jferguso:What is being taken advantage of? I am an officer and have no problem fielding questions such as these. While I agree that generally this section shouldn't turn into a general law forum (this IS a mc site), I don't think it hurts to help a member with something a little out of that scope. It shouldn't be okay for an "established member" if it's not okay for a new one. What does the description of this section say? It says, "Ever want to ask a cop a question?" It doesn't specify motorcycle Q's only. Are you even a police officer? If not, why are you even posting in this section? I'm assuming you're not an officer because all you seem to be trying to do is make her feel stupid. You're right, if she is really concerned about it she should call the local police, but it still doesn't hurt for her to ask.
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It also says, "Topics can range from fighting a ticket to becoming a law enforcement officer." In my opinion, this particular post, and the recent rash of similar posts, fall outside this range. What I'm trying to prevent is every Tom, Richard, and Harrietta coming here and creating an account for the sole purpose of looking for cheap legal advice. It would, again in my opinion, greatly lessen the value this section provides to legitimate members.
Also, I heartily disagree with you that "established members" shouldn't have greater leeway with the scope of their questions. They've contributed back to the community in some form, and as such, have earned rights and privileges, albeit unwritten, that newcomers haven't ... yet. I would even go so far as to suggest that we prevent posts in this section from members with fewer than some number of other posts, similar to what other sites do regarding their For Sale sections. Without giving back, people who only "take", if allowed to run rampant, will eventually destroy the community spirit.
No, I'm not a police officer. I am, however, a moderator on this board, and as such, when I feel that a "policy" (and I quote that word because we have very few hard and fast policies) is "violated" (quoted for same reason), I have the onus of speaking up. And I don't think this kind of inquiry belongs on this board.
With that said, after re-reading my post, I am big enough to admit that I was probably too harsh given the situation. However, and this is not an attempt to rationalize, but simply a glimpse into my thought process at the time, like PoPo, I too had the thought that this might be someone who has posted here before. I then thought that it might be some kind of weird troll. And if not a troll, then a person in dire need of a virtual slap in the face to wake up and smell the coffee. My post was in response to both of these possibilities.
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that said, Angel, if I offended, I apologize. I wish you the best in working out your problem.
Now, if, as we suspect, you've posted here before, and the situations you've described are real, I still think you need to wise up a bit and stop putting yourself in bad situations. Don't date drug dealers. If you find out he's a drug dealer after you start dating him, stop dating him. Don't drink to the point of partial amnesia. Don't leave large sums of cash laying around. Regarding previous posts that I suspect came from you: don't believe everything you hear. If it sounds fishy, it probably is. Don't let your ex-boyfriends have access to compromising pictures of your children. Perhaps don't even let him have visiting rights and/or custody.
Posts referenced:
http://cbrworld.net/forums/thread/288805.aspxhttp://cbrworld.net/forums/thread/283153.aspxhttp://cbrworld.net/forums/thread/282477.aspxP.S. On a much lighter note, I had to edit this post because the stupid obscenity filter starred out the usual name that falls between "Tom" and "Harry".
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