RE: Ouch! (was RE: Open question to the list)
-Original Message- From: Nick Arnett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 11:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Ouch! (was RE: Open question to the list) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Miller, Jeffrey ... Police have important social roles as well as law-enforcement. I was pleasently surprised this morning to see a motorcycle cop helping a man to change a tire on I-5 (instead of the usual pepper-spray and tear-gas Seattle PD response..) They do that to you just for getting a flat tire!? Remind me not to drive in Seattle any more. Well, the trick is whether or not they /tell/ you they're a cop first. That's the tricky part. -j- (there was a case here recently where an off-duty sherrif in plain clothes drew a gun on a pair of men sitting in their truck who were not visibily breaking the law (other than being black in a white suburb.) The officer fired several times into the truck, killing one man and wounding the other, at which time he THEN informed them he was a police officer..) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Ouch! (was RE: Open question to the list)
At 11:12 AM 12/5/02 -0800, Nick Arnett wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Miller, Jeffrey ... Police have important social roles as well as law-enforcement. I was pleasently surprised this morning to see a motorcycle cop helping a man to change a tire on I-5 (instead of the usual pepper-spray and tear-gas Seattle PD response..) They do that to you just for getting a flat tire!? Remind me not to drive in Seattle any more. Around here, they have a fleet of pickup trucks (painted bright yellow, with flashing lights on top and back so they can be easily seen when stopped) that drive around the interstate system for the express purpose helping stranded motorists--they carry emergency supplies such as a jack, a can of gas, etc., and by calling a particular *nn number on a cell phone, a driver with car trouble or other problems can get one dispatched to a particular location where it is needed. I think I prefer _our_ system to one where the cops Mace you for having a flat tire . . . ;-) -- Ronn in Birmingham, AL :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
