Originally posted by HogHunter09
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Yep, they were obviously perturbed by the whole picture taking thing!
LOL! I can assure you, there was nothing discourteous on our part, or unprofessional on theirs, during the entire encounter. I'm confident each of the LEO's on hand would vouch for that. I shook hands with the GW's when they arrived, and again with each of the three officers before we parted ways. Other than the citation, it was a pleasant exchange from beginning to end.
I think the thing that keeps getting lost here is that neither Steven nor I have questioned the professionalism displayed by the three officers. As I said in my initial post, they were well within their right to issue the citations. I'm not at all surprised that they issued the citation for the Log violation, as that was pretty prominently discussed for the first few years, and I've seen it stated for a couple of years that they won't give warnings for that. I was surprised that they chose to issue TWO citations in this instance, and I remain equally surprised that the same officer who gave me a warning for no license plate would feel compelled to call in the GWs because of the processing beyond quartering issue.
It certainly doesn't make them bad guys, and that has never been my contention. However, it does make me rethink how I might interact with LEO's in the future, which is the main point that's been lost in this thread.
Michael
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