It should be their job to kiss Bob Baffert's ass. We aren't talking about a little time trainer here. We are talking about a guy who contributes millions of dollars to the horse racing world every year! Churchill Downs is a huge problem in the horse racing world if they can't even make a big trainers life a little easier on such a hectic day as the Derby.
I would have done exactly what Baffert did....got frustrated. I probably wouldn't have ripped the badge off though. I know how ex cops can be, especially state troopers. They are the worse! My father was a cop before he became an anesthesiologist. The security guards were probably more arrogant than Baffert was. They must have done something to have pissed Baffert off. There are usually two sides to every story. However, when you are dealing with law enforcement officers, and you do something that may seem the least bit wrong, you don't have any choice but to apologize even if the law enforcement officers were in the wrong too. Also, unfortunately, most people always take the law officer's side to the story no matter what really did happen. It is an unfair fact of life.
Also, let me tell you a little secret in with the media concerning criminal cases/acts. They always tell you everything that the other guy did wrong, but never anything the law enforcement officers do wrong. You would be very surprised how often law enforcement officers screw up. I love the law, and I love cops in general. However, you must realize that some are real a s s h o l e s (just like non-LE people) and that they are humans that make mistakes too. Like I said, there are two sides to every story, and we don't have Baffert's side.
Last edited by kentuckyrosesinmay : 06-23-2006 at 03:12 PM.
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