I did not actually mean cops as idiots, I worded that wrong. I know a lot of
cops that are great guys. I'm not totally complaining about cops, you don't
make the rules. I'm complaining about some rules, and why they are there.
I'm not trying to belittle you either. It's got to be a rough job, I know I
don't want it. And that's why I'm not one, if you can't handle it, don't do
it. I just think laws go to far sometimes into your personal lives. And as
far as the driving is a privilege thing I hear all the time. Driving is not
a privilege. Cars weren't around when the constitution was written so it
wasn't added. The laws change with time. I have the right to drive my
lawnmower, I have the right to drive my truck. The only catch is that the
truck goes on public roads. However, those roads are paid for by me- the
taxpayer. So technically I'm driving my truck, on roads I own with the rest
of the citizens in my town. If you don't except that, then rephrase yours at
least to------ Driving is a right, using public roads to do it on is a
privilege. After all, it doesn't say we have the right to take a shit in the
constitution either does it. And I don't see anybody saying that "shitting
is a privilege, so shit responsibly"
Aaron C.
----- Original Message -----
From: <superskunk@mindspring.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 1999 1:48 AM
Subject: Re: DML: WAS: Not My Day NOW: TINT
> I told myself that I wasn't going to get in a "cop vs. everybody else"
or a
> "us vs. them" discussion on here when I joined. I am on here to see what
other
> DAK owners are doing to their trucks and to learn new tricks and to also
learn
> from their mistakes as well.
> I try to keep an open mind and not spend my time on here taking up for
all
> the cops in the world. I am not ashamed of what I do for a living. I was
once
> your age and had the same attitude towards cops. But after doing this for
10
> years, and seeing the stuff I have seen on the streets, all I can tell you
is
> that until you spend a day in my shoes, putting up with the crap that we
do,
> don't belittle us.
> Police do alot more than writing tickets and harassing the motoring
> public. If the 4 armed robbers had had limo tint on their car the other
night
> when we caught them, after invading a couples home and beating them with a
> shotgun, one of us would not be here today. Atleast we could see in the
car,
> I.D. the suspects, and arrest them without incident.(That looks like
serving and
> protecting to me)
> And even though I haven't wrote tickets in the last 7 years, I do
remember a
> saying........"Driving is a privilage, not a right". No where in all the
laws
> you so dearly hate does it say that you have the right to drive.
> It's mentalities and attitudes like yours, i.e.see below and calling
us
> "idiots", that assures me that I will always have job security.
>
> P.S. That's all I have to say about this. I guess we can both replace
our
> keyboards now.
>
> Mel
>
> > Aaron said,
> >
> > P.S. I have mine windows tinted "illegally" and I'll keep it that way no
> > matter how many times I get pulled over. Think about it, we are
criminals
> > and have to pay fines because somebody can't see into our vehicle. IF I
> > WANTED YOU TO SEE WHAT I WAS DOING ALL THE TIME I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT A
GLASS
> > TRUCK!!!
> >
>
>
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