Two years ago I was harassed my a forest preserve cop for having tinted license plate covers.
Meanwhile on nearby, wet, trails, he allowed bike riders to use them, even though there were signs posted that said the trails were closed if the ground was wet.
Why didn’t he go and stop them? He’s a PARK cop. Isn’t that his job?
I told him I had had cop cars behind me on the road and not one of them had pulled me over about my covers. It didn’t matter to him, but meanwhile the bike riders were damaging the trails and that was OK.
Where I live you are not suppose to have your cell phone in your hand, yet I’ve seen police on THEIR phones.
Texting is also illegal, yet I’ll be stopped at a light and look at the driver next me me. If they are constantly looking at their lap and up at the light, I’m pretty sure they are texting, yet the police never seem to see this happening.
There are black cars and trucks with black covers over their headlights and tail lights that cut down on the brightness of their lights or with windows tinted so dark you can’t see who is driving. This is illegal yet nothing is ever done about it.
If the police expect people to respect them THEY need to follow the laws they expect US to follow and to enforce all laws EQUALLY, not pick and chose who and what they do.