What happened to showing some restraint.

[duckman1911]

Originally Posted by hawgsquatch

I did the math and 70 over here is a 2800 dollar fine and a felony charge and for me it would be a 95,000 dollar a year fine because I would lose my job. Cali also just passed a law that says if I commit a felony while wearing my badge I lose my pension. I think that is a great law, just want it to apply to politicians as well. And going to help someone is no excuse because us cops don't tend to be a bunch of help if we cream a minivan full of kids on the way.

Quite true about the politicians. I have a friend that is 20+ years LE and he will be the first to tell you that cops (no matter how fast they drive) rarely prevent crime. They clean up the mess and try to figure out what happened. Where I live ETA of the police is 5-10 minutes on a good day. By then the sheet has hit the fan big time. Wont even waste my time with 911 until the situation is resovled.