NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! /me got the law handed to him tonight

[ThaGrandCow]

I was driving home from work and was coasting down a hill, limit was 55. I thought I was doing about 65 but the cop clocked me @71. I was unfortunately in a car that didn't have my USMC sticker in the back, and I was trying my hardest to put out all the "I'm a marine" signals without blatently asking the cop to tear up the ticket because of my military stuff. I guess the officer didn't pick up on the signals until the ticket was written. When he finally saw my military ID he became extremely apologetic, but the ticket was already written so the damage was done.

Damn. Oh well, I'll go to court and get my driver improvement class and get the points taken off my record.

 

[pyonir]

well, at least you are a man about it. Sucks thought.

 

[d33pt]

You should've given him your military ID with your license...

 

[wviperw]

Why would you get out of a ticket b/c you are in the military?

 

[Beau]

Originally posted by: d33pt
You should've given him your military ID with your license...

or done exactly what he did and owned up to the fact that he WAS speeding

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: wviperw
Why would you get out of a ticket b/c you are in the military?

Back in the day, I got out of a ticket because i was wearing my private security uniform.

 

[ThaGrandCow]

Originally posted by: wviperw
Why would you get out of a ticket b/c you are in the military?

90% of the officers around here are either current marine reservists or former marines. I really shouldn't have to say more

EDIT: I guess I should say that I've gotten out of about 3 tickets so far when I was in my car with the USMC sticker. The officer comes up and we just start chatting:
"where've you been stationed at?"
"oh I was here and here... etc."
"Woah! I was there 3 years ago... is <name> still there?"
etc...etc...etc...
"Ok, well I'm not gonna write you a ticket, just slow it down a bit"
"Thanks officer, I really appreciate that"
/me =

 

[TheNemesis]

Yeah, firefighters got the ticket too...


Edit: Oops. Like the ticket to no ticket.

 

[Atrail]

Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow

Originally posted by: wviperw
Why would you get out of a ticket b/c you are in the military?

90% of the officers around here are either current marine reservists or former marines. I really shouldn't have to say more

public servant

 

[anxi80]

shouldve gone with the $20 or $50 wrapped around the ID.

 

[crab]

My friend got out of a ticket because he was wearing his airline pilot uniform...cop started chatting about taking flight lessons.

 

[Walleye]

Originally posted by: Atrail

Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow

Originally posted by: wviperw
Why would you get out of a ticket b/c you are in the military?

90% of the officers around here are either current marine reservists or former marines. I really shouldn't have to say more

public servant

honestly.... the amount of special treatment given to gov's people is disgusting...

 

[Atrail]

Originally posted by: Walleye

Originally posted by: Atrail

Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow

Originally posted by: wviperw
Why would you get out of a ticket b/c you are in the military?

90% of the officers around here are either current marine reservists or former marines. I really shouldn't have to say more

public servant

honestly.... the amount of special treatment given to gov's people is disgusting...

its the good ole boy system...
you take care of your own...

 

[wviperw]

Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow

Originally posted by: wviperw
Why would you get out of a ticket b/c you are in the military?

90% of the officers around here are either current marine reservists or former marines. I really shouldn't have to say more

Hmm, am I the only one somewhat dismayed by the fact that this happens? Its like hot chicks getting out of tickets because they are hot chicks. Not cool when the tickets get "saved" just for normal non-marine, non-hot people IMO.

 

[ThaGrandCow]

Originally posted by: Walleye

Originally posted by: Atrail

Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow

Originally posted by: wviperw
Why would you get out of a ticket b/c you are in the military?

90% of the officers around here are either current marine reservists or former marines. I really shouldn't have to say more

public servant

honestly.... the amount of special treatment given to gov's people is disgusting...

Dude, as a marine I'm on call 24/7 if some major war breaks out. Does your job pay to to die if need be to protect others? That rates a little bit of leeway in certain situations.

 

[ThaGrandCow]

Originally posted by: wviperw

Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow

Originally posted by: wviperw
Why would you get out of a ticket b/c you are in the military?

90% of the officers around here are either current marine reservists or former marines. I really shouldn't have to say more

Hmm, am I the only one somewhat dismayed by the fact that this happens? Its like hot chicks getting out of tickets because they are hot chicks. Not cool when the tickets get "saved" just for normal non-marine, non-hot people IMO.

See my post before this one.

 

[pyonir]

/grabs popcorn.

 

[Brutuskend]

I have a USMC sticker on the back of one of my cars, and I think that's WHY they pull ME over!

Of course they may think I WASN'T really a Marine (long hair that I am) but they DO seem to mess with me more when I drive that car than when I drive the VW with the Hippie stickers on it!

Edit: Maybe I should stick a Viet Nam service sticker on there as well. Though I WASN'T "In country" I WAS in during the war. Seems dishonest to me though, so I won't.

 

[PatboyX]

Originally posted by: wviperw

Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow

Originally posted by: wviperw
Why would you get out of a ticket b/c you are in the military?

90% of the officers around here are either current marine reservists or former marines. I really shouldn't have to say more

Hmm, am I the only one somewhat dismayed by the fact that this happens? Its like hot chicks getting out of tickets because they are hot chicks. Not cool when the tickets get "saved" just for normal non-marine, non-hot people IMO.

yeah, it seems obnoxious...but its part of life. im sure its not a hard and fast rule that marines cant get tickets, becuase that would be really problematic for me. but thats one of the benefits of joining certain organizations...the connections. and people know that going in (usually). besides, everyone has been given something or graced with some kind of benefit becuase they know someone that works somewhere or something similiar.
if not...go chat people up more. it really helps you get a lot of free stuff!

 

[wviperw]

Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow

Originally posted by: Walleye

Originally posted by: Atrail

Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow

Originally posted by: wviperw
Why would you get out of a ticket b/c you are in the military?

90% of the officers around here are either current marine reservists or former marines. I really shouldn't have to say more

public servant

honestly.... the amount of special treatment given to gov's people is disgusting...

Dude, as a marine I'm on call 24/7 if some major war breaks out. Does your job pay to to die if need be to protect others? That rates a little bit of leeway in certain situations.

It has nothing to do with occupation. A doctor could say he deserves leeway due to his patients needing him. A scientist deserves leeway because he happens to be working on the cure for cancer. George W deserves leeway because he is the President of the United States. IMHO, law is law. But that's just me I guess.

 

[AnyMal]

Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow

Originally posted by: Walleye

Originally posted by: Atrail

Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow

Originally posted by: wviperw
Why would you get out of a ticket b/c you are in the military?

90% of the officers around here are either current marine reservists or former marines. I really shouldn't have to say more

public servant

honestly.... the amount of special treatment given to gov's people is disgusting...

Dude, as a marine I'm on call 24/7 if some major war breaks out. Does your job pay to to die if need be to protect others? That rates a little bit of leeway in certain situations.

1. You are not special just because you're Marine
2. You volunteered, nobody forced you to sign up. The danger comes with territory, you knew that before signing up.
3. Traffic laws do apply to you, see #1 for reasons why.

 

[ThaGrandCow]

Originally posted by: wviperw

Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow

Originally posted by: Walleye

Originally posted by: Atrail

Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow

Originally posted by: wviperw
Why would you get out of a ticket b/c you are in the military?

90% of the officers around here are either current marine reservists or former marines. I really shouldn't have to say more

public servant

honestly.... the amount of special treatment given to gov's people is disgusting...

Dude, as a marine I'm on call 24/7 if some major war breaks out. Does your job pay to to die if need be to protect others? That rates a little bit of leeway in certain situations.

It has nothing to do with occupation. A doctor could say he deserves leeway due to his patients needing him. A scientist deserves leeway because he happens to be working on the cure for cancer. George W deserves leeway because he is the President of the United States. IMHO, law is law. But that's just me I guess.

Doctors on call speeding to the ER can get out of a ticket, as soon as they tell the cop what's goin on the cop tells them to head on. GWB has special plates (on his limo or whatever they cheauffer him around in) that are government "do not arrest or pull over this man" plates

 

[wviperw]

Originally posted by: PatboyX

Originally posted by: wviperw

Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow

Originally posted by: wviperw
Why would you get out of a ticket b/c you are in the military?

90% of the officers around here are either current marine reservists or former marines. I really shouldn't have to say more

Hmm, am I the only one somewhat dismayed by the fact that this happens? Its like hot chicks getting out of tickets because they are hot chicks. Not cool when the tickets get "saved" just for normal non-marine, non-hot people IMO.

yeah, it seems obnoxious...but its part of life. im sure its not a hard and fast rule that marines cant get tickets, becuase that would be really problematic for me. but thats one of the benefits of joining certain organizations...the connections. and people know that going in (usually). besides, everyone has been given something or graced with some kind of benefit becuase they know someone that works somewhere or something similiar.
if not...go chat people up more. it really helps you get a lot of free stuff!

Yea patboyx, I guess you're right. We humans and our "social creature" traits tend to receive things based on status and "who we know" instead of "what we know" which is quite unfortunate.

 

[Brutuskend]

On the other hand, my mom worked for the Police when I was in H/S and I was a fire fighter (Jr.) and the fire house was next to the PD station. I NEVER got tickets.

 

[Nocturnal]

It's life, get over it.