Submitted by truthseeker (not verified) on Wed, 11/24/2010 - 4:35pm.
You can be assured had it been the other way around and the citizen hit the patrol car the citizen would have received a citation. Again, what is fair for regular citizens does not apply to anyone with any authority. That deputy in traffic either needs to pull over to read his screen or wait until it is safe to do so. I see local Law Enforcement all the time driving while talking on cell phones, reading their screens. What frustrates me is that they then turn around and ticket people for the exact same thing they already do. I am sick and tired of two standards around here. One standard for those in authority and another for those who are not. I voted for McMahon but if this keeps up with his department he will not receive my support ever again. That deputy is no better than anyone else and his actions caused the accident, pure and simple. Again, you run into a Law Enforecement vehicle and see what happens
Unfair
You can be assured had it been the other way around and the citizen hit the patrol car the citizen would have received a citation. Again, what is fair for regular citizens does not apply to anyone with any authority. That deputy in traffic either needs to pull over to read his screen or wait until it is safe to do so. I see local Law Enforcement all the time driving while talking on cell phones, reading their screens. What frustrates me is that they then turn around and ticket people for the exact same thing they already do. I am sick and tired of two standards around here. One standard for those in authority and another for those who are not. I voted for McMahon but if this keeps up with his department he will not receive my support ever again. That deputy is no better than anyone else and his actions caused the accident, pure and simple. Again, you run into a Law Enforecement vehicle and see what happens