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If speed limits are really there to protect people, why doesn't the government require manufacturers to install governors on automobiles, preventing them from exceeding 65 mph?
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Because the interstate speed limit in Nebraska is 75mph.
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Originally Posted by Master_Shake
You must recognize that sometimes cops act like scumbags. I'm not saying they all do, I'm sure there are some decent ones; but there are also scumbag cops who enjoy punishing others, hurting them, and acting like scumbags. Whether it's sticking a plunger in a man's anus in NYC or firebombing a neighborhood in Philly, cops have done uncool shit, and they will continue to do so.
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True. So do accountants, fast food cashiers, truck drivers, along with any other group, or sub-group imaginable. Some
people are asses. it matters little what they do for a living.
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Why create laws that enable them to harass you and investigate you?
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I guess because I present no
reason to be harassed, or investigated. I want laws that protect me, my family, my neighbors and my friends from the lowest common denominators of society.
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Great, so the man has pounded you down and controls one more part of your life. Hey, don't get me wrong, I now obey the law too. I learned a long time ago that it's very difficult to beat the man at his own game. But that doesn't mean I applaud the man for doing his bullshit job and hurting other people.
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A.) "The Man" (who is that anyway?) has not pounded anyone down. Believe it or not, there are people that just want to get along in life, as friction free as possible.
B.)What game are you trying to beat "The Man" (who is this "man"?) at?
C.) Police work is not a bullshit job. We pay these men a pittance to put thier lives on the line everyday, to do a job that I was no longer willing to do (yes, I was a cop...a long time ago)
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And the fact that the cops were just following orders is no excuse. If cops enforce bullshit laws then they are bullshit cops. I have no respect for unthinking automatons who do just what they are told.
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The cops are enforcing the law. That is what I pay them to do. Period. If a law is "bullshit", then lobby to have that law changed. Thumbing your nose at the world is likely to get you little more than just a bloodied nose.
You seem to have a chip on your shoulder, as it regards the police. I'm not going to pretend to know why, nor even to try to understand it. One thing that does concern me though, is that you take relatively obscure examples of the worst actions that a sworn police officer can take, and attempt to coat an entire profession with isolated incidents.