Picking up Police Hitchhikers

Peter Loenning and I drove to Luperon to see a boat he has been working on.  It was sunk in the harbor and he raised it.  On the way, we saw a policeman with the National Police hitchhiking alongside the road.  He was going to Luperon also, so we gave him a ride.  What a contrast to American policemen.  The cops in America all seem to drive nice new cars and most are not physically capable of walking any great distance.  In fact the only time I see them out of the car is to get something more to eat.  But, then again American taxpayers are too nice to really protest.  It is easier to write another check than to take a stand.  In the Dominican Republic, the people actually resist the government noose.  Because of that they have slim, trim, good looking cops that are grateful for a ride to work.