tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477827563310376749.post8531132827893441724..comments2023-10-19T04:44:55.078-07:00Comments on Ammo in the Dryer: Cops should be nicer!Yellowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01668354061174099488noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477827563310376749.post-43826878835270321042011-02-23T09:13:59.079-08:002011-02-23T09:13:59.079-08:00I love that you posted about this, because you bro...I love that you posted about this, because you brought a whole new perspective that really made me think.<br /><br />I think I reacted the way I did at dinner in part because JB 1) is actually a nice guy, but more importantly, 2) he isn't a traffic cop. He doesn't even know where his ticket book IS. All his stops are pretense stops, and if the person has no priors or warrants or blown-out pupils or is a soccer mom, he bids them good day. So most of the people he does deal with for longer than that are on meth or heroin or something, and that's why I was confused in re the niceness. Why be nice if the guy is tweaking and flaily?<br /><br />But your post reminded me that traffic cops can get more of the brunt of "good" people's bad attitudes, and can develop a nasty case of The Bitters as a result. (Not all! Just some.) <br /><br />I do think it would be helpful for cops and the community if there were more instances in which they interacted with one another under non-lawbreaking circumstances. But I feel like the people who would participate would be those who would do so anyway, instead of the people who would benefit most from it. <br /><br />Bah. Longest Comment In The World! Sorry! But thanks for making me think! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com