Re: Are police bound by the laws they enforce ?

Posted by Buzzman72 on October 02, 2003 at 06:31:15 from (67.241.15.149):

In Reply to: Are police bound by the laws they enforce ? posted by will marcum on October 01, 2003 at 06:52:07:

A couple more points on this subject, then I'll shut up:

First, an observation...while most officers are good guys trying to do a good job at the "protect and serve" thing, I've been pulled over by some who apparently just enjoy being a bully, and the badge makes it legal. Just hope I outlive some of them!

Second, I want to relate an incident that occurred in the small town in southern Indiana where I grew up. When I was 17--and Indiana had an 11 pm curfew for those under 18--the county where I lived operated on daylight savings time, same as Louisville, KY...while state law, and the Federal Uniform Time Act, required the official time to be STANDARD time, rather than DST. So, after learning the Federal Uniform Time Act, I was in town one night around 11:10PM, DST...which was 10:10 pm, STANDARD time. Sure enough, a town cop stopped me and asked, "What're you doin' out? It's after 11." So I proceeded to quote him the Federal Uniform Time Act, chapter and verse, and explained that, according to Federal law, it was only 10:10 pm. He thought for a moment, then asked me:"Son, see this badge? [I nodded.] See this watch? [I nodded again.] As long as I've got both of 'em, THIS is legal time; now get yer @$$ off the street...NOW, kid!" So much for the actual LAW carrying any weight...it doesn't, if the cop chooses to enforce something different.

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