> *** Quoting Barbara McNay to Glenn Vermette ***
 > BM>  > Sigh..........!!!!!!!!
 > BM>
 > BM> Not a very enlightening answer.  Is any citizen entitled to say,
 > BM> "Not in MY car, you don't"?  If not, what would it take, and how
 > BM> long, to convince a cop that ready transportation really was not
 > BM> available from me?  My car does not have special equipment or
 > BM> identifying features.  Don't sigh again, please.  Thinking does
 > BM> not enable us to know laws, police procedures or any other
 > BM> specialized, unfamiliar or unexperienced thing.
 > You're right...however I ask none of this...just that
 > you think and use common sence...that is all...no
 > more...no less.  Bottom line is if your the only
 > available car at the time, and the cop really needs
 > it, then he's not going to wait for you to get your
 > walker out, he's not going to wait to listen to your
 > story.  There will be no debate, no argument, you'll
 > just be out, and that's it.  You'll have the rest of
 > your life to complain, write letters, sue, stomp your
 > feet, cry, get mad or whatever else you like......and
 > in the end if you being out on your ass on the ground
 > for a while resulted in someone who just murdered a
 > wife or child or whatever being caught and arrested,
 > then I'd hope you'd also have the common sence to
 > realize that although it may not have been a very
And what if I was hit, due to being unable to get out of the road, or being 
unable to even get to the side of the road?  I can't believe that ensuring my 
reasonable safety would take lower priority than catching a murderer, 
especially since the victim of a murderer, by definition, is dead already.
 > comfortable experience for you, that it was necessary,
 > and understand why it was necessary....as I'm sure the
 > family of the murdered child would understand and be
 > appreciative.....unfortunatley though, few people, and
I have no trouble thinking of reasons why a cop might want to commandeer my
car; it's doing so at the expense of my safety that concerns me. My safety 
nd
well-being is my priority, and an important consideration for the cop, too, I
should think.
 > obviously yourself included, even with the luxury of
 > time to think about it, still can't comprehend what
 > possible reason the cop would need to take your car
 > without having a half hour debate about it with you
 > first....and that is the reason why you get the:
 > Sigh......!!!!!
But this is an echo where we can ask questions at our leisure; we are not in 
the midst of an emergency in which time is of the essence, are we?
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