I'm going to preface my comments by stating that I am only 19 years old so my opinions on this subject are produced by only 3 years of legal driving. As a common "rule" of the road when driving, we are always on the alert for police officers. Whether we're doing something illegal or not in our vehicles, there is always the constant reminder in the back of our minds that what if there is a trooper hidden beneath that freeway bridge or around the next corner? And when the dreaded MPD car comes into vision, we become tense and suddenly very sane and reasonably safe drivers on our busy city streets and highways. We come to a full stop at a stop sign and always use our signal lights. These are normal things that we take for granted especially when not following a police officer. However, do these rules apply to police officers? That is the common question that always comes into my mind when I find myself keeping a constant 80 MPH with a trooper or if I see an officer take an illegal u-turn. Their lights were not on nor did they appear to be on their way to an emergency, so why do they get away with this? This age old question probably can be answered that they obviously can't pull themselves over. And they are police officers so why not bend a rule or two because, to sum it up, they just can. No matter how unfair or dangerous these actions can be for normal drivers, it always comes down to the policeman of our city can and they will no matter how bad of an example they display.
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