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Originally Posted by wright35633:

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For all the bad you drum up, there are many more shining examples. It's all in what you look for.

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I just think that due to the proliferation of cell phones with cameras, and the simple fact that virtually everyone has one. the problems are being brought out in the open more.

Hopefully, this will lead to a cleansing and the good law enforcement people can go back to doing good work, and this chaff can be sifted out to pick tomatoes or something.

I also tend to think a new mindset has set in amongst police. For example, back when I was growing up in the '60s. if you were caught out with your friends drinking, the cops would pour out all your liquor or beer, have you walk a line to determine who the soberest one was, and make them drive - tell us to go home and not go back out tonight, and if we were really more than a little drunk, would give a police escort back to a safe place. 

When was the last time you heard of that happening ?

Used to , if a cop found you smoking dope , you would be isssued a ticket with a $50 fine, and sent home - you would NOT be home if you were caught because the cops would NOT GO TO YOUR HOME AND LOOK FOR DRUGS. If you were dumb enough to leave you lid of weed in open view, they would take it - don't know what they did with it.

Now if you are caught drinking, or smoking dope, they make a major issue out of it, and  ruin the lives of the people involved.

So, yes, I do think police are trampling on our rights more now than in the past because it is too easy for the city or the police dept to make a lot of money in the process, and to hell with whoever's life they trash.


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