Perhaps some of you have caught this story on some news feed or other, but I did numerous searches on this site and could find no reference to it.
Even for Fairhope, Alabama, this story is creepy. Have we reached a point in this country where we will tolerate any abuse of power, no matter how egregious? Are we that scared, that stupid, or simply that detached that a story like this can mean nothing to us?
Most of us will never have occasion to visit Fairhope, Alabama, a small town in what is considered flyover territory. But people do have to live there, apparently to their great misfortune.
[http://www.rawstory.com/...]
I guess the worst part of the story is that "Officer" Trent Scott (I use his title in quotes because frankly, I cannot bring myself to recognize the authority of a thug with a badge) is still employed by the Fairhope PD and as of this posting, there are no plans to change this.
There is a link in the article through which you can e-mail the Police Chief of Fairhope, Alabama. Please. Let him know how you feel. Be my guest.
Thanks to all for your terrific work.