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<blockquote data-quote="Roadking Larry" data-source="post: 3943114" data-attributes="member: 2833">I&#039;m a (mostly) law abiding citizen, I haven&#039;t had so much as a speeding ticket since the Fall of 1981. I mind my own business and leave other people the heck alone and I expect that from others in regards to me. I want to live in a civilized society. I want criminals kept in check by our justice system which includes law enforcement officers so I don&#039;t have to.A too often repeated excuse for cops being jerks is that they never know when someone they approach is going to be a bad person. Statistically they are only very slightly more likely to approach a bad person as I am to be approached by a bad cop. This &quot;thin blue line&quot; crap&nbsp; causes a bunch of problems.This is one of my favorite examples because it is close to home.[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.newson6.com/story/5e366b6e2f69d76f6207b411/chelsea-police-chief-jeremy-murrell-arrested-on-drug-complaints[/URL]He had been &quot;let go&quot; by his previous police department for the same crap. Why wasn&#039;t he prosecuted? We all know why.Same with &quot;bad cops&quot;. Jerks, bullies, loose canons and A*holes don&#039;t exist in a vacuum. Their fellow officers know what kind of person they are and look the other way because &quot;thin blue line&quot;. If you can say with a straight face it never happens you are either delusional or lying.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Roadking Larry, post: 3943114, member: 2833"] I'm a (mostly) law abiding citizen, I haven't had so much as a speeding ticket since the Fall of 1981. I mind my own business and leave other people the heck alone and I expect that from others in regards to me. I [B]want[/B] to live in a civilized society. I want criminals kept in check by our justice system which includes law enforcement officers so I don't have to. A too often repeated excuse for cops being jerks is that they never know when someone they approach is going to be a bad person. Statistically they are only very slightly more likely to approach a bad person as I am to be approached by a bad cop. This "thin blue line" crap causes a bunch of problems. This is one of my favorite examples because it is close to home. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.newson6.com/story/5e366b6e2f69d76f6207b411/chelsea-police-chief-jeremy-murrell-arrested-on-drug-complaints[/URL] He had been "let go" by his previous police department for the same crap. Why wasn't he prosecuted? We all know why. Same with "bad cops". Jerks, bullies, loose canons and A*holes don't exist in a vacuum. Their fellow officers know what kind of person they are and look the other way because "thin blue line". If you can say with a straight face it never happens you are either delusional or lying. [/QUOTE]

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