Originally posted by: FallenHero
Eh, not gonna try to defend this one. The bad ones give the good ones a bad name, like most professions...however, because cops negativily affect you much of the time, the effect is multiplied. Good luck in court.
Believe me FallenHero, I have nothing but the utmost respect for the good cops who are there to uphold the law and for the good of the community, but as you stated, when you deal with jerks like this even just once, it can leave a bad taste in your mouth for the profession as a whole.
Yes, my bro may have been speeding, and he isn't even likely going to contest that, and will just pay it by mail, but the other two charges he has to take a day out of work and go to court for, costing him at least another $200 just isn't right.
Something needs to be done about rogue cops who take their personal feelings out on citizens, whatever those feelings may be, right or wrong. If he doesn't like my brother's personality, or doesn't like the fact that he doesn't drop and suck s@ck for the almighty trooper, that is his problem, as long as my brother is being civil.
Even if he had reason to dislike my brother(my brother says he pretty much kissed his ass the whole time), that is no reason to trump up a charge just to stick it to my brother and make him go to court and tow his new car. The more I think about it the more certain I am that he must have known that particular law and just felt like being a dick.