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posted April 01, 2007 08:44 PM
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Cop with an attitude...
Just thought this was an interesting story, nothing special. Got pulled over today in my truck. I passed a cop car in the emergency lane between 2 18-wheelers. He and one of the truck drivers were walking beside his car. Scared the shit out of me really, I couldn't see him or his car until the last second between the 2 trucks. I swerved away to give him some room. I guess he couldn't see me until the last second either, and the quick flash made him think I was speeding. Somehow he missed the 2 cars behind me about to run me over.
Next thing I know he's pulling me over a couple of miles down the road. Cop was screaming at me to get out of the car like I just killed someone or something. I walked back there and he asks me what the hurry is, still screaming. I said, "Nothing in particular." Then he tells me I was going 95mph!! My mouth dropped, I said no way, asked him if he was the cop between the trucks, he said ya. I told him he was mistaken. I checked my speedo when I passed him and I wasn't going close to 95, plus I glanced at my radar detector so I knew he didn't clock me. He says we'll find out in court. After I gave him my license he decides to give me a warning all of a sudden, out of the blue. He started yelling some more, I started to argue with him then just got in the truck.
My wife was kinda freaked out by the way he acted too. She even said he was gonna get his ass shot acting like that with the wrong person, and my wife is not remotely violent, lol.
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posted April 01, 2007 08:45 PM
Edited By: phytrax on 1 Apr 2007 21:46
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posted April 01, 2007 09:10 PM
you scared the shit out of him, so now he's gonna get ya...
yup, he should have had his car pulled out enough so evveryone can see the emergency lights...
Fight it in court.
Write down your story, and date it.
Call the police station and file a complaint!
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posted April 01, 2007 09:18 PM
Edited By: phytrax on 1 Apr 2007 22:19
He just gave me a warning so I don't have to go to court, but I should file a complaint. I didn't notice if he was a state trooper or what though.
If he'd said I was doing 80mph I might have believed him, but I knew he was full of shit when he said 95.
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posted April 01, 2007 11:01 PM
...just chalk it up to another good war story where you win...no sense bringing unwanted attention to yourself...he gave you a warning...he yelled, you yelled back...then you got in your truck and got to drive away...that's as good as it'll get...sure, maybe he shouldn't have yelled at you, but he was obviously pissed because you scared the shit outta him...so, what are you going to do about it?...what can you do about it?..nothing really...just .move on...but your wife is correct: he'll get his if he continues to act like that...and you didn't get a ticket nor will you have to waste your time in traffic court...
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posted April 02, 2007 04:43 AM
Ah the police,you cant win with them man,its always your word against theres.
If you have witnesses and a clean record maybe theres a chance.
Like what worm hole said,just leave it,thank god there always nice to me when im
driving the charger haha.
They never beleive its mine though an start asking for all sorts of shit!
Radar detector?
They legal there?
Here in aus im pretty sure if they find you with that shit you end up seeing the wrong side of a cop batton....
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posted April 02, 2007 05:02 AM
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Here in aus im pretty sure if they find you with that shit you end up seeing the wrong side of a cop batton....
Unless you're in Vic - they shoot first
As you say though - anything that gets in the way of their speed related revenue raising gets a worse wrap than assault
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posted April 02, 2007 05:20 AM
Edited By: phytrax on 2 Apr 2007 06:22
The cops a pain in the ass in Aus or just about speeding? Radar detectors and laser jammers are legal in most states here. I think 7 out of the 50 have banned them.
I probably would file a complaint if I knew who he was, but with all my ZX-14 decals he'd be looking for me after that.
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posted April 02, 2007 05:34 AM
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Speed is the main complaint I have with coppers -
cameras, speed traps, laser/radars etc - usually at places where motorists go over the limit because the road pretty much demands it, not because of a history of accidents/incidents related to speed at the site.
We have highway patrol as well - their whole brief is zero tolerance and throw the whole book at anyone.
There is a new law in victoria (hoon rule) where your vehice can be confiscated if you exceed the speed limit by 35km/h (about 23mph) - third occurance you don't get the vehicle back. The confiscation is at the cops discretion - HWP will always use it.
Regular cops can sometimes be reasoned with (sometimes).
A plumber had sent his apprentice out in the work van to get some materials - young apprentice was pulled over and vehicle was confiscated for 48 hours by one of these pricks (doesn't matter who was driving). Thats 2 days the plumber is without tools, work, vehicle etc because of no fault of his own.
At least over here the cops have to stop chasing if the speed reaches 200km/h (~130mph) - even less in a squad car, divisional van or on a bike. Plumbers vans may not be able to do much about it, but if looking at a vehicle being confiscated then a quick twist of the throttle and a run to an underground carpark of shopping center could easily solve that.
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posted April 02, 2007 05:37 AM
Ok,
I thought you got a ticket,
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posted April 02, 2007 09:01 AM
File a complaint !!!! Don't let them off the hook for being an ass....Someone has to stand up to these ass hats ...Chances are he was had a few complaints already ... His Boss needs to know so they can take steps to correct his thinking ...Do i sound bitter ???...Hell yes i am since i have been Fugged over by a cop just like the one that got you...
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posted April 02, 2007 09:31 AM
don't listen to smokey thats why they keep pokey'ing him.... next time offer to buy him a cup of coffee and a donut and sit and chill and talk about fishing ....or rat out smokey.. j/k smokey
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posted April 02, 2007 10:31 AM
Move on.. He realized he was being a jerk and backpedaled. Ya... you could file a complaint and get your name on an unoffical list for your trouble, you do not want your name on that list. Be the bigger guy, go to the station with a box of dounuts. They prolly won't eat any (I would not) but you will feel better about it.
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posted April 02, 2007 02:39 PM
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Move on.. He realized he was being a jerk and backpedaled. Ya... you could file a complaint and get your name on an unoffical list for your trouble, you do not want your name on that list. Be the bigger guy, go to the station with a box of dounuts. They prolly won't eat any (I would not) but you will feel better about it.
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posted April 02, 2007 03:28 PM
Bad Cop NO Dounut !!!!! 
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posted April 03, 2007 02:20 AM
Hey raband did you hear on the news today?
They confiscated someones car today permantly because it was his 3rd offence...
Where you there in dandenong when they were trying to tow peoples
cars an the people had enough?
That was sorta good,till idiots started looting etc....
Id like to see them put my charger on a tow truck...
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posted April 03, 2007 02:56 AM
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Hey raband did you hear on the news today?
They confiscated someones car today permantly because it was his 3rd offence...
Where you there in dandenong when they were trying to tow peoples
cars an the people had enough?
That was sorta good,till idiots started looting etc....
Id like to see them put my charger on a tow truck...
Yeah - heard that earlier tonight. A 43 year old - driving while disqualified for the third time or something.
Didn't get to hear what his offences were though - cop chief was on the radio though saying it was a strong message to all the hoons.
Wasn't in dandenong (been years since I've been up to the dandy drags ). If you're talking about the riots a couple of months ago then most of those would have been tossers causing the problems wouldn't they? Used to be brilliant before P platers were not allowed decent cars
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posted April 03, 2007 06:23 AM
Be nice if we had an Autobahn over here. Driving in Germany is expensive from what I understand though, tickets and drivers licenses can be in the $1,000's of dollars range. Surely we could find some sort of compromise 
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posted April 03, 2007 08:36 AM
I thought there was some sort of autobahn in the U.S. Can't remember what state though. I know someone told me that, but it might not be true.
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posted April 03, 2007 10:03 AM
...use in to be Montana...but it can be anywhere where there is minimal law enforcement  ...but anything over 100mph will land you in jail in Calif.....if the posted speedlimit says 70mph, most drivers operate at 15~20 over and the reality most cops don't pay attention to it, just don't bring attention to yourself y passing them as they're pacing traffic at 15~20 over....and dont go crazy when traffic is thick...we do indeed have some of the fastest road redily available, but unfortunately we have two major problems that impede safe high-speed operation in highly capable shih-speed vehicles:
1) stupid drivers with varying degrees of experience and no lane discipline
2) gov't safety-crats who think they know better as they drive around in their Ford Tauruses
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posted April 03, 2007 10:26 AM
# 2 will be crown vic's in these neck of the woods
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posted April 03, 2007 11:02 AM
Edited By: worm~hole on 3 Apr 2007 12:07
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# 2 will be crown vic's in these neck of the woods
...#2s don''t make the rules, they enforce the rules....#2 can only enforce rules that are in place and can't make their own rules....now they're allowed discretion with infractions and some misdemeanors, thus some 'warnings'....felonies fall under the 'shall arrest' rule....so, blame the safety-crats working behind the scenes in their gov't issued Tauruses...its the safety-crats that make the rules...truth be known, with such lenient licensing precedures here in the good ole USA, I'm glad that there are some rules in place cuz' with all of the different driving experiences of people from all walks of life, different vehicle maint. habits, and bad driver habits of most, it'd be total road carnage if not for some rules...I've seen too many in my line of work... 
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posted April 05, 2007 10:08 AM
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# 2 will be crown vic's in these neck of the woods
...#2s don''t make the rules, they enforce the rules....#2 can only enforce rules that are in place and can't make their own rules....now they're allowed discretion with infractions and some misdemeanors, thus some 'warnings'....felonies fall under the 'shall arrest' rule....so, blame the safety-crats working behind the scenes in their gov't issued Tauruses...its the safety-crats that make the rules...truth be known, with such lenient licensing precedures here in the good ole USA, I'm glad that there are some rules in place cuz' with all of the different driving experiences of people from all walks of life, different vehicle maint. habits, and bad driver habits of most, it'd be total road carnage if not for some rules...I've seen too many in my line of work...
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posted April 05, 2007 10:47 AM
I wish they would enforce lane discipline. I get so sick of morons driving side by side at 10mph below the speed limit. Just because you don't have anything better to do besides crawling down the highway doesn't mean you need to waste my time.
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