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1/6/2013 4:24:57 AM
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Thanks Mr. Police man. Here's my finger.
[url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/03/flip-off-police_n_2403563.html?fb_action_ids=4406639878200&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%224406639878200%22%3A375699389192306%7D&action_type_map=%7B%224406639878200%22%3A%22og.likes%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D]A police officer can't pull you over and arrest you just because you gave him the finger.[/url]
[quote][/quote]Uh what now? Funny how things change. I remember when this issue was huge on the debates. Still wouldn't do this anyway. Well, maybe I would if the cop.. ohh I don't know for example one time... ALMOST 'T-BONED' MY CAR. Or even CUT ME OFF TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ONLY WHEN HE WASN'T EVEN IN THE TURN LANE.
Side note, I can't believe I posted this news article BEFORE Recon. WOO!
Thoughts on this new appeal by courts?
[Edited on 01.05.2013 8:46 PM PST]
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IMO, if I put myself in the shoes of either person. If I am so pissed off that I am giving someone the finger, then I don't care and it doesn't matter how they are dressed or who they think that they are. As long as I am not making threats of physical harm (which IS a crime) a finger gesture is crass, but not dangerous or wrong. If I am in uniform and a citizen decides to flip me off? Then clearly that is how they choose to communicate their feelings towards me as a person, their opinion of me or what I and my uniform represent. It tells me that they do not have anything helpful or useful to say to me and so I shrug and go about my duties. If however (as the cop) the person who is giving me the middle finger is a part of my duties, say that I am investigating and they are a witness, or if they are a suspect, then their finger is not going to distract nor discourage me from doing my job. And if my job requires that I speak to, question or otherwise interact with someone whose gestures show their dislike for me? It is still my job to maintain a professional air while I go about my duties in the best manner that I can.
