‘Everybody that Plays Frisbee Golf Smokes Weed’

 I was really hoping to avoid having any of my articles originate from social media. However, I was perusing my Facebook news feed when I came across this little beauty. The title alone was just too good to pass up. Whotv13 in Iowa reported that a police officer attempted to search a vehicle he had pulled over. After confirming that the motorist had been playing Frisbee golf he asked "why is it that everybody that plays Frisbee golf smokes weed?" The officer was attempting to find weed in the car based on this assumption.

I think we would all agree that the police officer has made a hasty generalization here, lumping all Frisbee golf players into one category. The Story reports that after the officer posed the question cited above, the motorist said "“No, it’s not everybody,” Then, that officer responds, “It’s everybody, man. You can’t tell me you never smoked weed,” This is similar to the example Prof. Young has used that all Mormons are polygamist.

As we have all learned over the last 3 weeks, there are always 2 sides to every story. Every morning, It seems like I get stopped by the same red light on my way to work. I know it doesn't happen every time but it has happened enough that it causes me to believe that it never fails, no matter what, I get stopped by it. This may be what has happened to this particular officer. For some strange reason, some or even most of those who have played Frisbee golf at that particular location have also been found to use drugs. Maybe his experience with one or two individuals has led him to believe that there is a correlation between the two. I don't know, I am of course speculating here. Whatever the case may be, it is ridiculous for the officer to make such an assumption and use that as a reason to search this individual's car. The police department has since issued an apology statement on behalf of the officer.