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Date: Thu, 22 May 1997 23:23:31 -0700 From: Kent Crispin <kent@songbird.com> Subject: Re: Police & military access

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Do police have any civil rights not endowed to a individual citizen?

No. But on the job, doing their state assigned duties, they have access to instrumentalities not available to private citizens or off-duty police. "On" and "off" duty may sometimes be a little fuzzy in practice, but the principle is clear. It isn't a big deal, and it's not a matter of civil rights.

Which principle is clear? That police like to confuse the issue as much as possible to their advantage? Of course it is a matter of civil rights. The police are a representative of the CIVIL authorities, you have truly missed the entire point of the constitution.

A license to practice medicine gives you the ability to prescribe morphine. A certain class of drivers license lets you drive a school bus full of children.

True, but there is NO law that can dictate which doctor I choose let alone if I choose one at all. At least there I have a choice, because of this the comparison you are trying to draw is broke. Jim Choate CyberTects ravage@ssz.com