Guidelines for motorists who are stopped by the State Patrol

[Chuck]

Hi delond2,

Law enforcement has a tough job, and of the 15+ times in the past I got a ticket, only two of those I'd contest.

The remark early in the thread about "Nazi Storm Troopers" was a bit over the top, like most references to Hitler and the Nazis. Having said that, I did have one encounter with a less than professional cop that refused to let me explain I was on the way to see a doctor over vertigo.

In general, I'd like to see more enforcement of speeding and other reckless driving. Not only would it make a big dent in traffic fatalities, it raise revenue for cities - why don't they do it? Over time, it would be easier to spot criminals if the general driving public is respecting the law more.

Welcome to CleanMPG!

[deleond2]

Well, I deserved all the ones I got!!

[morbius]

We have a few real a--holes in new York state like the one who was giving people tickets for driving one mile an hour over the posted sleed limit which was 65. He is allowed to do that under New York State Traffic Code. New York is one of the three states that has an absolute speed limit. I was recently stopped by this boot trooper who was like one third my age and thinks i am a drunk because i was doing 50mph on a quiet dark interstate. I heard him scanme and saw him cross over. He followed me for an inordinate amount of time and then finally puts his lights on. I stop and he asks me if i know the speed limit. Of course i do I worked on the highway building it before this guy was even thought of. Actually the real reason he stopped me was because the owner of the vehicle had a DWI on their license and he thought he was going to make a hit. He asked why I was driving at 50mph. (I had been doing 65 until I saw three deer on the right shoulder and I have wrecked my other car two times hitting a deer on the same stretch of road two years apart. In short I have the fourth hood and forth set of front fenders on my own car. ) I told him about the deer and he said he rarely sees any deer hit on the interstates. (OH Really) . This interstate was cut through the largest deer population in the state of New York Route I-88 if anyone has ever been on it. I see dead deer every single time I drive it. He asks if I had anything to drink. I do not drink any drugs but I am sure he does and I am also sure this guy was a marijuana smoker which does not prevent anyone from being a cop today and it does not prevent anyone from applying to the FBI or any other law agency. Why? They know most kids have smoked the weed and if they delete those people they would not be able to hire anyone. So this little pr--- shines hislight looking to give me a ticket for stickers or inspection but it was a new vehicle and not mine so i was not about to take any chances with it. He said in the very beginning that I was weaving over the white line. Wrong and a typical lie. I felt like telling him just because he is encouraged to "lie" to people and is allowed to "lie" to people is not going to get him off the hook after he dies. All liars are going to have their place in the lake of fire according to the bible. See , I would not be any good at being a cop. I would not lie to people on the grounds of morality and because of the commands in the bible. Anyway , after 15 minutes the last thing I said was "what line did you say i was crossing over? ". He said the white shoulder line. I felt like saying your full of sh , but a drunk cannot remember what they said even a few seconds ago. In fact for those of you who get drunk or have to deal with drunks ought to realize that when a person , man or woman or child is drunk they are really "insane" during that time period. They do not know anything. If they refuse to stop even if a dozen cars are trying to get them to stop, they are not really trying to elude the police, they are acting the way their brain is responding to its inability to make decisions or judgements. So its really awful the way drunks are treated, being hit and kicked and stepped on and have their faces pushed into concrete. Its completely ridiculous to even to try to speak to a drunk. It matters not what you say they do not hear you let alone understand you. They cannot give consent to anything since they are legally "insane" during this time period. Now the bums who are slightly affected can be talked to and if they are clever they will never agree to take a breath test. If you ever notice when a cop of sheriff is pulled over for being drunk, he never takes the breath test. That way theres no proof he was really intoxicated. The license may be automatically suspended but that means nothing. He or she gets a conditional license and pays a fine. Then they go merrily on their way. So if you are ever given the question to take a breath test and you know you are really stoned, always say no. You are able to get a conditional license and all state realize the need for this otherwise the welfare costs and many other costs will go through the roof if people could not drive to work.

[PaleMelanesian]

ummm... wow.

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