WHEN DID IT BECOME NECESSARY TO ENFORCE THE LAW WITH SUCH FORCE?? WHEN DID IT BECOME ACCEPTABLE TO CHANGE THE WORDING OF THE ...........We the people are the MOB ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN St. Louis, Mo. - More than 1,000 protesters shouted slogans at riot police in St Louis in the early hours of Monday near the climax of four days of street rallies and sit-ins because of police shootings of two black 18-year-olds. Investigations into the shootings are in progress to determine the truth of police actions. My generation was taught that good manners was a good idea to show respect to the police officer who expects you to show respect for the law.....WHEN DID IT HAPPEN THAT YOU ONLY PUT YOUR HANDS UP in the heat of confrontation and IF AND WHEN YOU ARE CAUGHT AND ANY CONSEQUENCES OF DISRESPECT that leads to TROUBLE FOR YOU IS THE POLICE OFFICERS FAULT? Here are some valuable tips to make the police encounter as pleasant as possible: When flashing lights appear behind your vehicle, or when a police officer expects respect for laws, stop, look and listen. If the police officer is happy, then you may end up with a happier outcome, too. STEP 1: Make a good first impression. This is your chance to make an impression, even before you meet the officer face to face. So use your behavior before being argumentative or arrogant. If driving, Slow down quickly, but safely. Pull off the road far enough that the officer doesn’t feel threatened by traffic. The point is to put an angry or annoyed traffic officer at ease. STEP 2: Show some good will. Once you have been warned, show the officer some good will. If driving, roll down your window all the way. Turn off your engine. Place your hands on the steering wheel. Turn on the dome light if it’s dark. Make sure to not reach into your glove box for your vehicle registration before police ask for it. For all the officer knows, you could be going for a gun. STEP 3: Be polite. Whatever you do, don’t be combative. Try to answer the officer’s questions politely, even if you are noncommittal about questions such as “Do you know why I stopped you?” that might affect your ability to challenge a charge in court. Good manners will score you points with an officer who may have had an otherwise unpleasant day with combative citizens. STEP 4: Avoid escalating the situation. After giving the officer your license and registration, avoid any suspicious behavior. Reaching under your seat or tossing something out your window may give an officer reasonable suspicion that you are hiding something. This will not improve your chances of getting out of the situation without being arrested. In fact, it may result in a pat down or search of your vehicle. And remember to stay inside the vehicle. Officers may consider you a flight risk or a threat if you step outside. STEP 5: Cross your fingers. Now that you’ve done all you can do to avoid the semblance of guilt, just wait. Remember, the only sure way to avoid a ticket or arrest is to abide by the rules of the law and cooperate with the enforcer of laws that protect all of us. That’s a recommendation that is not difficult and is in keeping with the rules that govern all of us. Too bad for all concerned, that common sense and good advice has been replaced by arrogance and contemptuous disregard for what happens within a state or between different citizens or groups of citizens considering that our nation is primary in the belief in a civilization that should be envied by the rest of the world. My generation was taught that good manners was a good idea to show respect to the police officer (no matter what color or race or gender) who expects you to show respect for the law.....HOW DID THE CITIZENS RIGHT TO NONVIOLENT PROTEST OR PASSIVE RESISTANCE BECOME A VULGAR STREET BRAWL WHICH NEEDS TO BE CONTROLLED WITH ARMORED VEHICLES AND FORCFUL RESISTANCE. WHEN DID IT HAPPEN THAT YOU ONLY NEED TO PUT YOUR HANDS UP IF YOU HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE AND THEN ANY CONSEQUENCES OF DISRESPECT IS THE POLICE OFFICERS FAULT? WHEN DID IT BECOME A RIGHT TO PROTEST THE LAW BY BREAKING THE LAW WITH ANGRY PERSISTENT IN YOUR FACE EXCESSIVE INDIGNATION WHICH EXCEEDS THE BOUNDS OF WHAT IS REASONABLE HELPFUL OR EXPECTED?
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 22:41:21 +0000
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