Not to tarnish the rep of every law enforcement officer serving us, but I suspect that the incidence of alcoholism and subsequent DUIs could be a bit higher than the average.

When an off-duty officer only has to wave his badge at a fellow LEO who may have stopped him for cause, and then may only receive the following: "Oh, it's YOU, Fred. Okay! Just go straight home, alright?"...and I bet this happens due to the "Thin Blue Line" mentality more than we could imagaine(if there are any LEOs out there reading this, PLEASE tell me I'm wrong....I won't mind)...then THAT'S just plain wrong.

I know the LEOs out there see much more than their fair share of the worst of humanity, and I'd bet that that beer/whisky/whatever helps in taking the "edge" off their pain, but that's STILL no excuse for the above scenario to happen.

Dwight

Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)