Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
Latest activity
Classifieds
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Log in
Register
What's New?
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More Options
Advertise with us
Contact Us
Close Menu
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Forums
The Range
Law & Order
FYI- Traffic Stops
Search titles only
By:
Reply to Thread
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="mbok1947" data-source="post: 3249828" data-attributes="member: 41052"><p>I am just really amazed at the negativity toward law enforcement evident from some here. In my youth I spent many hours riding in those black and white cars and was involved in countless traffic stops. I keep in close contact with many retired police officers today and I can tell you that the huge majority are avid Second Amendment supporters. They, and my personal experience, long ago taught me that the best way to handle any encounter between a citizen and law enforcement is with simple courtesy and common sense. Of course police officers have a right and duty to ask for ID; that's why we have sensible laws requiring a valid drivers license and insurance. (Next time you get totaled by an uninsured driver you will rethink any opposition to those laws.)</p><p></p><p>Videoing or otherwise showing hostility on a stop is almost sure to wind up with a ticket. Cops are human and they resent being told by implication that they are somehow suspicious or to be treated with hostility. Also, and I have had a number of officers tell me this, the best way to make any stop end happily is to hand over that CCW permit most of those posting here have; it says this is a citizen who has undergone an extensive background check and some training, and who might just bounce out of a car some dark night and save your ass from an attacker. </p><p></p><p>Just about every one of the many hundreds of law enforcement officers I have known think responsible armed citizens are good for society. They exchange courtesy for courtesy (and hostility for the same) like any other human being. And if you think checking often for drugs or other contraband is a bad thing, then you must have missed the drug epidemic that is actually lowering our average life span and fueling the huge number of property and violent crimes we see in every day's news.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mbok1947, post: 3249828, member: 41052"] I am just really amazed at the negativity toward law enforcement evident from some here. In my youth I spent many hours riding in those black and white cars and was involved in countless traffic stops. I keep in close contact with many retired police officers today and I can tell you that the huge majority are avid Second Amendment supporters. They, and my personal experience, long ago taught me that the best way to handle any encounter between a citizen and law enforcement is with simple courtesy and common sense. Of course police officers have a right and duty to ask for ID; that's why we have sensible laws requiring a valid drivers license and insurance. (Next time you get totaled by an uninsured driver you will rethink any opposition to those laws.) Videoing or otherwise showing hostility on a stop is almost sure to wind up with a ticket. Cops are human and they resent being told by implication that they are somehow suspicious or to be treated with hostility. Also, and I have had a number of officers tell me this, the best way to make any stop end happily is to hand over that CCW permit most of those posting here have; it says this is a citizen who has undergone an extensive background check and some training, and who might just bounce out of a car some dark night and save your ass from an attacker. Just about every one of the many hundreds of law enforcement officers I have known think responsible armed citizens are good for society. They exchange courtesy for courtesy (and hostility for the same) like any other human being. And if you think checking often for drugs or other contraband is a bad thing, then you must have missed the drug epidemic that is actually lowering our average life span and fueling the huge number of property and violent crimes we see in every day's news. [/QUOTE]
Insert Quotes…
Verification
Post Reply
Forums
The Range
Law & Order
FYI- Traffic Stops
Search titles only
By:
Top
Bottom