deputydog1157 said:
As a retired LEO I am amazed at the opinion(s) of those that have never done the job. When you sit at a traffic light and glance over to the car stopped next to you but cannot see inside the car, you might not think twice about it. You have to remember that the amount of tinting can hide criminal activity and now as a LEO you walk up to that same car and can't see inside, you don't see that the driver is holding a pistol and as soon as he lowers the window he shoots you. These are the things that LEO's worry about for their safety but also the safety of others because even though you cannot see in the car during the daytime, the driver of that car has impeded vision in the evening hours. At sunset, when you may not have the headlights on, he can't see you as he is turning out of a side street and them BAM! Yes it's a "minor" violation in the overall scheme of things but it is a violation none the less. Sometimes from that minor violation we get a major violator! Just my .02 much like my pet peeve of parents that I used to overhear telling their child(ren) that if they don't behave they will have me put them in jail. That makes me look like the bad guy to those kids so if they might some day be in need of help they may just shy away from LEO's. I know this post is long and not really geared toward the vacation mode, so I apologize