aren't mutually exclusive.
You nasty bastard.
How many of these stand-offs do we see? The apologists will refer to L.A....about 20 years ago. See, SWAT has the toys. Problem is, all cops now look like swat, carry swat gear, dress like they are about to invade poland, and generally hold the same mindset as SWAT....jackboot.
Now swat seems to think this is Afghanistan....they forget about that whole constitution thing.
The no-knocks (which recently got two cops killed in TX, and 6 killed in NH), the dog executions, the 'whoops wrong house' that seems to be happening more and more. I'm sorry, but if someone kicks in my door without announcing themselves...to me....I assume home invasion, and I grab my AR and plate carrier sitting on top of it. How it goes from there...well that's not in my hands anymore, but I shoot competitively (3-gun) and it will hell for anyone that is invading my home, I am no push-over joe bob rocking a mossberg 500. The biggest threat we face right now as a country is the depletion of the 4th, 10th, and 2nd amendments. This new mentality indoctrinated in the academy that this is a warzone is a serious issue. They behave like everyone is a potential enemy combatant, not a citizen with rights.
Basically, militarization of the police is a HUGE issue.
If it turns out to be true that the man was stopped for bumperstickers - that would seem a violation of his rights - without any probable cause or evidence of any traffic or driving infraction - and not hold up in court.
The articles all say he was stopped for speeding. I doubt the cop, or anyone else, could have read the bumpersticker BEFORE the car was stopped, you have to be right up on the car to read most stickers, if the speeder didn't notice the cop riding his ass, that's on him.
Now if the cop has claimed failure to stay in lane with no dash cam proof, or illegal lane change, ya MIGHT have something, but speeding is pretty cut and dried.
If it turns out to be true that the man was stopped for bumperstickers - that would seem a violation of his rights - without any probable cause or evidence of any traffic or driving infraction - and not hold up in court.
According to the OH State Patrol, he was initially stopped for driving 85 in a 70 mph zone.
The trooper then observed the butt of the pistol tucked between his legs.
The arresting trooper asked initially if he had any guns in the vehicle, and he replied that he did not.
My father was a motorcycle cop in DC for many years, even wore leather gauntlet gloves. All buckled down he looked like he was ready for combat. Because he was.
Leaving me to wonder what his job was at the Navy SEAL training facility.
thank you for that clarification. Seems like its kosher then.
It was like he was going to war, right?
I agree - the fact the man was involved in "intelligence training" and had "top-secret clearance" leads me to believe that this case may end rather quickly without too much further public information being disclosed. His behaviour with the officer is problematic, but one can readily imagine that training Navy Seals might very well involve identifying and disarming explosives, etc.