Richard, Thanks for that story. I come from a "cop family," so it's always nice to hear people talk about good personal experiences, which often don't get talked about. Yes, there are bad eggs - which get the most attention - but there are a lot of good ones out there, too (and they outnumber the bad ones!).
On 4/10/07, Richard (Show) Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No pants story ... Sad, but funny > > You've got a group adding a few smiles to everyone's day. > > Then the police arrive and disrupt the subway, clog things up, and, > generally exhibit disorderly conduct. > > ... the irony is overwhelming > > ... police spending their time in major metropolitan cities arresting > people > for writing with chalk on the side walk and walking around in boxer shorts > ... tax dollars at work > > ... in contrast, this past weekend I was on a float trip on the Jacks Fork > river in the Ozarks, camping in am isolated spot on the river in the > middle > of no where with friends, and a highway patrolmen shows up. > > It turns out that the highway patrolmen had hiked two miles from the > nearest > point where a car could get to, in order to let one of my friends know > that > his daughter had been in an accident. > > My friend and the highway patrol guy then canoed down stream to that same > place and the highway patrolman gave him a ride to his car and arranged > for > the canoe to be picked up. > > This was really beyond the call of duty, something most anyone would > gladly > pay tax dollars for - and, when it happened I vowed I wouldn't spend all > my > time just talking about bad stuff cops do, so, anyway, there you have it. > > ... Richard > > On 4/9/07, JOHNNIE WARNER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<johnnie.warner%40gmail.com>> > wrote: > > > > ..something I felt like sharing - kinda made me wanna say hmmmm..... > > > > Its been plenty of times that have been shared over the web when > > people are mistreated or mishandled by the cops or other forms of > > authority. This youtube clip in particular just shows how backwards > > and corrupt some of OUR law enforcement agencies are and where their > > real priorities are. Although this may be comical in it s > > deliverance of the prank - i don't think it deserved the end result. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7snbtwG5wc&mode=related&search= > > > > http://www.oneinthehand.blogspot.com > > The only Treo Training Video Cast in the World > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > -- > Richard > http://richardhhall.org > Shows > http://richardshow.org > http://inspiredhealing.tv > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > -- joshpaul o: 818-237-5200 c: 818-667-0900 w: joshpaul.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
