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Filing a formal complaint in my area would make me a marked man. I have a friend who was hit by a cop car. The tapes in the squad car and at the intersection somehow got lost, the accident report twisted the facts around to say that my friend caused the accident. Every encounter I've had with the local police has been contentious at best. I've been nothing but respectful, but I've been held as long as 2 hours while a cop finds something to write me a ticket for when the original reason for pulling me over does not pan out. (I've had bumper heights measured; I've been made to test all of the external lights on my car, including high-beams during the day.) My point is, local cops and state troopers in my area project and image of "I can do whatever I want and there is nothing you can do about it." Because of my friend's experience, I've seen that they can all come together to cover someone's @$$ when one of their own does screw up and is at risk of getting in trouble.