TexasRifleman
Moderator Emeritus
There is quite a difference in the amount of authority/power an LEO has in the real world vs. Private citizens
Now the truth comes out, and you said it first.
It's a power trip, nothing else. Which is why I took offense to the thing in the first place.
Judges exercise FAR more power than cops, heck so do game wardens in most states.
That kind of thinking is why you see so many anti-LEO posts and comments, and it's unfortunate.
As an LEO you only have "power" granted to you by us lowly private citizens. New Orleans is a good example of what you are talking about; that ego trip that somehow that badge sets LEOs apart from the "rest".
The amount of power one wields in his JOB should not give one rights or privileges over others and I'm disappointed that you feel it does.