I think he’s more to blame for his elitist attitude for being an ex-cop than he is for the instrument through which he punished someone else for not recognizing his elite status.
I agree.
“I think he’s more to blame for his elitist attitude for being an ex-cop than he is for the instrument through which he punished someone else for not recognizing his elite status.”
Exactly what I was thinking.
I witnessed an interesting exchange that really put things into perspective concerning the character of SOME LEO. It was a big lotto night and I was in a rather long line in a convenience store. The clerk was obviously having some issues and the patience of the patrons was starting to erode. A guy walks in to the store (plain clothes), gets some things, looks at the line and approaches the next guy in line and says, “Bud, I need to go in front of you. I’m a cop.” The guy looks at him, looks at the line, looks back and says, “I think you should go to the end of the line and wait like the rest of us.” The cop pulled attitude and asked if he was getting smart (or maybe did he think that was smart... something about being smart). I couldn’t hear it all until it got a little louder. But here was the catch phrase that sent the officer packing.
“You want smart? Here’s smart. I need you to get pissed off, do something stupid, touch me or arrest me for not allowing you to cut in line. Then I need to sue you, this city, the police department and everyone else. Then I wouldn’t need to buy lottery tickets. This is a free country. So you go and do what you think you should do, tough guy.” Followed up by a tiny young lady, “...You should go to the end of the line, officer.”
He left the store all together. I almost asked to see his badge so I could get the number but didn’t want to escalate the tense situation. (I chickened out).
I've encountered numerous retired military officers (colonels and generals) with the same attitude. It's as if they never took off the uniform.