[Banshee]

Originally Posted by Dave_O

Wow, 2 of my tickets were for 17-18 over, one expressway, one street, but it was RIGHT at the change from 45 to 30... the other was 15 over...

Any officer planting himself within a half mile to a mile of a decreased speed transition zone in order to effectuate a stop and generate a ticket is a dick.

Some police officers take sh*t too far.

And those do not use a beautiful tool bequeathed upon them called DISCRETION. The law IS the law BUT the law (officer) can be discretionary taking in all sorts of factors. Those that do not budge or use the discretion tool are an embarrasment to the badge. Unless that is you are driving like an ass or are a total dick. If you give me every excuse in the book, my BS meter lights up. If you give me the "car doesn't work" chin music, I say get it checked out. If you are a complete dick, and I was cool to you? You better be ready for the cracked windshield, one armed driving, dog in your lap, tail light out and one for the 38 air fresheners, graduation tassle and the Mardi Gras beads hanging from your rear view mirror ticket.

We are no better or different than any other law abiding citizen out there. We should treat everyone that way. The good ones who speed 10 over on the way to work do not write for that infraction, thats hypocracy if they do. Thats why my limit is 20 over. I go with the flow of traffic which usually is 10 over on the E way.

You have to be a complete nutjob (no offense PQ) to get a ticket from an otherwise cool cop. If you are not a nutjob, the cop must be the problem. As I said, too many think they are God. So PQ, he must have run SCMODS and seen your record.