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Truth be known it's irrelevant if the dumba$$ "nitrovic" was a former moderator or not. It's folks like him that give us all a hemmoroid. I personally support the job that LEO's do given the restrictions they work under, and I also understand that there's good, and bad in every walk of life. I read the comments on the LE thread and it sounds a lot like comments on this thread. Some are idiots and some are good folks. I would never interfere with an officer in his line of duty work. Just as I would hope that he's performing his duties lawfully. As a truck driver I come in contact with law enforcement officers quite often, because they also enforce the commercial carrier laws. I have YET to have a bad experience, because I show them the respect they are do, and it's generally given back. I have met some with atttitudes, but they are the exception not the norm.
IT is OUR responsibility to "police" OUR own. Just as it's LE's to "police" theirs.
WE will not further our cause by squabling over and posting anti-LE. THEY need to know that 1. We are not a threat. and 2. We are the ones they should know have their backs.
The LE in my little community know that I am on their side and that they have backup should they need it.
Of course, in my little town there's only one police officer on duty at a time, and the County sherrif is only 20 minutes from response yeah, right.
There's no reason, anywhere for it to be an US against them situation. AS long as LE is knowledgeable of our rights and both parties are treated with respect.
I know I'm going to take a lot of flak for this stance but it's the only one I know.
Now, understand that, if in the wee hours of the morning my door were to come crashing in and some BATF or LE was the one doing the crashing in they would be blown back out of the door, and I'd ask questions later. However, this is because, I always know that I've done nothing illegal. But of course that goes for anyone that'd bust down my door. The likelyhood of that happening is slim since i live in the boonies and have several large dogs.
Let's just use the reasoning powers that God gave us and get to the real dispute at hand, the saving of our Republic. As Ben Franklin commented to the question posed him from a woman at the conclusion of the signing of the Constitution. When asked sir, what did you give us? he answered " A republic, if you can keep it"
