I am not defending the LEO-hate, but is it really so hard to understand this sort of attitude on a board dedicated to rights that a lot of folks feel the cops are suppressing?
No_brakes23, I see your point. I really do. Let me put it to you this way. I signed up for THR because it was recommended to me as THE only good firearms related web board. I signed up thinking I was going to find mature, well adjusted folks who could talk about firearms. I found a few. But, I also found a large percentage of pseudo-militia nuts, anarchist libertarian fruitloops, anti-cop bigots, and largely uninformed posters -- just like every other firearms board. In fact, I think there are numerous users of this board who actively seek out stories like this so they can stand up and scream, "See! The po-po are takin' your rights-es away!" They want to find stories of law enforcement officers making mistakes because is supports their paranoia and delusions. They want something to happen so they can grab up all their firearms, march out into the street, and 'fight the gummint'.
"Whoo hoo, Cleetus, ah gets to shoot off mah shoot-em-up gun"
I think they want law enforcement to make contact with them just so they can 'go out in a blaze of glory for freedom'. Their anti-cop hate and bigotry is a warm blanket they wrap themselves in to cover their insecurities.
This thread is the perfect example. There is no way in hell that a thread like this, with posters like this would evolve into anything but a big cop bashing bitch session. I
do find it hard to understand where so much vitriolic hate comes from. No one likes to see the light bar behind his/her vehicle. Hell, I don't even like to see it. But, if a police officer or deputy sheriff stops a car on the freeway, why was the officer lighting the car up? The driver was probably speeding. Who sets the speeding limit? A committee made up of people from the community. Who gets the 'constitutionalist diatribe' at the side of the road? The solitary law enforcement officer.
Did those N.O. officers use excessive force? Who the hell knows? For Heaven's sake, all that's out there is a few seconds of video. If they did, they'll be disciplined.
The law enforcement officer on the street
does not make the laws. Elected representatives and senators do. LEO's are the ones who have to deal with all the loonballs on the side of the road pissing, moaning, bitching, and complaining that their 'rights' are being taken away.