Gov. Kasich Stands Up To Cops: At Least If They Give Him A Ticket

by Stuart Shapiro

Policemen overstepping their bounds is often an issue that motivates the left. It seems that the Republican Governor of Ohio also has an issue with cops.  He recently called an officer who gave him a ticket an “idiot” in a speech to the Ohio EPA.  It turns out that this is a pattern for the recently elected governor.

Back in December Kasich made two statements about officers ‘sneaking’ and ‘hiding’.

During a press conference with the Highway Patrol Kasich said:

“You got some patrolman sneaking in the weeds somewhere getting you going 2 miles an hour over the speed limit. We don’t want that in Ohio.”

We welcome the ability of Gov. Kasich to question law enforcement.  Now let’s hope he maintains this ability when the person arrested is a poor minority and not himself.

By: Stuart Shapiro

Stuart is a professor and the Director of the Public Policy
program at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers
University. He teaches economics and cost-benefit analysis and studies
regulation in the United States at both the federal and state levels.
Prior to coming to Rutgers, Stuart worked for five years at the Office
of Management and Budget in Washington under Presidents Clinton and
George W. Bush.