Anybody know this dude?

Arrested??
Sure, more times than I'd care to admit to. A couple times I was innocent, too......THOSE (few) times, I was exonerated. There were times, as well, when I was doing drugs/alcohol; thought I was 10ft tall and bullet-proof. This was before the "kinder-gentler" cops of today, they didn't "TAZE" you and get it over quick, they worked you over with billy-clubs and phone books and if they left any marks on you, well they hid you under the jail until all evidence disappeared.
THOSE were the "Good Old Days" <sigh>
I learned quickly to "comply" with the directives of the Cops, because ultimately, THEY had the power. When I didn't act like a FOOL, I didn't get my arse kicked......quite simple actually.

 

Lumps of Coal are relatively cheap, and are non-refundable.

 

Just think of the idiots they deal with on a daily basis. I bet you don't live in the "inner-city" and haven't been exposed to these bright shinning examples of humanity that clog our revolving door court systems either.
I have two "friends" I have known since 1986. Neither one has spent more than 10 consecutive months out of prison since then. The last one to go "back", was paroled in October and was sent back to do another 5 years two weeks ago. Pathetic.

 

Yep, far more than I love knuckle-head criminals.

 

Ya, FAT disgusting slobs......who were ALSO using drugs.

 

And I would rather have "their" gang on my side....

 

I know and I see your point but then I hear about things like what happened to Guy's Lady and her hubby. What's with the #### gun and screaming and demanding etc? Not even ONCE ask NICELY for them to get out of the truck, etc.? Why assume EVERYONE is an idiot?

You don't realize how pushy and angry your police seem to us Canadians. It's rare for them to point a gun without first someone acting up. What did Guy's Lady's husband do? Nothing!!! He never even had a chance to show a receipt, explain what happened, etc. He was treated completely unreasonably with absolutely NO justification!! THAT kind of treatment is just over the top and unjustified and I can't stand it!! Sure, a car chase, someone freaking out or acting stupid, blah, blah, I'd pull my gun and act harsh, too, but they do it too quickly these days and without cause. THAT is my problem with them.

Sorry that happened to you, Guy's Lady. You're lucky he didn't get hauled to jail first and get it straightened out later. I've heard of that one, too. It's not right.

 

If the tasered driver had responded as Guyslady and her husband had, and simply gotten out of the truck as requested, he'd probably still be alive.

It's actually pretty simple. When confronted with an officer of the law -- who you KNOW carries a weapon -- you don't become irrational and combative. It's asking for trouble... and in this case, the guy got it.

Some here are looking at this strictly from the driver's perspective. Please try to balance this by seeing things from the officer's perspective, too. Irrational behavior can get out of hand very quickly, and it is the officer's job to retain control of the situation.

 

Most of our locals are okay, but we used to have one who kept trying to bust my shoes... and I am clueless as to why. He used to pull me over, ask for my registration, etc., and then give me some lame excuse why he stopped me, and then let me go on my merry way.

I'd go home, chuckle about it, and tell my husband that Russ stopped me to say hello again...