idiot cop = stupid law

my usual drive home from work takes me through a patch of road that is usually monitored by cops just itching to give somebody a speeding ticket. a speed trap, if you will. i've not gotten a ticket...i don't speed. but i've seen something here several times that really aggravates me. there's a traffic law in this state that provides safety for police officers giving tickets or doing whatever on the side of the road. if a police car is on the shoulder with lights flashing, you are required, by law, to slow down to 20 miles under the speed limit or move over to the next lane. i'm all for the safety of cops, well the safety of people in general...here's my problem and the reason for this blog...

there is a cop, standing next to his car (lights NOT flashing), with a gun (speed gun, not firearm) in his hands extended away from his body....if i explained that right, you're now picturing this fool, trying to catch somebody speeding...i'm still ok with this, its annoying and i think a total misuse of police presence but whatever...this is where the picture gets interesting...upon catching somebody speeding, the jackass, puts his hands down, steps out into the MIDDLE OF THE STREET, and puts a hand up in front of him to signal to the guy in the car to stop and pull over....ARE YOU FUCKING CRAZY?!?!?!?!?!?!?! what world do you come from that you think its even remotely safe to walk into the middle of oncoming traffic...speeding traffic, no less. you make the slow down/pull over law really stupid because who's being protected by that law? some asshole that walks onto oncoming traffic? fuck that, he doesn't need to be protected...he needs to be commited!