Heheh TAG UR IT, you're right
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Originally Posted by Teleplayer
This is exactly what bothers me about cops. Since when is "attitude" or being "mouthy" a criminal offense? It's a big power trip. Don't piss off the cop because he has the power to retaliate.
I always wondered about warnings. Are those actual methods of law enforcement that are written down somewhere? It's an obvious method to show favoritism to certain people. Like if a friend or local politician is pulled over. Or maybe the wife of a cop. Think about it, someone breaks the law so you decide to pull them over. Why should there be any other element that decides if they get punished for breaking that law? They either did nor did not. Attitude or gender or who they are should not enter into the equation.
As far as I can see, every cop should get an automatic ticket every week because they always violate multiple laws every time I see one. They always drive way over the speed limit, and they also tailgate on the highway. Plus my favorite is when they jump out from behind a tree and point a radar gun at your car. If you jumped out from behind a tree and pointed something at them, that would be sufficient cause for them to shoot at you - so I don't see why they are allowed to do it.
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Teleplayer, one thing I never realized before I became an officer is that you can go to jail or get a citation for anything (Except 2 things and I'll leave that up to you to figure out). So Peace Officers exercise a lot of restraint and give many brakes more then you realize. But hey, I mean you're right. We Peace Officers & Military folk risk our lives everyday for others' freedom and safety just so people can run around and have an attitude and hate us for it.
Enjoy
My favorite is the race card. On several occasions I stop someone just to tell them "Hey, just wanted to let you know your driver's/passengers side brake light is out, tail light is out." and I ask for their DL & Insurance. I check their info to make sure they have no warrants and I go back and let them know why I stopped them. Then "So, did you just stop me b/c I'm black in a black neighborhood?"...
No, I stopped you b/c your tail light is out and I just wanted to let you know, but I appreciate the racial comment. You have a wonderful day!
So, are there officers out there on a power trip? Sure, it's no different from the corporate world.
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Originally Posted by Teleplayer
I was expressing an opinion. I don't agree about how a ticket can be determined on attitude. A traffic stop shouldn't be a personality test. If you don't like being a cop then do something else. That doesn't mean I give cops a hard time. I've been pulled over once in the last 22 years and got a warning for a chintzy "going through a yellow light" violation.
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Going through a yellow light can be dangerous and many people have lost their lives doing that as well. Yellow is not, "hurry your ass up man, it's about to turn red!" It means to hey, it's turning red, slow down and stop. Caution. For the most part, the deal with stopping people for small minor infractions like changing lanes w/o signaling, a tail light out, no blinker on turn is for probable cause to stop you. Give us the right to talk to you and see what you're up to (where coming & going etc.) and run your information in the database to see if you have warrants. Many wanted people are caught on traffic stops. I think it was the oaklahoma bomber, some of the 9-11 guys were all stopped on traffic on their way to doing what they were doing. They weren't wanted at the time so they were let go.