Speeding ticket in H3
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RE: Speeding ticket in H3
As in any line of work..there are the good ones that deserve the recognition and respect...and then there are the dickweeds that think they're all that and a bag of chips.
Assuming your hubby is the long arm of the law and assuming he is one of the good guys...Tell him thanks for sticking his neck out for us..[sm=usa.gif]
Assuming your hubby is the long arm of the law and assuming he is one of the good guys...Tell him thanks for sticking his neck out for us..[sm=usa.gif]
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From: Mount Dora, FL
RE: Speeding ticket in H3
Thanks boys...now I feel better! [sm=lol.gif]
Your assumptions would be correct (however he is no longer a ticket writin street cop)..and with all that said...I have been around LE all of my adult life (met hubby when I was 17) and yes, I have met a few of those "diks" myself. Especially down here in south FL..we have a wave of bad apples.
By the way he doesn't care for my "Bummer" as he refers to it..GOOD!!..means he doesn't need to be driving it! [sm=forgetit.gif]
btw, am leaving shortly for a road trip..will be checkin that gas mi. post head job...
LOVIN MY LITTLE HUMMER! [sm=smiley27.gif]
Your assumptions would be correct (however he is no longer a ticket writin street cop)..and with all that said...I have been around LE all of my adult life (met hubby when I was 17) and yes, I have met a few of those "diks" myself. Especially down here in south FL..we have a wave of bad apples.
By the way he doesn't care for my "Bummer" as he refers to it..GOOD!!..means he doesn't need to be driving it! [sm=forgetit.gif]
btw, am leaving shortly for a road trip..will be checkin that gas mi. post head job...
LOVIN MY LITTLE HUMMER! [sm=smiley27.gif]
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RE: Speeding ticket in H3
ORIGINAL: LawWyfe
By the way he doesn't care for my "Bummer" as he refers to it..GOOD!!..means he doesn't need to be driving it! [sm=forgetit.gif]
By the way he doesn't care for my "Bummer" as he refers to it..GOOD!!..means he doesn't need to be driving it! [sm=forgetit.gif]
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From: Cincinnati, OH
RE: Speeding ticket in H3
ORIGINAL: Linus Gump
That is a very good point. Police deal with the worst 10% of society 90% of the time. To me though, that still doesn't warrant treating me like I am that 10% because they are having a bad day or whatever.
What really gets to me is when you are given a ticket you don't deserve, then go to court to fight it and watch the judge demand that every defendant require a witness to collaborate thier story against the holy word of the officer's lone word. When siad witness is not produced, the verdict is Guilty as Charged. All this, after the judge reads to you your Constitutional Right to be innocent until proven guilty. Sounds to me like you are guilty until you prove yourself innocent.
That is a very good point. Police deal with the worst 10% of society 90% of the time. To me though, that still doesn't warrant treating me like I am that 10% because they are having a bad day or whatever.
What really gets to me is when you are given a ticket you don't deserve, then go to court to fight it and watch the judge demand that every defendant require a witness to collaborate thier story against the holy word of the officer's lone word. When siad witness is not produced, the verdict is Guilty as Charged. All this, after the judge reads to you your Constitutional Right to be innocent until proven guilty. Sounds to me like you are guilty until you prove yourself innocent.
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RE: Speeding ticket in H3
ORIGINAL: importkiller
I think we now know what her screen name stands for
I don't get all the hating either really....I hang out with a few cops that are good friends and after seeing the crap they deal with all day every day, I fully understand why they are diks. They even told me once that people always say that cops are azzholes and are punks with guns...until they need one of us, then they change their tune.
I think we now know what her screen name stands for
I don't get all the hating either really....I hang out with a few cops that are good friends and after seeing the crap they deal with all day every day, I fully understand why they are diks. They even told me once that people always say that cops are azzholes and are punks with guns...until they need one of us, then they change their tune.
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RE: Speeding ticket in H3
i've had a few tickets in my almost 30 years of driving, but i found that what you give is what you get back. i've never really had a leg to stand on any of the times i've been stopped, guilty each time. maybe i'm just lucky, but i've never had a nasty cop pull me over. was even able to talk my way out of a ticket in Wyoming, got a written warning instead. i have too much respect for the profession to bag on all cops, and i'm sure that just like every profession, there are good and bad. hell, there may even be a lawyer or two in the world that ISN'T a complete snake. i think one of the benefits of driving the bus is that it's so big and brick-like, a cop just can't imagine it going over the speed limit.
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From: Cincinnati, OH
RE: Speeding ticket in H3
I was pulled over for doing 98 in a 55 zone about 5 years ago. I ended up stopping and just waiting for the trooper to catch up, I figured it was easier than having him chase me down. Turns out he was about my age, very nice guy. Wrote me down to 74 mph because I didn't make him chase me down. Now with this said, I have zero issues with incidents like this. He was professional, curteous, and did his job. That's what he received back from me.
With this said, you refer to me as "boy" I'm going to take offense to it and believe me, I'll voice it too. No matter how much crap you see in your profession, REGARDLESS of what you do, you don't fricken treat people in a demeaning mannor and then expect them to show you respect. Like you said, What you give is what you get .. and that door swings BOTH ways, at least in my little world.. regardless of that shiny nifty little badge SOME think give them these rights ...
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RE: Speeding ticket in H3
Yeah, there are some guys who are burned out from some of the stuff they deal with, and need to be assigned to something else for a while to take a break.
I also think that sometimes, people use that "first impression" they get from a cop, as a basis for his or her general attitude. But, when a cop first approaches a vehicle, is probably the most danergour time of a traffic stop. So, I wouldn't expect them to come up all casual and wanting to shake hands and talk about the weather. I pretty much expect to hear the usual, let me see your ID & insurance. Then once they see you not some maniac about to flee, they usually seem a little more relaxed, and personable. But, I think too many people still remember the automated first response, and form an opinion.
No they shouldn't call people "boy" etc. I don't know why they would anyway.. I just see it as a potential to make thier job that much harder if the person takes offense to it. I'd rather everything go smoothly, so we can both go on our way once it's over.
I also think that sometimes, people use that "first impression" they get from a cop, as a basis for his or her general attitude. But, when a cop first approaches a vehicle, is probably the most danergour time of a traffic stop. So, I wouldn't expect them to come up all casual and wanting to shake hands and talk about the weather. I pretty much expect to hear the usual, let me see your ID & insurance. Then once they see you not some maniac about to flee, they usually seem a little more relaxed, and personable. But, I think too many people still remember the automated first response, and form an opinion.
No they shouldn't call people "boy" etc. I don't know why they would anyway.. I just see it as a potential to make thier job that much harder if the person takes offense to it. I'd rather everything go smoothly, so we can both go on our way once it's over.
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From: Cincinnati, OH
RE: Speeding ticket in H3
ORIGINAL: Fireman
Yeah, there are some guys who are burned out from some of the stuff they deal with, and need to be assigned to something else for a while to take a break.
I also think that sometimes, people use that "first impression" they get from a cop, as a basis for his or her general attitude. But, when a cop first approaches a vehicle, is probably the most danergour time of a traffic stop. So, I wouldn't expect them to come up all casual and wanting to shake hands and talk about the weather. I pretty much expect to hear the usual, let me see your ID & insurance. Then once they see you not some maniac about to flee, they usually seem a little more relaxed, and personable. But, I think too many people still remember the automated first response, and form an opinion.
No they shouldn't call people "boy" etc. I don't know why they would anyway.. I just see it as a potential to make thier job that much harder if the person takes offense to it. I'd rather everything go smoothly, so we can both go on our way once it's over.
Yeah, there are some guys who are burned out from some of the stuff they deal with, and need to be assigned to something else for a while to take a break.
I also think that sometimes, people use that "first impression" they get from a cop, as a basis for his or her general attitude. But, when a cop first approaches a vehicle, is probably the most danergour time of a traffic stop. So, I wouldn't expect them to come up all casual and wanting to shake hands and talk about the weather. I pretty much expect to hear the usual, let me see your ID & insurance. Then once they see you not some maniac about to flee, they usually seem a little more relaxed, and personable. But, I think too many people still remember the automated first response, and form an opinion.
No they shouldn't call people "boy" etc. I don't know why they would anyway.. I just see it as a potential to make thier job that much harder if the person takes offense to it. I'd rather everything go smoothly, so we can both go on our way once it's over.