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Originally Posted by jamesqf
Remember the old Japanese saying: "The nail that sticks up gets hammered down".
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It's Asian, but I thought it was Chinese... Either way, it certainly reflects a cultural mentality of enforced conformity. It's one that is anti-individualistic and readily embracing of authoritarianism and a police state.
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Many, if not most, cops are bullies by nature - that's why police work appeals to them. For obvious reasons, bullies prefer to pick on those weaker than they are, which in the cop world translates to young and poor.
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Actually most cops are merely
suspicious by nature and are obviously in a job that is all about having a position of power and authority. They tend to look for anything that might be wrong, illegal or irregular, and they see such things as a potential threat to themselves and to society at large. So they look for irregularities, and stop and question those who are irregular.
So I do agree with you that the best way to avoid this is to keep a low profile. And stay out of the state of Virginia. The continued anecdotes from those who live there tend to reinforce my view that it is a Police State with weird traffic laws.
