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Unread 09-12-2003, 03:14 AM   #17
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Jim,
I hate to think that I will get you mad, but I could name numerous instances where police, other legal officers of the law, and, sometimes, just plain government workers have intimidated people who they felt knew little about law and confiscated goods for their personal use. Newspapers are filled with many examples of sexual as well as drug related instances of this. But it also occurs in other, less publicized, areas. You sound like an officer who is worth his weight in gold because of your honesty. God bless you if you are. But there are many, many government agents (broadly defined) who are more than willing to take advantage of the unknowing and intimidated. That is why we have defense attorneys who are quite wealthy and quite busy. We also have many judges who are either corrupt, political or actually ignorant of the law. Its a big country and it takes many different types of people to fill our bloated and numerous bureaucracies. And yes, it does take time and money to prove that a government worker is wrong. Some people just don't have a lot of either and just give up.
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