Cop Tongue-Lashed me.
 

So, I drove the SC today. Driving home in a six-lane 45 mph suburban street, I came over the crest of a hill in the right lane, in heavy traffic, going the speed limit. UNCOMFORTABLY close to the crest of this somewhat blind hill was a black-n-white sherriff car, and an unmarked Charger behind it, stopped dead in the right lane. The charger had his window flashers on. The two officers were in between their cars, talking about whatever they were taking care of there, I suppose.

So, I crammed the brakes, came to a stop behind the Charger, put on my signal, and waited to merge into the middle lane and continue on my way home.

Traffic in the other two lanes didn't slow one bit, and when I saw my opening, I footed it. 180 hp of German rage accelerated as best it could into the middle lane, and I continued on my way. I was a little bummed the officers couldn't have put a flare or something at the top of that hill, or maybe put one of the cars up there or something, but I'm not a cop. I don't know how it works.

So, anyway, about a mile down the road, the black-n-white SCREAMS up behind me lit up like a Christmas tree.

I proceeded to take a verbal slap-fest about "exhibiting speed" and about howmanyofficersdieintrafficstopseachyearasopposedt ogunviolence and how "The world doesn't revolve around you." Like I'm sixteen. After I tried to explain for 10 seconds how, however noisy, I was just trying to merge safely; I began to realize how no reply on my part was really necessary.

Anyway, I don't know where I'm going with this, but after he ran my info he actually apologized for yelling, (sort of) and let me go. It's just kind of ironic to me that he would hammer down at 80 mph and run a red light to stop me and yell at me for how unsafe I was being with my "exhibition of merge."

Didja at least give him a reach around.

Dude they were probably exchanging donut shop secrets and you broke up their love fest.. Be happy you got away with a warning.. Middle aged white guys in P cars usually aren't that lucky ( ask me how I know)...

I wouldn't know about middle aged white guys.

How bout old guys in P cars ya know about them?

Did you get his shield number, probably a rogue cop?

yeah I forgot you're just a kid.....but a mature kid

I hate it when they give me the 5 minute arse reaming. I always want to tell that I am a habitual offender/ professional speeder, and know the drill, just give me the damn ticket, and shut up. However, I always reply " yes sir, sorry sir" thank you sir". It helps out in court. You probably have twice the driving experience that he does.

Just tell em to Supersize the Fries.

I think I'd ask for the ticket just for the chance to tell the judge that the cops were blocking traffic for no reason. That stuff is unacceptable. My first ticket was like that too. I was cresting a hill and on the other side was a cop in the travel lane, stopped with no lights on. Speeding up to get into the other lane to avoid him was got me pulled over.

Yeah it's hard to argue with a guy who has hair that short, a dick that small and wearing gestopo boots. And you know the hair and boots are just an attempt to compensate for the other .....
Forgot how much I hate cops when they go into revenue generation mode...

I'm sure he was an ok guy, but he was in "noisy car adrenaline" mode. Nothing more.

About as much as you know about being in a P-car recently.:D

"Boy, you're going to find yourself on the "Group W" bench"! ;)

you hippie musician...you probably deserved more than a tongue-lashing

uh, oh. 3....2....1.....

True story:

Years and years ago I had a doughnut spare on my Corrado and squealed it just a bit pulling out of the lot. It was hard NOT to squeal it on slick pavement (which I had in my apartment complex at the time), due to lack of traction. Next thing I know, down the block I am surrounded by cop cars and getting bawled out by my cop neighbor, who saw me bark my tire pulling out of my parking space. I was utterly stunned. He wrote me up for Careless & Reckless, which is about as bad as a DUI in NC. Flabbergasted, I continued to my destination.

When I came to my senses from this outlandish ticket, I got the best lawyer in town, paid him his fee, and forgot about it till my day in court.

Day in court came around a month or two later, lawyer has me wait outside the courtroom. He goes in, comes back out moments later looking rather shocked and says, go home, your ticket is dismissed due to no witness. He looked really shaken so I asked 'whatsup?!'

Come to find out, the cop who wrote me that moronic ticket had responded to a call the day before my trial date. He hauled down a busy suburban 45 mph road at 85+ mph. Neglected to put on his seatbelt or turn on his blue lights or even siren. A lady at a stop sign at an intersecting road saw him coming, misjudged his speed, and pulled into the road. He glanced off her car and endoed, getting flipped through the windshield in the process. He was dead before the chopper landed at the trauma center.

Did I mention he was driving an unmarked Range Rover?

The irony was thick enough to cut with a knife but it still really screwed with my head, he left behind a pretty young wife and newborn child. Told my roommate about it that night and he just looked at me blankly and said "Dumb motherf*$!er never should have !#$%ed with you" and changed the subject.

"So, anyway, about a mile down the road, the black-n-white SCREAMS up behind me lit up like a Christmas tree."


look on the bright side.........no taser.

Don't taze me bro!

I would be talking about this to his supervisor.

Did you spin your tires? Was your car sideways or out of control at any time? Did you run any signals? WTF are they thinking about being stopped at the crest of a hill, shooting the breeze it the middle of the road? Imagine if it were someone in a suburban or something that does not decelerate with the alacrity of a 911.

Cops die in traffic from doing stupid stuff like parking around a curve, or at the crest of a hill

People hate cops for a reason.

Gangsters, thugs and drug-dealers hate cops. Most normal law abiding "people" appreciate the service and the protection form an understaffed, under appreciated and underpaid profession.

People hate other people for lots of reasons, mostly because of ignorance.

+1 on the small dick. Damn I'm glad I'm hung like a buckterrier ;) Bet the cop has a honking huge 4 wheel drive pickem-up at home also.

When I look at the experiences I've had with cops...and those of my friends, and coworkers...and family members...all of which are reasonably upstanding citizens...plus, knowing the mentality of a bunch of cops I've known, I've gotta agree with the first guy. It can't all be a coincidence. Cops have a reputation for being d@#ks for a reason.

Combine that with the greater and greater powers they seem to be able to wield, and I am more concerned about the treatment I might receive from a roller than a random hoodlum. At least I theoretically have the right to walk (or run or drive fast?) away from or defend myself against a hoodlum's verbal or physical assault.

you are a MENACE to society! lol!

Yup. Just think of the children, will ya....

Cops have bad days too. Most of the people they deal with are dirtbags, so when they confront a law-abiding citizen, they may still be in the "confronting a dirtbag" mode. I mean, they're human and just doing their job...

should have given the po-po something to chase... it's what they are there for

I missed the part about him licking you.

Your roomate sounds like my kind of guy..
I'd just chalk it up to "natural selection" anybody stupid enough to get in a high speed chase and not buckle his seat belt is just contaminating the gene pool...
Cool that you got out of the ticket!!

They're either stupid jerks that used to get picked on in school and are now out to exercise their power and get even with society, or they're high speed ex military 'tactical' ninja types who REALLY want to shoot people.

I have no respect for either. To hell with cops, and to hell with you too for that matter.

Or perhaps they're just total jerks to begin with.

Yeah, i think that's probably it.

Thank you for proving my point about ignorance. I would say that most repo people are wannabe cops but that would probably be a generalization, but I would think it a much more accurate generalization and closer to the truth than your elementary thoughts about cops.

I welcome your continued thoughts in this matter but please try to respond as an adult.

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Yikes :eek: After you've killed all the snakes, rats, rabbits, deer, buffalo, frogs, lizards, scorpions, rhinos, elephants, wildebeests, caribou, skunks, mice, birds, shrews, moles, voles, bear, insects, alligators, crocodiles, water buffalo, hyenas, dingos, kangaroos, monkeys, gorillas, fish, antelope, (and any other living creatures I've forgotten about), you really will start on the fine folks of this planet!!!

Of course, all cops are actually angels sent from heaven. Incorruptible and motivated only by the righteous word of the Lord.

LOL. Right...they're lazy donut eating fatso's who really don't care at all about you or their job. Or they're former nerds with serious power trip issues. Or they're joe body builder 'tactical' types with high speed low drag Oakley shades and a strong desire to shoot at people.

OK. Up yours.

I'm still working on my manifesto, but yeah, sounds about right. I especially am focused on the Shrews. Evil little bastards.

There can be only one.

Did i mention i hate cops in this thread yet?

When I was in college, I was driving a stolen, brand new, Mercedes 500sl (not the current version but it's immediate predessor). Ok, not exactly stolen but the speedo was disconnected as I was house sitting for the owner....and I couldn't resist.

Anyway, I got pulled over for squeeling the tires - even though I wasn't really burning out, they just squeeled over the painted crosswalk.

The cops that pulled me over never even asked for my licence. The simply told me that I had squeeled the tires and then proceeded to ask me questions about this fantastic car (for about 10 minutes), eventually telling me to have a nice night, sir.

My point is that I find that I get much better service from the police when I'm white and driving a nice car. Poor me.

Most have been polite and me guilty as charged..no beef.
Had one try the Gestapo method..( inspection tag had expired)
he chased me down..red lights, easily exceeding 50 mph in a residential.
Was in my drive-way when he slides up ala SWAT.
It got amusing , as I smile and said..babe be sure to get both of us in the pic.
see him often..I sure he wants to shoot me.
his partners are cool, we laugh about 'Red' .

Rika

i try to have some respect for those that put their life in harms way for our protection, but i had a minor run in with some undercover cops in NYC no long ago. I was treated like dog crap for something pretty minor by some cops that were younger than me and since that day, i cant help but despise them and avoid them

ive also had a few situations with cops that were very positive. dunno, probably just a case of their being some bad apples in every basket

most of the cops ive known personally, were total pricks, racists, narrow-minded opinionated bullies that thought they were better than everyone else

then again, ive known a few that were great dudes that you wouldnt mind drinking a beer with