Re: Re[2]: Re: RE: WAS: Not My Day NOW: TINT

From: Aaron (acolona@i-55.com)
Date: Thu May 27 1999 - 16:45:53 EDT


once again, I'm not blaming the cops for the laws

----- Original Message -----
From: <fawcett@uism.bu.edu>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 1999 7:18 AM
Subject: Re[2]: DML: Re: RE: WAS: Not My Day NOW: TINT

> Haven't you ever heard the term, "Don't kill the messenger"?! Effectively
> that's what police are when they right you up a ticket for speeding,
tinting,
> DWI, etc... The message they are carrying is from your elected officials
that
> passed laws through state and federal legislatures. To rail against the
police
> like this is absurd!
>
> Sure there are a few bad "cops" out there that exercise bad judgment, got
a
> chip on their shoulder or are just plain power crazed jerks... In my
> experience the bad apples are few and far between, fortunately. Moreover,
if
> you find a bad one --don't whine about it!-- make some phone calls and
write
> some letters. If you present your case clearly and reasonably you will be
> taken seriously.
>
> I agree with anyone that's wants fewer laws on the books and get back to
TAKING
> RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR OWN ACTIONS! Unfortunately, today's society
prefers to
> play the blame game. Like being a clumsy idiot and spilling coffee on
> yourself, suing the people that sold it to you and winning?????!!!! WTF!
>
> If you don't like the laws, get on the phone with your Rep's and tell
'em...
> Find a group that thinks like you and rally some support! Just don't
blame the
> messenger for laws that "we" allowed to be passed and stay on the books.
> My $.02
> Tom
>
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> Subject: Re: DML: Re: RE: WAS: Not My Day NOW: TINT
> Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at smtpout
> Date: 5/27/99 1:46 AM
>
>
> I understand that, but you don't HAVE to pull us over. What is the
reasoning
> behind it anyway, someone could have a gun and you can't see? Well why
stop
> there, let's outlaw pockets on pants, they could conceal a deadly weapon
> that a cop can't see until he gets up on the person. And let's make window
> shades on houses illegal too. People could have a sniper gun pointed at
the
> cop as he enters their yard through the window, and he can't see it cause
of
> those horrible WINDOW SHADES!!!! The cops are there to serve and protect
> citizens, no more, no less. They are paid to take certain risks and do
> certain jobs. People don't bend to make the laws work, the laws are there
to
> serve the people and change to work for them. If a cop doesn't want to
take
> that risk, go be a dentist. This isn't personal to you or any other cop,
but
> most cops and the way laws work in this country piss me off. This country
is
> going to hell because everybody has to have the government their to spoon
> feed them 24 hours a day. The people are the government, this country lost
> that principle long ago. Uncle Sam needs to butt out of citizens lives
just
> a bit, maybe then we won't have a debt because we won't have to pay idiots
> to think up, write, and enforce idiotic laws. Sorry about the length, but
I
> get a little short tempered sometimes. I think I mashed a hole in my
> keyboard.
>
> Aaron C.
>
> 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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