“Reform the police department, not a chance, we aren’t changing; oh, you’re our insurer, whatever you want.”

[Michael]

Years ago my wife and I drove through the middle of a bunch of cops with drawn guns on both sides of the road aiming at a guy in an old car that had been stopped. We had no idea what we were doing or what was going on. No cops were trying to stop traffic-all of them were aiming their guns at the car. We realized what we were doing right as we drove slowly through their line of aim along with a number of other cars doing the same thing. The next day the local newspaper had an article about it-the guy hadn't stopped when an officer put on his lights and he led a half dozen cop cars on a high speed chase until he finally stopped. That particular chase ended without a problem but there was surely the potential for tragedy during the chase and while the officers were aiming their weapons without any seeming consideration for the citizens driving through their line of aim. Crazy.