thats slick

I got a story, there is a town nearby me that is very strict and wealthy, the cops are known for pulling us kids over for no apparent reason, anyway i was riding down the parway ( 4 lane with a median) doin the speed limit in my green truck below with a 4 inch susp and 33's, all the sudden a cop is coming from the other direction, cuts across the median, and gets on my but and follows me for a few miles, i turn then he pulls me over and says i have a dim taillight, how did he see that when he was in front of me coming the other way?? i got the taillight fixed, but it bothers me because i think he got behind me cuz there was an old beat up truck ridin through preppy town

 

Once they notice the NRA sticker and the gun rack(empty of course) if i do happen to get pulled over the act real nice. As a side not I use turn signals and go the speed limit. Except for on the highway where i go 55 still.(low gears)

BROKEBRONCO

 

We already had the "seatbelt thread" and this has nothing to do with it.

two weeks ago, i was a passenger in my work truck cause i was showing a new guy the ropes. we were on a road thats close to our shop and just happens to have the county jail on it. as im sure you can imagine, this road has cops on it all day long. of the cops that travel this road, id say only 10-20% are wearing their seatbelts. the speed limit on said road is 35mph and again id say that 10-20% obey the law. on this day we were going down the road and approaching in the opposite lane was a state trooper. the new guy was doing 50mph and neither of us had our belts on. as the trooper passed i noticed HE wasnt wearing his either. needless to say the trooper turned around, got behind us and lit us up. he comes to the drivers side of the truck and does the normal traffic stop stuff. he tells the new guy that he was going 50 in a 35 but he wasnt going to give him a ticket for that, insted he was going to give both of a a ticket for not wearing our belts! at that point i started to get really angry since he wasnt wearing HIS belt either! i kept my calm and accepted the ticket without saying a word. i have to go to court tomorrow and i plan to plead not guilty, i know by law i am guilty but so was he. tommorow im gonna stand on a corner near the jail and video tape every passing patrol car for an hour and show this to the judge. i may not get out of the ticket but thats not the point.

dont think that im bashing police officers here either. a close cousine of mine is a Trooper in the state of Virginia. to me....the seatbelt law is crap. especialy when 80-90% of the law enforcement officers dont obey it themselvs.

 

HO, we went through the "Cops don't wear seatbelts" routine in Honolulu already, and the outcome was that that cops don't have to wear them as it could interfere with their holster, and ability to draw their pistol in an emergency. You'll lose, my man.

 

The police officers in our town are really good, and I know many of them pretty well. I've lived here all my life (39 years) but over the years I have seen a couple isolated instances of "power abuse". I believe they were mostly done by the "new rookies".

Years ago my ex wife was head teller at a bank in here town. Most of the officers cashed their checks there, so I got to know most of them through her. The branch manager's husband was a lieutenant who I became good friends with.

One evening I was on my way to meet my wife at her bosses house for dinner. As I came to a stop sign, I noticed a police car parked on the other side of the intersection. (the intersection is offset by about 15 feet) I came to a complete stop, then made the left and an immediate right. I got about 20 feet through the intersection when his lights came on.
I pulled over and this officer who I had never seen before shined his cruiser spotlight right in my eyes! He then walked over to my truck and DEMANDED my credentials. He abraisively told me "Your not the guy that I'm looking for, but I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW. THE SPEED LIMIT AROUND HERE IS 25! NOT 40, NOT 50, NOT 75!"
When I explained to him that I was only doing 15 mph, he got irate! He told me to shut up, and he asked me "how would I like a ticket for something else"?
Up to this point I was very polite and nice. Now it was time to get nasty!
I asked him who his boss was. He said with an attitude "It won't do you any good to call him, he's on vacation".
I said "Well, I know he's on vacation, and I've got some bad news for you". "I was on my way to his house for dinner before you pulled me over and gave me an attitude"! "Now that I've got your name, badge number, and patrol car number, we'll just see if your personality needs adjusting a bit"!
The very next day, I recieved an apology in person from this idiot. He was also terminated shortly after for the same thing.

 

>HO, we went through the "Cops don't wear seatbelts" routine
>in Honolulu already, and the outcome was that that cops
>don't have to wear them as it could interfere with their
>holster, and ability to draw their pistol in an emergency.
>You'll lose, my man.

Does this mean I don't have to wear mine, for the same reason? I have no hope of getting my gun out, when I am strapped in.

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Cop pulled over a friend of mine today and said he was going to give him a 600 dollar ticket for having big 38" tires on his truck and searched his truck w/o asking permission. By law they have to ask and if you say no, they can't search you. Any run in w/ a cop, whether is was friends, family, or me, it's been a bad thing, not good.


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More correctly, if you say no to an officer, he is only going to search you if he suspects that there is a reason to. Nothing you can say to an officer in a traffic stop, can stop a search, unless you are driving a vehicle with govt plates. Then he can only search on production of a federal warrant.

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He has to have a significate cause, like if you smell like you've been drinking or you smell like pot or other drugs. If so, usually they'll have a dog sniff, and if he detects drugs, they have a reasonably cause to search. They cannot search you on "you said no, you must have something to hide, so i'll make up a reason to search."

Primary rig is Green Thunder:
95' F-150 XLT 4x4, 302, 5 spd, MSD 6A, Flowmaster American Thunder Exhaust, Sunroof, Clear corners w/ Diamond headlights, CD player with 2 10" subs and some 32" BFG Muds .

Check out my Gallery for a look-see.

Then theres:
99' Mustang GT 4.6L
88' F-250 Heavyduty 4x4 351/c6
95' Mercury Cougar 4.6L V-8
80' E-350 300/6 with a
3 spd column shifter. Weighs around 7,000lbs w. 65mph top speed, who wants to race me!

 

I have had nothing but possitive experiences with our city police. I got pulled over on my bike doing 10 mph over the speed limit on a city street and got off with a warning. I was doing 90 across a bridge at night on my bike and got nailed be a CHP. Again I got a warning. Doing aprox. 60 in a 45 and got nailed by a motor cop with a radar gun. He put the gun down as I passed by on my bike and just looked at me as I slowed down. I think they give us bike riders a break. At least that's been my experience. Lots of motor cops in our town. They ride those nice Harley Davidsons now instead of those Kawasakis. Got nailed doing 80 in a 55 on my bike again, on the highway leading into town. Got a ticked for that one but the officer was polite. Just doing his job. I have had to call them to our house on occasion. Again, very polite and understanding. We had a sheriff's deputy go out of his way to help us out once. Nice man. When I see a cop going a little over the speed limit or do a rolling stop or something like that, I just figure he's on his way to answer a call.

Someone mentioned being pulled over because he looked out of place. I think that's part of the job. To check out anything that aroused his/her suspesions. If a cop has an attitude, well I would try to be patient. Yes, some might be on an ego or power trip and they should be delt with. But it's hard to uderstand where he's comming from unless you've been where he's been. Perhaps he just came from a domistic disturbance call where the wife was beaten senseless or kids were abused. Or from a accident where kids were hurt or someone was killed because of someones stupidity. Or have to arrest a young girl, perhaps a runnaway for prostitution and durgs. That would get me. And it probably gets to them.

 

http://www.9news.com/storyfull.asp?id=5325

Oops, the wrong people get a beatin'. Now, would this have made news if they were the right ones?

 

I have had many experiences with lawmen. A very good friend of mine just joined the force in Norwich Ct. He is a fine upstanding fellow. He is still out with his FTO.(Field Training Officer) I am sure he will see all kinds of stupid stuff. He is a good cop.

I think we tend to forget that the cops usually only arrive to clean up messes. Accidents, domestics, bank jobs, etc. Rarely do they arrive in time to effectively do something about serious crime.
I am not talking about traffic stops. These are usually situations where cops want to make an impression upon the driver but there is never any excuse for arrogant condesending behvior. Try carrying a tape recorder for audio evidence. It is not admissible in court unless you advise the officer he is being recorded, and he acknowleges on tape. You may **** him off, or you may get proper treatment, but it is still your right to record. You can still record even without his permission. It just is not admissible.

There are rotten cops everywhere. I don't know that the percentage is any higher than any other similar occupation. I always react politely and cooperate fully. If I come across a jerk, I just note the badge number, and fire off a letter of complaint to his commander, with copies to the Attorney General and the highest boss I can find. Letters are something of record, and do not usually go in the garbage, especially if you copy the right people.

My advise on any police stop is to be polite and fully cooperative, even if the officer is a total jerk. Always note the badge number, and after the incident, write down and document your experience.
Mail it registed to get a return reciept. Beware though, doing this in a small town may set you up for a long protracted battle for which you may have to be very persisitent and tough to win. Be careful out there and obey the law.

One more thing. You never know if a officer is responding to a code 2 (silent approach, no lights), so if they are moving fast just get out of their way and forget about it. You may read about it in the papers the next day. Remember, "the cops don't need you and man they expect the same". Bob Dylan, "Queen Jane", Highway 61 Revisited. 1966. Also: "to live outside the law you must be honest". Bob Dylan, "Absolutely Sweet Marie", Blonde on Blone, 1968.
Brien

 

I couldn’t be a Cop! They see stuff that would really bother me, work for little money and put up with crap from lots of people. But attitude and poor judgment by the police can not be tolerated. Anyone can have a bad day but abuse of authority is serious. Complain politely, don't shout, don't touch and don't cuss. Attend city council meetings, write letters to editors of the local news paper an stand up for your rights.
William in Atlanta

 

I had a very upseting run in with a state cop. I can handle the ticket wich was unjustified. But what I cant handle is when I plead not guilty and In court the cop lied about the whole situation. he even went as far as to say I was weaving around cars in the middle of the road. Funny though I don't remember no cars their The judge just shruged off everything I had to say. He even stated that he beleaved the cop over me because "he does this on a daily basis" This realy shows that the system doesn't work. My dad being the police cheif in our town can not beleave this happend. He is outraged, But what can I do??? Nothing...............


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Wait until you call the police, explaining that your son's car is being stolen (I saw it leave the driveway), then call them again a few minutes later explaining that the car is STILL in the neighborhood (a neighbor, a former dispatcher for the same police dept., lost it while giving chase) only to be called back 4 HOURS LATER by the officer in charge telling me that I HAVE TO COME TO THE POLICE STATION TO FILE A REPORT BEFORE THEY WILL ACT. My wife and I went to the police station only to be told after I'd filed the report that they would not issue a stolen vehicle notification on the car because the car was NOT IN OUR NAME. (I had just bought the car for my son 2 days earlier...bought on Sat. afternoon, tag agencies not open until Tues. thanks to a Mon. holiday...car stolen Mon. night.) The car was recovered a week later in a neighboring city after being impounded for having 17 parking tickets and them contacting the previous owner. Two years later, no arrest has ever been made even though the police admit they know who did it; a juvenile with a record of previous auto thefts and burglaries.