This story sounds so familiar

I remember back in 2003, I witnessed a police officer commit some traffic violations. Nothing big — stuff we all do every day (eg. speeding, changing lanes without using a turn signal, etc.)

When I pulled this particular cop over (yes, I pulled a cop over), it didn’t turn out so well for me. He ended up turning the tables and writing me a ticket for over $1,400 in trumped up charges. Because it was a totally concocted falsehood, the charges all got dropped when it went to court. But the storm trooper who issued the citations was never brought to any sort of justice.

Anyone who knows me well knows I am not a fan of the police. I truly and deeply believe they are the unholy executors of laws biased against the poorer classes (ie. anyone who isn’t incredibly rich or anyone who isn’t politically connected). Note: I eventually want to develop that into an extensive research paper, possibly even a book. But for now I’ll just leave it as is: law enforcement is a plague.

So when I see or hear stories like the following, I can’t help but rejoice, and dream that some day it could be me in Eric Bryant’s shoes.

Read: http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Content?oid=753233&category=22101