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ORIGINAL: Shocktroop

I have a buddy who is a cop.  He has a policy.....He says he doesn't give tickets to tax-payers........point is, Is that if he pulls you over for a busted tail-light or rolling through a stop, he really doesn't care about the stop or the light, he wants to know who you are, what you have in the car and where you are going.  Many times he'll pull a guy over for something stupid, and all checks out, two car seats in the back of some POS, hes not gonna give a 200$ ticket to some working class dude trying to feed his family.  BUT, when folks do really stupid you damn well know better stuff, like ridin a wheelie down main street, hes gonna give you a ticket or worse for being such a dumb-ass.   If he rolls up on someone stuntin in a lot or practicing stand-ups on a lonely stretch of road, he'll advise you to be safe, and break things up but thats it.  Hes after guys in the big picture, drugs, weapons, warrants and so on.  Hes a cool guy, and as far as getting busted, well, you play, and sometimes you gotta pay.

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ORIGINAL: txmorgan

Look, this is a touchy subject for everyone on this board as we come from different age ranges and different styles of riding, so how the police are going to impact our lives are going to be different for all of us.

we ALL understand that there can't be a USA without police and that their job requires them to put up with all sorts of people from those endangering themselves to those endangering others, however we are all free to have our own opinions on the subject and i KNOW that some of the responses talking about ignorant people were directed at me in some way for saying I hate cops.

I can respect the position, and I can respect your opinion, but there have been times when I have NEEDED the police, and when I have CALLED the police and only to end up in dissapointment. I have also been harassed by police and been given unfair citations for pointless issues. So when I say I hate police, I mean it, in my experience the police have done nothing but aggrevate me and cause more trouble than good, and in response to who am I going to call if my bike gets stolen, you can be sure I'll call the police, and you can also be about 99% sure that they won't find shit.

So let's all remain cool on the boards here especially about touchy subjects and instead of instantly attacking those members who have been around a while and happen to have a controversial point on a subject, we should stick to constructive criticism... and stare at my signature.