This is what happens. Last weekend I was going home from school. I was doing 80 in a 65 and got pulled over by a state trooper. He gave me a ticket for not wearing a seat belt. I was fine with this. So today I went to pay for the ticket because I do not have the time to go and deal with it through court. I also doubt I would win so I then I would be stuck with court fees and all that crap. So on my way back from the court I was doing 70 and here come a state trooper comming up real fast behind me with no lights or siren. Now there is a 18 wheeler that is on my right. I get about 10 feet infront of the truck and put my blinker on to move over. This state trooper flys into the right hand and almost takes me out as I am moving over. This ticked me off so I call 911 to complaine about the trooper. I get ahold of the operator and say that a state trooper is speeding and driving reckless. I told her where I was and wanted them to do something about it beacuse he had no lights or anything. Right after that she hang up on me. What in the world kind of bull*&!# is that.

 

Wow, that is a trooper in a hurry...I wouldn't pick that fight, especially when you just got off easy with the 80 in a 65...and as for the dispatcher, you may have gotten the county or local dispatch, not the state dispatch...911 rolls over to who's jurisdiction you are in most cases, but not always...take a deep breath and let it go...you won't win that battle...cops are just like anyone else, they make mistakes too...

 

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It ticks me off because I always get pulled over by troopers. A have been pulled over at least 7 times sense i have gotten my srt. I have gotten a ticket once. 5 of those times its because they want to know what kind of car i have. That is a waste of my time. The sixth time my car got searched taken all apart and never put back together. I am fed up with police. They think they are above the law or at least all the ones i see.

 

Well, our cars do attract attention...I would not take it as wasting your time if a cop admires your car and isn't out for blood so to speak. I would make friends first, not ememies of the police....sorry you got searched, must be the area you live in...there are hot spots around here they do that as well, but usually with a dog, so not to waste everyone's time...so, from an old cop of 30+ yrs, do this...stop by their barracks or post, whatever it is called in NY, talk to a supervisor, usually a Lt or Capt...and tell him or her your complaint...calling will never do you any good...just make sure you have a clean record, and be polite...superviors take their jobs seriously, and if you think you are being harassed, they will look into it. But our car attract attn...and look fast, hell they are fast....good luck...

 

The police do not always run with lights and siren. Sometimes they run to catch up to someone unawares to to repond to a silent alarm. They must however drive safe and prudent.

Doc's right, you won't win that fight. The dispatcher hears that complaint often, daily actually. And usually from someone who just got a citation.

Let it go.

And for goodness sake, keep an eye on the rear view mirror. Sometimes, the car coming up fast on your @ss isn't a competent policeman, but a crazy fool in a Crossfire.

I have seen a lot of them drive. Trust me, those guys are dangerous!


roadster with a stick

 

I've never gotten a ticket for something I didn't do. However I did get a ticket that really made me angry. After driving all night through Arizona and New Mexico and finally reaching Texas I just got fed up with people that refused to dim their lights to oncoming traffic. Not that I saw many cars out there until a few hours outside of Houston. I decided that the next car that wouldn't switch to low beams and blinded me would get my high beams so they could see how pleasant it was. I flashed this car with really bright lights and he ignored me so I put my high beams on and left them there. We'll, that car crossed the median and put on his lights. Texas State Trooper. I told him I was the only person in Texas that night that had dimmed his lights including State Troopers. Then he told me that Texas had no agreement with Tennessee and he gave me the choice of a ticket or night in jail. I took the ticket for not dimming my lights. He just told me to drive safe and the helicopter would be watching me and his buddy's had been told I was coming there way. I kept my mouth shut, paid the ticket but have been bad mouthing Texas State Troopers for 20 years and won't stop till I die.

Les

 

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Originally Posted by Franc Rauscher

And for goodness sake, keep an eye on the rear view mirror. Sometimes, the car coming up fast on your @ss isn't a competent policeman, but a crazy fool in a Crossfire.

How come my ears are burning???

 

too funny, the helocopter would be watching me...damn troopers...we in local law enforcement always referred to them as " glorified traffic cops" because they never take any of the other runs...domestics, fights, civil disputes...etc...as I have stated before, there are good ones and bad ones, just like politicians...oops, there aren't any good ones there...

 

I hate cops. Most think they're above the law. I was pulled over on a Friday afternoon on the interstate heading north out of Atlanta and the cop said I was doing 89 in a 70. If any of you have ever driven on the interstate on a Friday in Atlanta you would know that it's impossible to even go that fast. Traffic is just way too heavy. I never open my mouth or get disrespectful but I just couldn't bite my tongue on this one. I told him he was full of **** and he either is a liar or doesn't know how to use his radar gun. He said if I say one more word we can go... I said go where? He got quiet like he realized he shouldn't have said that and I told him to shut up and go write me a ticket. I was surprised but he didn't say a word, just turned around and wrote the ticket and gave it to me. I would have loved to get out of the car and beat the brakes off that punk a$$ pig.

 

I know all about the good ones. I just have bad luck in Texas. I got a ticket for going 59 in a 55 outside of Odessa and that danged Trooper followed me 50 miles afterwards riding my bumper. From that point on I got a haircut and shaved before driving through Texas. Why?He told me my hair was my first offense, my beard the second and driving through Texas my third. I thought he was going to shoot me on the spot. I was young and paid that ticket too.
Now I would fight it with all my might.

Les

 

I am always getting harassed by the d@mn cops for no reason at all. I am sick of those b@stards!

Why just this morning on my way to work i was minding my own business just driving along going 112mph in a 25mph school zone, enjoying the sights and shooting up with heroin while back handing my hoe for not havin my money and wouldn't you know it a stupid cop has the nerve to pull me over! Well let me tell you I gave that guy a piece of my mind when he told me he was going to "cut me a break" and only give me a ticket for speeding and wreckless driving. What a scumbag! What makes these people think they have the right to harass people like they do!

 

I don't hate cops and have great respect for most despite some of my experiences. In any line of work you need to figure out what kind of individual you have in front of you and behave accordingly. My Uncle was a police officer in Dayton Ohio and he told me after seeing so many bad kids everyday sometimes it was hard to imagine that good ones existed.

Les

 

Haha ask amx1397 about me looking out my rear windown. I can't see anything out of it. But I also don't hate cops. My brother in laws good friend was a state trooper who was killed. Maybe some of you have heard of him. His last name is Andy Sperr. Now my brother in law want to go into law enforcement him self. I have much respect for police and troopers. But i think it is just getting to the point now that there is to many young ones that like to have all the power they can get and use it as much as they can. I think they need to put harsh restrictions on what cops can and can't do.

 

You are an idiot.

 

Go F*ck yourself Pig.

 

What a wonderful thing to say to someone who will eagerly go into a situation out of which you are hauling your Chicken **** @ss.

Cops spend much of their day dealing with disrespectful jerks. I often wonder how they ever manage to be civil.


roadster with a stick

 

I try to avoid tickets, more than you can possibly appreciate, so far.

Day one of the C I got pulled over by an interested office that wanted to see the SRT. My avatar shows the result, srt is off the car since then. I dont mind appreciative people but I wish not to be pulled over.

OH on the cop haters, PLEASE allow them to *****. Its healthy for the society for these individuals to sound off and protest - LOUDLY I hope.

THeir easier to find and observe this way. Then they are culled.

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Only met one cop I didn't like. He gave me a ticket in the late 80's for not having a chauffeur's license. Thing was, I knew the law didn't apply, I was not hired to drive, I was hired to fix radio's. Driving my service van was not my primary job. A court threw the ticket out, of course.

What totally pissed ME off was that my employer didn't pay me for the two hours I was in court!

I was mad at the officer for years, but got over it. Good thing, too. In 2000, he had become the number 3 guy in the county sheriff department. It was HIS reference and phone call, more than anything, that enabled me to get a job here in Georgia, 770 miles from home - with only a telephone interview.

You never know WHO will be your friend later on in life!

I should add that I deal with as many as a dozen officers a day in my job. I have gotten to know them on a personal level, and I, too, don't know how they maintain a good attitude about people in general. They deal with the same human debris every day. They deal with the kind of people WE would be forced to deal with were there no police out there.

Imagine the world you would live in without law enforcement. SURE, ya get irritated when you get that speeding or parking ticket. I know I do. But it's their very presence that "keeps a lid" on crime.

 

There is, already, too many restrictions on what Cops can and can't do. The result has not been better policeman or even better relations with the public. in point of fact, the police are so restricted, their job has become even more dangerous and at the same time less effective.

Most patroling officers do so alone now, using technology and communications to back them up. Still, on the scene, they are alone.
Armed with a weapon they can't use most of the time, and their wits, they must be on top of the situation into which they have a sworn duty to go. Given that, you can't fault them when their demeanor is to insist upon being the top dog at every meeting with the public. They must be the alpha, in control and present themselves as the toughest SOB in the valley.

Or they could likely die.

It is hard to be a kind, gentle Ben type, when presented with these odds. A disrespectul public doesn't improve a policemans demeanor.

I'm not preaching here, you all know this already.

How many people remember, right after 9/11? The police were all heroes and for about two days we treated them with the honor and respect they deserve. Hell, we treated each other better for a while. Why is today any different?


Hmmmmm....


roadster with a stick