Cops....is a synonim hypocrit?

[singularity]

Its funny.. When i look back, When i was 17/18 and first started driving, i must have gotten 20 or so tickets my first year of driving, I thought i was johnny rocket bad ass in my 1989 Ford Tempo.

As time progressed, and i aged, it seems like the cops dont pull me over as much.. no matter how ugly / rediculous / fast of a car i have, i think that they see a bearded man driving a car, and completely ignore the fact im doing 70 in a 60.. Then again here in houston, it seems like while im going 60-70 mph, im getting passed up constantly by people going 80-90.. i wonder why everyone is in such a rush.

Im 26 now, going on 27.. and the last time i was pulled over, it was a pretty nice asian man, who pulled me over because a taillight was out.. I was courteous, said yes sir / no sir, and we ended up getting in a discussion about turboing his cruiser, about an hour later, he let me go with a warning, and a firm handshake.

This was at 2:00am off of hwy 99.

The last serious ticket i ever got was because of a really crappy situation. I just purchased a car, 12/24/05, a 92 nissan 240sx, Driving it home that night, an old lady in a 90's cadillac whips out in front of the guy infront of me, He slams on his ABS brakes, and i slam on my "used drift tires, and worn out crappy stock brakes" needless to say, i glided into him with relative ease. about 3 hours later a traffic officer comes by, and explains why he is writing me the ticket, and although i had owned the car for no more than 6 hours, he manages to stick it to me for, expired inspection *ouch* Failure to control speed - accident *really ouch* and then the grand daddy of them all *No insurance*, At the time i thought it was BS, because i had barely owned the car... But after my $1200 240sx turned into a $5500 240sx, (ticket was rougly $1000 - damages from wreck were a 1200 dollar scratch on his honda chitvic's bumper, and my entire $100 front end was destroyed, SR-22 insurance form was like $2,000. AND i had to maintain FULL coverage insurance for 2 years on that POS 240sx.)

Now, can i blame the cop for writing me a ticket, No, it was my responsibility for owning a car to get it insured before i drove it, and to get it road ready / legal first.

Although im sure if i would have been pulled over for just "speeding" he would have cut me some slack, the guy who came out was actually pretty cool, we ended up talking about tire's for his truck, the best brands etc etc.

Overall lesson i have learned in my 11 years of driving experience, Obey the speed limit on the roads that you are not familiar with. Roads that you drive daily, you become familiar with where police illegally poach and setup speed traps. Keep at least 5-6 car lengths in front of you, unless there is a clear escape route for emergency stops.

[KawaFord]

You do the crime, you do the time.

No two ways about it.

[LBGPRIX13]

your first problem was that you bought a foreign car...i would have pulled you over too. lol

[singularity]

I've owned every kind of car that exists, german, japanese, american... they all are the same to me, they all break, and all cost money. Although american cars do fit me alot better.. im too slim and trim to fit in little jap cars

[Kendra]

It's nice to see ya'll got a good head about getting pulled over. I read too often about car folks on other forums and they piss and moan for getting pulled over. Especially for stuff they can prevent. That's a crappy situation you got in though singularity That really sucks... but I suppose it doesn't surprise me.

My brother's wife was driving his Impala to NC (she'd had it in DE) the tags were expired and he had just gotten home from Iraq like 3 days prior. He hadn't had the chance to renew them yet and it's unknown to me why his wife just didn't do it... but right over the NC state line she got pulled over for an expired tags. Well, since my brother had just gotten home from Iraq he got a free pass as he has so many days to renew things after being overseas.

But, anyway, nice to see people manning up for their mistakes instead of complaining and pointing the blame at cops for doing their job.

[nicksilvergt99]

Oh don't get me started lol I live in Exeter, a small suburb outside a decent sized city, reading. Reading is like in the top twenty most crime ridden cities in the us. Soo many people die, cops lose their lives, etc. I respect reading cops, good people, I met a few and they are good people. Exeter cops...can suck my balls. They pull over anyone! I hate them, they are ****ing worthless. One day I was walking home with friends, now it was ten after curfew so it's not like it was real late or ne thing. Well we were all 17 at the time so we usually hid from cars drivng by. But this night we deceided not too. Dumb idea, faggot cop rolls up and asks what's goi g on. We politely reply we are walking home which is fifteen minutes away. This asshole is like oh well it's passed curfew I'm gonna have to give you all a citation and bs. It just pissed me off. Most state cops around here are dumb though.. I flew by one doing 85 in a 55 and he pulled over a guy I was passing!! Haha I have plenty of other stories but final thoughts... I dislike small suburbian cops. Worthless!!
Actually one last story one night coming home I was behind a van at a stoplight. Van is swervin and stuff so I'm like aw damn.. So I didn't wanna see an accident and dui pisses me off so I called 911. When I called we were right outside the police station. It took twenty minutes for a cop to show up. By that ten the guy was in his house. Cop rolls up said oh well and left. !!!!! They suck! Someone couldve died! Gah they piss me off. And that law about talking on a phone and driving? If I see someone getting killed while I'm driving I gotta use my phone right? **** is stupid... Fuc* local cops!!!!!!

[CompCam21]

If they were truly in a hurry they should have their lights on, without the lights they look like regular cars from a distance since they all have the low profile lights now. And they pull people over for speeding because it is dangerous so if they are speeding than they are being dangerous. And trust me I live in a small town with the closest "city" being an hour and half away, they don't get much action other than drugs from the boarder but thats a story for another day.

The differece is they r trained to drive like that...nd how do u know they aren't going to a domestic disturbance call or something that dosent require full lights nd sirens but they wanna get the quickly....my dad is a cop in a rough area nd has to deal with people who give nothing but attitude when they r doing something wrong which just makes things worse...u don't like cops when u r doin something wrong but when u need them it's a different story...treat them with respect nd u will get it..sum are jerks but same as n e person on the street..they risks their lives to keep ours safe...would u risk getting killed on a daily basis to protect people u don't know..doubt it...btw this is a general response not just bashin u

[SlowM90]

I have ALOT of very close friends in Law enforcement! Just like almost everyone says! You got your good one and bad ones!!! Youtube Corey Smith F*c* The Po Po here is a part in his song "Now don't get me wrong, I don't mean disrespect There are a lot of good cops, who serve and protect And they boldly put their lives on the line To protect our rights and give us peace of mind But for every cop who thinks his badge is a crown
This song is for you, and I'll never bow down "

[RDL04gpgt]

i never understood how they can break the law to enforce it. it really doesnt make sense but whatever thers nothing we can do about it except try to stay off the radar and let them be dicks to guys that wanna be on tha radar....like the little wanabe thugs who think sellin drugs in public is cool and whatnot.....

[CompCam21]

yea like i said cops are just regular people...some are dicks nd will write you up for the most bogus shyt they can find because they think they got some sort of power, my dad who is a cop is the first to admit he knows guys like that, but others are cool as hell that love their job nd helping people...if u r respectful to them they will usually treat u right...its like going to a restuarant....u wouldnt piss of the poeple before they make ur food on the grounds that they might mess with ur food...so dont piss of the cop before u find out if he is actually going to ticket u or not.

[ZR1Vette09]

I got pulled over once. By the only charger cop in town. My blazer had a cracked windshield. Dude was cool though, i was shaken like heck cuz i didn't know what i did and i was already freaked out cuz my g/f broke up with me a couple hours before that. I told him thats why i was shaking so bad and he goes "well good riddance to her." then he let me off with a warning for the windshield.

[echarleswhyte]

I think there are both "good" and "bad" cops just like regular folks. I mind my business when I drive. In town I drive the limit, don't like to go faster in town not worth the risk. On the highway I got 10 over the limit usually, no need to go faster. Some people go fast in town, 70 km in a 50 zone for instance, I hate that, risky and dangerous. I have seen RCMP go faster than the limit sometimes and others I see going the limit, so just like people some cops feel the need to, or feel they can speed while others don't. Can't generalize cops in one group cuz all are different

[codyAK]

So far I'm yet to really be pulled over, but I have dealt with cops plenty of time.. Mostly for kind of annoying reasons..
An example.. I parked at a gas station, went in with a couple friends and got a drink, came out and got in my car and we were just talking while we were waiting for someone else. About three minutes after we've been sitting there a cop rolls up behind us, turns on his lights, and then puts his spotlight on my car. He comes over and asks for IDs, and then asks "Why are your windows so foggy?" So I give him an honest answer and say, "Condensation".. his answer is basically just "ok, fair enough".. He came back gave us our IDs and said that if the gas station didn't have a problem with us being there, he didn't either, and left..
Not a really bad experience or anything, just kind of annoying really.

I've had other experiences, worst was probably when I was ticketed for riding a longboard "on a street with an adjacent sidewalk" but there wasn't an adjacent sidewalk, plus it was a residential street/neighborhood where kids are running around on skates/scooters/bikes/skateboards/etc. pretty much 24/7.
I took it to court, and when I got to court the cop just completely lied to make the situation sound so much worse than it was. I was headed home from a friends house, just riding down the road. The cop said that I was weaving the road, cutting off people driving, causing them to slam their brakes(there wasn't a single car on the road besides his- coming up the street).

But, like everyone said.. There's good cops, there's bad cops.. It's no different than anything else.. You have good doctors, and bad doctors.. You have good teachers, and bad teachers.