Great question, Patti. While we are at, it why don't we ask why it is ok for them to speed as well?
I see city, county and state police cars passing people at very high rates of speed on our roads and highways (with no lights on, and in some cases, with family members in their cars). Why do we get fined a fortune if we speed? But it is OK for an officer to drive any way he pleases? Even off duty.
And speaking of "off duty," why aren't these cars taken away when the officer is caught speeding when there is no emergency? Personally, I do not think they should be using the vehicles we pay for as their personal conveyance when off duty anyway.
People need to exercise their right of "citizens arrest" (at the risk of the police harassing you from that day on). Unless, of course, we have lost that right as well as so many others.
John Frye
Claypool, via e-mailEditor, Times-Union:
In response to Patti Weston:
Great question, Patti. While we are at, it why don't we ask why it is ok for them to speed as well?
I see city, county and state police cars passing people at very high rates of speed on our roads and highways (with no lights on, and in some cases, with family members in their cars). Why do we get fined a fortune if we speed? But it is OK for an officer to drive any way he pleases? Even off duty.
And speaking of "off duty," why aren't these cars taken away when the officer is caught speeding when there is no emergency? Personally, I do not think they should be using the vehicles we pay for as their personal conveyance when off duty anyway.
People need to exercise their right of "citizens arrest" (at the risk of the police harassing you from that day on). Unless, of course, we have lost that right as well as so many others.
