Militarypol21
Expert
But what about my time the LEO just WASTED because he was trying to get me to mess up?
I get what you are saying about slumbing in the seat....but to try to make someone nervous enough to screw up behind the wheel is just wrong. I get you are in a bad area or what not.
""sitting up straight, hands 10 & 2, radio turned down, driving 5-10 under the speedlimit, and most of the time looking more in their rearview mirror rather than the road infront of them""
It's called being NERVOUS. Granted some are guilty of something, but you can't steryotype because of these. It's not right. If I am being tailed by an LEO, you are da sure right I'm going to sit straight(er) and turn my radio down and look in the mirror. I'm trying to stay FOCUSEDand not make a mistake (that I guess you want me to make).
I'm not bashing anyone, I just think it's wrong...on all counts.
I agree it is stereotyping but it's also their job... I worked 5 years as a Military Police Officer (1yr Garrison / 4 yrs Field MP) and another 4.5 years working Loss Prevention. You have to do a little bit of stereotyping in order to pick out the bad seeds. That plays a HUGE part in the Loss Prevention field. I'm going to watch you because you are female and carry a purse before I watch a male. (and vise versa if a male is walking in with a bag or baggy clothes) The reasoning is because you have something with you to conceal merchandise in. But, I'm not going to go out and stop you just because you are a female with a purse, but it's a completely different story when it comes to you putting merchandise in your purse (breaking the law). A LEO may follow you all day long if he wishes (highly doubt he will do that unless he is a stalker) but if a law is broken it's his right to pull you over and correct the situation.
What I'm not saying is, just because you are looking in the mirror and acting nervous that you will be pulled over. PC still applies. It wasn't that we followed someone for 15 miles down the road... Once we noticed they knew we were behind them, they constantly looked in the mirror, drove slower than normal, and a minor offense was made all within aprx. 1 mile or 2 and then a stop was initiated.
(RachelMarie- nowhere am I applying you are a thief in the above paragraph...hahaha)