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dmac wrote:I know that this board is full of "do whatever the cop says, whenever they say it" types, and that's ok for those types, but I've never been one of those, nor do I agree with it. Because of that I know that this post will probably not be well received, but I'm feeling onery today...so here it is...

This sounds like typical "my badge compensates for some perceived physical or pshychological inadequacy" police behavior. This attitude seems all too common among today's police. It has always reminded me of the frat boy behavior I saw in college. I didn't like it then and I don't like it now. You know what it boils down to? They are bullies, plain and simple. As a High School teacher I hear it all the time; yes, from the students as complaints, but from the cops themselves (although when they tell the stories they are bragging, as if abusing your power were something to brag about). Summed up---that cop was a jerk.