A question for the Police Officers....

[nomoney]

I guess there are some cops that do bend the rules to family members or to people with a county name.
But the way I look at it, just because someone in your family is a cop, you think that they can help you out all the time and you shouldn't take advantage of them. but that's my opinion...and if you don't like it....kiss off

but it seems your father thinks that they should've bent the rules for you right? I guess that's why I"m confused.

 

[chernmax]

Is that when you grab your manly police skirt and go down to one knee when you stop a fellow officer??

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[daisykps]

I understand not writing a ticket to another cop......but how can you justify letting their family break the law and get by with it?

 

[Ken King]

I understand not writing a ticket to another cop......

I don't understand it at all. They are citizens just like us and if caught violating the law then they should be ticketed, it really is that simple.

 

[somdwhiner]

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.

 

[donbarzini]

I hope you write your reports better than your rants.

 

[OldHillcrestGuy]

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.

 

[chess]

I'd be willing to bet it's true. I know a deputy sheriff and he will not give tickets to his friends or acquaintances if he happens to pull them over.

i know the same with state as well

 

[Ken King]

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.

"Whiner", how appropriate though "sniveler" seems equally suited.

The facts are that the LEOs are employed to enforce the laws equally amongst all citizens and not to selectively determine who is or isn't deserving of a free pass or that by them being in that job that they are entitled to a free pass for their failure to adhere to the law.

 

[somdwhiner]

"Whiner", how appropriate though "sniveler" seems equally suited.

The facts are that the LEOs are employed to enforce the laws equally amongst all citizens and not to selectively determine who is or isn't deserving of a free pass or that by them being in that job that they are entitled to a free pass for their failure to adhere to the law.

Well I believe you have been given the wrong "facts". Please reread my above post in reference to citizens thinking they know the "facts" because someone told them. The facts are when a LEO makes a traffic stop, it's called officer discretion on whether or not to write a citation, a written warning, or give a verbal warning on minor traffic offenses. They have a ticket designed for the sole purpose of issuing written warnings only and I'm sure someone on this forum can chime in and state they were given one of these tickets. I take it you've never been on a ride along. Have a great day.

 

[donbarzini]

Well I believe you have been given the wrong "facts". Please reread my above post in reference to citizens thinking they know the "facts" because someone told them. The facts are when a LEO makes a traffic stop, it's called officer discretion on whether or not to write a citation, a written warning, or give a verbal warning on minor traffic offenses. They have a ticket designed for the sole purpose of issuing written warnings only and I'm sure someone on this forum can chime in and state they were given one of these tickets. I take it you've never been on a ride along. Have a great day.

Don't try to pass "favoritism" off as "discretion". It's disingenuous at best.

 

[Thor]

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.

Let it go man, most of these folks will never really understand.

 

[donbarzini]

Let it go man, most of these folks will never really understand.

Enlighten me, Oh marvelous God of Thunder

 

[donbarzini]

 

[pingrr]

And once again, if there wasnt "Favortism" why would they have the "Cop Flag" or "Thin Blue Line" stickers?

They look similar to the Scuba Flag, except Black background with a Blue stripe. about 3 inches wide and 2 inches high. and issued to Police officers and their imediate family, to be used on their Personal Vehicles

I must say you make a good point.

Anyone who is a cop knows that you don't give tickets to other cops or family. If you give a ticket to a cop or famly member. Everyone on the force will think of you as dirt.

somdwhiner is just trying to denie a known fact.

 

[mehlert74]

Just because you are a cop, i do not think you should be treated any differently. Especially seeing as though you are supposed to be setting the example you preach about all the time. If you want to be a cop, that is great, but i also think that you should follow the same rules just like every other citizen has to. I can't stand when cops think that just because they have a badge, that they can do what ever they want and get away with it.

 

[somdwhiner]

You can call it whatever you want and interpret it 1,000 ways. Feel free to call it "favoritism" if you'd like if it makes you feel better. I assume stopping someone for doing 45 in a 30 and knocking the speed down to 9 under for court costs is also your example of "favoritism". How about stopping someone for a broken tail light, and they get charged with DUI, but not charged for the brake light. Must be favoritism. I'm implying it his/her discretion on what offenses to charge for. I can't make it anymore simpler than that.
To the person that wrote "here's a ticket from me to you, red karma (must have taken you awhile to think that up,eh?)", I do appreciate it, I didn't want to feel as though I was part of "favoritism groupies".
I'm not denying it happens, but on the same side, normal every day people that have no "connections" with LEO have gotten written warnings, verbal warnings, and reduced ticket fines. It doesn't just happen to family members.
You're making this out like people that have connections are the only ones getting breaks which isn't true.

 

[chess]

I must say you make a good point.

Anyone who is a cop knows that you don't give tickets to other cops or family. If you give a ticket to a cop or famly member. Everyone on the force will think of you as dirt.

somdwhiner is just trying to denie a known fact.

i think of all people you and I would know this !

 

[pingrr]

How often does an avereage person get pulled over for doing 90 in a 55 and get a warning? I would bet almost never.

How often does a cop get pulled over for doing 90 in a 55 and get a verbal warning? I bet quite often

All I am saying is that an average person doesn not get the same breaks as a LEO. If you are denying that. You are simply trying to avoid the truth.

 

[Thor]

Enlighten me, Oh marvelous God of Thunder

Enlighten you how? Explain what it's like to be a police officer? Explain why professional courtesy is given to other police officers?

I think not. Frankly, it’s one of those rare situations where if you have never done it you can’t understand it. No offense intended, that’s just how it is.