Do you have respect for police officers in the County you live in or do you feel they do a poor job?

Explain your answer?

By most but a few sociopaths..

I respect anyone who has the authority to arrest me. :shrug:

I respect anyone who fears going into such neighborhoods as "the meadows", old school gallery place, bannister apt's at night, carrington in general, holly station.... and enjoys writing traffic tickets to speeding soccer moms that use crackheads as speedbumps once a week in waldorf or laplata. lol. j/k

For the most part yes, but there are a few out there that really erk me. Especially the young, cocky ones...they are the ones that drive through my neighbor hood from dusk until dawn *harassing* people. I do not think that sitting on the back of MY car with a neighbor is reason enough to stop and yell to us "Yall got anything illegal going on?" And then they have the nerve to get pissy if you tell them "A Newport isn't illegal" WTF? You were talking to me! I have a problem with them speeding through the neighborhood everyday, not paying attention to the kids that are outside. Kids that *are* being supervised. Like I said...most of them are respectable...the young ones...they get no respect...mainly because they give none. And I don't care if you have a badge or not, you give no respect...you sure as hell aren't getting none from me in return. JMO

I completely agree, respect is earned, never given. You might have been given a badge at that academy, but they gotta EARN respect from the community... not their peers. Cleatus the slack jawed yokel riding around in his nice shiney new crown vic asking local kids smoking cigarettes if they have anything illegal going on isn't a good investigative technique. lol. If they just had got done murdering their neighor do you think that they would honestly confess right then and there?

I completely agree, respect is earned, never given. You might have been given a badge at that academy, but they gotta EARN respect from the community... not their peers. Cleatus the slack jawed yokel riding around in his nice shiny new crown vic asking local kids smoking cigarettes if they have anything illegal going on isn't a good investigative technique. lol. If they just had got done murdering their neighbor do you think that they would honestly confess right then and there?

I know, right? I may not live in the best neighborhood...some even refer to it as the new "ghetto" of LPC, but you would think by now that this same cocky kid would figure out that the cul-de-sac I am in is OK. If it was just a time or two that it happened it would be one thing, but to deal with these same few day in and out is just ridiculous. I know that when they come it isn't because of a noise complaint...I have a scanner inside...and the cul-de-sac is pretty empty. Most of the neighbors are always outside in the evening. And since we are always outside I know for a fact that the kids are supervised. He does it to be a jerk, he has succeeded in being a jerk and there isn't a damn thing that we can do about it.

I completely agree, respect is earned, never given. You might have been given a badge at that academy, but they gotta EARN respect from the community... not their peers. Cleatus the slack jawed yokel riding around in his nice shiney new crown vic asking local kids smoking cigarettes if they have anything illegal going on isn't a good investigative technique. lol. If they just had got done murdering their neighor do you think that they would honestly confess right then and there?


Ya'll got anything illegal goin on?

Sounds like a pretty good Ice breaker. How else is a light hearted way to break the ice and communicate with citizens:shrug:

Ya'll got anything illegal goin on?

Sounds like a pretty good Ice breaker. How else is a light hearted way to break the ice and communicate with citizens:shrug:


If it was occasionally I could see your point. If it was not always the same two I could see your point. But it is almost every day and it is always the same two...so I don' think that is a light hearted way to break the ice and communicate with citizens. Our cul-de-sac is mainly young, working families. All neighbors know each other...there is no drama. I understand patrolling through as a potential crime deterrent, but what I described in my previous posts was harassment.

If it was occasionally I could see your point. If it was not always the same two I could see your point. But it is almost every day and it is always the same two...so I don' think that is a light hearted way to break the ice and communicate with citizens. Our cul-de-sac is mainly young, working families. All neighbors know each other...there is no drama. I understand patrolling through as a potential crime deterrent, but what I described in my previous posts was harassment.


I do not see it that way. If he is patroling the area he know who you are and knows you are not the problem. I think you are taking it all wrong


they are assigned thier area for usually a longterm

I do not see it that way. If he is patrolling the area he know who you are and knows you are not the problem. I think you are taking it all wrong


they are assigned their area for usually a longterm

Perhaps I may be taking the wrong way. The tone of his voice, his demeanor...everything. You are right though...he is doing his job. At least my cul-de-sac is crime free...more than I can say for the rest of the neighborhood! Even though I don't consider anything or anyone out of my circle to be in the same neighborhood!

By most but a few sociopaths..
I agree - for the most part they are respected and do a good job, but like in any county, there are some that abuse their power. :coffee:

Perhaps I may be taking the wrong way. The tone of his voice, his demeanor...everything. You are right though...he is doing his job. At least my cul-de-sac is crime free...more than I can say for the rest of the neighborhood! Even though I don't consider anything or anyone out of my circle to be in the same neighborhood!
Next time, get up, walk over and thank him for patrolling your neighborhood and keeping it crime free.. take the time to shake his hand, build some rapport with the guy. Build a relationship so next time he comes through maybe he can have something nicer and more thought provoking to say. At this point he doesn't know you from Adam, make it so he knows you are in a GOOD way. If you act like you want him there, he may drive through more often, pay a little closer attention to your house when you aren't there.. and keep the criminals out, or a little further away.

It sounds to me like he's TRYING to do his part, just his social skills are lacking.

Next time, get up, walk over and thank him for patrolling your neighborhood and keeping it crime free.. take the time to shake his hand, build some rapport with the guy. Build a relationship so next time he comes through maybe he can have something nicer and more thought provoking to say. At this point he doesn't know you from Adam, make it so he knows you are in a GOOD way. If you act like you want him there, he may drive through more often, pay a little closer attention to your house when you aren't there.. and keep the criminals out, or a little further away.

It sounds to me like he's TRYING to do his part, just his social skills are lacking.


Maybe I will give it a try...be a little more social with him. I won't give anymore smartass comments to his same question. Heck, he probably thinks that we all have the munchies as much as we cook on the grill. Might offer him a burger...he is too young for a beer!

I have a tremendous respect for the local deputies/troopers and have never really needed one up until recently. They failed me on several occasions recently. I was very disappointed.

They get an "A" on everything except loud music abatement. I have told them repeatedly but NOTHING is EVER done in my hood. They're great on drugs & violent crimes here in the dorf, even though they'll never stop it all. I told them that, at times, loud music is an alert to other drug users. I've seen thugs crusing around the hood and then stopping and asking kids if they want some crack. But the cops famous line to me is: "call us back if it happens again". YEAH! And when I do...? I quit Crime Watch after 8 years as President because of the lack of enforcement. Crime watch is useless unless the cop actually catches them in the act. Fat chance.

They get an "A" on everything except loud music abatement. I have told them repeatedly but NOTHING is EVER done in my hood. They're great on drugs & violent crimes here in the dorf, even though they'll never stop it all. I told them that, at times, loud music is an alert to other drug users. I've seen thugs crusing around the hood and then stopping and asking kids if they want some crack. But the cops famous line to me is: "call us back if it happens again". YEAH! And when I do...? I quit Crime Watch after 8 years as President because of the lack of enforcement. Crime watch is useless unless the cop actually catches them in the act. Fat chance.
They must be better up there in Charles.

I have a tremendous respect for the local deputies/troopers and have never really needed one up until recently. They failed me on several occasions recently. I was very disappointed.

Well tell us how they let you down?

I believe officers in Southern Maryland are respected by the public despite the efforts of the St. Mary's Today. The only department where I have seen a respect issue when dealing with the public is the La Plata Police Department. Many times citizens will ask for the CCSO to respond.

Well tell us how they let you down?
I'm not going into it. Let's just say they were non-responsive and when they did show up, they TOTALLY screwed up, even according to their own department.

I'm not going into it. Let's just say they were non-responsive and when they did show up, they TOTALLY screwed up, even according to their own department.


So another member of the department said the responding officers totally screwed up? Who told you this?

So another member of the department said the responding officers totally screwed up? Who told you this?

What don't you understand about my post?

What don't you understand about my post?

I do understand you don't want to get into the details, which is why I asked you a question which would allow you not to get into details but provide us with an idea of why you are unhappy with the level of service you received.

So another member of the department said the responding officers totally screwed up? Who told you this?

The above does not require you to reveal any specifics...

I'm not going into it. Let's just say they were non-responsive and when they did show up, they TOTALLY screwed up, even according to their own department.

I am sorry you had a bad experience. I know a lot of Cops in Calvert and St. Mary's and what I know is they are pretty good guys. I hope your situation was the exception not the rule. I guess everyone could have a bad day, I am sorry for you the officer or officers had a bad day at your expense!

I'm not going into it. Let's just say they were non-responsive and when they did show up, they TOTALLY screwed up, even according to their own department.


Tom doesn't want to hear that, in his book officers never make mistakes, have bad days, shot dogs out of fear, or are just plain not in the mood to do their job.

I personally DON'T like you were told that, because it isn't professional. You handle the situation the best you can but you never rat out a co-worker to somebody on the outside of the work group, no matter what profession you are in.

I get things from others in my job that are completely and utterly screwed up all the time and I mean beyond belief. I have to sit there and shudder over the embarrassment it is going to cause me when I fix it but I do and never mention the foul up to anyone on the outside. Even if I have to get cake on my face at a later time for the delay in action. I never say, it was another person's delay in action, I just say I got this on such and such date for action and acted on it on such and such date. Secretly, I know the truth and that is all that matters to me, so I don't feel the need to further explain anything, just fix it right as it comes. But I do feel that law enforcement should be above all and make mistakes that are very very few and far between because the mistakes can cost people freedom, lives, etc.....

I have noticed a huge lack in work ethic across the board in many fashions, not just law enforcement, but even to the minimum wage worker at a fast food restaurant. I’m not sure what exactly is the cause, but I want to say it is the lack of organizational skills, maybe, and that we do live in the All About Me generation.

I do understand you don't want to get into the details, which is why I asked you a question which would allow you not to get into details but provide us with an idea of why you are unhappy with the level of service you received.



The above does not require you to reveal any specifics...
They were unresponsive many times and when they did respond, they didn't follow directions, which were given to me to give to them by their own department.

They were unresponsive many times and when they did respond, they didn't' follow directions, which were given to me to give to them.


I would call stuff like this into the duty officer working in that department. After a couple citizens call and the same officer seems to get the same complaint, it just might trigger them to a problem. :shrug:

I would call stuff like this into the duty officer working in that department. After a couple citizens call and the same officer seems to get the same complaint, it just might trigger them to a problem. :shrug:
It wasn't just one officer.

I like how Internet bullies ask questions in karma, yet never sign the question.

Anyway bsgal, you can complain or let them screw up the next time. Maybe next time it is something that is bigger. :shrug:

I like how Internet bullies ask questions in karma, yet never sign the question.

Anyway bsgal, you can complain or let them screw up the next time. Maybe next time it is something that is bigger. :shrug:
No, next time I will handle it myself.

No, next time I will handle it myself.


A Thelma with no Louise. :lol:

Cops are like people in every other job, Some take their job with pride and others it'a just a job. You have nice well rounded ones and you have egotistical pricks. You have some that are respectable and you have some that are rude. And you have some that are smart and some that are stupid and couldn't find their ass with both hands.
With this being known the biggest problem is that badge of honor sheot.
The good cops know this one cop is off the wall, the courts know this cop is off the wall, but none of the other cops will speak out or stick up for the citizen when this cop gets out of line. The courts know the cop is a problem because in court people are always addressing the same problems with the same cop. Mean while this egotistical cowboy retarded SOB gives all the good cops a bad name.

[QUOTE=Pandora]Tom doesn't want to hear that, in his book officers never make mistakes, have bad days, shot dogs out of fear, or are just plain not in the mood to do their job.

But I do feel that law enforcement should be above all and make mistakes that are very very few and far between because the mistakes can cost people freedom, lives, etc..... QUOTE]


This is a bunch of bull crap. Don't pretend to know what I want to hear. Cops make mistakes all the time. Just like doctors..lawyers..govt. workers..judges..every facet of society.

My only thing about the last thread..going to the dog issue..is all of you people put your faith in the truth being told by this Joe Mattia, who we now know is a liar.

The thing I said in the beginning of that thread is we shold wait till the investigation is complete before we go hanging the guy. Now it looks like the guy did his job!

Fact is I do disagree with you about cops being above all. They are human. When they make mistakes they should be re-trained not to make them.

However, when cops behave criminally, they should be held to a higher standard and punished harsher than the normal Joe!

Cops are like people in every other job, Some take their job with pride and others it'a just a job. You have nice well rounded ones and you have egotistical pricks. You have some that are respectable and you have some that are rude. And you have some that are smart and some that are stupid and couldn't find their ass with both hands.
With this being known the biggest problem is that badge of honor sheot.
The good cops know this one cop is off the wall, the courts know this cop is off the wall, but none of the other cops will speak out or stick up for the citizen when this cop gets out of line. The courts know the cop is a problem because in court people are always addressing the same problems with the same cop. Mean while this egotistical cowboy retarded SOB gives all the good cops a bad name.

One of the most intellegent posts I have seen!

This is a bunch of bull crap. Don't pretend to know what I want to hear. Cops make mistakes all the time. Just like doctors..lawyers..govt. workers..judges..every facet of society.

My only thing about the last thread..going to the dog issue..is all of you people put your faith in the truth being told by this Joe Mattia, who we now know is a liar.

The thing I said in the beginning of that thread is we shold wait till the investigation is complete before we go hanging the guy. Now it looks like the guy did his job!

Fact is I do disagree with you about cops being above all. They are human. When they make mistakes they should be re-trained not to make them.

However, when cops behave criminally, they should be held to a higher standard and punished harsher than the normal Joe!


I didn't pretend to know what you want to hear; I expressed my opinion about you. You say don't judge the officer, yet, you are calling Joe a "liar." That in itself is a pretty bold and judgmental statement. Fair is fair and to expect respect from one end of the spectrum and not the other is hypocrisy.

I never said cops are above all. I said that given their position and the power they do hold, they need to check twice, three times if that is what is needed to reduce the amount of error.

I didn't pretend to know what you want to hear; I expressed my opinion about you. You say don't judge the officer, yet, you are calling Joe a "liar." That in itself is a pretty bold and judgmental statement. Fair is fair and to expect respect from one end of the spectrum and not the other is hypocrisy.


I never said cops are above all. I said that given their position and the power they do hold, they need to check twice, three times if that is what is needed to reduce the amount of error.


Was it Tom who identified Joe as a liar? I think that came out in the investigation somewhere, right?

That's funny. Cops don't have time to check twice, three times before they make a decision in a lot of cases. The monday morning quarterbacks can check twice, three times but that's a luxery the officers don't always have

Just my 2 cents.

Do you have respect for police officers in the County you live in or do you feel they do a poor job?

Explain your answer?

I have not had any problems w/the police *knock on wood* The one and only time that I actually was involved w/them was in Ocean City, Senior Week 2002, all of us went out in a Suburban(like 15-17 of us) and we were driving down coastal highway and they pulled us over for a noise violation.
We had alcohol in the car but we didn't get in trouble they just had us dump it out in the bushes. Everyone was 21 except myself and 2 other people.

So, I don't have any issues w/cops, but some can be nice as pie w/o a uniform on and then when they are on duty seem like completly different people. I notice this w/military too, so I don't just label cops being this way!

I haven't had any problems with Calvert cops but i've seen a few friends get into trouble that really wasn't justified.

By and large, I feel the officers that patrol down here earn the respect they get pretty well (and I give it to them too). In fact, based on what a friend living in VA says about VA cops (both state and local), I think we've got it pretty good here. And with the new "fees" the people in VA got hit with for driving infractions, we're even better off :)

Probably what perplexes me the most is jurisdiction. Like why you see the CCSO heavily in one area, and the next, nothing but MDSP (well, only when MDSP *wants* to be seen. Those interceptors are like phantoms I say...). I know MDSP has state-wide jurisdiction, but they seem to "vanish" as soon as you get into the neighborhoods and into some streets. Even more so, how MDSP manages to get away with pulling people over in VA (on the other side of the WWB, usually). Lawyers, I reckon.

Probably the only run-in I've ever had with them was a speeding ticket, on one of the well-known speed traps in the area. But we're all due for one of those at some point in time I figure.

The officers of the law in Southern MD have my respect by and large. My personal experience has been very positive. With that said, there are individuals who don a uniform, made it through training, drive a customized criminal apprehension vehicle, who loosely interpret the law. These individuals do not negate the image of the dutiful, overall. They usually stand out, as we have witnessed on more than one occasion. Unfortunately, like most families, these individuals tend to gather protection, right or wrong.

By and large, I feel the officers that patrol down here earn the respect they get pretty well (and I give it to them too). In fact, based on what a friend living in VA says about VA cops (both state and local), I think we've got it pretty good here. And with the new "fees" the people in VA got hit with for driving infractions, we're even better off :)

Probably what perplexes me the most is jurisdiction. Like why you see the CCSO heavily in one area, and the next, nothing but MDSP (well, only when MDSP *wants* to be seen. Those interceptors are like phantoms I say...). I know MDSP has state-wide jurisdiction, but they seem to "vanish" as soon as you get into the neighborhoods and into some streets. Even more so, how MDSP manages to get away with pulling people over in VA (on the other side of the WWB, usually). Lawyers, I reckon.

Probably the only run-in I've ever had with them was a speeding ticket, on one of the well-known speed traps in the area. But we're all due for one of those at some point in time I figure.
In Charles County the Maryland State Police are generally only for traffic control. The State Police in St. Mary's and in Calvert are a full service barrack. That isn't to say that in Charles County the State Police can't conduct criminal investigations, it is that their primary mission in that county is traffic.

A Thelma with no Louise. :lol:
My Louise just moved in down the street. :lmao:

In Charles County the Maryland State Police are generally only for traffic control. The State Police in St. Mary's and in Calvert are a full service barrack. That isn't to say that in Charles County the State Police can't conduct criminal investigations, it is that their primary mission in that county is traffic.
What is the primary mission for the Sheriff's Dept. in St. Mary's? It's not narcotic control, I can vouch for that.

What is the primary mission for the Sheriff's Dept. in St. Mary's? It's not narcotic control, I can vouch for that.

Maybe investigating webcomic artists (http://www.fleen.com/archives/2007/05/04/interview-with-the-vampire-terror-suspect/#more-1011) as possible terrorists? :)

(this (http://www.threepanelsoul.com/view.php?date=2007-04-24) is the comic in question that apparently got the St. Mary's police a little curious about him. He, and another artist, were the duo behind the old MacHall comics (http://www.machall.com/) they ran for years while attending school up at UMD. As far as I know, he worked for a Govt. contractor down in Hollywood/California when this went down).


--Kumba

In Charles County the Maryland State Police are generally only for traffic control. The State Police in St. Mary's and in Calvert are a full service barrack. That isn't to say that in Charles County the State Police can't conduct criminal investigations, it is that their primary mission in that county is traffic.

Ahh, interesting. Even though MDSP has their district HQ at the La Plata Barracks? I figured that's why I saw so many of them in this area. Oddly enough, they're almost 100% missing on MD210....PG cops seem to handle that entire stretch of road. I never see the MDSP appear until I cross into Charles County on MD228.


--Kumba

In Charles County the Maryland State Police are generally only for traffic control. The State Police in St. Mary's and in Calvert are a full service barrack. That isn't to say that in Charles County the State Police can't conduct criminal investigations, it is that their primary mission in that county is traffic.
Not according to the web site.

"The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency in the county. It's mission is to enforce laws, protect life and property, to provide safe, secure and humane incarceration of inmates and detainees, to act as an agency of the Circuit and District Courts, and to serve the citizens of St. Mary's County in the most timely and cost effective manner."

Not according to the web site.

"The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency in the county. It's mission is to enforce laws, protect life and property, to provide safe, secure and humane incarceration of inmates and detainees, to act as an agency of the Circuit and District Courts, and to serve the citizens of St. Mary's County in the most timely and cost effective manner."
What are you talking about?

We had alcohol in the car but we didn't get in trouble they just had us dump it out in the bushes. Everyone was 21 except myself and 2 other people.




So you don't have any problems with cops because you got away with underage drinking? So if the cop had done his job you would've had a problem with it? :confused:

What are you talking about?


+1...

I have the utmost respect for the Police officers here and anybody willing to put on a badge and put themselves in harms way to help others.

I catch up with several officers on a regular basis who do part time security on Firday and Saturday nights at the Sheetz in California. I have told them before that I don't know how they do it. I listen to my police scanner and when things go sour they roll out and deal with the situation. From listening to the police scanner all you hear about are the bad things that go on. Someone got assaulted, robbed or whatever the case is. You would think a police officer would need constant therapy dealing with such negative things on a regular basis. The officers I have discussed this with all tell me pretty much the same thing. In quite a few cases out here there is a "Victim". These officers are not only going after a culprit but are there for the victims as well. That seems to be the main thing that balances out the good and the bad for the ones I talk to. It must be pretty rewarding to be able to help someone who has just been the victim of a crime. But I think this is one part of an officers job most of us tend to forget about.

Something else that just happened tonight makes me have great respect for these folks as well. Something happened at one of the local appartment complexes. I forget the details of the situation but after the initial dispatch the dispatcher came back up a few minutes later and advises "2" off duty officers where already on the scene. "OFF DUTY". Nobody told these folks to show up. Heck I don't even know if they get paid for this or not. I hope so. But this happens quite often.

Do I think the Police are respected in general by the majority of the public?
Not nearly as much as they deserve.

I have the utmost respect for the Police officers here and anybody willing to put on a badge and put themselves in harms way to help others.

I catch up with several officers on a regular basis who do part time security on Firday and Saturday nights at the Sheetz in California. I have told them before that I don't know how they do it. I listen to my police scanner and when things go sour they roll out and deal with the situation. From listening to the police scanner all you hear about are the bad things that go on. Someone got assaulted, robbed or whatever the case is. You would think a police officer would need constant therapy dealing with such negative things on a regular basis. The officers I have discussed this with all tell me pretty much the same thing. In quite a few cases out here there is a "Victim". These officers are not only going after a culprit but are there for the victims as well. That seems to be the main thing that balances out the good and the bad for the ones I talk to. It must be pretty rewarding to be able to help someone who has just been the victim of a crime. But I think this is one part of an officers job most of us tend to forget about.

Something else that just happened tonight makes me have great respect for these folks as well. Something happened at one of the local appartment complexes. I forget the details of the situation but after the initial dispatch the dispatcher came back up a few minutes later and advises "2" off duty officers where already on the scene. "OFF DUTY". Nobody told these folks to show up. Heck I don't even know if they get paid for this or not. I hope so. But this happens quite often.

Do I think the Police are respected in general by the majority of the public?
Not nearly as much as they deserve.
Jeff, thank you for you kind words. So you know, most times when deputies respond and they are in an off duty status, they do not get paid for their actions. However, the reason most are able to respond in an off duty status is because of the home car program.

Most of the police officers I know are dedicated, and would do this job for free, because their mission in life is to help others. Thanks again for your support.

Jeff, thank you for you kind words. So you know, most times when deputies respond and they are in an off duty status, they do not get paid for their actions. However, the reason most are able to respond in an off duty status is because of the home car program.

Most of the police officers I know are dedicated, and would do this job for free, because their mission in life is to help others. Thanks again for your support.

My pleasure. And it's nice to know there is some kind of reward or enticement for them showing up while off duty. I listen to the scanner alot and know it happens all the time. I often wondered about that.

I have called the police a few times for accidents and other incidents I have witnessed and most often when the police show there main concern is that everyone is alright. It takes a certain kind of person to be able to do that day in/day out year after year and not get burned out. I am sure the job has it's rewards but someone like myself looking at it from the outside can never fully appreciate nor understand just how you folks can do it and not have it affect you drastically.

I have a TON of respect for police officers in general and our local ones in particular. They have handled a few situations I've been involved with, with a great deal of wisdom and sensitivity (and in one case, a great deal of courage). IMHO, if you want to know a great person, get to know a cop.

Too a degree by some no. Too very little yes. I don't respect police staff who treat me as a criminal when am even told I didn't commit the crime. That's what I don't respect. But some are cool though just doing there job.

No.

Do you have respect for police officers in the County you live in or do you feel they do a poor job?

Explain your answer?

I have always found the Calvert County Sheriffs Department and the State Patrol that serves our area respectful. I've been pulled over a couple of times and never once treated rudely. I think when you become rude with them you deserve to be treated so. Why be rude? All you have to do is have your insurance, drivers license and registration out. Admit what you did and be done with it....

The only time I've felt otherwise was when my daughter had to borrow my car. I had horse feed in the trunk the day before and because of the smell he thought she'd been drinking. Even went as far as making her walk the walk and take the breathalizer. I laughed so hard because she was so upset over it. I told her he had to be sure.

I quite putting feed in the trunk of my car....
:killingme :killingme

I respect the ones that respect me.

Some take there jobs seriously, some go overboard in my opinion, some are generally kind to others. That is what I have seen while living in Waldorf

I respect the officers in St. Mary's, state and county alike. That doesn't mean I don't think there are some total a$$hats. I've had the pleasure of needing their services on different occassions, and for the most part they did their job, and did it well. There are a few that their head swells to the point of bursting that I'd like to deflate. It's a hard job and I'm glad we have those dedicated to doing it.

As far as driving through neighborhoods and "harrassing" people hanging out. Be glad they are driving through. Hopefully they are deterring some crime. I wish they would drive through my neighborhood more. Heck, I wish a few of them would move in, response time would be quick!

Some take there jobs seriously, some go overboard in my opinion, some are generally kind to others. That is what I have seen while living in Waldorf


Yep, I agree! I got a ticket this morning for my windows being too dark. The azzhole cop (new to the force, obviously because his id number is very high up there) and he told me that they are almost legal, but nonetheless they are not, and he says that he has to write a ticket with each stop he makes because he has to answer to his sargent. What a bunch of BULL!!!!!! I am guessing he didnt know what the FOP tags on my truck meant!

If you have FOP tags, doesn't that mean your a police officer?

If you have FOP tags, doesn't that mean your a police officer?

Nope, but I am married to one. :huggy:

Nope, but I am married to one. :huggy:
And THAT should give you special privileges? You need to obey the law like the rest of us.

I am guessing he didnt know what the FOP tags on my truck meant! Do they mean that your husband should have given you a ticket?

Nope, but I am married to one. :huggy:
Well doesn't that mean that your spouse should have known your windows were too dark, and fixed them before you got a ticket?

Well doesn't that mean that your spouse should have known your windows were too dark, and fixed them before you got a ticket?
The spouses and officers and their relatives are apparently above the law. They are "special" and should not have to abide by the laws the others do. Bet she gets the ticket cancelled.

The spouses and officers and their relatives are apparently above the law. They are "special" and should not have to abide by the laws the others do. Bet she gets the ticket cancelled.


She should have slept with him. Hey could have put those tinted windows to good use. Call 911 and make him come.

I have gotten brakes for speeding from police officers. I haveutmost respect for them even if they felt they should give me a ticket. I have only been pulled over three times in my life, and have never gotten a ticket. I am always polite and apologize for my violation.

My thought though, is speeding is one thing, kinda like everyone does it so if a cop gives somone a break, well thats kinda what we as the public hope and expect. But a cop who knowingly, violates a law, such as altering their vehicle, then I think that crosses a line. I think that is an abuse of their authority. Your vehicle should be within the law.

I completely agree, respect is earned, never given. You might have been given a badge at that academy, but they gotta EARN respect from the community... not their peers. Cleatus the slack jawed yokel riding around in his nice shiney new crown vic asking local kids smoking cigarettes if they have anything illegal going on isn't a good investigative technique. lol. If they just had got done murdering their neighor do you think that they would honestly confess right then and there?


No, I think that you should respect them until they give you a reason not to.
It is not just the officer you are showing respect to, it is the badge and wha it stands for.

In all three counties I have not had any problems. In fact when I did run into an officer, they were polite and very helpful.

Both county and state. Why?


Hmmmm. Do you show them your Avatar?

My pleasure. And it's nice to know there is some kind of reward or enticement for them showing up while off duty. I listen to the scanner alot and know it happens all the time. I often wondered about that.

I have called the police a few times for accidents and other incidents I have witnessed and most often when the police show there main concern is that everyone is alright. It takes a certain kind of person to be able to do that day in/day out year after year and not get burned out. I am sure the job has it's rewards but someone like myself looking at it from the outside can never fully appreciate nor understand just how you folks can do it and not have it affect you drastically.


Good post.

Good post.

Much better AV

Yep, I agree! I got a ticket this morning for my windows being too dark. The azzhole cop (new to the force, obviously because his id number is very high up there) and he told me that they are almost legal, but nonetheless they are not, and he says that he has to write a ticket with each stop he makes because he has to answer to his sargent. What a bunch of BULL!!!!!! I am guessing he didnt know what the FOP tags on my truck meant!

FOP does not mean you can break the law. My father has FOP tags too but that does not make him any better than anyone else

And THAT should give you special privileges? You need to obey the law like the rest of us.

EXACTLY. I HATE when the "wives" of officers think they have some sort of privilages over the "regular" people.

See that more than anything.

ok just so we are clear NOT all officer spouses do that.

Originally Posted by protectmd
I completely agree, respect is earned, never given. You might have been given a badge at that academy, but they gotta EARN respect from the community... not their peers. Cleatus the slack jawed yokel riding around in his nice shiney new crown vic asking local kids smoking cigarettes if they have anything illegal going on isn't a good investigative technique. lol. If they just had got done murdering their neighor do you think that they would honestly confess right then and there?

The son of sam was caught because of parking tickets. I am sure some New Yorkers back then would have said that parking tickets aren't a good police tool either. FYI, kids "smoking" cigarettes is a crime. Police officers aren't "given" badges at the police academy, they earn them.

The conotation of "Cletus the Slack Jawed Yokel" shows disrespect. I agree that respect must be earned, but when you start having a negative attitude about police to begin with, I doubt we will ever truly earn your respect. We should have to earn it but not come to it at an altered scale!

Further, how many murderers have confessed to killing someone to you? How would you have any idea how or why someone would confess to a killing?

Originally Posted by protectmd
I completely agree, respect is earned, never given. You might have been given a badge at that academy, but they gotta EARN respect from the community... not their peers. Cleatus the slack jawed yokel riding around in his nice shiney new crown vic asking local kids smoking cigarettes if they have anything illegal going on isn't a good investigative technique. lol. If they just had got done murdering their neighor do you think that they would honestly confess right then and there?

The son of sam was caught because of parking tickets. I am sure some New Yorkers back then would have said that parking tickets aren't a good police tool either. FYI, kids "smoking" cigarettes is a crime. Police officers aren't "given" badges at the police academy, they earn them.

The conotation of "Cletus the Slack Jawed Yokel" shows disrespect. I agree that respect must be earned, but when you start having a negative attitude about police to begin with, I doubt we will ever truly earn your respect. We should have to earn it but not come to it at an altered scale!

Further, how many murderers have confessed to killing someone to you? How would you have any idea how or why someone would confess to a killing?

:howdy: smcop

Originally Posted by protectmd
I completely agree, respect is earned, never given. You might have been given a badge at that academy, but they gotta EARN respect from the community... not their peers. Cleatus the slack jawed yokel riding around in his nice shiney new crown vic asking local kids smoking cigarettes if they have anything illegal going on isn't a good investigative technique. lol. If they just had got done murdering their neighor do you think that they would honestly confess right then and there?

The son of sam was caught because of parking tickets. I am sure some New Yorkers back then would have said that parking tickets aren't a good police tool either. FYI, kids "smoking" cigarettes is a crime. Police officers aren't "given" badges at the police academy, they earn them.

The conotation of "Cletus the Slack Jawed Yokel" shows disrespect. I agree that respect must be earned, but when you start having a negative attitude about police to begin with, I doubt we will ever truly earn your respect. We should have to earn it but not come to it at an altered scale!

Further, how many murderers have confessed to killing someone to you? How would you have any idea how or why someone would confess to a killing?

I could not have said it better. Awesome post!
:huggy:

And THAT should give you special privileges? You need to obey the law like the rest of us.


Well, gee, its his truck too! and HE is the one that had the tint put on the truck!

My point was the officer lied by saying he has to give tickets! you guys read in to stuff way too much!

This is the fourms, not perry mason or kojak! good grief.

AND THE TINT IS ONLY AT 25% Not really that much darker than "Legal"

Well, gee, its his truck too! and HE is the one that had the tint put on the truck!

My point was the officer lied by saying he has to give tickets! you guys read in to stuff way too much!

This is the fourms, not perry mason or kojak! good grief.

AND THE TINT IS ONLY AT 25% Not really that much darker than "Legal"
The officer may not be lying. Being new, his supervisor may have told him if he stops a car he needs to write the ticket. Or, his supervisor may have told him he needs to bring his statistics up and he needs to write every person he stops. But I agree with the other guy, if your husband's a cop, and he put illegal tint on his car, knowing it's illegal, then he should be sanctioned. Tint is an officer safety issue.

Well, gee, its his truck too! and HE is the one that had the tint put on the truck!

My point was the officer lied by saying he has to give tickets! you guys read in to stuff way too much!

This is the fourms, not perry mason or kojak! good grief.

AND THE TINT IS ONLY AT 25% Not really that much darker than "Legal"

Than HE should have known better. Does not matter if it is only 1% over it is over, breaking the law is breaking the law.

if it had been a 17 year old teenager than he would have gotten the ticket too. The officer did what he was supposed to do. Up hold the law. You being the wife of an officer should respect that.

AND THE TINT IS ONLY AT 25% Not really that much darker than "Legal" You knew it was illegal and you would dare to whine about a ticket? What are you, stupid?

EXACTLY. I HATE when the "wives" of officers think they have some sort of privilages over the "regular" people.

See that more than anything.

ok just so we are clear NOT all officer spouses do that.
OK lemme tell you a little about being a troopers wife.

Try sitting up awake, waiting for him to arrive home after working his 8 hour midnight shift, then 4 hours mandatory over time, THEN a second 8 hour shift because there's a murder and they need all the hands they can get, and you're worried that he won't be able to make it home safely without the Z monster jumping on him...

Or how about this....his first day off in 13 days AND HE HAS TO APPEAR IN COURT TO TESTIFY ON HIS DAY OFF, which i resecheduled so i could be off with him. Or how about the "Day off" between shifts where he works an early Tuesday, has "off" wed but goes in for midnights wed night....

Or how about working every weekend a month except one, and the wife having to take the kids to every event alone, or camping alone or...

How about sitting in a restaurant and the owner who happens to know he's a cop comes to your table and says Trooper so and so...we have this situation with so and so, can you help? And is HAS to help, it's a 24/7 job...

OR how about when he's sitting at the dinner table and says "DON'T look at my neck it hurts!" Because of the WEEK long annual recertifying training/testing hes gone through where 10 or 12 other troopers beat him up during practicals every day, and use all the pressure points, and tazer him, and pepper spray him, just so he's been through the things he may some day have to use on a suspect?

Or how about when I get hurt somehow (like falling down the stairs into a bookcase completely on my own crumbly legs) and HE has to go through an internal investigation just to be sure he's not beating ME up? shall i go on?

SO don't tell me how you "hate police officers wives who think they deserve something special" A Cop has a different life than most people, they are held to a different standard, by themselves and others. They can't just go to a nightclub and have a few drinks....or even eat a meal in peace without something happening that requires their attention, like an idiot kid peeling wheels in the restaurant parking lot, and he has to jump in front of the car and demand he drive like the responsible adult he claims to be....SO until you walk in my moccasins....well, you know the rest of the story..

OK lemme tell you a little about being a troopers wife.

Try sitting up awake, waiting for him to arrive home after working his 8 hour midnight shift, then 4 hours mandatory over time, THEN a second 8 hour shift because there's a murder and they need all the hands they can get, and you're worried that he won't be able to make it home safely without the Z monster jumping on him...

Or how about this....his first day off in 13 days AND HE HAS TO APPEAR IN COURT ON HIS DAY OFF. Or how about the "Day off" between shifts where he works an early Tuesday, has "off" wed but goes in for midnights wed night....

Or how about working every weekend a month except one, and the wife having to take the kids to every event alone, or camping alone or...

How about sitting in a restaurant and the owner who happens to know he's a cop comes to your table and says Troopr so and so...we have this situation with so and so, can you help? And is HAS to help, it's a 24/7 job...

OR how about when he's sitting at the dinner table and says "DON'T look at my neck it hurts!" Because of the WEEK long annual recertifying training/testing hes gone through where 10 or 12 other troopers beat him up during practicals every day, and use all the pressure points, and tazer him, and pepper spray him, just so he's been through the things he may some day have to use on a suspect?

Or how about when I get hurt somehow (like falling down the stairs into a bookcase completely on my own crumbly legs) and HE has to go through an internal investigation just to be sure he's not beating ME up? shall i go on?

SO don't tell me how you "hate police officers wives who think they deserve something special" A Cop has a different life than most people, they are held to a different standard, by themselves and others. They can't just go to a nightclub and have a few drinks....or even eat a meal in peace without something happening that requires their attention, like an idiot kid peeling wheels in the restaurant parking lot, and he has to jump in front of the car and demand he drive like the responsible adult he claims to be....SO until you walk in my moccasins....well, you know the rest of the story..

Very well put. And I though I respected Police Officers allot before.

OK lemme tell you a little about being a troopers wife.

Try sitting up awake, waiting for him to arrive home after working his 8 hour midnight shift, then 4 hours mandatory over time, THEN a second 8 hour shift because there's a murder and they need all the hands they can get, and you're worried that he won't be able to make it home safely without the Z monster jumping on him...

Or how about this....his first day off in 13 days AND HE HAS TO APPEAR IN COURT TO TESTIFY ON HIS DAY OFF, which i resecheduled so i could be off with him. Or how about the "Day off" between shifts where he works an early Tuesday, has "off" wed but goes in for midnights wed night....

Or how about working every weekend a month except one, and the wife having to take the kids to every event alone, or camping alone or...

How about sitting in a restaurant and the owner who happens to know he's a cop comes to your table and says Trooper so and so...we have this situation with so and so, can you help? And is HAS to help, it's a 24/7 job...

OR how about when he's sitting at the dinner table and says "DON'T look at my neck it hurts!" Because of the WEEK long annual recertifying training/testing hes gone through where 10 or 12 other troopers beat him up during practicals every day, and use all the pressure points, and tazer him, and pepper spray him, just so he's been through the things he may some day have to use on a suspect?

Or how about when I get hurt somehow (like falling down the stairs into a bookcase completely on my own crumbly legs) and HE has to go through an internal investigation just to be sure he's not beating ME up? shall i go on?

SO don't tell me how you "hate police officers wives who think they deserve something special" A Cop has a different life than most people, they are held to a different standard, by themselves and others. They can't just go to a nightclub and have a few drinks....or even eat a meal in peace without something happening that requires their attention, like an idiot kid peeling wheels in the restaurant parking lot, and he has to jump in front of the car and demand he drive like the responsible adult he claims to be....SO until you walk in my moccasins....well, you know the rest of the story..

So, because your husband is a cop, it's okay for you to break the law?

OK lemme tell you a little about being a troopers wife.

Try sitting up awake, waiting for him to arrive home after working his 8 hour midnight shift, then 4 hours mandatory over time, THEN a second 8 hour shift because there's a murder and they need all the hands they can get, and you're worried that he won't be able to make it home safely without the Z monster jumping on him...

Or how about this....his first day off in 13 days AND HE HAS TO APPEAR IN COURT TO TESTIFY ON HIS DAY OFF, which i resecheduled so i could be off with him. Or how about the "Day off" between shifts where he works an early Tuesday, has "off" wed but goes in for midnights wed night....

Or how about working every weekend a month except one, and the wife having to take the kids to every event alone, or camping alone or...

How about sitting in a restaurant and the owner who happens to know he's a cop comes to your table and says Trooper so and so...we have this situation with so and so, can you help? And is HAS to help, it's a 24/7 job...

OR how about when he's sitting at the dinner table and says "DON'T look at my neck it hurts!" Because of the WEEK long annual recertifying training/testing hes gone through where 10 or 12 other troopers beat him up during practicals every day, and use all the pressure points, and tazer him, and pepper spray him, just so he's been through the things he may some day have to use on a suspect?

Or how about when I get hurt somehow (like falling down the stairs into a bookcase completely on my own crumbly legs) and HE has to go through an internal investigation just to be sure he's not beating ME up? shall i go on?

SO don't tell me how you "hate police officers wives who think they deserve something special" A Cop has a different life than most people, they are held to a different standard, by themselves and others. They can't just go to a nightclub and have a few drinks....or even eat a meal in peace without something happening that requires their attention, like an idiot kid peeling wheels in the restaurant parking lot, and he has to jump in front of the car and demand he drive like the responsible adult he claims to be....SO until you walk in my moccasins....well, you know the rest of the story..


I do know the rest of the story. My mother was the wife of a cop, and so was I. So before you go boo hooing to me about it you should get the rest of the story.

There is NO EXCUSE for taking advantage just for being the wife of a police officer. It in no way gives us any special privilages.

the men chose this profession because they it is their passion to help people. Where does that give the wives to milk it?

You think you are different from the wives that have husbands over seas?
You think your differrent from wives of husbands that just hold a different job?

NO. DO NOT preach to me about this. I as well as the other wives knew what we were getting into when we married them. And I will say it again, and trust me I am not speaking for myself when I say this...many of the other wives feel the same.

I hate it when the wives of officers try to take advantage because their husbands are officers. It does not put you on any special pedastal.

So, because your husband is a cop, it's okay for you to break the law?


exactly. BULLSHAIT. I was the wife of a cop. I also worked in the Judical System, and I will tell you being the wife does not make you any better than anyone else in here.

How dare you think you are special because you do not get to spend time with the hubby on his day off, or his job is risky?

Can you imagine how the military wives feel with their husbands so far away from home for so long? But do you see them breaking the law? FCK no.

exactly. BULLSHAIT. I was the wife of a cop. I also worked in the Judical System, and I will tell you being the wife does not make you any better than anyone else in here.

How dare you think you are special because you do not get to spend time with the hubby on his day off, or his job is risky?

Can you imagine how the military wives feel with their husbands so far away from home for so long? But do you see them breaking the law? FCK no.
Why are you no longer the wife of a cop?

Why are you no longer the wife of a cop?

We went our different ways...it had nothing to do with him being a cop anymore than why others divorce...

We went our different ways...it had nothing to do with him being a cop anymore than why others divorce...
Ok.

I do know the rest of the story. My mother was the wife of a cop, and so was I. So before you go boo hooing to me about it you should get the rest of the story.

There is NO EXCUSE for taking advantage just for being the wife of a police officer. It in no way gives us any special privilages.

the men chose this profession because they it is their passion to help people. Where does that give the wives to milk it?

You think you are different from the wives that have husbands over seas?
You think your differrent from wives of husbands that just hold a different job?

NO. DO NOT preach to me about this. I as well as the other wives knew what we were getting into when we married them. And I will say it again, and trust me I am not speaking for myself when I say this...many of the other wives feel the same.

I hate it when the wives of officers try to take advantage because their husbands are officers. It does not put you on any special pedastal.

:lol: I married my husband when he worked at a pet store part time.
My husband has ALSO been deployed, he's retired military. Being a trooper is his third (and prolly not his last) career.

I don't think I "deserve" special priviliges. Wives, kids and even aquaintences who think they do, usually get what they have coming to them if they push the envelope, period. Officers wives shouldn't be doing stuff that even brings up that possibility. Bottom line. And that needs to be handled "in house" by the officer himself on short order and would be if i did that sort of stuff. My hubby has plenty to say to me when i do something he considers wrong. :lol:

:lol: I married my husband when he worked at a pet store part time.
My husband has ALSO been deployed, he's retired military. Being a trooper is his third (and prolly not his last) career.

I don't think I "deserve" special priviliges. Wives, kids and even aquaintences who think they do, usually get what they have coming to them if they push the envelope, period. Officers wives shouldn't be doing stuff that even brings up that possibility. Bottom line. And that needs to be handled "in house" by the officer himself on short order and would be if i did that sort of stuff. My hubby has plenty to say to me when i do something he considers wrong. :lol:


I agree 100%. :huggy: and being the wife of a officer AND Military you know the wives I am talking about. I never said ALL.

Glad to hear you hubby made it home.

OK lemme tell you a little about being a troopers wife.

Try sitting up awake, waiting for him to arrive home after working his 8 hour midnight shift, then 4 hours mandatory over time, THEN a second 8 hour shift because there's a murder and they need all the hands they can get, and you're worried that he won't be able to make it home safely without the Z monster jumping on him...

Or how about this....his first day off in 13 days AND HE HAS TO APPEAR IN COURT TO TESTIFY ON HIS DAY OFF, which i resecheduled so i could be off with him. Or how about the "Day off" between shifts where he works an early Tuesday, has "off" wed but goes in for midnights wed night....

Or how about working every weekend a month except one, and the wife having to take the kids to every event alone, or camping alone or...

How about sitting in a restaurant and the owner who happens to know he's a cop comes to your table and says Trooper so and so...we have this situation with so and so, can you help? And is HAS to help, it's a 24/7 job...

OR how about when he's sitting at the dinner table and says "DON'T look at my neck it hurts!" Because of the WEEK long annual recertifying training/testing hes gone through where 10 or 12 other troopers beat him up during practicals every day, and use all the pressure points, and tazer him, and pepper spray him, just so he's been through the things he may some day have to use on a suspect?

Or how about when I get hurt somehow (like falling down the stairs into a bookcase completely on my own crumbly legs) and HE has to go through an internal investigation just to be sure he's not beating ME up? shall i go on?

SO don't tell me how you "hate police officers wives who think they deserve something special" A Cop has a different life than most people, they are held to a different standard, by themselves and others. They can't just go to a nightclub and have a few drinks....or even eat a meal in peace without something happening that requires their attention, like an idiot kid peeling wheels in the restaurant parking lot, and he has to jump in front of the car and demand he drive like the responsible adult he claims to be....SO until you walk in my moccasins....well, you know the rest of the story..
Very well put. However, I don't think you were the one that was driving around with illegal tint on your windows complaining because you got a ticket. Hopefully you don't feel like you are above the law because you are married to a trooper. I know from experience the sacrifices women make to support their husbands. My ex was military and was away from home as much as he was at home. It was a choice we as women made to marry them anyway instead of choosing the looser that has no job and has no responsiblity or accountablitiy. But I do agree that just because you marry a trooper, it does not allow you to break the law, just as being the trooper shouldn't give him/her rights to break the law. Troopers have the option of writing a ticket, giving a warning, or even an inspection ticket. I've known people with illegal tint that were only given warnings to remove the tint and show proof with an inspection. If this trooper chose to give a ticket, that was his choice and I'm not saying that was the right thing to do, I'm sure he could have just as easliy given a warning.

My point is this. Yes, spouses make sacrifices everyday because of their spouses profession. It doesn't make you better than the trash collector that has to get up at 2 a.m. to start their route. Everyone is important in their own way and they don't deserve special treatment because of it, they deserve to be treated equally and fairly.

It was a choice we as women made to marry them anyway instead of choosing the looser that has no job and has no responsiblity or accountablitiy.

These pretty much are the only 2 choices in Southern Maryland, aren't they? :killingme

These pretty much are the only 2 choices in Southern Maryland, aren't they? :killingme



I must of just moved here :shrug:

I must of just moved here :shrug:


Oh thats right...you are a super cutie with a job.....

Oh thats right...you are a super cutie with a job.....


Y thank you, so whats ur payment for a bribe :flowers:

I'm a robber.

Y thank you, so whats ur payment for a bribe :flowers:


I am a chocolate chip cookie crazed fan....I love them....about a dozen should do just fine...

I am a chocolate chip cookie crazed fan....I love them....about a dozen should do just fine...


Ok a dozen of the following, choc chip cookie, a dozen of roses(whatever color you desire) and a dozen of godiva chocolates for Lady Godiva herself.

I am a chocolate chip cookie crazed fan....I love them....about a dozen should do just fine...

You are a big dummy.






Never ask for just a dozen cookies. :howdy:

You are a big dummy.






Never ask for just a dozen cookies. :howdy:

She knows she can get anything she wants at anytime from me :huggy:

So, because your husband is a cop, it's okay for you to break the law?
I think there are two separate issues here. When one knowingly and intentionally breaks the law because they know they are a police officer, and feel they will get away with it that is obviously illegal, unethical, and immoral. I.e.; has illegal tint.
The other issue is should we give consideration to those who have minor traffic violations i.e. speeding. My motto is this. I will give any honest citizen a break. I believe the vast majority of people who drive commit traffic violations. I have given more breaks, verbal warnings and written warnings than I have tickets.
Our job is to protect people and ensure the streets are safe. The legislature gives us discretion as to how we handle misdemeanors. Traffic violations are misdemeanors.
If I pull you over, and ask you to slow down, and you are respectful and polite, I see no reason to give you a ticket. Now if you’re the wife, daughter, son, mother, father of a police officer, I am going to give you the same consideration I would any other honest citizen.

You are a big dummy.






Never ask for just a dozen cookies. :howdy:

Anymore and I would have to change my avatar...my butt gets any bigger....... :whistle:

She knows she can get anything she wants at anytime from me :huggy:



Cookies are cool with me....if you go over a dozen I will get a tummy ache...

Cookies are cool with me....if you go over a dozen I will get a tummy ache...


Ok Ill tone it down with just cookies and roses then we ll share the cookies by candlelight.

Anymore and I would have to change my avatar...my butt gets any bigger....... :whistle:


It would look so good on u, of course anything does :love:

I think there are two separate issues here. When one knowingly and intentionally breaks the law because they know they are a police officer, and feel they will get away with it that is obviously illegal, unethical, and immoral. I.e.; has illegal tint.
The other issue is should we give consideration to those who have minor traffic violations i.e. speeding. My motto is this. I will give any honest citizen a break. I believe the vast majority of people who drive commit traffic violations. I have given more breaks, verbal warnings and written warnings than I have tickets.
Our job is to protect people and ensure the streets are safe. The legislature gives us discretion as to how we handle misdemeanors. Traffic violations are misdemeanors.
If I pull you over, and ask you to slow down, and you are respectful and polite, I see no reason to give you a ticket. Now if you’re the wife, daughter, son, mother, father of a police officer, I am going to give you the same consideration I would any other honest citizen.


Hi :howdy:

I got a question...off topic... a little...I just saw a thread with aggresive drivers...so many times I have almost been ran off the road, tail gated to the point I almost peed my pants and seen horrible and aggresive driving...

One poster even had the make, model color and tags of the truck.

What can we do to actually make a difference with the type of drivers?
Can you call it in after the fact?

It would look so good on u, of course anything does :love:



Ok now I am blushing....

Ok now I am blushing....


You know if we keep talking like this we re going to be accussed of having something between us :popcorn:

Get a room already... :duh:

Get a room already... :duh:


Uhhh Helllo??? since when do I need a room for freaking cookies?

Uhhh Helllo??? since when do I need a room for freaking cookies?


since you know they make such a mess and you certainly dont want to mess your house up :lmao:

Hi :howdy:

I got a question...off topic... a little...I just saw a thread with aggresive drivers...so many times I have almost been ran off the road, tail gated to the point I almost peed my pants and seen horrible and aggresive driving...

One poster even had the make, model color and tags of the truck.

What can we do to actually make a difference with the type of drivers?
Can you call it in after the fact?
You can call it in, but chances are not much is going to get done. There is a long and arduous manner in which you could bring charges against the person, but there would be so much you would have to prove, then it may just come down to a he said she said in court.

You can call it in, but chances are not much is going to get done. There is a long and arduous manner in which you could bring charges against the person, but there would be so much you would have to prove, then it may just come down to a he said she said in court.

I guess you can only hope an officer will catch them before they do hurt someone. That is my biggest fear. A car accident

I think there are two separate issues here. When one knowingly and intentionally breaks the law because they know they are a police officer, and feel they will get away with it that is obviously illegal, unethical, and immoral. I.e.; has illegal tint.
The other issue is should we give consideration to those who have minor traffic violations i.e. speeding. My motto is this. I will give any honest citizen a break. I believe the vast majority of people who drive commit traffic violations. I have given more breaks, verbal warnings and written warnings than I have tickets.
Our job is to protect people and ensure the streets are safe. The legislature gives us discretion as to how we handle misdemeanors. Traffic violations are misdemeanors.
If I pull you over, and ask you to slow down, and you are respectful and polite, I see no reason to give you a ticket. Now if you’re the wife, daughter, son, mother, father of a police officer, I am going to give you the same consideration I would any other honest citizen.
I have been pulled over a couple times for exceeding the speed limit. Both times the troopers ran my record and let me off with a warning. I think if you are a good driver, with say 30 years of good driving, and you're on the way to jury duty and you're late, they'll let you off. I have had no bad experiences with getting pulled over here. They have ALWAYS let me off with a warning (2 times here in 23 years). However, when we needed their protection in the neighborhood, it was a complete failure, I think.

Get a room already... :duh:


smcop block!

smcop block!
Thats funny.

Thats funny.

Leave it to Mike....... :lmao:

Thats funny.

You my friend have been exposed....................cops cant laugh!

smcop block!
:lmao:

You my friend have been exposed....................cops cant laugh!

I get jokes :lmao:

I get jokes :lmao:


Two pigs fell in the mud...


:tap:

Two pigs fell in the mud...


:tap:

and then.....?????

and then.....?????
Then three came out! :jet:

Then three came out! :jet:

I think the jokes have to contain humor? :coffee:

I think the jokes have to contain humor? :coffee:

It is stupid humor. Mommy & Daddy had a roll in the mud and came out with a baby. :ohwell:

It is stupid humor. Mommy & Daddy had a roll in the mud and came out with a baby. :ohwell:

Now I get it. :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

Now I get it. :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

What did you think it was about? :lmao:

What did you think it was about? :lmao:

To be honest, I figured that was what it was about the first time. I didn't think it was funny the second time, but I wanted to be nice and say I got it.

To be honest, I figured that was what it was about the first time. I didn't think it was funny the second time, but I wanted to be nice and say I got it.
:smack: Wise guy.











:lmao:

Okay since we are doing sad jokes...


here is my favorite


I mean WTF??? Is wrong with this girl?

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v1136083s9ahnbaA

Sorry long day...

Okay since we are doing sad jokes...


here is my favorite


I mean WTF??? Is wrong with this girl?
What girl?

To be honest, I figured that was what it was about the first time. I didn't think it was funny the second time, but I wanted to be nice and say I got it.
I didn't get it either. :shrug:

Okay since we are doing sad jokes...


here is my favorite


I mean WTF??? Is wrong with this girl?

smcop wont get it.

Knock knock...


the answer is NOT ice machine!

What girl?



Sorry long night...I put the link in there for you. Most have already seen it but I had to bring it up again.

All the money in the world and she just cant get it together.

Knock knock...


the answer is NOT ice machine!
Crap. I thought I had the answer.

Knock knock...


the answer is NOT ice machine!


Who is there???

Sorry long night...I put the link in there for you. Most have already seen it but I had to bring it up again.

All the money in the world and she just cant get it together.

I get it now. I don't follow the little tramps antics. :lmao:

Who is there???
Boo

Boo


I am doing this because I like you..... :huggy:


Boo who??

I get it now. I don't follow the little tramps antics. :lmao:


So young...so dumb......shows that money does not but happiness.

I just want to slap her and her mom.

I am doing this because I like you..... :huggy:


Boo who??

Why are you crying?














:killingme

Simple things please simple minds... :lmao:

So young...so dumb......shows that money does not but happiness.

I just want to slap her and her mom.
No kidding.

Why are you crying?














:killingme

Simple things please simple minds... :lmao:


They are tears of joy..... :lmao:

They are tears of joy..... :lmao:
I hope so! :lmao:

I hope so! :lmao:
:lmao: well good night guys

:lmao: well good night guys
Good night!

Now. If I could get the gurlz to bed I would be golden. :faint:

I dont think anyone patrols Md. Rt. 210. Probably too many profile reports to write.

I have all the respect in the world for our police officers. firefighters, too.
Thankless jobs.

hmm

For the most part yes, but there are a few out there that really erk me. Especially the young, cocky ones...they are the ones that drive through my neighbor hood from dusk until dawn *harassing* people. I do not think that sitting on the back of MY car with a neighbor is reason enough to stop and yell to us "Yall got anything illegal going on?" And then they have the nerve to get pissy if you tell them "A Newport isn't illegal" WTF? You were talking to me! I have a problem with them speeding through the neighborhood everyday, not paying attention to the kids that are outside. Kids that *are* being supervised. Like I said...most of them are respectable...the young ones...they get no respect...mainly because they give none. And I don't care if you have a badge or not, you give no respect...you sure as hell aren't getting none from me in return. JMO


I agree with you. We have some really good friends that are police and my dad was a 25 year veteran metropolitant police. The young ones have the "Super Cop"a attitude.

I agree with you. We have some really good friends that are police and my dad was a 25 year veteran metropolitant police. The young ones have the "Super Cop"a attitude.

I agree with you. We have some really good friends that are police and my dad was a 25 year veteran d.c. The young ones have the "Super Cop" attitude.

Really??

Really??

I know one CC Cop I can beat in the head... and it's not my homey... :whistle:

I know one CC Cop I can beat in the head... and it's not my homey... :whistle:

:lol:

:lol:

Really??

Really??

I know one CC Cop I can beat in the head... and it's not my homey... :whistle:

I know one CC Cop I can beat in the head... and it's not my homey... :whistle:

:lol:

:lol:

Do you think police in... 03-04-2008 07:02 PM retard retard

Hey anonymous chicken sh!t - I sign my red.

Do you think police in... 03-04-2008 07:02 PM retard retard

Hey anonymous chicken sh!t - I sign my red.

:high5:

I don;t like the cop who arrested me and wrongfully charged me with posesion of crack cocain. I don't do drugs. It isn't my fault some jerk left some drugs in my car.

I don;t like the cop who arrested me and wrongfully charged me with posesion of crack cocain. I don't do drugs. It isn't my fault some jerk left some drugs in my car.

It sounds like the officer didn't wrongfully charge you. You had crack in your car. You had constructive possesion. Now, it's up to the court whether they believe your story. If you wanna be mad at someone, you should be mad at the "friend" who left it in your car. Why would you hang around someone who uses crack?

Sorry, I'm just not seeing any reason to blame the cop for this one.

I don;t like the cop who arrested me and wrongfully charged me with posesion of crack cocain. I don't do drugs. It isn't my fault some jerk left some drugs in my car.



The same thing happened to me, a cop found weed in my pocket, but they were not my pants, I was wearing my cousins pants. The cop locked me up! corrupt officers!

The same thing happened to me, a cop found weed in my pocket, but they were not my pants, I was wearing my cousins pants. The cop locked me up! corrupt officers!


:killingme

It sounds like the officer didn't wrongfully charge you. You had crack in your car. You had constructive possesion. Now, it's up to the court whether they believe your story. If you wanna be mad at someone, you should be mad at the "friend" who left it in your car. Why would you hang around someone who uses crack?

Sorry, I'm just not seeing any reason to blame the cop for this one.

I didn't know they where using crack in the back of my car. I am really not even sure which one of my friends was using crack.

They found the crack on the floor by the back seat. Since it is my car and I was in the drivers seat it should have been obvios to the cop that the crack was not mine. I even told the cop that I wanted him to finger print the crack rock to prove it wasn't mine. Then he told me some BS line about how they couldn't finger print the crack.

I didn't know they where using crack in the back of my car. I am really not even sure which one of my friends was using crack.

They found the crack on the floor by the back seat. Since it is my car and I was in the drivers seat it should have been obvios to the cop that the crack was not mine. I even told the cop that I wanted him to finger print the crack rock to prove it wasn't mine. Then he told me some BS line about how they couldn't finger print the crack.


You can finger print crack????? :rolleyes:

You can finger print crack????? :rolleyes:

I would guess if it was in an envelope or plastic baggie.

The same thing happened to me, a cop found weed in my pocket, but they were not my pants, I was wearing my cousins pants. The cop locked me up! corrupt officers!

Did you leave me this karma, 2balls? If so, I was laughing with you at the joke not at you. I knew you were being sarcastic and I laughed. Take back your red!


03-05-2008 03:39 PM it was a joke

I didn't know they where using crack in the back of my car. I am really not even sure which one of my friends was using crack.

They found the crack on the floor by the back seat. Since it is my car and I was in the drivers seat it should have been obvios to the cop that the crack was not mine. I even told the cop that I wanted him to finger print the crack rock to prove it wasn't mine. Then he told me some BS line about how they couldn't finger print the crack.

You can't fingerprint crack......that statement shows you DO smoke crack.

I didn't know they where using crack in the back of my car. I am really not even sure which one of my friends was using crack.

They found the crack on the floor by the back seat. Since it is my car and I was in the drivers seat it should have been obvios to the cop that the crack was not mine. I even told the cop that I wanted him to finger print the crack rock to prove it wasn't mine. Then he told me some BS line about how they couldn't finger print the crack.

Does Solja's reasoning make any sense to anyone else besides him? How was is supposed to be obvious that the crack wasn't his? I guess it could have only been his if it was in his seat, right? Your McDonald's cup, empty cigarette packs and porn magazines are in the back seat, why not your crack? How can anyone expect crack cocaine to be fingerprinted?

I would suggest you dress nicely for court, get a drug test, hire a lawyer and show respect to the judge and don't try using the excuses you are trying here. They won't work! The judge might give you "humor" points for the fingerprinting crack statement but it won't get you off the hook.

Did you leave me this karma, 2balls? If so, I was laughing with you at the joke not at you. I knew you were being sarcastic and I laughed. Take back your red!


03-05-2008 03:39 PM it was a joke

It was not me

My personal experience with the officers in St. Mary's and Calvert have been negative except on one occasion. The guy got arrested and we went to trial but he only got 3 months (should have been 10 years + for 3 counts of 1st degree assault), but he got off easy because he was Delegate John Wood's nephew. Years later I had a similar experience in Calvert but was too traumatized to write a statement. I was told I had up to one year to press charges. After months of therapy, when I was strong enough to stand against this man, when I called the Detective in Calvert, he told me that he would not allow me to pursue the case, and if I tried to, he would have me arrested for harassing the police department. I was like, WTF?!?!?!?! Some BS, huh? Well, anyway, my perpetrator did the same thing to another woman and her child, and now he's incarcerated up north in maximum security. I have about zero respect for the officers in St. Mary's or Calvert.

You can't fingerprint crack......that statement shows you DO smoke crack.

Why not? I find this very hard to believe. You can fingerprint anything that can be touched. If they coulrn't fingerprint it I'm sure they could check it for DNA fibers or somthing. They do stuff like this on CSI all the time.

I would guess if it was in an envelope or plastic baggie.

No it was just a couple of loose crack rocks that the cop found on the flooor. Nothing was in a plastic bag.

respected? no i don't think that most of the officers get the respect that they truly do deserve for putting up daily with having to look for people doing things they shouldn't then getting mad at the police for catching them at it. Think about it, most of the social interaction the police have every day is negative. People are either mad at them, trying to lie to them, or on a rare but heart pounding occasion; trying to kill them.

think of it like a customer service job. They get treated worse then the people working at the computer help center, and are still expected to be the very living example of what its like to be the perfect citizen, and be happy about it.

now granted there are some officers that make the rest look bad, but most of em are good guys honestly tryint to do the best.

respected? no i don't think that most of the officers get the respect that they truly do deserve for putting up daily with having to look for people doing things they shouldn't then getting mad at the police for catching them at it. Think about it, most of the social interaction the police have every day is negative. People are either mad at them, trying to lie to them, or on a rare but heart pounding occasion; trying to kill them.

think of it like a customer service job. They get treated worse then the people working at the computer help center, and are still expected to be the very living example of what its like to be the perfect citizen, and be happy about it.

now granted there are some officers that make the rest look bad, but most of em are good guys honestly tryint to do the best.

:yay:

most of em are good guys honestly tryint to do the best.

I wish one of the good guys would fingerprint the mysterious crackrock to clear my good name.

I wish one of the good guys would fingerprint the mysterious crackrock to clear my good name.

Maybe one of the bad ones can steal it from the evidence room for you.

Maybe one of the bad ones can steal it from the evidence room for you.

T- ????????

Maybe one of the bad ones can steal it from the evidence room for you.

Or at least let some crackhead in who would smoke it.

:pete: To the person who gave me red and called me a fat -stupid -idiot. You didnt have the balls to sign it???? If you dont like what I say then DONT READ IT.