A question for the Police Officers....

[Ken King]

Why do you assume I am a deputy sheriff. By the way, your wrong about my assignment, however, you are wrong about a lot!

Fine you may or may not issue a citation and you will coddle your brethren and their families placing them above the average citizen and the law. So much for what I would consider integrity.

 

[smcop]

I don't think you would. Forum rules only apply to non-SMIBs.

I am also not from here Richard, again you are wrong!

 

[smcop]

I treat every person according two the same criteria no matter what their position in life is Ken, I have stated this numerous times!

 

[smcop]

Fine you may or may not issue a citation and you will coddle your brethren and their families placing them above the average citizen and the law. So much for what I would consider integrity.

I noticed you had no reply to the statutes cited! Hmmm? Could Ken be wrong?

 

[Ken King]

I treat every person according two the same criteria no matter what their position in life is Ken, I have stated this numerous times!

Which two?

 

[Ken King]

I noticed you had no reply to the statutes cited! Hmmm? Could Ken be wrong?

You didn't read where I said fine (aka, an acknowledgement).

 

[smcop]

Which two?

You got me Ken, I misspelled something, wow I wish I were as perfect as you are!

 

[Ken King]

You got me Ken, I misspelled something, wow I wish I were as perfect as you are!

Lighten up "limp biscuit", you still haven't gotten to the real issue, which is should those in your profession or their families expect to get preferential treatment when they break the law?

 

[smcop]

Lighten up "limp biscuit", you still haven't gotten to the real issue, which is should those in your profession or their families expect to get preferential treatment when they break the law?

I never said they should Ken, nor did I say I gave it to them. However, your problem with us exercising our discretion, or at least that is what you said originally.

 

[roxie]

Did you hear about the police chief in the midwest who wrote a ticket to HIMSELF for failing to stop for a school bus??? Now that is an HONEST cop, too bad he is in the monority.

 

[roxie]

How would the cops feel about a doctor or nurse giving "special" treatment to their family, example being bumping in line for a transplant ??? They could lose their job for that.

 

[Richard Cranium]

I'd say most are honest and want to do the right thing....smcop and somdwhiner leave alot to be desired, though.

 

[RoseRed]

Did you hear about the police chief in the midwest who wrote a ticket to HIMSELF for failing to stop for a school bus??? Now that is an HONEST cop, too bad he is in the monority.

yup...

 

[PAgirl76]

I'd say most are honest and want to do the right thing....smcop and somdwhiner leave alot to be desired, though.

Do you think you could do a better job? if so go fill out the paper work and make SMC a better place to be since you like to run your mouth so much about what a bad job they do!! If you was a cop I would take your baton and beat you with it just for being an ass!

 

[protectmd]

Let me try to bring some common sense to this issue. Alot of finger pointing, name calling, and straight up BS has gone on in this topic.

Look, everyone know's that some police officers DO cut breaks to some types of citizens, whether it be fire & EMS, military, leo families and other leo's (law enforcement officers). Lets be realistic here though.

Theres also cops out there that do not show mercy on anyone regardless... and will still write the charge or ticket, and make the arrest no matter what.

People are upset because they know the whole Good ole boys club does exist in some area's still.

Realize this... Society has woken up to this issue. There are people out there right now, that are fighting cases and dealing with civil rights violators in all positions, whether they are working in law enforcement or not. The ACLU does not look upon these agencies kindly if they see a repeated pattern of certain good ole boys mentality. If there are police officers out there who are letting law breakers go, they will get caught in the act eventually. It would be a shame if someone was pulled over for DUI, is let go, and later on crashes and kills someone. These things will happen. There will be investigations, and crackdowns, and people will lose jobs.

Another instance of this happening, is the racial profiling. Many of you know that there was a big "racial profiling" scandal going on in PG county a few years ago. Law enforcement pulling over people based on skin color, and finding a reason. Is this true? I dunno. I know that the instances would have never been brought up if it didn't happen. In another light, one could say that certain civil rights groups may have gone overboard with it all. There were racist e-mails that were sent around police e-mails a long time ago, and those people were dealt with (I know it was in DC) but still...

Point being, these people get caught. Technology is making it harder and harder. The law doesn't discriminate, and wrongdoers regardless of their side of the badge will be caught. Dashcams, department statistics, and the Freedom of Information Act have made alot of stuff public. Honesty is the best policy I think.

I understand police have a hard job. I can't say i've walked in their shoes. I also know that they can write their own law... and that there are quota's, and there are certain department policies (quantity vs's quality arrests) and either way it eats up resources.

The biggest pet peeve we have here is this.... Im not saying don't write or do write speeding tickets or whatever.... But stick to it. Make it a department policy. Everyone gets a ticket. Regardless of person. Crack down if speeding is that much of a problem where you must pull someone over, then write the ticket. Don't waste the time, or put yourself at risk. If I speed, and you catch me, write the ticket! If I drink and drive, ARREST ME! Take me off the road! Take others off the road who break the laws as well! Don't let them go! They may KILL ME SOMEDAY! THEY MAY KILL YOU! OR YOUR CHILDREN! just something to think about. If you pull someone over for speeding, write the ticket. They put your life at risk by making you leave your cruiser to walk to their window! Write them a ticket! Soccer moms, other LEO's, military EVERYONE!

 

[smcop]

I'd say most are honest and want to do the right thing....smcop and somdwhiner leave alot to be desired, though.

Yea Richard, sure you feel that way, that is why most of your posts are calling police officers pigs and other rude names! You did this long before I was ever on this forum!

 

[Roberta]

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How many of you were pulled over by officers and not given a ticket, but a verbal or written warning? How many have actually driven drunk at night and relieved when they made it home without getting stopped by a cop? It's amazing how many people whine over the smallest things. How many times have you seen a cop walk into a business for lunch and 9 out of 10 times, get a call as soon as they sit down and have to throw the meal away and go to a call or decide when a police officer FINALLY gets a chance to eat and goes with a friend, at least one person will say thats their tax dollars in use (well cops have to pay taxes too if you weren't aware of that), ask the officer doesn't he suppose to be fighting crime then taking a break, or when people see the officer sit down and get comfortable, suddenly have the urge to walk up and ask the officer a million questions so his/her meal gets cold and has to throw it away again because someone spent his 5 minutes to relax and actually eat talking to a citizen and now has to respond to a call.
If they want to let their friend off, family member, or someone they think is hot for a speeding ticket, let them. Don't come on here complaining on how they do their job because you find your "facts" by reading what other people say but not actually have no clue what pertains to the job. How many of you have done a ride along with an officer and see what they do during the shift? Sometimes they have a lot of downtime and sometimes they don't.
How many of you have gotten to work, stepped in the door, and your supervisor wanted to talk with you about your car being dirty in the middle of winter? How about give you a day off because someone called in and told them you were speeding down the road? How many have actually sped down the road, looked down at your speedometer and realized it, found a cop, approached him and asked him to write you a ticket because you were speeding?
How many have took an hour for lunch, then decided to go shopping because they had good sales and came back to work over 2 hours later and still wrote down an hour for lunch and left work an hour early that same day because you were stuffed from lunch but didn't write it down? Yep, thats' called a perk. You see a cop doing that, it would be called a write up or at least someone calling in a complaint because they went shopping during work. You don't see cops come on here #####ing about your perks. You don't see them starting topics about what they deal with everyday because they have nothing to prove to you and no matter what the situation might be, someone will always say they could have handled it better but yet they get scrutinized every day for something that happens. Have a lovely day.

 

[smcop]

Let me try to bring some common sense to this issue. Alot of finger pointing, name calling, and straight up BS has gone on in this topic.

Look, everyone know's that some police officers DO cut breaks to some types of citizens, whether it be fire & EMS, military, leo families and other leo's (law enforcement officers). Lets be realistic here though.

Theres also cops out there that do not show mercy on anyone regardless... and will still write the charge or ticket, and make the arrest no matter what.

People are upset because they know the whole Good ole boys club does exist in some area's still.

Realize this... Society has woken up to this issue. There are people out there right now, that are fighting cases and dealing with civil rights violators in all positions, whether they are working in law enforcement or not. The ACLU does not look upon these agencies kindly if they see a repeated pattern of certain good ole boys mentality. If there are police officers out there who are letting law breakers go, they will get caught in the act eventually. It would be a shame if someone was pulled over for DUI, is let go, and later on crashes and kills someone. These things will happen. There will be investigations, and crackdowns, and people will lose jobs.

Another instance of this happening, is the racial profiling. Many of you know that there was a big "racial profiling" scandal going on in PG county a few years ago. Law enforcement pulling over people based on skin color, and finding a reason. Is this true? I dunno. I know that the instances would have never been brought up if it didn't happen. In another light, one could say that certain civil rights groups may have gone overboard with it all. There were racist e-mails that were sent around police e-mails a long time ago, and those people were dealt with (I know it was in DC) but still...

Point being, these people get caught. Technology is making it harder and harder. The law doesn't discriminate, and wrongdoers regardless of their side of the badge will be caught. Dashcams, department statistics, and the Freedom of Information Act have made alot of stuff public. Honesty is the best policy I think.

I understand police have a hard job. I can't say i've walked in their shoes. I also know that they can write their own law... and that there are quota's, and there are certain department policies (quantity vs's quality arrests) and either way it eats up resources.

The biggest pet peeve we have here is this.... Im not saying don't write or do write speeding tickets or whatever.... But stick to it. Make it a department policy. Everyone gets a ticket. Regardless of person. Crack down if speeding is that much of a problem where you must pull someone over, then write the ticket. Don't waste the time, or put yourself at risk. If I speed, and you catch me, write the ticket! If I drink and drive, ARREST ME! Take me off the road! Take others off the road who break the laws as well! Don't let them go! They may KILL ME SOMEDAY! THEY MAY KILL YOU! OR YOUR CHILDREN! just something to think about. If you pull someone over for speeding, write the ticket. They put your life at risk by making you leave your cruiser to walk to their window! Write them a ticket! Soccer moms, other LEO's, military EVERYONE!

I agree with most of what you say, but the one correction is the racial profiling stemmed from traffic stops on Interstate 95 North of Baltimore by a police agency. But one thing you should know is that police officers have discretion for good reason. But I agree that it should be used fairly, and not as a favor to everyone. Sometimes, good citizens just need a reminder to slow down a little bit. I agree though that discretion should be meeted out fairly and without bias!

 

[Roberta]

Please don't tell me this doesn't happen. We all know it does. When you are sworn in to your thankless job, you have to realize you also get some extra scrutiny. As the taxpayers who pay your salary, we only want the law applied equally to all, no matter who they are or what their daddy does for a living.

This always cracks me up. Cops pay taxes too, so they also contrubite to thier salary.

And you complain. Who do you call when someone brakes into your house or car or whatever? The cops!

 

[Richard Cranium]

Yea Richard, sure you feel that way, that is why most of your posts are calling police officers pigs and other rude names! You did this long before I was ever on this forum!

Sure did, I call em like I see em....or how they portray themselves to be. Not all pi....er, cops...act like you do. The ones that deserve respect get it; the weeds are called out. If you don't like it, de-weed yourself from the garden.