re: #122 dangerman

Every parent of an autistic child has a nightmare about some shit like this. My son is driving on his own now and I get scared every day. Especially since his route to work contains a favorite county police speed trap. I have gone over with him several times what to do if he gets pulled over, but what if he panics and forgets? What if the cop sees his long hair (I mean LONG, to the middle of his back now) and thinks he’s some stereotype? It scares the shit out of me. And how do I teach my kid what to do without projecting my anxiety on to him? And what the FUCK is going on with police training now? Do they just give you a gun, send you to the range a few times and turn you loose?

I’m also for advocating random steroid testing for all cops. Fuck it. If we can afford to test people who get food stamps for weed, then we can afford to test for steroids. Steroids make people angry and remorseless, I think it’s an idea that should be looked at and implemented.