[djmcmath]

David, your particular life as a police officer is somewhat atypical of the stuff we're complaining about. A ride-along with one of Niantic's "finest" would involve a lot of time at the local sandwich shop. Crime in Niantic is .... well, let me put this in perspective. Once, about 12 years ago, the garage next door to my apartment was broken into. People still talk about that event. I suspect the majority of this little town thinks an AK-47 is some kind of new computer.

So, in lieu of real crimes to protect the people from, the cops speed through the 25 zone (it's unnaturally slow), then pull us over for following them. They can't find real drunk drivers (maybe the talk they had with the one bar owner in town worked), so they pull over guys who missed a turn signal and harrass them for half an hour.

Niantic is not like SoCal. I'd wager that even much of SoCal is not like South Central LA.