Thursday, June 23, 2005

Officer Promoted Religion During Traffic Stop

Officer Promoted Religion During Traffic Stop
Druid Couple Said They Were Targeted Because Of Their Beliefs

GREER, S.C. -- A volunteer police officer in Greer is under investigation after a Greenville County couple accused the officer of promoting his religion during a traffic stop. Tony Gainey and D.J. Gainey said reserve officer Tony Stewart pulled them over because of the bumper stickers on their car. One of the stickers read, "It's a druid thing."

..... Gainey said Stewart asked them about their bumper stickers. They said a few days later they received a card and letter from Stewart. In the card he wrote: "God is calling you to listen to words from the Baptists. This is clear! If you deny this, then you are pushing away the hand of God and that would not be wise. ....
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WTF? Who the hell gives these kind of people the right to be so discriminatory!!! The officer should loose his job at the least!! While I do agree the Druid couple was in the wrong for not having valid DL's & Such, still!