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  Re: A Policeman got a parking ticket and complained about it!  
From: Chambers
Date: 27 Jul 2008 17:31:57
Message: <488ce94d$1@news.povray.org>
Warp wrote:
> Chambers <ben### [at] pacificwebguycom> wrote:
>>    "Traffic Court Judge Terry Hannon said he didn't think the officer 
>> did anything wrong but he had to find Stensgaard guilty because he 
>> violated the letter of the law."
> 
>> So we've got a judge who admits that the officer broke the law, but he 
>> "didn't think the officer did anything wrong."
> 
>> Since when has it not been wrong to break the law?
> 
>   You have to think about which kind of law he broke. It's not like he
> killed someone or vandalized public property.

It's not the seriousness of the offense, it's the attitude of the police.

"Oh, we shouldn't have to worry about that, since we're the Police!"

At best it's arrogant and annoying, at worst it's indicative of a much 
more serious disregard for the law.

...Chambers


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