AR> What Barbara and I are getting at is the "tone" of the responses
 AR> certain individuals gave that appear to indicate they expect us to
 AR> leap out of our car, salute three times and give praise to the
 AR> Almighty that we were so blessed as to be chosen to have our property
 AR> taken in a cavalier fashion.
I understand completely. What is legal and what involves common sense are
sometimes two different things. I would hope that most officers could mix
legality and common sense that would result in a reasonable outcome,
especially if differently abled people are involved. Manhandling or abuse of
a differently abled person in my jurisdiction would involve discipline for
the officer unless the circumstances were justified. An example in my
jurisdiction involved a pimp who had a wooden leg, and he carried his gun
there. He was also involved in the trafficking of narcotics and just about
everything else that would make him a buck. Arresting him would nearly always
involve a fight and the officers' first concern was taking his gun away from
him. That would, of course, involve pulling off that wooden leg. This was
unpleasant, but it had to be done.
 AR>                             I have no objection to giving any and
 AR> all possible assistance to law enforcement personnel, and do not
 AR> mind some discomfort while doing so. I remember onetime when I stood
 AR> in a driving rain, wearing a wearing a vest and waving a flare to
 AR> help direct traffic on a flooded portion of a major highway. I was
 AR> there, help was needed, and I volunteered. I was there for over four
 AR> hours that afternoon, and I was frozen and tired when I finally
 AR> got home.  And I am sure you know how nerve wracking directing
 AR> traffic can be.  ;-)) Alan
This is not an unusual example of aid given by differently abled people.
Differently abled people are many times the first to volunteer for help. I
remember a man everyone knew as "Hook" here who helped in many organizations.
It was his choice for police officers and friends to call him "Hook". He had
a hook for one arm and a wooden leg, but this guy was the first to volunteer
for just about anything. Many differently abled people embarrass able bodied
people in comparison to what they give and mean to the community.
Tom Rightmer - A Victims' Rights Advocate
... A truly wise man never plays leapfrog with a unicorn.
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