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	Name:	water_watcher -
	Subject:	Boating accident account
	Date:	9/1/2008 4:46:26 PM

very accurate reply that I would agree with. The guy was a man of honor trying to help, but when the pros got there is needs to let them take the lead. The police can get carried away and the taser was way over the top. But since we only hear one side that is why we draw that conclusion.

I know i had an incident with the police once that was also over the top. I got stopped in my neighborhood - actually right in front of my own house. I guess they were looking for a car that mine may have fit the description (yeah a black sedan - how many fit that). At first he was very nice, I pointed out we were in front of my house and would he could he shut his lights off so all my neighbors did not wonder what was going on. He laughed and said he can't but said if I can see your license and insurance card I will be on my way. I gave them to him. After a bit he came back and said can you step out of your car, I did and then he pulled out his hand cuffs and said I was under arrest for driving on a suspended license (it wasn't). I said there must be some mistake, then he started getting really mean and said I can tell that to the judge. My wife and son saw all this and started running out of the house. The police took me to jail and I had to spend the night. My wife bailed me out, I immediately went to an attorney, who found it was a computer input error from a ticket I had several years before. He got the court to provide a letter it was there error and all was dropped. But still a very scary experience. The cop was doing his job, I guess. But since I was home i did find out he did not have to drag me to jail. Not sure why he did other than it was a power thing.