Saw him on main fire road as I was headed back to truck. Anyone else see him and was he handing out tickets?
Not all officers are assigned to working homicide cases. I'm sure you know more people are killed in traffic accidents every year than by other people. People who do hit and runs, accidentally nail you while you're on the street riding to the trails, run red lights, run stop signs in front of schools kill WAY more people. They also get a laughable amount of time behind bars. You could even be falling asleep at the wheel, hit someone and get 100% off the hook! Sure, you might be coordinated enough to multitask while driving a car, but not everyone is and that's why the laws are enforced so strictly.On the other hand, dare talk on a cell phone, or have a gun in your car in the wrong location, or have expired tags, and guess what happens? They're all over that &*%$! It is corrupt. America was founded by people who opposed the 18th century analogs to this kind of corruption 90% of you can eat my shorts.
:lol::lol::lol:I mounted a semi-auto and ran into trouble, so I doubt full rock and roll is a no go.
I spotted this guy inside T-5. Luckily he was facing the other way so I locked the rear and roosted him. Is the patch on the hat the same as the mtb'er's patch?
I work in law enforcement. Everyday I talk to people who want to kill me and my family, sell drugs to your kids, steal your bike(fox suspension is same as walmart brand to them) and sell it for 50$ to buy drugs to sell to your kids and kill your family for a couple bucks in a home invasion.
Anyone in a uniform in the sheriffs dept. that is a sworn deputy out on patrol(carries a gun), wears a tan shirt and green pants unless they're working transport for corrections(all black uniform), retired senior volunteer patrol(blue shirts, black pants) or is an undercover deputy(Plain clothes). If the yellow shirt was not a jacket, it was a search and rescue volunteer assigned to writing tickets. Yes, tickets suck. Do all cops write tickets like that? No they don't. The vast majority are out there responding to radio calls of dopers,shootings and people who beat their spouses until they're spitting their teeth out on the floor.
On a positive note, the sheriffs department has a MTB search and rescue team which will dispatch to calls of missing people out on rural trails we all ride. Imagine how awesome it would be to ride your bike on some of the trails we all love and serve your community at the same time making a positive image for the mountain bike community. It's open to the public and anyone can apply to the search and rescue academy. Ride your bike with a different purpose!
This guy had an orange shirt with a green patch that I thought said sherriffs dept. he was friendly enough and not sure if he was handing out tickets or not. Looked on line and saw similar uniform on a search and rescue guy. I ride PQ regularly and usually see no LEO except rangers and they have always been on main fire road. Several times have had guys tell me they know people who were ticketed but never had a first hand account of one.Not all officers are assigned to working homicide cases. I'm sure you know more people are killed in traffic accidents every year than by other people. People who do hit and runs, accidentally nail you while you're on the street riding to the trails, run red lights, run stop signs in front of schools kill WAY more people. They also get a laughable amount of time behind bars. You could even be falling asleep at the wheel, hit someone and get 100% off the hook! Sure, you might be coordinated enough to multitask while driving a car, but not everyone is and that's why the laws are enforced so strictly.
It's unfortunate if you or someone else has had a negative contact with law enforcement, but that doesn't mean all law enforcement officers are the same. They're held to a higher standard so when something negative does happen, everyone is quick to talk about it. You never hear about the cop who paid for a kids happy meal at McDonalds, who couldn't afford it, until that cop was shot in the face with a shotgun for no reason. A white officer paying for a black kids happy meal. Try to pick that one apart. You mentioned that in your post right? I'm sure you meant to, I just missed it. Here's a link from the UK which isn't even our country talking about it.
Pictured: Jeremy Henwood buys child a McDonald's meal before being shot dead | Mail Online