Saith the Hendersonville Times-News:
Tryon police officers have become “overzealous” and “intimidating,” and are harrassing motorists in such a manner that it is harming commerce.
Among complaints are “excesssive stops, searches, license checks, and followings.”
Where do you want to go with this? Do you want to whine that we are just pieces of meat in the eyes of government, terrorsts until proven innocent? Those who treat their guns legally so as to render them useless for self-defense are easy meat. Do you want to whine about the last place you guarded your laptop and purse because of the razors and syringes on the ground and the goofs in dealer attire lurking around, signaling, talking on their cell phones, and cussing? And then the guy rolls into the seedy part of town in his new Lexus equipped with wires from all kinds of electronic stuff. (I’m talking about last yesterday.)
But we can’t profile, That might emit brainwaves. Not all perpetrators of victimless crimes are predators, but a wealth of psychological research indicates unchecked addictions can lead to poverty, desperation, and then crime.
“Nonsense!” you cry. “Carl Sagan smoked pot, and the leader of the former free world was raised by a single mom! For every statistic you site, there is one to the contrary. Statistics justify, but they do not lead to wisdom.”
So, what are overzealous cops out to get, if not more remarkable statistics?
