Waldo Fl. speed trap update
I don't have the link to the story but the famous (or infamous) Waldo, Fl. police dept. was dis-banded by the city council on Tuesday. The dept. is still under investigation by the FDLE. Reason give...
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Professionals shouldn't try to defend their position and career by saying, "Only doing my job." I know the difference between right and wrong. It was taught to me by my parents, other elders and church. I bet you know the difference, too. Plus, I like to believe there's an innate ability for civilized people to treat others as they would like to be treated. Deciding to do the right thing when no one is looking is called integrity.
The officers that finally realized a quota was wrong and stood up to their Supervisor did the right thing. I'm guessing it cost them, dearly. Until the Thin Blue Line attitude is completely abandoned, the abuse and exploitation of citizens will continue. This incidence seems to indicate that many LEOs have integrity. That's encouraging and offers a glimmer of hope that, once again, citizens won't be scared of LEOs. LEOs should get respect for their actions and integrity instead of through intimidation and trickery. It's not just Law Enforcement. We could use a little more integrity, everywhere. It's not a new problem.
I can see where you may consider my statements a personal attack, but they're not meant to be. I understand not all LEO are bad or corrupt, but it only takes one bad apple. The bad apples need to be exposed.
Lies, d@mn lies and statistics. I, too, would like to see the stats on Waldo's crash rate, but I won't go looking for them. Correlation does not mean causation.
The officers that finally realized a quota was wrong and stood up to their Supervisor did the right thing. I'm guessing it cost them, dearly. Until the Thin Blue Line attitude is completely abandoned, the abuse and exploitation of citizens will continue. This incidence seems to indicate that many LEOs have integrity. That's encouraging and offers a glimmer of hope that, once again, citizens won't be scared of LEOs. LEOs should get respect for their actions and integrity instead of through intimidation and trickery. It's not just Law Enforcement. We could use a little more integrity, everywhere. It's not a new problem.
I can see where you may consider my statements a personal attack, but they're not meant to be. I understand not all LEO are bad or corrupt, but it only takes one bad apple. The bad apples need to be exposed.
Lies, d@mn lies and statistics. I, too, would like to see the stats on Waldo's crash rate, but I won't go looking for them. Correlation does not mean causation.
