Excerpt: Every death of a police officer "in the line of duty" is solemnly memorialized and carefully tabulated. However, there is no official record kept of civilians who are unjustly killed or otherwise brutalized by police.
Each encounter between the police and innocent civilians is a potentially deadly experience for the latter. Thus the real question is not "Why do innocent people flee from the police?" but rather, "What rational person would submit to the police if he had any reasonable hope of eluding or resisting them?"
"But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain--that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case, it is unfit to exist." --Lysander Spooner, 1867
Geez , you mean to tell me that if I stop for the Police my life is in danger ??
Mike
Could be. Read the article.
"But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain--that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case, it is unfit to exist." --Lysander Spooner, 1867
Every time I've read one of Barak's bleeding heart self serving cries of persecution I visualize him driving around in one of these wondering why he keeps gettin pulled over......
Living proof that one bias is NOT necessarily as valid as another.
Running from a cop is one of the surest ways in the world to guarantee to antagonize him. Don't expect chocolates and roses when he catches you.
I know we all live in a society together and you shouldn't run from cops, you need to stand up and prove your innocence when accused of a crime and...hey, wait a minute.
Regardless of all the bs, if a person hasn't done anything wrong and they flee from the police and end up getting hurt, IMO it is on the cops and not them.
Good question. I avoid cops unless I know them personally or have some direct business with them. It's just common sense.
Elkhunter, I have to agree with Mr. younger! And feel exactly the same way he does about law enforcement - and I've never had worse than a speeding ticket.
At one of my club's gun shows this weekend, I ran into two former cops - I didn't know used to be cops!
One fellow said he gave up being a cop #18-82 because he realized he didn't have the temperament for it (broke a teenager's arm cuffing him and taking the kid into custody). Told me himself he thought "he'd get into serious (legal) trouble eventually .....
The other fellow without me specifically asking about the points that were mentioned told me that there's a huge difference between cops of yesteryear who took great pride in their "uniforms and leathers" versus the cops who dawn web gear and fatgues to go on duty.
Several things were suddenly more clear to about today's cops than previously.
Used to be a time a cop welcomed "the break" (relaxed pace) to help an old lady find a lost dog or cat, versus busting a ganger's arse.
YES, times have indeed changed since the 60's, 70's and 80's - but I don't want to deal with any cops unless I personally know them and know those individuals love and revere the Constitution as much as I do.
Otherwise I keep my nose clean and stay alert of the bad and good around me, and live as goodly as i can without any nosy neighbors or cops looking over my shoulder!
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