There is no reason for any officer to even talk to me when someone calls. BUT, if they do because they don't know the law themselves, I will help them and I have educated many. I have had some fantastic conversations with on duty LEO's
Ah hah! This makes me feel even better about my last experience with the Police. I shared it here, but basically, I was called on by a busy-body at a local school who was convinced I shouldn't be allowed to be there.
The police officer who showed up was greeted by me apologizing for the other citizen wasting their time. I then explained the law, and lack thereof, and she finally wrote the report up that the other person was harassing me.
This is a PRIME example of someone who thinks that their way of thinking means that I was doing something wrong. Whether it be driving the speed limit (and everyone "stacking up behind them" who wants to speed), or metal detecting a ball field... I was NOT in the wrong. Freedom from tyranny means that we aren't harassed by the police or other citizens who believe their way of thinking is law. Law enforcement is there to enforce the LAW. We breakdown as a society when Law enforcement starts enforcing opinion and their own reality.
It was such an immature and silly way to think, that person in the field, to assume that because he believed I was doing something morally wrong, that it IS wrong and should be against the law. Last I checked, if everything everyone thought SHOULD be against the law was, we'd live in a society that wasn't free at all.
And specifically to Torque... I'm trying to be kind here, please don't read harshness into this. In this thread, it seems you consistently blame the person who is following the law (going 65mph), having a bubble that is legal... and excuse those who are not. I literally made a Scooby Doo sound "RUH??" Maybe you didn't intend it that way, but that's the way it came across. "Don't follow the law, follow what I personally believe is morally correct." I know when I write it that way, that it's WEIRD. LOL I'm sure you didn't quite mean that.
I can totally get if you think there's a law being broken, but to act as the self-appointed morality police isn't ok in a forum. We all could see the similarity between Scuba's rig and the State police. And he explained it, and it's legal.
In my state, the police officers lights are all inside of their windows now.
The only way to spot them is by their grill guards. That means every black vehicle with a grill guard looks EXACTLY like a State Police car in the rearview mirror. Is it the same? Nope. It's not a police car. Heck, I've seen people stack up around cars that have thick luggage racks. LOL And you know what? Those "stacks of cars" aren't things I'm passing... why? I'm not speeding. I don't see the point. I'm not in such a hurry that I need to get there 42 seconds faster than the next guy, just to wait at the light.
The bubble on top sure looks like a police bubble, but it's NOT. That's what makes heads turn. And frankly, do you know why the police have VISIBLE markings? It's not so that people know who to pull over to, it's so they behave. LOL Police park their vehicles in places just to get cars to slow down. So... in that sense, Scuba is doing society a FAVOR. It works both ways. And it's legal.
As a happy forum member, to another forum member, I recommend you consider not only how this looks, but just exactly what you were advocating: advocating lack of conformance to the law [don't drive 65 if traffic is faster], but rather conforming to what you personally view as "correct." That's a no-win situation for you, and is too much akin to the Morality police. I'm fairly certain this isn't what you intended, but it's the way it looks from where I stand.
Cheers!
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Morality_police
"Morality police" is one of many names used to describe groups of people whose job (often self-appointed) is to enforce standards of moral behavior and religious adherence among the general public.
With or without an official mandate from the state, morality police tend to operate in nations and communities prone to extremist religious beliefs – particularly those in which one particular religion tends to be dominant. Unofficial morality police may be indistinguishable from what would in the west be more commonly known as lynch mobs. Some unofficial morality police groups appear to resemble Daily Mail readers who actively enforce their narrow and conservative views on how everyone else should act. Examples of this include the West Bank morality police who - among other valiant deeds - dealt harshly with Palestinians caught playing music too loudly on car stereos."
Skippy