RB>Yes, but it is my contention, and a lot of people's opinion, that more 
often
  >than not, the police can be abusive without anything happening.
It can and does happen, but not more often.  In the vast majority of
cases, a policeman will act like Trooper Ron Scott in Escambia County
Florida did that rainy Sunday night when I had a tire blow out on my
trailer. With the help of his spotlight, we got the tire off the
trailer, then using his personal cell phone, he called until he located
a tire that would fit and a service man willing to repair it.  While I
was gone nearly two hours to get the tire repaired, Trooper Scott kept a
watchful eye on my trailer containing about $40,000 worth of jewelry and
supplies on the side of Interstate 10.  He didn't pistol whip me once.
  > Its always enlightening to me that police and cop supporters are
  >_never_ concerned about stopping illegal police brutality - they
  >are just interested in downplaying
  >it.
Never say _never_!  You just met one.
RB>I have yet to hear a cop on this echo say, "Yes, brutality _is_ a problem,
  >but
  >I'm doing all I can to stop it."
You haven't been listening.  I've heard it several times, even in this
particular conversation.
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