Man gives police officer a ticket

[Argo]

Originally posted by: rh71
LOL, it said Argo.

Yeah, wtf?

 

[Cuda1447]

This thread is officially teh ownage of a$hat Mill!

 

[andy2812]

This reminds me of something I saw a few months ago. I was leaving a rest area on the Garden State Pkwy, where you have to enter the pkwy from the left lane as the rest area is between the north and south bound sides. As I was accelerating up to the speed limit trying to get on the pkwy, I saw a car approaching in the left lane at a high rate of speed. Fast enough that I had to stop my acceleration and let him pass. As the car passed, I realized it was a state trooper doing about 80 mph. A little ways up the road, I saw him suddenly slow down and pull off the road to set up a speed trap. How ironic that the cop needed to first speed to get to where he was going to set up a speed trap to catch speeders. I guess he had to worry about his quota so he needed to catch a speeder as soon as possible

 

[Czesia]

Originally posted by: Shockwave
Waste of time my ass. Cops are NOT exempt from the law. And if he did indeed run the stop sign he should be ticketed.

I totally agree. It seems like the majority of officers think that they are above the law. One of my major peeves around here is that police cruisers often don't care to stop at Stop signs or traffic lights, so they will turn on their siren lights long enough to get through the intersection without having to stop. Definitely not cool. :|

 

[eakers]

that guy better drive damn carefully now because im sure the police will be watching for him to screw up

 

[Warthog912]

Originally posted by: andy2812
This reminds me of something I saw a few months ago. I was leaving a rest area on the Garden State Pkwy, where you have to enter the pkwy from the left lane as the rest area is between the north and south bound sides. As I was accelerating up to the speed limit trying to get on the pkwy, I saw a car approaching in the left lane at a high rate of speed. Fast enough that I had to stop my acceleration and let him pass. As the car passed, I realized it was a state trooper doing about 80 mph. A little ways up the road, I saw him suddenly slow down and pull off the road to set up a speed trap. How ironic that the cop needed to first speed to get to where he was going to set up a speed trap to catch speeders. I guess he had to worry about his quota so he needed to catch a speeder as soon as possible

This happens all the time on our local Interstate in Central ga. Usually they work in teams of 2. They create a giant loop, one on each end, once they get someone they swap sides, seriously speeding by to get to the next position. I also hate it when they sit up on the exit ramps, one on each exit. Turds, don't they have anything else better to do than ticket people going 4 MPH OVER???

/rant

 

[XZeroII]

Originally posted by: Mill
Sure it is a waste of time. It was obvious the guy had a grudge because his son got a ticket, even though he tried to play it off. I don't think this should be allowed unless there is more than one witness. Otherwise you will have people swearing out complaints on officers for traffic tickets constantly, and who knows what code call they are on, or where they were going, or what they were doing. Police officers are trained, and the ones you see running lights without "sirens or lights" typically are on a silent high priority call. I'm not saying the Police do no wrong; they do just like any other occupation(trust me, I've been fvcked over too). I'm not saying they shouldn't be held to a higher standard because they should. What I am saying, however, was it doesn't appear like this guy did this in good faith. He is trying to start trouble, and in the end he gets burned. I highly doubt the judge will convict the guy anyway. Word of guy with an obvious grudge against an officer that doesn't remember.

As for the story about the U-turn. BS. An officer can break a traffic law to apprehend a suspect or to enforce traffic laws. How the hell do you think they catch speeders hiding in the median, or chase in a high-speed pursuit?

Where is it 'obvious' that he had a grudge because of his son? Just because it happened doesn't mean that he holds it against them. I understand what you're saying about them having to break the law at times and I agree 100%. However, a police just running a stopsign for no reason is not good and he should be ticketed for it. Just like it would be ok for you to run a stopsign if you were rushing your friend to the hospital, but not ok if you were late for work.

 

[MomAndSkoorbaby]

Don't ever assume...I have seen many cops run stop signs in my subdivision only to then park and watch for others to do the same! Grrr.

 

[new2AMD]

That guy better obey every traffic law from now on. I find it hard to believe that he has never broken a traffic law in the past and now wants to make sure everyone else obeys them. Reminds me of..."he who is whithout sin...."

I would think I made myself a target if I went after a Police Officer that way.

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: Shockwave
Waste of time my ass. Cops are NOT exempt from the law. And if he did indeed run the stop sign he should be ticketed. In fact a similiar situation happened to my uncle. He did a U-turn or something minor which caused him to get pulled over. Well, in order to get pulled over the cop had to do something illegal too (I believe a U-turn). He said he'd gladly sign his ticket if the cop was issued a ticket for the same thing. The police chief was called out to the scene and backed my Uncle up. If my Uncle got a ticket, so did the cop. Ended up the cop gave him a warning

haha your uncle is the MAN!!!!

 

[Viper GTS]

If the police were held to every traffic rule they would never get anything done.

While they are certainly not completely exempt, no civilian should be able to cause an officer this much hassle.

Until you are privy to everything going on inside the squad car you are in no position to object to minor speeding, rolling stop signs, etc.

I would fully support punishment for gross abuses of authority (ie using lights/sirens for personal reasons), but "giving a cop a ticket" for rolling a stop sign is petty at best.

If we expect them to do their jobs we must allow them to use their discretion in some areas (while performing their duties).

Viper GTS

 

[NFS4]

Until you are privy to everything going on inside the squad car you are in no position to object to minor speeding, rolling stop signs, etc.

I would fully support punishment for gross abuses of authority (ie using lights/sirens for personal reasons), but "giving a cop a ticket" for rolling a stop sign is petty at best.

I'll remember that next time I'm in a hurry to get to the local K-Mart. Afterall, they don't know what's "going on" inside my car.

Lead by example. How hard is it for the cop to stop at a stop sign? Sure, it may seem frivilous to stop the cop, but I bet he'll think twice about doing it again to save the embarassment.

If the cop doesn't have his lights on, he's just a regular driver on the road like the rest of us and SHOULD obey all traffic rules.

 

[MacBaine]

So what's to prevent every citizen from going and making up a story to get a cop ticketed because they were mad about getting in trouble themselves?

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Until you are privy to everything going on inside the squad car you are in no position to object to minor speeding, rolling stop signs, etc.

I would fully support punishment for gross abuses of authority (ie using lights/sirens for personal reasons), but "giving a cop a ticket" for rolling a stop sign is petty at best.

I'll remember that next time I'm in a hurry to get to the local K-Mart. Afterall, they don't know what's "going on" inside my car.

Lead by example. How hard is it for the cop to stop at a stop sign? Sure, it may seem frivilous to stop the cop, but I bet he'll think twice about doing it again to save the embarassment

There are no circumstances in which you would be legally justified, however there are countless situations in which an officer would be. In a legitimate emergency (medical for example) it is highly unlikely that you would be ticketed, more likely escorted through traffic by the officer.

We commission them to have a reason to "break the law," let them do their jobs.

Viper GTS

 

[Spencer278]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
If the police were held to every traffic rule they would never get anything done.

While they are certainly not completely exempt, no civilian should be able to cause an officer this much hassle.

Until you are privy to everything going on inside the squad car you are in no position to object to minor speeding, rolling stop signs, etc.

I would fully support punishment for gross abuses of authority (ie using lights/sirens for personal reasons), but "giving a cop a ticket" for rolling a stop sign is petty at best.

If we expect them to do their jobs we must allow them to use their discretion in some areas (while performing their duties).

Viper GTS

It is just as petty for a cop to give anyone else a ticket for rolling thru a stop sign.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: NFS4

Until you are privy to everything going on inside the squad car you are in no position to object to minor speeding, rolling stop signs, etc.

I would fully support punishment for gross abuses of authority (ie using lights/sirens for personal reasons), but "giving a cop a ticket" for rolling a stop sign is petty at best.

I'll remember that next time I'm in a hurry to get to the local K-Mart. Afterall, they don't know what's "going on" inside my car.

Lead by example. How hard is it for the cop to stop at a stop sign? Sure, it may seem frivilous to stop the cop, but I bet he'll think twice about doing it again to save the embarassment

There are no circumstances in which you would be legally justified, however there are countless situations in which an officer would be. In a legitimate emergency (medical for example) it is highly unlikely that you would be ticketed, more likely escorted through traffic by the officer.

We commission them to have a reason to "break the law," let them do their jobs.

Viper GTS

Rolling through a stop sign less than a block away from the police station is pure laziness or just being impatient. And he should be called out on it.

 

[slightlyhuman]

you guys be nice to mill....

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: Spencer278
It is just as petty for a cop to give anyone else a ticket for rolling thru a stop sign.

If you don't like it, do something about it.

Get the traffic laws changed to allow you to run stop signs. Hell, do away with stop signs altogether.

As things are now they are paid to enforce the law, & the law says you aren't supposed to run stop signs.

Viper GTS

 

[Spencer278]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: Spencer278
It is just as petty for a cop to give anyone else a ticket for rolling thru a stop sign.

If you don't like it, do something about it.

Get the traffic laws changed to allow you to run stop signs. Hell, do away with stop signs altogether.

As things are now they are paid to enforce the law, & the law says you aren't supposed to run stop signs.

Viper GTS

Right they are paid to enforce the law that doesn't mean they can breake the law when ever they want to.

 

[Chadder007]

Originally posted by: aircooled
I'd love to have a camera mounted on my car (like the police have) for the MANY time I've spotted cops doing exactly what they ticket the public for.

:werd: I had on pass me on a two lane road with 30mph speed limit only to end up pullin over to a gas station to get something. No lights on.

 

[911paramedic]

If the cop doesn't have his lights on, he's just a regular driver on the road like the rest of us and SHOULD obey all traffic rules.

That's not always true, there are things called silent code 3's. I do agree that the officer that ran that stop sign was probably not on a call, and should have stopped.

I can't tell you how many times I have received a call, turned on the lights and siren, gotten through an intersection only to have the call cancelled. Everybody around thinks we just turned them on to get through a red light, never going to happen, EVER.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Don't mind me. I'm just pitching up to see Mill(ennium) loose it at another member and get banned again.

see sig.

 

[brigden]

Wow, Mill, you're a total and complete moron. I trust your absense from this thread means you're attempting to remove your head from your arse.

Anyway, I would have just left it. I'm not the type to really give a rat's ass about this kind of thing.

 

[slightlyhuman]

hrmmm.... I think mill is looking in the mirror crying right about now.


ATOT| 1 mill| -5


gg:beer:

 

[classy]

I didn't read where his son got a ticket. He said if my son ran that stop sign he deserves a ticket. The guy is right and the officer deserves a ticket. Don't forget by his running that stop sign, he could have hit someone. The guy is right and hopefully the officer will learn to use correct judgement at all times.