Quote: Hell I want to see a cop pull over another cop for going 30 over WITHOUT THEIR REDS AND BLUES ON!!!! Im furious when I see a cop doing 75 in a 40 for no reason at all...
Oh get over yourself. I don't think I've ever seen such blatant speeding on the part of the police, or blatant ignorance on the part of someone on this Forum. It doesn't matter if you saw it everyday, cops will regularly begin a chase or go to some scene without lights on. You don't always want to warn everyone that you're coming. The difference is that they're trained to go that fast, the average citizen is not.
In fact, it's far more common in my experience for cops to play the game of "Let's see how slow we can go on the freeway before someone is willing to pass us." And that's just stupidity on the part of the other drivers. I've been stuck behind people going 45 in a 65 because they refuse to pass the cop.
And talk about getting off a high-horse. The only high-horse I see here is all those saying that cops do nothing but cause problems and take away their rights as citizens. I'm sure everyone here would defend their profession if everyone claimed they did nothing but hurt other people for fun. Cops catch enough [censored] everyday without more ignorant people jumping on them who have no desire to learn anything other than what they already think.
Go [censored] yourself, and then go live somewhere the police don't regularly serve.
Couldn't have said it better myself. I almost never use my lights/siren when going to a domestic. Why? Because I don't want them knowing I am on the way. I park several houses down, walk up to the door, and listen for a couple minutes. You would be amazed how much people lie, even the abused spouse who just called for your help... Those that say police should never exceed the speed limit without the use of lights/siren have no concept of actual (not hollywood) police work.
By the way, refusal to pass even at ridiculously low speeds is an indicator of criminal activity. We are taught that. It's only one of very many indicators.
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