I think, in a way, all of our questions have been answered.
When it comes to the feds and LEO's on the board, we are, and always be, the bad guys until we prove ourselves innocent, with much money inbetween. With the others, we are guilty, until we prove ourselves innocent.
It's a shame really, I am starting to like TFW and others. They are following their rules of the job, which do go against the Constitution but will follow them anyway. They follow man's law, not the law's given in the constitution. I can't blame them really, they just want to go home.
Lets just let this die. The LEO's and the Fed's in the forum and in the US look at us as BG's, we must prove that we are not by bowing down to any of their commands. The more passive we are, the better they feel.
I always bring it up but they will never answer, I just wanted to come home also when I was in the middle east. I could have violated peoples rights (that don't even have the rights that we have here in the US) but I didn't. Sure, each time that I had to interact with a national I was afraid (they don't have the gun laws that we have) but I treated them with respect and with honor.
It's a different country over here. You are treated like a BG or scum until you satisfy the LEO or authority.
I lived in GA for over 3 years, I was stationed 50% at Moody AFB, the other 50% in other countries. I know about the Valdosta area, they gave our black personal a hard time (traveling while black?). My under Airman came in on Mondays complaining that they got a ticket on I-75. This is the same city that the cops shot out the tires on cars on the same highway with shotguns.
I think, due my growing up in the GA and Fla area, TFW is either in Tift or Tifton county. Cook county makes a good standing also. I don't think that he's in atlanta but inbetween Valdosta and Macon. Crisp county perhaps?
I was a child at Warner Robins (close to Macon) and then my father retired to Fla, Live Oak (McAlpin). I was stationed at Moody (Valdosta) but as a child we drove up to Macon) many of times. Yes TFW, you are in my home territory and I wish that we will meet up... just to try to figure you out. I know that us Southern Boys can be harsh, but damn man.
(I think that I gave enough insight to show, I've been and lived in your area).
Wayne