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Nicely done article, thank you!

You’re guilty of the same, prejudice, “it’s who you hang out with” mentality that gave me my personal experience with law enforcement.

I live close to work and I’m alllll into cycling, it’s a bit of a problem (ea. $$$$). So when a group of acquaintances and I found police officers suddenly around us being told to leave…

Most of their funding is from he public outreach and recruiting budget (and it's a damned good recruiting tool).

No need to tip-toe around the subject. They took away the Blue Angels/Thunderbirds, other military flyovers/airshow appearances, and shut certain national parks/monuments, even open air ones that had no personnel/operating costs, to be a public inconvenience and political statement for daring to limit (the amount of…

Word. From what I saw the rider was respectful till the cop wouldn't tell him why he pulled him over. Which he is required to do by law..This cop has issues. I hope it's unpaid suspension.

I don't think Subaroos was talking about you. There has been more than a few people that have implied that he should have kissed the ground the officer walked on in order to avoid being arrested.

Yes, but. I agree, you should nto have to be polite to a cop - I'm not a subject, and they are not the king's guardsmen.

It is not illegal to be a dick to the officer. Especially when you have not committed any crimes. If you were not doing your job I would be a dick to you too. They are Police Officers not Gods. They need to follow the same rules as you or I do.

I'm not joking, and that's the problem society has come to today. The office of the President, police officers, and parents in general are no longer respected by their position - they have to "earn" it. That's complete bullshit. You respect the position, period. But maybe manners are a thing of the past - I'll…

I'm sorry but it does not matter who you choose to associate with(lets leave the extreme examples like Nazi war crimes alone, this isn't one of them). The only thing that matters is what you do; that is your responsibility. However, he runs the risk of being overly scrutinized by taking part, fair enough if they get…

I didn't think you came off like that, I just think that a lot of people use those facts to belittle the cops actions. When I read your post it was clear you thought either way the cop was in the wrong. I just wanted to reaffirm how important it is to remember that even if the biker here could've minimized what…

Respect? You must be joking. Cops don't automatically earn respect by being cops. This guy earned his suspension fair and square and I definitely agree with Chris. I wouldn't be surprised if he initiated a lawsuit of the whole department and that officer personally. Just for giggles.

I agree with everything that you just said 100%. I hope that I did not come off in a way where I was blaming the victim.

The only douche here is you...

Oh right, being rude is against the law. I forgot that this is 1984 and the thought police can get you for acting outside of societies norms or being disrespectful to the police.

I hate this " if he would have been more respectful BS" The cop was clearly violating his rights and had no reason to pull him over in the first place, I would also be pissed off. Cops are around to SERVE AND PROTECT, THEY ARE WORKING FOR US, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. If you were getting harassed by someone, I'm sure…

Yeaa I am agreeing with Nick2253. No one in North America Uses that hand gesture. In fact I didn't even know about it til I ventured overseas and tried to order two Beers from a girl.

You're a fucking moron. Being "polite" has nothing to do with police breaking the law and abusing people who have done nothing wrong. Here's to hoping you get pulled over and arrested for nothing.

In the united states it does not matter, flipping the bird is covered under self expression and the first amendment. I forget the exact case that establishes precedent, but a google search will find it for you.