Re: Deputy Tim...

["Mark Miller" <mjmiller@moscow.com>]

dear e. o'daniel,
you are a law student?  with your attitude, you don't stand a chance. 
being new to the community, you had better step back and take a look at
things in a little better perspective.  don't forget, if you do make it in
law school, which i strongly doubt happens, you are "stuck" here for a
while.
welcome to moscow!  now go home.
sincerely,
mark miller

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> From: Erikus4@aol.com
> To: vision2020@moscow.com
> Subject: Deputy Tim...
> Date: Wednesday, August 19, 1998 9:53 PM
> 
> >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