He handed you your firing pin, out of a 1911, on the side of the road, in just a few minutes, really?
I'm currently waiting for employment so I have not been able to get new tabs, new registration or insurance. So I only drive if I absolutely have to and its rare.
He may have not written you a ticket, but sounds to me like he also violated your 4th amendment. I doubt expired tabs would be RAS to seize your firearm. Plus taking it apart and returning it in pieces??? That definately sounds excessive to me.
Yeah...but wasn't the OP driving his vehicle with expired tags?
Isn't that why he was stopped in the first place?
You focus on the part that is important to you and I will focus on the part that is important to me. Amzbrady said something about his lack of insurance as well. And we already have mandated health care-it's called Medicare, which I am eligible for next year. I don't agree with auto insurance being optional. I have been rear-ended several times (I was not at fault) and I was very thankful for insurance, theirs and mine. Very few people have enough money to cover property damage, medical, etc. without having insurance. Then who suffers?!? The person who was hit, is who. I also agree with mandatory health insurance, but-not with the plan they passed. It needs to be administered fairly and evenly across the board, and that includes all government employees, including Congress and the president. If it's good enough for us, it's good enough for them. We are all paying for it anyway with higher costs for medical care for everyone. So is it fair to make those who CAN afford it pay more to include those who can't?!? We are going to have a national health care plan, like it or not. Health care should not depend on how much money a person makes; everyone needs it at some time. And I agree that everyone should contribute to something that is necessary and that they will use sooner or later. I do not like seeing someone who is OC breaking the law, unless it is in protest to that person's rights being violated. It reflects on all of us as a group that the public sees. The OP was focussed on the wrong thing; he thought it was great that the LEO was so nice as he was violating the OP's rights! Under the circumstances, I might have felt the same, but I wouldn't be driving around with expired tags and no insurance!Ruby, I suppose you approve of government mandated health insurance as well. I mean if you don't have health insurance someone else is going to have to pay to take care of you. Car insurance should be optional. Get it if you want it. If you don't you might have to pay the consequences later if you get in an accident but how often does that really happen. You are focusing on the wrong part of his story. The important part is how he was treated by the officer regarding his firearm. Edit: Don't assume he's not actively looking for a job.
I might have felt the same, but I wouldn't be driving around with expired tags and no insurance!
........I also agree with mandatory health insurance, but-not with the plan they passed. ...........We are going to have a national health care plan, like it or not. Health care should not depend on how much money a person makes; everyone needs it at some time.. And I agree that everyone should contribute to something that is necessary and that they will use sooner or later..........
It wams my heart to know there is a reason I must carry additional "Uninsured Motorist" insurance. I thought it was only because of criminals who are not abiding by the law. I am so happy to be able to pay an additional fee so that if I get hit by an uninsured motorist, MY insurance will kick in and pay for 70% of my vehicles value and I get to pay an additional $500 out of pocket. That is so awesome.
Sorry mik but if it is not a Life or Death emergency, I would not think you would absolutely HAVE to drive at all.
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Why someone would knowingly break the law while purporting to represent the OC community is beyond my comprehension.