Guys, I'm not saying I don't respect the Police but there are some on the force who don't use common sense, there used to be a time when almost all police vehicles had a sign on the car that read
( To serve and Protect ) I have a friend whose wife was having an MS attack so badly that she was vomiting into a salad bowl while he drove her to the Emergency room of the local hospital 5 miles away, 1/2 mile from the hospital, a local police officer who retired from the State Police stopped him for not wearing his seat belt, this cost my friend a ticket and a delay of 15 minutes, that to me is just plain stupid.
Another time my son at 17 years old broke up with his girlfriend, her brother, a 22 year old thug who thought he was tough drove into my yard threatening to beat up my boy, I had just come out of the shower, still in my boxer shorts and went directly outside to see what the fuss was, I told him that he could go ahead with his plans but would need to take me on first, he drove away and 20 minutes later I had a State Trooper in my yard explaining to me that I should have stayed in the house and called 911. Sorry guys, my property, my son, I'll call 911 right after I protect them both! The point is that some nit wits do get the job and it then goes to their heads.
Then there is the courts to deal with, another buddy of mine was fixing up a two family rental that he bought cheap over the course of 3 years, he was almost done when a local crackhead broke in and cut all the copper out of the basement and even took the brass valve that shuts off the city water line, approximately $14000 in copper, they caught the guy later, he got a $300 fine, the very next guy in the courtroom was a huge black man from down south who had been bagged by a local Police officer for a log book violation in his tractor trailer, his fine was $750. True stories folks, wonder why I lose faith in the system?