Posted by trucker40 on November 15, 2009 at 09:03:45 from (70.240.149.251):
In Reply to: Re: DOT and farmers posted by 135 Fan on November 14, 2009 at 12:41:40:
You are right that some are good DOT cops.Yes they could come talk to anybody,and for that matter as long as they are just checking something nobody is probably going to even bother them or argue with them.Now if they just get the idea one day to come in somebodys driveway,handcuff them while they dip the tanks,I have to say that would be going too far.Would a cop go too far?From what Ive seen them do,yes they will.Would a DOT or any cop for that matter be subject to do something illegal?Yes they will.Why do they act like that?Because they think they are above the law.Now all of the cops arent bad,and its good that we have cops.If there was no reason for the DOT they wouldnt make millions of dollars at those inspections for fines.Some people dont have very good maintenance practices and the DOT lets them know when they catch them,and I think thats good.I have seen the bad side though.Its easy to forget about the good side and remember the bad side.What kind of rubbed me the wrong way was that somehow Tennessee was supposedly allowed to do whatever they wanted to.Well in some places in Tennessee they have an attitude kind of like that at the scale house.Other places they are no different than anywhere else,not especially good or bad,just doing their job.I guess every state is like that.Its not that the law is wrong,or the people working for the state are wrong,its there are a few cops that will let the gun and badge go to their head and do things they should not do.Not just law either,in everything.What really makes an impression on you when you see it is they are wearing a gun.Then when you see a cop abusing peoples rights,wearing a gun.Then some guy thats probably a cop says they can just do this or that absolutely,I reacted by saying what I heard by listening to the radio and read about that a Sheriff has authority over all of the law in a county.In some recent cases a Sheriff has had to put himself between what Feds were doing and the people to keep the peace.One was in Indianapolis,another in Washington state about water rights.now down in southern Arizona a Sheriff is enforcing border laws.So i do know what I am saying about that.I think because a cop would be showing off because they let him work with the feds,that he would trample your constitutional rights in a heartbeat and there are lots of cases like that in newspapers,on the internet and more all the time.It doesnt change the fact that they still need a warrant to come in your house.Im not a lawyer either,but I have read about this stuff a lot of times and cops cant even get up inside of your truck or car without a warrant or you invite them.It was suggested that every time you get out of the truck you lock the door at a roadside inspection to keep them out of the cab if they handcuffed you.Wonder why they would put an article saying that in a magazine truckers read?Depending where you are,what the attitude is like,and how money hungry they are,the cops arent always your friend.Its just facts.It seems like more and more Americans rights are secondary to a cops career choices.That needs to be turned around no matter where it happens.Also cops are so nasty and un predictable that every company I drove for suggested to have as little contact with them as possible.So part of my job was to avoid contact with the DOT.Does that sound like they are knights in shining armor?Some may be.Good luck figuring it out if you are dealing with them.
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