Wadcutter, as a 25 year LEO myself, I couldn't have said it any better. Same as in Alabama basically. I too take offence to the assumption that all LEO's are ignorant of the laws that we are tasked with enforcing. While some specialize in different areas and some in others we all are educated in the basics and histories of laws and their evolvement. I personally have a masters in Criminal Justice and also have been called upon as an expert witness many times for my knowledge of firearms.
If we did not know about the laws we are tasked with enforcing, we would make unlawful arrests that would result in law suits filed on our respective departments that would destroy the governments economy.
Let me reiterate one thing that the tone of your post said. FOR THE MOST PART, STREET COPS DON"T CARE HOW MUCH YOUR RIG WEIGHS! They have criminal laws to enforce. That's what THEY do. The Alabama Public Service Commission Enforcement Division and The Alabama State Troopers weigh commercial vehicles in this state. I have never seen an RV being weighed in Alabama by any LE agency. As you said, they do not come close the the federal regulations so why would they bother? That is not to say that a bored officer in a po-dunk town at 3:00 AM might not stop you and quiz you.
I too would like to know what the poster above did for a living or....maybe he just stayed in a Holiday Inn Express last night. Don't we call them "Jail House Lawyers?"
