What Not to Say to the Police Officer

Top Eleven Things Not To Say to a Police Officer Who has Pulled You Over

 

1. Sorry, Officer, I didn't realize my radar detector wasn't plugged in.
2. Aren't you the guy from the Village People?
3. Hey, you must've been doin' about 125 mph to keep up with me. Good job!
4. Are you Andy or Barney?
5. I thought you had to be in relatively good physical condition to be a police officer.
6. You're not gonna check the trunk are you?
7. I pay your salary!
8. Gee, Officer! That's terrific. The last officer only gave me a warning too!
9. Do you know why you pulled me over? Okay, just so one of us does.
10. I was trying to keep up with traffic. Yes, I know there are no other cars around.  That's how far ahead of me they are.
11. When the Officer says "Gee Son...Your eyes look red, have you been drinking?' You probably shouldn't respond with, "Gee Officer your eyes looked glazed, have you been eating donuts?

The Looming Cliff

It's hard to believe that the president and anyone else in Washington could possibly believe that simply raising taxes on the wealthy is the answer to the looming cliff that lies before us. Budget cuts across the board and a serious reduction in entitlements is the only answer. Simply raising taxes is like putting a bandaid on a brain tumor.

The Electoral College

When you look at this map with blue being Democratic voting and red being Republican, it's hard to believe that Obama could have possibly won. The issue at hand is that major population centers speak for each state. The bottom line is that usually those in urban areas are left leaning (e.g. Austin, Texas) and those in rural areas are right leaning. The only apparent exception to that is cities that contain a majority minority population (e.g. El Paso and the Rio Grand Valley of Texas).

I believe that the only way to avoid disinfranchising millions of Americans (whether we agree with them or not), other than eliminating the electoral college outright, is for states to move away from the "winner take all" model and do what Maine currently does in giving their votes based on percentage of voters (i.e. if the state has ten votes and the ballots are 60% for A and 40% for B; A would get 6 electoral votes and B would get the remaining 4.

A Purifying Thought

In this devotional study we take a closer look at John's encouragement to us that the closer the Lord's return, the greater the need that our lives be pure.

What Love!

This devotional study takes a look at just how good God is in giving us the gift of salvation.