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I got a ticket on thursday. I was doing 79 in a 55...actually i think i was going a lot faster but that's waht he radared me at so that works for me. Anyways he only wrote it for 5 over i'm just going to pay it. I don't care really I just don't want my insurance to go up.
But the point is is...suck it up. [censored] happens.
Also, about the quotas. We were arguing at work one day about if cops have them or not and then 15 min later a cop walked in so we asked him and he said yes he does have a quota...His was 100 tickets a year which he could easily write in a few days if he wanted.
I live in Detroit, I couldn't give a **** how good my car is in the "twisties."
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Also state laws determine the speed on the road I was on, I think the speed limit is good for most conditions, but it could be variable and be higher with less traffic and dry conditions, but like I can really get that to happen by myself.
The speed limit is variable on driving conditions.
The posted speed limit you see is what you're allowed to drive in low traffic, dry, day-time conditions.
It is at the officer's discretion to ticket you if conditions change substantially and he deems your driving too quickly.
You won't get pulled over for this often because a Cop doesn't want to deal with proving his case in Court. It usually comes up in accident cases, in which case driving 60 in a 65 can get you a ticket if it was absolutely pouring rain outside and you were involved in an accident.
For your benefit, I have pulled Georgia's law on this:
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No person shall drive a vehicle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard for the actual and potential hazards than existing.
This law -- called the Basic Speed Rule -- takes precedence over all the other laws governing speed limits.
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Originally posted by CRZYDRVR:
Originally posted by PackRat:
Originally posted by CRZYDRVR:
Originally posted by ContourKev:
I see this all the time, a cop turns the sirens on, does an illegal U-Turn, turns sirens off, continues to proceed (I drove behind one of these guys... see wtf they were doing, ended up stopping at a Krispy Kreme...  )
I see that a lot too. My Dad especially hates that crap because he used to be a cop and didnt do stuff like that to give the public a reason to hate him.
A lot of the cops in my town are under investigation for all kinds of stuff, and half the town doesnt like them, most of them have the worst attitudes you have ever seen. There are some good ones, though. I hear a few of them are actually scared to go into some parts of town because they *might* not make it back out, after abusing their power so much.
I have been pulled over a few times by the bad ones, and I felt lucky to get a ticket or a warning without cuts and bruises magicaly appearing or getting hauled off to jail for absolutely nothing.
Duke city cops crooked? NAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! 
Yeah, I know, hard to believe, huh? 
The El Paso PD is under scrutiny too, as well as the Anthony NM/TX PD (for sexual assault). About the only cops with their hands clean in this area right now are the LCPD and the Juarez police! 
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The only thing I want to know is this: Did it ever cross your mind to MOVE YOUR SIDE MIRROR DOWN?!?!?!?! Maybe then you wouldn't have been "blinded and seeing spots"...  I've been pulled over plenty of times. All you needed to do was adjust your mirror like you would if any other vehicle's lights were shining directly into it causing you permanent eye damage. And I'll agree with pretty much everyone else here... you're a crybaby who has absolutely no knowledge whatsoever about law/traffic enforcement.
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Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
Originally posted by brapple:
well no offense but it seems you got what was deserved
I would think a parent would rather their child get home safely then to speed home, eben if it means you are going to be late, what are cell phones for anyway
Well I was getting home safely, and faster. My tires are good tires and the conditions were safe... just over the speed limit... oo well we all see you're not a good role model either by the rest of your post.
never said that I was a role model, but I have slowed down a bit the last two days, I know my actions have concequences
there is alot for being more mature then your age, seems to go hand in hand with trust and respect
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Originally posted by Horse:
Im not going to touch this incident with a ten foot pole. All I am going to say is since none of you work in law enforcement you really dont have a clue what you are talking about and subsequently have no legs to stand on.
Officers do not and cannot just enter any home at will. They must have permission granted them by a legal entity (read judge).
At the time the police woke me up looking for my sister I was exhausted and was enjoying one of the most peaceful sleeps I have ever had. My sister is in jail now and I believe she will be spending most of her life there. All she wants is drugs, sex, and good times. It seemed just plain wrong for the police to wake me up in my home and accuse me of hiding my sister. My sister is a hardcore drug addict and I don't like to be associated with her. I am a veteran with lots of veteran friends who could teach the local police a lesson if we wanted to (there is stength in numbers) but that would be a last resort. I like to accomplish things and my sister likes to overdose on drugs but the police are not smart enough to see the difference between me and my sister.
My problem is pretty much solved by my gate at the end of my driveway that I keep locked. It did not help the police one little bit waking me up. It was just plain stupid. The police where I live are often shooting and killing unarmed people because they believed that the person might have been reaching for a weapon. If they are that scared they should go hide somewhere and they should not be carrying a gun.
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Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
You wouldn't understand though cuz you're a cop , and I think it takes a special type of person to be a cop (not necessarily wanting to help people,,, more like wanting to have a position of authority).
It shows more obvious stupidity on your part and the officers part.
I work with cops, I know a lot goes on, but not as much as the previous person I was replying to made it seem.
And I'm sure there's a law that says you have to fight. I know how many officers like to interpret the law in their own way, but I guarantee there isn't a law that says that.
I guess I'm wrong and you're right and people have to fight if you say they do.
I wish cops would just get off their high horses,,, but that's why they are cops, so they can boss people around,etc. Like I said, I know and work with plenty of cops, I know how they are.
LMAO!!!
Kermit -
I am NOT a cop so as for your knowing what is a cop and why they are a cop and because this and whine that! I am a Dispatcher not a cop - I dont pretend to know all the laws and all their legal definitions. I DO know that nearly every state in the Union has a good samaritan law on the books, which YOU ARE ABSOLUTLY INCORRECT ABOUT - REQUIRES you to render aid to ANY person in need of said help. If you see an officer in a fight and do not stop to help you MAY be held accountable, but the same goes for a normal person as well. If you are too young to remeber the last episode of Sinfeld it was a comedic poke at these laws. You ARE REQUIRED BY LAW to help, no if ands or buts.
So if by "working with the cops" you mean your neighborhood watch I salute you, the programs we have in our city have dramatically reduced crime in those areas, Thank You, it really helps! But unless your local PD is drastically different than mine, mobile watch people just are not privy to everything that goes on. It is not considered nessesary for "joe Average" to need to know everything that goes on, If you did know you would prob try and move to another place, because I can assure you that WAY more bad stuff happens than you are aware of. (and FYI I live in a VERY TAME "small town" - and we have more than enough going at a time) os unless your local town is pop. 521 you will have a lot going on as well.
Kermit - I am also not saying that there arnt officers who dont do a good job, like everywhere else in real life some people do their jobs well some dont. But usually sooner rather than later those who are not good cops get "rooted out" for some reason or another and are replaced by the "next guy" trying to earn a living for his kids. ( At least thats the theory  )
Im just saying give the guy a break, dont ruin his record because you got the shaft once. Give him the benefit of the doubt and mabey next time you will get his.
Remember its a dog eat dog world out there little tadpol, if you "scratch" his back next time he will "scratch yours"
Cops are people just like you and me, they remember people and how they are treated by them, be nice, courteous and then next time mabey he will do the same for you.
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Originally posted by Horse:
Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
You wouldn't understand though cuz you're a cop , and I think it takes a special type of person to be a cop (not necessarily wanting to help people,,, more like wanting to have a position of authority).
It shows more obvious stupidity on your part and the officers part.
I work with cops, I know a lot goes on, but not as much as the previous person I was replying to made it seem.
And I'm sure there's a law that says you have to fight. I know how many officers like to interpret the law in their own way, but I guarantee there isn't a law that says that.
I guess I'm wrong and you're right and people have to fight if you say they do.
I wish cops would just get off their high horses,,, but that's why they are cops, so they can boss people around,etc. Like I said, I know and work with plenty of cops, I know how they are.
LMAO!!!
Kermit -
I am NOT a cop so as for your knowing what is a cop and why they are a cop and because this and whine that! I am a Dispatcher not a cop - I dont pretend to know all the laws and all their legal definitions. I DO know that nearly every state in the Union has a good samaritan law on the books, which YOU ARE ABSOLUTLY INCORRECT ABOUT - REQUIRES you to render aid to ANY person in need of said help. If you see an officer in a fight and do not stop to help you MAY be held accountable, but the same goes for a normal person as well. If you are too young to remeber the last episode of Sinfeld it was a comedic poke at these laws. You ARE REQUIRED BY LAW to help, no if ands or buts.
So if by "working with the cops" you mean your neighborhood watch I salute you, the programs we have in our city have dramatically reduced crime in those areas, Thank You, it really helps! But unless your local PD is drastically different than mine, mobile watch people just are not privy to everything that goes on. It is not considered nessesary for "joe Average" to need to know everything that goes on, If you did know you would prob try and move to another place, because I can assure you that WAY more bad stuff happens than you are aware of. (and FYI I live in a VERY TAME "small town" - and we have more than enough going at a time) os unless your local town is pop. 521 you will have a lot going on as well.
Kermit - I am also not saying that there arnt officers who dont do a good job, like everywhere else in real life some people do their jobs well some dont. But usually sooner rather than later those who are not good cops get "rooted out" for some reason or another and are replaced by the "next guy" trying to earn a living for his kids. ( At least thats the theory )
Im just saying give the guy a break, dont ruin his record because you got the shaft once. Give him the benefit of the doubt and mabey next time you will get his.
Remember its a dog eat dog world out there little tadpol, if you "scratch" his back next time he will "scratch yours"
Cops are people just like you and me, they remember people and how they are treated by them, be nice, courteous and then next time mabey he will do the same for you.
Well said, unless he said harassing comments, or hit you have NO reason for filing a complaint. Just because he left the spot light, or because he did not chat it up with you thatâ??s no reason.
You were speeding and he was doing his job. Your complaint will go no were. PLUS he most likely has a video tape of the stop. This will only prove his point.
Remember if your polite to the cop, the cop will often recommend to the judge it get thrown out.
By filing a complaint, youâ??re going to PAY the fine and pay the insurance increase. Plus get on the sh*t list.
Swallow your pride and don't do it.
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Originally posted by Horse:
Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
You wouldn't understand though cuz you're a cop , and I think it takes a special type of person to be a cop (not necessarily wanting to help people,,, more like wanting to have a position of authority).
It shows more obvious stupidity on your part and the officers part.
I work with cops, I know a lot goes on, but not as much as the previous person I was replying to made it seem.
And I'm sure there's a law that says you have to fight. I know how many officers like to interpret the law in their own way, but I guarantee there isn't a law that says that.
I guess I'm wrong and you're right and people have to fight if you say they do.
I wish cops would just get off their high horses,,, but that's why they are cops, so they can boss people around,etc. Like I said, I know and work with plenty of cops, I know how they are.
LMAO!!!
Kermit -
I am NOT a cop so as for your knowing what is a cop and why they are a cop and because this and whine that! I am a Dispatcher not a cop - I dont pretend to know all the laws and all their legal definitions. I DO know that nearly every state in the Union has a good samaritan law on the books, which YOU ARE ABSOLUTLY INCORRECT ABOUT - REQUIRES you to render aid to ANY person in need of said help. If you see an officer in a fight and do not stop to help you MAY be held accountable, but the same goes for a normal person as well. If you are too young to remeber the last episode of Sinfeld it was a comedic poke at these laws. You ARE REQUIRED BY LAW to help, no if ands or buts.
That Good Samaritan law would be great if it could be enforced. I will give you and example; a man came to my home late at night and said his car was off of the road a little and would not get traction. He needed someone to pull him out. It was a full moon and I could see just like it was daylight almost. I went and borrowed my dad's 4 wheel drive truck and log chain. When I got there the man's car was in about 2 or 3 feet of water. The river was flooding. I had got my new $80 shoes wet and I was getting cold. Then here come the police with their lights on. The police ask me if I was drunk and ordered me to go sit in my truck. I did what they ask because police will shoot a person. I guess the police might have thought I was taking a risk. I have took risks all of my life. I've been on rescue and assistance teams and we risk out lives all the time. If a person does not take some risks then life would not be worth living. The police were acting like a tough, holier than thou bunch of tough men. I did not like sitting in my truck for hours. I wanted to go get my log chain that was connected manâ??s car and leave. After the wrecker pulled the manâ??s car out the police accused me of trying to steal the chain. It was my log chain.
That incident really changed my mind about helping other people. I was traveling a couple of weeks later and I went into a menâ??s room at a truck stop in Kentucky. There was a little boy in a closed stall saying "I want my daddy" again and again. The little boy was making loud grunting noises like maybe someone was stabbing him or something. The man in the stall was saying "d@mn people d@mn people" over and over and he was breathing hard like he was involved in some kind of strenuous activity. I wanted to get involved and when I walked out there was a policeman at the truck stop. I wanted to tell the policeman but the way the police treated me that night changed my opinion of them. In the military my bosses motto was always "cover your own @ss". I guess that means do what you have to do to survive and to heck with other people. I don't know for sure what was going on at the truck stop but I was suspicious that something bad was happening. I wanted to report things to the police but I was scared they would twist and distort the truth and try to cause me problems.
I always respect police and their position of authority and do as I am ordered. I know what it is like being in a position of authority. Most people will respect authourity but some just don't respect a policeman's position of authority. It does not happen often but it is bad when police abuse and misuse their position of authority. They should also treat people with respect and allow neighbors to help neighbors.
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Sharing much the same age as you, and having the privlege of driving through Albany myself (check the location; I don't live that far away from you) I can tell you that your argument holds little bearing as to why you should file a complaint, or do all the bitching you've done, and I'm sure if somebody took a decent amount of time, they could weed out all the times you've contradicted yourself on this thread. I'm 17 myself, and I figured I was invisible in a vehicle type that the police would not usually associate with young teenagers. I can also tell you that that's not necessarily true. I was pulled over for 81 in a 65 when I was driving with my father, ironically on my way to check out a CSVT in Atlanta. Probably the only thing that saved me was that my father was with me to say that he hadn't been paying attention that I was 16 over the limit. Fortunately, I was let off with a warning, but I can vouch with my life that had I been by myself, I would've been ticketed. There's no way out of it other than accepting that the law was broken and no amount of whining or complaining will erase that fact.  Take it as a hit and move on. So his behavior sucked. On here, yours isn't proving to be much better.
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