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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: rpm on April 28, 2005, 08:13:41 PM
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Let me preface this by saying I live in a town of less than 1000 people that my ancesters founded. I am kin to almost everyone here in one way or another and there is likely less than 10% of the people living here that don't know me, by name, on sight.
I'm driving home today. The speed limit is 45MPH to the city limit. Has been for the last 30 years. I'm driving slightly under the limit when I round the curve leading out of town and see one of our new Deputy Sheriff's sitting under the shade tree running radar. No big deal, I'm totally legal and even double check my speed when I saw him.
Suddenly the new Crown Victoria kicks up a cloud of dust, does a burn out worthy of a NASCAR champion and falls in behind me with lights flashing. WTF? I pull over, get the insurance and license out and ask the Deputy "What was all that about?".
"License and proof of insurance" was his reply. "Uh, you mean these?" I said holding up the already, ready documents. I ask "45 is still the limit here, right?" "You were doing 60" was his reply.
Now up to this point, I had no anymosity in my blood towards this guy, but he pushed the red button with that comment. "That's f***ing Bulls**t, and YOU know it!" Quickly we are standing outside the vehicle and he has taken the "Alpha Cop" stance with me. "What are you doing around here, Boy?" he asks. "None of your By God buisness" I reply. Keep in mind I'm less than 2 miles from my house. "You need to watch your tone" he tells me. "You need to watch yours" I respond.
Flash forward to me handcuffed, face planted against the sizzling hood of his shiny new Crown Vic when backup arrives. Turns out backup is one of the guys I went to school with. After he has a quick conversation with "Deputy Fife" he walks over to me and gets my side of the story. 10 seconds later I'm uncuffed, sincerely apologuised to by the 2nd deputy and sent on my merry way.
Turns out this yahoo that pulled me over is in his first week as the new resident deputy here after graduating from the academy and moving from Houston. I guess he was trying to impress on the locals that there was a new "Boss" in town. He needs to work on growing a decent moustache and losing 30 lbs before he tries that "Deputy Fife" routine around here again.
It's "Gung Ho" twerps like this guy that give LEO's a bad name.
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File a complaint, make a big stink. His boss needs to hear about it before his job becomes permanent.
eskimo
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You should have resisted arrest and kicked his overzealous arse.
It is legal to resist arrest if excessive force is being used.
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brand new shiney pants cops are the worst, all that power goes to their head, "i am god,by god"
thats why in citys, rookies have to ride with vets before they are let out on their own.
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Not that you were in the wrong, but getting bowed up against an ******* with a gun and the authorityto use it is not the smart thing to do.
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Originally posted by Steve
You should have resisted arrest and kicked his overzealous arse.
It is legal to resist arrest if excessive force is being used.
Does no good if you're dead. At least your widow and kids can cash the settlement checks.
ack-ack
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I Hazard county, you best behave boy.
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The first thing you should have asked him was too provide you with documentation on the Calibration of his Radar equipment.
If he could not provide that documentation then how do you know his equipment is working?
:aok
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Hate to say it, but a lot of the boot's seem to act like that.
I would much rather deal with a guy in his 40's.
I hope they mellow and its not a sign of the type of training provided these days.
shamus
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You should have tazed him.
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Originally posted by rpm
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Give me a litreacola!
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Does no good if you're dead. At least your widow and kids can cash the settlement checks.
Blah blah blah .............*****.
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Originally posted by rpm
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State Troopers, the first ten minutes was hilarious, after that it was all downhill.
My brother is a Detective, he even mentioned how a lot of the new cops are just gung-ho cowboys.
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Littering and???
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Happens far too often.
And trust me, when they say "excessive force" they mean a Rodney King-style beating. From what RPM said, it doesn't even come close. And now you've gone from a bad situation to a felony. No matter how wrong the cop is, go along with it and sue the **** out of them later. Fighting with cops will only get you in deep, deep trouble.
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So RPM finaly admits he comes from a village full of inbreds(sp?) Say hi to Dad-Uncle-Granpa for me will you? :D
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sounds like you're as full of yourself as he is. maybe next time, when he shoots you dead, it'll be his word against nobody's & he'll have as big a name in town as you think you have now
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At least if that happens to you over here you won't risk getting shot! Just a good kicking!
The guy sounds like a fool who put on a uniform to make his willy feel bigger!
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Originally posted by Steve
You should have resisted arrest and kicked his overzealous arse.
It is legal to resist arrest if excessive force is being used.
Yes... it's also an excellent way to get A. Killed... B. Your oscar kicked.
Win in court later.... survive the encounter now.
Woof
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Originally posted by Saintaw
So RPM finaly admits he comes from a village full of inbreds(sp?) Say hi to Dad-Uncle-Granpa for me will you? :D
awww you beat me to it. :D (that would be Uncle Dad, it sounds better in english)
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you were probly as wrong as he was but he should be held to a higher standard.
I think that you would be doing your community a disservice if you did not make the incident known with a report or letter to the editor.
lazs
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RPM, what do you think would have happened if you had been someone from out of town who the second officer didn't know?
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Drop his boss a note explaining what happened, and include your cop buddy's name so the chief can get his opinion. I don't know how Texas works but most States have probationary periods for new officers- if he gets too many complaints he won't pass his probationary period.
BTW, he's not typical of most cops- you guys can pig pile on police professionals but most are exactly that- professionals. I have nothing but respect for people that choose a career serving the public, and that respect isn't diminished because of one or two percent (maybe) of officers who make bad decisions, or let having a bad morning spill into thier workday.
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I bet it was Tarmac!!! :D
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Yah! LOL! Wouldnt that be Super Duper-Rifik! Teehee! Unbelievable crazy zany! LOL! HAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
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Originally posted by myelo
RPM, what do you think would have happened if you had been someone from out of town who the second officer didn't know?
You seen Deliverance?
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or easy rider, "they'll never make the county line"
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Respect a cop.. cause they don't have to respect you...
Unless your packing a .45 while their still caring their glocks around..
I hate cops like that.. I would much rather deal with a steel eyed veteran cop then a gung-ho cop..
Of course, we all know we can outsmart the gung ho cops... they just take it as a threat...
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RPM, you should have had the Dukes of Hazzard song play when one opens this thread.
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Look at them Daisy Dukes (http://www.cosc.brocku.ca/Offerings/3P98/2003/desertdukes/dukestheme.wav)
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OK, I'll try to reply in order.
Saintaw, no. But keep that French Battle flag handy. I'm sure you'll be surrendering to someone soon.
Laz, I think it will be taken care of internally. The 2nd guy has been a Deputy since the late 80's and is a good cop.
Myelo, I'm sure I would have gone to jail on some trumped up charge.
I think Airhead nailed it. Most of the guys out there are professionals, this guy was not.
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RPM, Im just gona take a wag at this, was the cop under 5'7". There really should be a height requirement to be a cop, these little guys that have been picked on through their lives for being short have the opportunity to "Get even".
That power goes straight to their head and anyone pulled over 6" and above is going to jail if they can make up something. Yep, im still a bit jaded over my $200 ticket. Wasnt me speeding, guy passing me was the one he got on radar.
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Good cops.....bad cops.
Britain is full of the latter kind but you do still find the odd good one around.
I remember the 1st time I ever got pulled over. Ok, fair enough, I was speeding. 65mph in a 40mph zone past the front of Gloucester Police Headquarters. Yeah, I was young and stupid but I was late for a date so........
It was 8pm on a sunday evening, great weather, no traffic around.....I went wizzing past, didn't even notice the cruiser waiting to pull out onto the road I was on. Bout 1/2 a mile later I'd slowed right down, was indicating and had turned into a filter lane when a siren goes off behind me. And I mean right behind me. Panicked, checked mirror and there's a damn police car about a foot off my back tyre. Didn't see him before cos it was daylight and you couldnt see the blue light reflecting off anything and......the mirrors on a Suzuki RGV250 are crap, all you can see is the inside of your elbows.
The upshot was I almost lost it but managed to complete the corner and pull in. Numbnuts behind the wheel immediately starts giving me loads of sarcasm about my riding skills and then asked if I'd been drinking. Told him, no I didn't drink and drive and he goes even more sarcastic on me. He looked quite crestfallen when I blew a green on the breathalyser.
The git charged me with dangerous driving (penalty can be anything from a 1yr ban to 3yrs in prison), lied through his teeth on the statement and shot himself in the foot cos I could prove some of the things he lied about weren't true........and managed to plea bargain my way down to a £30 fine for the speeding.
This is more or less when I started using the slang term 'Filth' to refer to police officers.
Few years later and I had my first propar bike (cos the RGV was an ickle bike), top end was supposed to be 160mph ish so just hadda try it. Pulled on to the M32 near Bristol at midnight, no traffic around so wound it on up......130, 140, 150.........'End of motorway 1 mile' !!!!! Then I started to wonder if the brakes worked. They did. As I rode into Bristol there's a copper stood next to a layby with a big smile on his face, waves me in.
This fella (old bloke, 40 ish, beard) walks over and says "We've had a report of a motorcyclist travelling at excessive speed on the M32."
I said "Well I havn't seen him."
He burst out laughing. Gave me a lecture for 15 mins on being responsible on the roads and sent me on my way.
What a nice fella.
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Cops! What a bunch of jerks! ;)
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I run a wastewater facility that is on about 500 acres. 4 or five agencies of police use it to shoot at. I get to talk to one hell of a lot of cops.
It is slightly different tho since they want something from me but.. they are very professional and human. They can take a joke and dish one out. Most are not any different than anyone else except for their duties. I make it a point to bring the Healy and the big block Elky to work and tell em... "yeah, I'll get my guys to set up a range for ya and move your stuff with my tractor... What? you really appreciate it? Uh huh... see that car? NEVER pull that car over."
lazs