vision2020
Re: Deputy Tim...
Sounds like the real power trip here is in your signature "Law student".
It's because of people like you that accidents and crime sites need extra
LEO's just to keep the gawkers away, and our tax bills high. It IS
unfortunate about the littering though, but it did get cleaned up. And the
quip about the flares - seems like a uniformed officer wasn't enough to keep
you away. Happy ambulance chasing!
-----Original Message-----
From: Erikus4@aol.com <Erikus4@aol.com>
To: vision2020@moscow.com <vision2020@moscow.com>
Date: 19 August, 1998 09:54 PM
Subject: Deputy Tim...
>>It is unfortunate that the v2020 list is comprised mostly of JERKS!!!!!
>
>Well, lots of opinionated individuals at least. I'm not certain about the
>"jerks" part . . . but I'm new here.
>
>My beef with Moscow/Latah county would have to do with certain LEOs. My
>friend and I got caught north of Moscow behind that three-vehicle accident
>that shut down the road for three hours. We decided to walk up, like many
>many others, but were turned back by, I believe, a Latah County Sheriff
with
>the first name of Tim.
>
>He immediately pulled a power-trip, addressing us loudly, "Gentlemen, can I
>have you return to your car..." We stopped and informed him that several
>others had walked up ahead of us. He then stated, "Gentlemen, I've asked
you
>to return to your vehicle...," like then next step was a boot to the head.
>
>I can understand the attitude on Deputy Tim's part. Lots of individuals,
not
>all, become LEO's to make up for some weakness of character. It's a fact
that
>some cops are bad at being cops. Have to live with that.
>
>But later Deputy Tim, engaged in the very important duty of placing flares
at
>the head of the traffic jam (like anyone was going to pass the several
hundred
>cars stopped on the road and, if they did so, like flares would cause them
to
>reconsider their action), unwrapped a pack of flares and tossed the plastic
>wrapper on the ground! Within twenty feet on each side of the road were
>"Adopt a Highway" signs, and Deputy Tim is littering...
>
>Luckily a young lady who was apparently doing a ride-along with another
Deputy
>spotted the wrapper about ten minutes later and went out of her way to pick
it
>up.
>
>Beautiful rolling farmhills, deer populating the fields and stands of wood,
>and Deputy Tim, a sworn law ENFORCEMENT officer, is littering.
>
>And the worst thing is that my friend and I were unwilling to challenge
Deputy
>Tim on this because he had proven himself to be an asshole through his
power-
>trip and total lack of respect for us as citizens. We certainly didn't
need
>to get Deputy Tim yanking us out of our car and interrogating us.
>
>E. O'Daniel
>law student
>
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