CHL Arrested in Fort Worth

[KC5AV]

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.

While that may be the case, they were within the bounds of the law when they tried to stop him. He was breaking the law. When they told him to stop, and he didn't, he was breaking the law, again.

[03Lightningrocks]

If your students stories begin with...So I saw this cop and called him out.....and you tell them...Way to go. Shame on you.

[Captain Matt]

America was founded by people who questioned authority.

[03Lightningrocks]

America was founded by people who questioned authority.

So are you saying this guy was trying to take a stand against tyranny...LOL. Yes, America was founded by people who questioned authority...but not by smart elleck punks. There is a difference. Sooner or later anyone who ever wants to be anything more in life than a lawn boy will have to learn the difference. Try popping off to your boss a few times like that. I bet you won't be getting promoted for it.

George Washington didn't run around being a smart elleck punk. To compare the two is a joke. There is no analogy between the situations at all.

So if I scream "hey look at me go" out the window of my car at a cop and run a stop sign, he is the bad guy for pulling me over for running the stop sign???? And if I decide to run away when he attempts to pull me over, he is even a worse guy for chasing me down???? Makes no sense guys. Unless your saying a guy on a bicycle has some kind of special privileges.

This isn't even close to being an issue of questioning authority. This is a case of some punk smarting off to a cop as he drives by on his bike. It is an issue of showing disrespect. Disrespect for what that uniform represents. The cop did not pick this weener out of a crowd. This weener brought the attention on himself while violating the law.

[Captain Matt]

America was founded by people who questioned authority.

So are you saying this guy was trying to take a stand against tyranny...LOL.

Sorry if that went over your head.

Oh by the way. The picture in your signature is 174 pixels high.

[03Lightningrocks]

America was founded by people who questioned authority.

So are you saying this guy was trying to take a stand against tyranny...LOL.

Sorry if that went over your head.

There isn't much you could say that would go over anyones head. Sorry if that went over your head.