Rights Violation or a Complete Jerk?

[kandrathe]

Wow. Let me just say I completely understand your anger and frustration. I also commend you highly for being able to realize that although there are some bad cops out there, not all of them are like that guy - not an easy thing to do after an event like that!

Cheers,

Munk

I've had similar experiences. Not all are bad, but many seem flush with their power. When I was 16, my 15 year old sister and I were walking her friend home one twilight since homicidal maniacs avoid crowds. We lived about 1/2 a mile into the sticks on the north side of the tar road, and the friend lived about 1/2 mile into the sticks on the south side of the tar road. Just as we crossed the tar road, at the intersection 5/8 mile north of us on the tar a car suddenly screeched to a halt, screamed around in a donut at high speed and raced back towards us. We all went as fast as we could into the brush and the swamps fearing the deranged psycho killer from which we were protecting our friend. He must have been doing 80 when he locked up the brakes where we had been standing some seconds earlier. No, not the homicidal maniac, as we discovered when he began to scour the brush with his search light, then we could see it was a cop. Then, there was this brother of a friend of mine who became a cop, but as an adolescent he and his friends thought it was fun to cruise around the black bars in town and slash tires, and pick fights. He wanted to become a cop so he could carry a gun, hurt and terrorize people as a part of his job. Then there were other times, like when the cop released his dog on me while I was feeding my horse at the State Fair. He and his buddies had a laugh. Ha ha, ya know, scare the citizen. I know they are not all a-holes, but I can't help but to reserve judgment until they prove friendly.