Re: LEO training & qualification
Here is my 2 cents with a bit of a story...
When I was 13 (many moons ago) I was riding my moped around my neighborhood in Miami and was stopped by a LEO who proceeded to give me a ticket for driving a motorized vehicle without a license, driving a motorized vehicle under age, and driving a motor cycle without a helmet. I did not argue with the officer but when my father and I went to see the judge we had to point to the statutes that proved the officer had wrongfully ticketed me. Needless to say we were able to prove that a moped did not require a license and that there was no age requirement for driving one... However, we could find nothing on helmet requirements on a moped and the judge was able to cite a law that stated that a helmet was required for any motorized vehicle with less than 4 wheels. And to quote the judge, "Ignorance of the law is not an excuse." And I had to pay the fine for the helmet ticket plus court costs. There was no grey area allowed, regardless of my age, the law is black and white.
If the public is supposed to be held to these standards why not the Law Enforcement Officers? Ignorance is unacceptable for the people that are supposed to be enforcing the laws.
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