Yikes.....careful there big guy.....you may not realize it, but you are starting to prove some of the points you obviously don't agree with.gigag04 wrote: Anybody that I contact who thinks I don't have 3 different ways to kill them in my head is kidding themselves.
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- Tue Oct 16, 2012 9:58 am
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Re: A "first" when stopped by DPS last night
- Mon Oct 15, 2012 2:54 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
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Re: A "first" when stopped by DPS last night
I have had many encounters with LEOs that put me on the defensive.
A recent one happened where we called the non-emergency police number to report vandalism in our alley. I live in Allen, northeast of Dallas, and the houses in my neighborhood are 250k-ish, so it's a decent area. Anyway, cop shows up, and immediately runs my wife's license, looking for warrants. Did he have the right to do that? We were standing in our driveway, not in or near our car. He then proceeded take the complaint down in a report, and promptly left. By the way, he looked all of 25, so I'm assuming he was just pounding his chest to show us who was in charge.
My point is, I bet we all have a personal story like this - a cop doing something that isn't 'by the book', or seems slightly outside of their authority or even the law. We can file complaints, talk to their superior, but its not likely going to change. In my case, his running of her license was questionable and made him look like a fool (we were the victim) but following up on it would have ensured anytime I left the neighborhood I would get pulled over for something. It's not right, it's not ok, but sometimes it's better to just move on. I'd love to push back when these things happen - but they can make your life miserable and sometimes it isn't worth it.
At some point, these bullies with badges will take it one step too far and get their wings clipped. Then you'll see them riding segways through your local mall.
A recent one happened where we called the non-emergency police number to report vandalism in our alley. I live in Allen, northeast of Dallas, and the houses in my neighborhood are 250k-ish, so it's a decent area. Anyway, cop shows up, and immediately runs my wife's license, looking for warrants. Did he have the right to do that? We were standing in our driveway, not in or near our car. He then proceeded take the complaint down in a report, and promptly left. By the way, he looked all of 25, so I'm assuming he was just pounding his chest to show us who was in charge.
My point is, I bet we all have a personal story like this - a cop doing something that isn't 'by the book', or seems slightly outside of their authority or even the law. We can file complaints, talk to their superior, but its not likely going to change. In my case, his running of her license was questionable and made him look like a fool (we were the victim) but following up on it would have ensured anytime I left the neighborhood I would get pulled over for something. It's not right, it's not ok, but sometimes it's better to just move on. I'd love to push back when these things happen - but they can make your life miserable and sometimes it isn't worth it.
At some point, these bullies with badges will take it one step too far and get their wings clipped. Then you'll see them riding segways through your local mall.