• Shut Up!

    From warmfuzzy@700:100/0 to All on Wed Oct 16 18:10:23 2019
    Some people think that if they talk with a police officer that the officer
    has their best interest in heart. Police are there to enforce the letter of the law and not the principle of the law. If you have made a mistake in breaking the law in the smallest bit then you have broken the law, period. They don't care if the minor offense is very minor, they are there to enforce the law as it is written; not the principle behind the law but the exact wording of the law in question. Police are not your friend. Police can be very friendly and be good people at heart, but they are not there to help you if you have broken the law; they are there as "enforcers" not to be "just." This is a general rule. There are odd occasions where police act justly, so these rules are not 100% but more like 95%. For example, I had to take a
    piss and hid myself in an ally to relieve myself and an officer somehow was able to find me. We agreed that I shouldn't have been taking a leak there
    and I agreed to not do it again and that it would not happen again. I wasn't pissing in public but rather in an ally where the officer could not see my genitals. This officer realized that it wouldn't be worth his time to fight this in by-law court for me paying out $25. I explained that I really *had*
    to go. I explained that if he didn't pursue the incident I would have good favor towards the police and having me favor the establishment if something were to come up in the future. So I owe them one. I have never pissed in public or in a semi-private area since then. I kept my word.

    But what about more serious incidents? The police will try to talk with you
    in a fashion that makes you feel comfortable conversing with them. They will try to portray themselves as being your friend. But remember that they "enforce" the law, not pursue the principle behind the law. So be careful.

    Another time an acquaintence of mine told the police that I had participated
    in the stealing of a computer from one of his neighbors. He didn't want to
    go to jail so he was naming me as an accomplis when I had nothing to do with the crime at all whatsoever. I got a phone call from him one day with the police in the background. I explained to him that he needed to cease and desist and that if he pursued the action he would be guilty of purgery which has a much steeper sentence than minor burglery, him being a youth at the
    time. So there are people out there, police or not, who want to bring you
    down. Don't trust in the rightousness in your fellow man. When the stuff
    hits the fan you can expect them to do whatever is necessary to protect themselves from consequences, even if its complete rubbish, having no basis
    in truth.

    What can we take away from this thought? Well, if you are a Christian you
    can remember to treat others as you would like to be treated; that means that you should practice the principle of the law and not the letter of the law,
    and never lie, lies will always come back to bite you---though it seems
    easier to lie in the short term it will come back some time to make your life miserable. "Your Sins Fill Find You Out!" Because if this it is better to
    not sin, even if lying seems to be the easy way out and preferable in the
    short term. Also, you will be judged by the company you keep. So don't keep poor company. The best way to keep out of trouble is to stay far away from trouble, both legal trouble and social trouble. Crime doesn't pay, nor does hanging around criminals, they will only drag you down.

    I hope that this helps you.

    Cheers!
    -warmfuzzy

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@700:100/20 to warmfuzzy on Wed Oct 16 12:25:00 2019
    Re: Shut Up!
    By: warmfuzzy to All on Wed Oct 16 2019 06:10 pm

    Some people think that if they talk with a police officer that the officer has their best interest in heart. Police are there to enforce the letter of the law and not the principle of the law. If you have made a mistake in breaking the law in the smallest bit then you have broken the law, period.

    In other words, "tell it to the judge..."

    They're not there to interpret the law, but to enforce it.
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