Friday, February 17, 2006

Above the Law

I was appalled by Sgt. Ken Brown's comments on how he thinks that fellow law enforcement officers should have simply "let it pass" when he was stopped for a minor violation (Officer: Traffic stop lacked 'professional courtesy' - 2/15/06). A lot of people could make the same claim during their own traffic stops that Brown made: “It’s not like I was going 100 miles per hour.” You are not some privileged citizen, Sgt. Brown, such that you are above the law. If you violate the same laws I do then I expect you be punished in the same manner I would have been. Law enforcement, the governor, the President; no one person is above the law, and all should be punished accordingly. Welcome to the real world Sgt. Brown.

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