First, I respect the law and hence generally respect those who have the difficult task of its enforcement. However, not all people who complain about being mistreated by the police are wrong. Further there are not too many professions or occupations that do not get there share of criticism, banks, insurance companies , law firms, brokerage firms, numerous manufacturers and even the military armed forces. And for most of them criticism comes with the territory, is unfair but can never be successfuly defended
However, it is unrealistic to think, for instance, that the stealth tactics taken by police enforcement to trap speeders would be looked upon by all as acceptable. But you can never argue this point because "public safety claims' will defeat and hence deflect any reasonable arguments you may have. To wit look at the commentary Chief X received as a result of his original post. Anyone complaining is simply a whiner. You will never hear anyone say that the officer lacked training and/or experience or is just plainly a wise guy. The operative word is "police" which translates into "absolute" and when you are dealing with absolute thinking you can never fairly debate let alone win. That is why an individual cannot plead "no contest" to a speeding ticket which I believe is unconstitutional. You have to either plead guilty or not guilty and if you choose the latter you are forced to court. If you received that ticket in another State it means you have to travel back to that state to defend your position. In some situations if you challenge a ticket and lose you will face some sort of punitive damages.
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