We Can Protect Police By Reforming Traffic Enforcement
They do this despite knowing all too well how dangerous it is to work as a police officer, especially in the current climate.
They do this despite knowing all too well how dangerous it is to work as a police officer, especially in the current climate.
It is generally understood that in order for a community to function properly and for its people to remain safe, it must have a group of people who are trained to protect those who cannot protect themselves and investigate crimes after they occur.
If a cop pulls you over for driving 90 MPH, wouldn’t the cop have to drive at least 100 MPH (and weave through traffic) to catch up to you and pull you over? In states where 80 MPH is considered reckless driving automatically, how is the cop not automatically guilty of super-reckless driving for catching up to you?
Of the many terrible and unethical things that the government does, and gets away with, a rarely considered action is using taxation to deter people from doing things.