I guess because I see politeness as being as much about self respect as it is about being respectful to the other person.sjfcontrol wrote:Why is politeness supposed to be a one-way street? The officer (LEO or otherwise) can be as rude, nasty, or confrontational as he wants to be, yet you're supposed to be Caspar Milquetoast. The police can lie to you, but it's illegal to lie to them, even without being under oath. Seems backwards to me.
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- Wed Sep 22, 2010 9:41 am
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Wow! He makes some excellent points, particularly the "Martha Stewart" one.
I think that I disagree with him on the matter of politeness, though...
I think that I disagree with him on the matter of politeness, though...