Re: Motoring News- no Audi content(USA listers)

["Theodore R. Harlan" <trharlan@one.net>]

Dan Masi wrote:
"This latest ruling is entirely apropriate, IMO.  If an officer
doesn't feel comfortable with a situation, he should have the right
to exercise some control."

Am I the only one who feels disturbed by this sentiment?
If an officer is uncomfortable with men who wear pink shirts, should 
he be able to order them around?

It is insane enough to give someone who passes a six-month training 
course the rights to order people around and allow them access to 
weapons private citizens cannot have.
In high school civics classes, students are taught that the police 
exist to preserve the rights of private citizens. There is a risk 
level inherent in any occupation. A system defeats itself when it 
subverts its own purpose in order to fulfill it. 

Think about this:
COPS LIE.


IMHO, this new power also gives racist cops (not the majority, but you 
know damn well that A LOT of them are out there) one more way to 
harass their preferred minority.
" 'scuse me there, boy, mind steppin' out of the car?"
"I didn't do anything"
"Don't make me pull you outta there."

To further extand Dan's logic:
The police realize that German cars are frequently operated by drug 
dealers. Drug dealers are likely to carry guns. Cops would feel more 
comfortable with fewer guns on the road. Therefore the Supreme Court 
should authorize the police to pull over and search all German cars.
Maybe they could team up with a bunch of actuaries and determine an 
index of vehicles that could be pulled over for no reason (remember, 
the cop needs no reason to pull the passengers out), based on the 
race, gender, age, sexual preference, religion, and oil filter 
preference of the driver.

Chart out the logic. It is sound. And NEVER trust a cop to protect 
you.

Have a good day.

--Ted Harlan
--Card carrying Libertarian

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