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Originally Posted by Eisenhower
Cops too are citizens like everyone else; tax payers as mentioned. Difference is, they are held to a higher standard than your average citizen because they are "supposed" to be law enforcers... These are individuals whom we trust to protect and serve the public. They are suppose to enforce the law, not break it. sheesh...
Nobody's above the law... not even cops. There's no such thing as a "perk" or an "employee discount" when authorities disregard and trash the law. Happens enough in politics. And if they become law breakers, they too should be held accountable for their actions. It's just plain wrong for the justice system to excuse a select few and flog the rest.
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I agree 1000000000000000%. I know all eyes are on me when I'm on the road in uniform both in the police car and in my POV (privately owned vehicle). I
DO NOT like to give my fellow officers a bad name. On top of this, my plate is just like my sig "TG UR IT." Now, how hard will that be to remember when watching me do something stupid and the person calls police to complain on a "citizen" doing something bad??? My plate is too easy to remember. No need to put myself in jeapordy and have my supervisors question me. No need to put myself or anyone else in danger. No need to have to pay the city an ungodly amount for not using my blinker, speeding, etc.
NO NEED TO PUT MY FAMILY IN JEAPORDY. I have to put food on the table w/ our only income. I'm not going to screw my family over by doing something stupid. Track, my friends....take it to the track.
BUT...if I do something wrong, I
DO expect to pay the consequences. A fellow officer friend of mine was just cited a month ago for expired registration. It was expired by only a week. Not that big of a deal. Do I write stuff like that for citizens??? Uh, NO. Would I write it for a fellow officer? Uh, NO.
Officers usually give each other leeway. Sometimes they write themselves. We've lost a bunch of officers for DWI. When it comes down to it, we have to protect ourselves (our jobs). And, in many cases, that means doing what we DON'T want to do.