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

["STEVEN P. ADAMS" <adams1@webspan.net>]

Hello everyone in list land from a new lister.  This is my first time
writing so I must first say that I am happy to find an enthusiastic, and
extremely helpful (with very few exceptions) worldwide group of Audi
lovers!  With the group of letters related to this subject that are
coming in, I feel compelled to respond.  I am writing from a police
officer's point of view because I have been one for the last eight
years(5 in patrol and the last 3 as a detective).  I also have to say
that Dan Masi had good ideas but a small percent of cops will remain
dicks no matter how they are treated, as will people in other
professions.  The U.S. Supreme court may have gone a little too far by
saying "no reason", but I think something like that puts the general
public in fear of being violated in some way by the police rather than a
group of cops across the nation getting together and harassing good
citizens for "no reason".  And before going totally negative on this,
please look to the latest news broadcasts of the Ohio incident where the
two officers began to be shot at from........the passenger.  If the guys
shooting at the cops had better aim, we would have two less cops in this
world, they were certainly taken by surprise.  It makes me sick to think
about the officers involved and the repercussions felt if they did get
hurt.  If you are not doing anything wrong, you shouldn't mind a minor
inconvenience of being asked out of your car to disspell any fear an
officer may have of being shot.  The police shouldn't be making crap up
as they go to find an innocent person guilty.  EVERY person I've
arrested certainly was not innocent!  Here is a little hint for those of
you who are still worried, individual states have the power to further
restrict the laws the federal government passes.  In the case of New
Jersey, where I work, the N.J. Supreme court allows me to take any
operator out of a vehicle for their or my safety.  It, however, calls
for me to have a legitimate reason to ask any passengers out of that
vehicle.  Chew on that.  When I said "restrict", I'm talking about
restricting government intrusions on it's citizens.  I'll continue
reading because if I don't get responses, I'll be surprised.  I never
thought anyone involved with narcotics drove German cars.  	

Steve Adams	
'88 90Q with at least 171,000 miles and still like new
'94 Mitsubishi 3000GTSL We all can't be perfect
Long Beach Township Police Department
Brant Beach, N.J.
adams1@webspan.net