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[TJcop]

If a guy hasn't had tickets in years (10) and is an upstanding citizen....why do you feel compelled to write a ticket when he is driving on open road with no one else on the road and is only 6mph over the speed limit on a highway......

I don't feel compelled to write a ticket for 6 mph over the limit...but apparently another officer did. There might be many reasons why a ticket was issued: orders from a supervisor, special enfocement, complaints of speeding in the area, etc....

Like I said earlier, I usually don't stop for speed until 15mph over...and there is plenty of that out there! I'm not really into traffic tickets, but I do stop vehicles. I like to make the stops to dig for other stuff; drugs, warrants, OWI, etc.

I personally couldn't care less what a firefighter thought of my job.

My best friend is a hoser for the same city that I'm a cop for, and I tell him this about hosers:
"Eat 'till your tired...sleep 'till your hungry!"

 

[dherbman]

What is the typical ratio of time doing paper work to time spent on the street?

 

[TJcop]

What is the typical ratio of time doing paper work to time spent on the street?

Anywhere from all of the time to none of the time!!! Honest!

If I get an extremely involved case right at the beginning of the shift, I might never go back on the road. Now, most cases (thefts, entry to autos, assaults, OWI's, etc) usually take about an hour or less (minus the booking process). What's nice is that we can do everything from our squads.

 

[TJcop]

Hey, I've got an idea....I'll make a short video at work tonight of some of the tools I have at work, if anyone is interested. I'll show you the taser, in-squad computer, squad, etc.

Sound like something you'd like to see?
Any requests?

 

[jepuskar]

I'd like to see that...that would be some hot action.

 

[whoahorse]

I think its great that you are taking the time to answer everyones questions. I have never seen anything like this in any other forum!

Weezy

 

[whoahorse]

BTW, have you ever met an RCMP officer from Canada?

Weezy

 

[ShakaZulu]

I take it you're one of those people who are rude to our troops too.

Me, rude? What are you talking about? Who are you?

I did my stint in the Army, "fought for my countries rights", what a joke. A year later they just handed it to our so-called enemy (South Afrika).

I actually have a lot of respect for our troops. That is one job that you don't walk away from, those images always stays with you.

 

[TJcop]

BTW, have you ever met an RCMP officer from Canada?

Weezy

Nope, although I do have some patches from RCMP. I have met officers from the RSLPD. That would be the Royal St. Lucian Police Department. Very poor area, and I'm sure some of you have dove there.

 

[caribou]

Sound like something you'd like to see?
Any requests?

When there is a law (like against using a cell phone while driving), and this law is not enforced (like in california) : does it mean a officer CAN'T issue a ticket for it ?

I ride a motorcycle here in CA and it drives me nuts to see SUV driver on the phone, changing lane (into mine !) without looking...

It seems to be the same kind of stuff with the front license plate (I don't carry one, and nobody seems to care..not that I didn't get pulled over...ahem ahem...)...