This time…the system got it wrong…I think anyway…

OK…first let me say…I have nothing but the utmost respect for law enforcement. That is a something that is all around, a tough job to do. I won’t even begin to go into how tough I think it is. I know some cops, but I am not a cop…so for me to speak it would be ridiculous. I will say thank you to the thousands of men and women who put their lives on the line every day, to maintain law & order. But…now on to what I don’t like about cops…

I don’t like cops who think they are above everyone else, and think because they do their job, that the laws, all or some, don’t apply to them. That is just fucking ridiculous!!! You keep us in line to follow the laws, and you should do the same!!! You are not special or above anything or anyone!!! If you break the law, with say speeding…then you should be held accountable, just like us!!!

For example…Let’s take State Trooper Robert Higbee…as you may or may not remember him. He is the trooper that back in September 2006, killed two sisters driving to the local market to get milk, as he ran a stop sign. No lights…No sirens…just speeding thru a stop sign. He claims that he was chasing a speeder, doing 75 in a 45 zone. Hmmm…are ya sure Bob?? Because the witnesses claim to have seen NO OTHER CARS around that time, let alone any cars speeding…at that high speed for you to chase!! I just wonder. I never believed this statement from the first time I heard it. You know why?? Cause if a trooper is chasing someone going at that high rate of speed in a slow zone like that…the lights & sirens would have been on from the moment they spotted him and/or tagged him on radar!!

I think this is one time the system got it wrong. I cannot believe the jury found him not guilty. Maybe the prosecution didn’t do a good enough job presenting the case. Maybe the defense attorney was just that damn good. Maybe there are a lot of other variables that I obviously don’t know about. But one thing I know…that in my opinion, the system let a cop off the hook for doing a great injustice. Again…just my opinion…so don’t hate me!!!

I mean…let’s put things in another perspective…let’s look at it from the victim’s point of view. You have a Mom…who lost BOTH daughters to a horrific tragedy. The cause of this tragedy is simple…a NJ state trooper who was in a rush to get somewhere. To where though?? I don’t know. Supposedly he was chasing a speeder…but witness reports claimed no one was going thru that intersection moments before at the high rate of speed the trooper claimed. So…where was he in such a rush to get to?? Why was he speeding?? What is the real answer?? Guess now we will never find out. It’s a shame too…because the family deserves closure!!!

Well…I know that Officer Higbee wants to get back on the job as soon as possible. I can only hope that he uses more caution and awareness so we don’t have another tragedy like this one!!!
My heart goes out to the Becker family.

That’s all I got for now…Till next time!!!