Pentagon "Police"

The Pentagon Police have busted me three times. Once, with my dangerous looking wife and 5 month old twins in the car for an expired inspection sticker, thereby causing a traffic jam. Once for "expired" tags, which were not expired but were registered via mail and I hadn't received the stickers yet. Then once for expired tags on a car that sat in storage while I was in Iraq as I was taking it to the DMV. Why do they spend so much time investigating worthless code infractions?? Why don't they just let the VA State Troopers and Sheriffs worry about that? Aren't they supposed to be protecting life and limb? OH YEAH, AND IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE WORST TRAFFIC JAMS AS YOU LEAVE THE PENTAGON SLUG LINES, JUST WAIT UNTIL THEY HAVE THE PENTAGON POLICE "TRAFFIC CONTROL" OFFICER DIRECTING TRAFFIC. It flows much better when drivers are left to their own devices.

It's sad that the base of operations for our entire military is run like a shopping mall or a college campus in terms of raising money in any way possible. Visit the Marine Corps Base Headquarters Quantico and you don't see ridiculous rent-a-cop vehicles driving around pulling people over for the most ridiculous offenses. The Pentagon should be a dignified place where the police spend their time looking for suspect activity. One other remark, where the Hell are the military police or the special police? What is it with military installations using contractors to do their defense (e.g. Fort Belvoir, Andrews AFB). My point is, these police officers need to be watching for real threats, not people driving over parking lot lines. I regretfully think this, but during 9/11 I can't help but think these people were useless at doing what they were trained to do. I am sure there was pandemonium and they could not be looked up to, to restore order.

To add to what vabigblue pointed out, their families are back here in this overpriced area buying groceries with food stamps.

And how much do we really value our military?

N or S bound: I agree with you 100% on the remark that in the DC area people are often times drawn to power instead of looking to fufill the intent and purpose of the law. Let's put it this way, if a terrorist or any unscrupulous organization is trying to wreak havoc, then whether or not you get pulled over for crossing the parking lot line or going one mile over the speed limit in the Pentagon does not matter. They will get their recon done one way or the other and if they are careful enough they will succeed. We have seen this time and time again in American history; in overseas and domestic locations (US Embassy in Saudi, Oklahoma Federal Building, World Trade Centers). I agree that the Pentagon Police must do what they have to from time to time in regards to violations such as speeding or running stop signs but what I do not understand is why they must insist on ticketing in every event. As 122582 said, the families of our undervalued military members are using food stamps to pay for groceries, why must they be subjected to paying for petty offenses such as crossing parking lot lines? When I say these police officers were probably useless during real threats, I mean that they are so used to looking for and dealing with minor traffic infractions that they most likely will not know how to handle a real crisis. I hope that $70 fundraising ticket to them was worth it when they completely botch their next attempt to alleviate panic in a real crisis.

Are you bitter and hateful because the other two times they pulled you over you were actually guilty of what you were accused of doing?