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Shaffer makes the hit list

Discussion in 'Report A BAD Trucking Company Here' started by Rascally Road Warrior, Feb 2, 2008.

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  1. Jun 18, 2008 #61
    MACK E-6

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    Yes, that is very true. Frankly, I hate cops. The reasons you describe are why. Most of them are good people, but the few that are no good are enough to make me despise and distrust the whole lot of them.
     
    MACK E-6, Jun 18, 2008
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  3. Jun 20, 2008 #62
    aristotle35769

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    Unfortunately, this is the mindset that demonises cops as a whole. To be sure, I have encountered cops on the road who it would have given me no greater pleasure than to plant a Tony Lama up their butt, but rest assured that this kind of cop is the exception and not the norm. My best friend is a cop in Orlando, FL. He is just about the only person that I'd be williing to take a bullet for. MOST cops are just like truckers, good, honest, upstanding people who are just trying to do their job. Yes, there are a few bad apples, but to lump the entire batch into one basket is incredibly narrow thinking. Think about the stress that you encounter on the road and multiply that by 10. That's what cops are dealing with on a daily basis. It's easy to demonize cops when you are on the outside looking in. We, as truck drivers, have a hard job to do, but the GOOD cops, have an equally hard job to do. You should walk a mile in their shoes before you make a rash judgement.
     
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  4. Jun 21, 2008 #63
    Rascally Road Warrior

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    I for one, know for a fact that I do not have the temperament to tackle the responsibilities that go along with being an officer of the law. Yes, this cop who handled my situation is not the norm. However, there seems to be a problem within the South Carolina borders in the way they are handling their responsibilities. There is an ongoing investigation especially around this particular area regarding police/prisoner misconduct. The arresting officer in my situation seemed to be taking the word of the off-duty officer who initiated the arrest. Unfortunately for me, the off duty officer didn't seem to care much for big trucks on the roads along with the fact that he was apparently having a bad day.

    So what's a fellow officer to do under these situations? The arresting officer had no other choice (or so it seemed) but to take the word of his colleague (even though this off duty officer was from another department). Therefore, on goes the handcuffs and as the arresting officer stated, "explain your side to the judge." Again, after the district attorney and my lawyers tried searching for any records of 911 calls and witnesses, it was then discovered that not only did these documents not exist, but there was no report filed by either officer involved. Naturally, due to the lack of evidence (mainly because there simply wasn't any), the courts have no other choice but to drop all charges and reimburse my fees.

    Now getting back to the way Shaffer handled this situation, this topic or scenario could have been under different circumstances. Let's say that I was in an accident and sent to a hospital. There I am laying in intensive care unconscious and am unable to contact anyone. Now the stage setting rather it be this development or simply being abducted by aliens as one could clearly see, has nothing to do with my personality. The fact that shaffer did not carry the ball to the end zone like they should have still remains... rather not the fact that there are incompetent officers out there forcing their uniforms on civilians who are trying to get from one day to the other.
     
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    Rascally Road Warrior, Jun 21, 2008
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  5. Jun 21, 2008 #64
    pawpaw

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    You are right. Shaffer should have contacted your family. The only thing I think that could remotely excuse them might be that they assumed (bad thing for anyone to do) that with the phone call you are allowed that you would have contacted them. BUT, out of courtesy they could have called and said, "Have you heard from XXXX lately and are you aware of his situation?" If the answer was, "About him being in jail" or something like that, then they were done except maybe to offer some assistance if needed. If the answer was, "No, what is going on?", then they could have informed the family of the details as they knew them and offer assistance as needed.
     
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  7. Dec 18, 2008 #65
    STICK HAULER

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    Too bad it wasnt the rear shaft you could have locked in the power divider and drove home, kinda viberates and dosent handle on wet road like that, plus it pisses of the shop, but im not getting kicked to the curb,,,,,,,
     
    STICK HAULER, Dec 18, 2008
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