It's kind of an awkward situation when the LEO's are working in this area. A lot of the people here are pretty independent. The community tends to police itself. The "authorities" can be a bit overbearing sometimes. They are paid civil servants. If they come on too strong it's apt to lead into problems.
The stereotypical nerdy hallway monitor type that niggles over little things like light bulbs or a few miles over the speed limit is going to alienate himself with the community pretty quickly.
OUI's are somewhat negotiable. There are a lot of hard working functional alcoholics on the road. If they're not making problems for the community there's no reason to make problems for them.
One of my neighbors was ex Detroit PD. Back when he was on the job he had this uncanny instinct for catching burglars in the act. That never left him even after he was discharged from service. Once a cop always a cop. He's not with us anymore, but it used to be that he would have a few beers, toke up, then cruise the area. He knew his limit so sometimes he would have somebody drive for him. It's kinda sad when you think about it but he wasn't hurting anybody.
On another side of the coin my BIL was a long time drinking man. He had a long history of getting mouthy when he drank. If you didn't handle him the right way he would get combative. I don't know what happened, but one night he crossed paths with the LEO's and they busted him up real bad. It's not like it wasn't richly deserved but a professional would have never done that. Now, he's disabled for life. The state settled the lawsuit for millions of dollars, he's sitting pretty on a pile of cash, and is still an ass when he drinks.
Could tell you a lot of different stories about how things got out of hand.
They've got their job to do, but if it feels like they're crowding you up it's not a terrible thing to request that they back off. The average working stiff that's just minding his own business and not bothering anybody should never be made to feel that he's being dominated by his servant ????
This is a job that involves working with all kinds of people. Good social skills are important. It sounds like you ran into one of the good ones the other night Rog. That's a good thing !
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