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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive
It is. A law was passed in Florida last year as I recall that makes it illegal to play music (I use the term "music" loosely...) in your car so loud that it is discernable from I believe 25 feet away.
Some people were up in arms over the law, claiming that it could be used by police to initiate a stop when no other reason existed and thus could be used as an harassment technique.
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My opinion is that it is a GOOD law. If a policeman goes "rogue", or is in a bad MOOD, or has a required number of tickets to write each day.........then they have NUMEROUS small items that they could use as an EXCUSE to stop a motorist. So, the problem is ticket "quotas" and BAD police attitudes, which are probably prevalent in just a few % of the TOTAL number of police in Florida. There does seem to be a nationwide AWARENESS of the need to RETIRE both older Policemen and women because of inflexible attitudes. And find a way on an initial applicant interview to search deep into the soul and psyche of the potential policeperson.
........It can't be overestimated how IMPORTANT police are to society. We need and should demand the best and not be afraid to PAY for the BEST.
........One thing that I have found about ANY organization, including a given Police force, is that the whole organization tends to take on the personality of the TOP person (usually male). There is a county in Florida where at the peak of the Delta Coronavirus epidemic, this Sheriff UNILATERALLY DECREED that his deputies NOT wear masks. That IS a good example of how a top person in any organization can excessively influence the workers under their thumb.