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Cops don't give each other tickets?

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Originally posted by: mugs
It's illegal in NJ as well, but everyone does it and they don't enforce it. I think it's like a $3000 fine.

I don't care if cops give each other tickets as long as they keep it under 90.

Did you ever get Walmart to let you return that video game you didn't like?
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No. :disgust:

But I did decide to not buy games that don't have demos anymore. I've wasted too many $50 bills on crappy games.
 
Originally posted by: Jumpem

No. :disgust:

But I did decide to not buy games that don't have demos anymore. I've wasted too many $50 bills on crappy games.
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:thumbsup: Smart thinking
 
I worked in a suburban town with a woman who's son was a cop. She said that all the cops in all the local suburbs had an agreement not to ticket each other or family members.
 
Originally posted by: Vic
Cops do get tickets. Just not while they're on-duty in their cruisers. He was probably speeding for a valid reason, and he doesn't have to turn the lights on to do that. Otherwise, off-duty cops typically get a higher rate of tickets and DUIs than the general populace at large.
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Do you have proof of that?
 
Originally posted by: Landroval
Family often don't get tickets either, and if you get caught doing something illegal, you might just get an escort home
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Sometimes. One of my friends is a cop and her sister got puller over for talking on her cell phone and the cop didnt care that her sister was a cop and still wrote her the ticket.

 
In general cops don't give each other speeding tickets. I know someone that works for the Park Police, and he's been pulled over before, but never received a ticket.
 
Originally posted by: JeffCos
Did you go to high speed driving and car control school? Well he did...STFU n00b
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Having been to said class, it's nothing to brag about.

Anyways, I know cops that will write tickets to other cops. Hell the dept i was going to work for had a policy of calling the guys superior and telling them he was getting a ticket.

There was also a stand off a few years ago when a Tarrant County Constable refused to sign a ticket and got in a fight with a city police officer.
 
In my area, Cops give out something like a businesscard to their family and friends. It's like a free pass.

 
I was amused by a local situation:

Off-duty officer or fireman (whichever he was, but all the officers and firemen do a lot in common) was involved in a boating accident in the next county. (major accident - several in intensive care, and possibly one death IIRC) The hometown police sped to the scene and picked up the driver of the boat before he was ever questioned by state police or sheriffs. So, while there were signs of alcohol at the scene, miraculously, he was never given a breathalyzer by the authorities who had jurisdiction. (since the authorities in his hometown jurisdiction took him away from the scene)
 
Originally posted by: CRXican
Originally posted by: Papagayo
In my area, Cops give out something like a businesscard to their family and friends. It's like a free pass.
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that's what I have
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PBA cards. Technically, you're not supposed to use them to get out of tickets but people will flash 'em anyway.

Me? Well most of the times they see the miniature shield in my wallet I carry to honor my father. Whether they give me a ticket or not is up to them, and I expect to be given a ticket if I broke the law.
 
The cop was 30 mi. outside his jurisdiction and drove to a house. It wasn't a call, like it matters because... 105 is excessive 99.9% of the time.

They call of lights and sirens chases at those speeds (some places), not to mention the fact he *wasn't* rolling lights and sirens.

The OP is an idiot for pacing the cop for any real distance.
 
Originally posted by: BigJ
Originally posted by: CRXican
Originally posted by: Papagayo
In my area, Cops give out something like a businesscard to their family and friends. It's like a free pass.
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that's what I have
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PBA cards. Technically, you're not supposed to use them to get out of tickets but people will flash 'em anyway.

Me? Well most of the times they see the miniature shield in my wallet I carry to honor my father. Whether they give me a ticket or not is up to them, and I expect to be given a ticket if I broke the law.
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It's just his business card. I hand it to them with my license, I don't have any shame, I don't need a ticket. However I have had one bitch female officer call and talk to this relative. And if they still want to give me a ticket I won't argue, if I know I'm guilty, it's up to them.
 
Originally posted by: Zontor
Headed to work on a state road, a city cop blows by me - no lights on, no siren, nothing. He's a good 30 miles away from his jurisdiction.

It's about 10am, the road if fairly empty, so I hit the gas and pace him at 105 mph. We slow down to take an exit and he drops to the speed limit within town. I'm headed to work along this route anyway - and he eventually turns off and pulls into a house & I drive on to work.

Questions:

1] It PO's me to see a cop speed with apparent impunity. I figure they protect each other and there is nothing I could do (I considered calling the city and asking WTF is up with their cops speeding - I had his license #)...

If I speed past a cop, more than likely I'll get a ticket....

2] Do cops give each other tickets?

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Not usally... its considered professional curtesy

most cops I know can badge out of tickets even when on thier bikes and sports cars...
usually only exception is State troopers... who seem to care less..
 
Hell - they make it easy to avoid that situation (pulling over another off duty LEO or family) here. State troopers (and civilian employees of the agency) have the option of getting plates on their POVs that indicate it is owned by a trooper, but looks just like a normal plate available to the public. :disgust: I mean, I am all for perks on the job, but seems like they should have to roll the dice just like everyone else. At least let them lose a few minutes while they get pulled over and have to flash their credentials. 🙂
 
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