Cop Tongue-Lashed me.

Gogar · 04:52 PM

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."

tabs · 08-11-2008, 04:54 PM

Didja at least give him a reach around.

9dreizig · 08-11-2008, 04:59 PM

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)...

Gogar · 08-11-2008, 05:01 PM

I wouldn't know about middle aged white guys.

tabs · 08-11-2008, 05:03 PM

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

widgeon13 · 08-11-2008, 05:11 PM

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

9dreizig · 08-11-2008, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Gogar

I wouldn't know about middle aged white guys.

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

fastfredracing · 08-11-2008, 05:17 PM

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.

tabs · 08-11-2008, 05:26 PM

Just tell em to Supersize the Fries.

Rick Lee · Rick Lee's Garage

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.

9dreizig · 08-11-2008, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by fastfredracing

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.

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...

Gogar · 08-11-2008, 06:16 PM

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

Gogar · 08-11-2008, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by tabs

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

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

rouxroux · 08-11-2008, 06:21 PM

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

ramonesfreak · ramonesfreak's Garage

nostatic · nostatic's Garage

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

rouxroux · 08-11-2008, 06:37 PM

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

dtw · 08-11-2008, 06:37 PM

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.

onlycafe · 08-11-2008, 08:11 PM

"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.

Mule · 08-11-2008, 08:16 PM

Don't taze me bro!