JD, I want to point out a couple of things. In reference to your first instance, whether you realize it or not if you drink to the point of impairment then are on public property that is ILLEGAL, PLAIN AND SIMPLE. Its called public intoxication, and the statute in Texas is written not to arrest people on a whim or just because, but to protect the lives of the public and/or the intoxicated person.
Many years ago we did a bar check and a local girl was drowning her sorrows and badly intoxicated. Her friends said they'd take her home and put her to bed, and begged us not to take her in. As she was in safe hands we didn't, and her friends took her keys.
About 4 hours later I found her, face down in the floor of her truck, not breathing. Her friends had took her home, put her in bed, then left. She got up, found a spare key and a bottle of Wild Turkey, and went drinking and driving. She run off the road, hit the floor, and while facedown vomited, aspirating on it, killing her. I'll never forget how she was still WARM as we pulled her from the truck. Forever 23 years old.
If I had taken her in for public intoxication I'd probably been labeled "Barney" but she'd still be alive. THATS WHY WE TAKE PEOPLE TO JAIL FOR PUBLIC INTOXICATION, THEIR OWN SAFETY!
Most towns and jurisdictions get tired of people that are arrested coming back and saying the car they left on the side of the road is missing gas, batteries, tires, the Rolex watch from the dash, or anything else you can imagine. And I've seen cars left on the road get vandalized, stolen, wrecked, etc. and cities don't want to be responsible for it. The way to prevent this is to have the vehicle impounded, so the name of the wrecker driver, the company he works for, the secure location of the car is known and recorded. Its much easier to just arrest a person and go, not waiting on the impound, but most departments insist.
I've always said the camera has gotten me out of lots more trouble than its ever gotten me into, but one must be careful to see all of the recording, not just a snippet.
I'm sorry someone has treated you so badly you have a poor opinion of LEO's. In the immortal words of Colonel Jessup from "A FEW GOOD MEN":
We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said thank you, and went on your way, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon, and stand a post.
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