Re: "Law enforcement"

[Eric Sheley <Eric@xxxxxxxxxx>]

This is as bad a those "virus warnings" that constantly flood my in-box 
warning of hard drive deletions.....

For all you know this ticket never happened - just someone that has an ax 
to grind or wanted to stir things up a bit.

The attitude shown towards law enforcement in the subsequent posts has been 
amazing. There are good and bad in many fields - law enforcement included, 
but to degrade all law enforcement for the actions of a few is wrong and in 
my view pretty pathetic.

For those of you complaining about tickets, the solution is simple - stop 
breaking the law. Every time I exceed the speed limit or go dragging 
through a corner, I realize that my actions may result in a ticket. If, 
after getting pulled over, I don't show the officer the respect due the 
position, I would expect that I might not receive the same treatment that I 
might by being respectful.

I know a lot of law enforcement so maybe I am biased. I know officers that 
enjoy motorcycling, that will stop and talk about your bike - that will let 
you off with a warning if they see you out of control.... But I also know 
others that have zero tolerance for motorcycles. How many of you have seen 
someone die on a motorcycle ? It only takes seeing a few of these accidents 
up close, or maybe having to be the one to notify a mother that her 19 year 
old just slammed his 600 into a tree...... before they don't see the 
enjoyment value and only view us as an accident waiting to happen....

I am not saying that this justifies their opinion - only that maybe you 
should think about what it means to be on the other side of that badge.

I don't often ask for this, but I would appreciate an immediate end to this 
thread.

- - Eric


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