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Trisk · 07-29-2004, 02:25 PM

It sounds like that police officer was on a power trip and when the girl asked him if he had something better to do, he decided to enforce the laws.
Some people really need to figure out some other way to find some type of satisfaction in their lives.

Anyway, I have mixed feelings about this. I think it's absurd that they are arresting and detaining people for eating in the train station...but then again, I grew up in NYC and I've seen dirty subway systems at their worst....so perhaps it's for the better.
Still, the only way something like this is justified is if someone is standing there eating a sandwhich or something...and they just continue when the officer tells them to stop. If a 12 year old eats one french fry or a woman chews the last bite of her candy bar, they really should not be bothered any further. It's rediculous.

I'm not entirely suprised by the story about the officer though. I've heard lots of horror stories about police officers and their power trips.
IN one of these, my mom was riding a bike on the boardwalk by a beach in New Jersey. There were only certain times when this was allowed...and apparently, she had overstepped the limit by a few minutes. So this officer in a car stops and tells her that the time limit is up. She nods and decides to ride the bike off the boardwalk near the exit (which was very close). So she's riding off the boardwalk and suddenly the officer gets out of his car, comes up to her, and pulls her off the bike. Then he proceeds to basically drag her to the car and gropes her. So (yes, this was a stupid move) she kicks him in the groin. He shoves her into the car and drives her to the police station where him and his friends proceed to beat her up and hold her overnight. When she got out, she tried to file a case against them but she didn't have enough money for a lawyar so she decided to get one of those free lawyars. Apparently, though, the free lawyar was friends with the cops (I guess that happens in small towns). He hardly did a thing to protect or defend her when three cops accused *her* of beating all three of *them* up. Now, keep in mind that my mom is 5'1'' and a skinny little thing. I don't know how they ever fell for that one. SO my mom was put on probation for the next year and had to drive out to New Jersey (she lived in NYC) every once in a while to have her urine tested.

07-29-2004, 02:25 PM	#14 (permalink)
Trisk Insane	It sounds like that police officer was on a power trip and when the girl asked him if he had something better to do, he decided to enforce the laws. Some people really need to figure out some other way to find some type of satisfaction in their lives. Anyway, I have mixed feelings about this. I think it's absurd that they are arresting and detaining people for eating in the train station...but then again, I grew up in NYC and I've seen dirty subway systems at their worst....so perhaps it's for the better. Still, the only way something like this is justified is if someone is standing there eating a sandwhich or something...and they just continue when the officer tells them to stop. If a 12 year old eats one french fry or a woman chews the last bite of her candy bar, they really should not be bothered any further. It's rediculous. I'm not entirely suprised by the story about the officer though. I've heard lots of horror stories about police officers and their power trips. IN one of these, my mom was riding a bike on the boardwalk by a beach in New Jersey. There were only certain times when this was allowed...and apparently, she had overstepped the limit by a few minutes. So this officer in a car stops and tells her that the time limit is up. She nods and decides to ride the bike off the boardwalk near the exit (which was very close). So she's riding off the boardwalk and suddenly the officer gets out of his car, comes up to her, and pulls her off the bike. Then he proceeds to basically drag her to the car and gropes her. So (yes, this was a stupid move) she kicks him in the groin. He shoves her into the car and drives her to the police station where him and his friends proceed to beat her up and hold her overnight. When she got out, she tried to file a case against them but she didn't have enough money for a lawyar so she decided to get one of those free lawyars. Apparently, though, the free lawyar was friends with the cops (I guess that happens in small towns). He hardly did a thing to protect or defend her when three cops accused her of beating all three of them up. Now, keep in mind that my mom is 5'1'' and a skinny little thing. I don't know how they ever fell for that one. SO my mom was put on probation for the next year and had to drive out to New Jersey (she lived in NYC) every once in a while to have her urine tested.