Another speeding ticket, rant |
Another speeding ticket, rant |
Oct 25, 2008 - 3:20 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 6, '08 From Oregon Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
I hate cops.
They have better stuff to do than to ****ing sit there and hide and laser people!!!??? ugh go solve a real crime, wow you caught me speeding good job, i hope you get a freaking medal for it! I hate oregon speed zones 55 on a freeway come on now! The last two times i've gotten tickets it has been when i wasnt paying attention to my speed and didnt realize i was doin 79, its not like i was doing it purpose! the funny thing is that i decided i should stop to get some gas cause i might no make it into Washington to pump my own gas, being 12:45pm gas stations in oregon arent open, luckily i found one and put some gas in. Now if i hadn't done that i would have been watching my speed and doing like 60 the whole way home to make sure i got good gas mileage, but because i caught gas i didnt care if i was going over 60... UGH im so done paying for their salaries!!!!!!!!!!!! -------------------- 1 JL 1,000/1v2
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Oct 25, 2008 - 3:40 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 25, '07 From San Francisco Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
Yeah, tonight I saw four different cars pulled over by cops. All in a 5 mile radius. WTH? Do they have nothing better to do than hand out tickets for moving violations? I guess it's the end of the month and they got to meet quota.
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Oct 25, 2008 - 3:48 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 3, '05 From Richmond, B.C. Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Indeed, why should people paid to enforce laws which happen to include vehicles spend any time enforcing them?
Because people only obey the law if they think they might get caught. If the cops didn't spend time handing out tickets, the laws governing driving would be ignored. Go argue with your local government over whether or not you feel the posted speed is reasonable, but don't complain that you chose to break the law and were caught, or weren't paying enough attention to your driving to realise you were doing 150% of the legal limit (by that logic, I sailed through a red light and killed someone, but it's not like I did it on purpose so it's not a big deal). This post has been edited by Galcobar: Oct 25, 2008 - 3:53 AM |
Oct 25, 2008 - 6:31 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 6, '08 From Oregon Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
Indeed, why should people paid to enforce laws which happen to include vehicles spend any time enforcing them? Because people only obey the law if they think they might get caught. If the cops didn't spend time handing out tickets, the laws governing driving would be ignored. Go argue with your local government over whether or not you feel the posted speed is reasonable, but don't complain that you chose to break the law and were caught, or weren't paying enough attention to your driving to realise you were doing 150% of the legal limit (by that logic, I sailed through a red light and killed someone, but it's not like I did it on purpose so it's not a big deal). only a nuck Its not like i was driving in the shoulder i new i was speeding but i wasnt watching the needle. Dude i just wanted to rant cause i am pissed, way to go get all serious **** son -------------------- 1 JL 1,000/1v2
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Oct 25, 2008 - 10:31 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 10, '03 From Connecticut Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
I hate cops. They have better stuff to do than to ****ing sit there and hide and laser people!!!??? ugh go solve a real crime, wow you caught me speeding good job, i hope you get a freaking medal for it! I hate oregon speed zones 55 on a freeway come on now! The last two times i've gotten tickets it has been when i wasnt paying attention to my speed and didnt realize i was doin 79, its not like i was doing it purpose! the funny thing is that i decided i should stop to get some gas cause i might no make it into Washington to pump my own gas, being 12:45pm gas stations in oregon arent open, luckily i found one and put some gas in. Now if i hadn't done that i would have been watching my speed and doing like 60 the whole way home to make sure i got good gas mileage, but because i caught gas i didnt care if i was going over 60... UGH im so done paying for their salaries!!!!!!!!!!!! Highway is 55 here too. Oregon gas stations aren't open at lunch time? Galcobar is right. Detectives solve crimes, cops are just doing their job. Can't get angry because you got caught doing something illegal. -------------------- |
Oct 25, 2008 - 10:39 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 4, '07 From Northeast Pennsylvania Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
Yea he was just doin his job. if theres no calls comin in for bigger crimes than they have nothin else to do, and they cant help that no one else is comitting a worse crime at the time. if u were a cop u would do the same. it gets pretty boring out there.
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Oct 25, 2008 - 1:18 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 25, '07 From San Francisco Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
My problem with police officers doing their "jobs" is when you need one, they take a few hours to get to you. Had my car broken into once, called the cops, they said they would be there in an hour. This was in the middle of winter in Massachusetts (snow, temp ~40 degrees). 4 hours later, I'm not kidding, I'm standing in the snow, waiting and waiting and waiting. Finally I decide just to drive my car (broken windows and glass an all) to the police station. I get there, not ONE freaking cop there to take my statement! Guy at the counter said, to sit in the lobby and wait for one to come back. It was about 10pm now...and I asked how long it'll be. He said, "About an hour."
Yeah, so I guess EVERY SINGLE COP in the city was doing their job for the last 4 hours and couldn't come to take an 10 minute statement on my broken-into car. -------------------- 2002 SC430 (WC) - 19" SSR Comp-H, Daizen swaybars, Sparco Demons, JDM Soarer conversion, carbon fiber spoiler, Injen intake, front strut bar, drilled/slotted Brembo rotors 1997 Celica ST (DD) - 17" ADR, ViS Zyclone CF hood, ViS CF hatch, K&N intake, Invader body kit |
Oct 25, 2008 - 1:35 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 13, '08 From Seven Cities, SE Virginia Currently Offline Reputation: 21 (100%) |
Let me preface my remarks by saying that I am certainly no advocate for cops. I feel that the majority of them are working out some sort of inferiority thing from their childhoods and have put themselves in a position that gives them power over others. That being said, there are cops out there who are just regular folks who need a job and managed to get hired by a locality for a steady salary and some decent benefits, and there are others still who legitimately want to help people. But regardless of which type of officer you might come in contact with, the bottom line is that if you break the law, you must be prepared to deal with the consequences in the event you are caught doing so.
Life is all about choices. You choose to speed, despite the chance that you may pass a cop and that he or she may pull you over and that the stop might result in a ticket, a fine, points on your license, jail time, or any or all of the above. I usually drive between 10 and 20 mph over the speed limit. I like to go fast, but in Virginia, 20 mph or more over any limit can be ticketed as reckless driving, which really ups the ante. I have chosen to accept the risk of a speeding ticket, but not a reckless driving ticket. If and when I do get pulled over, I look at the resulting fine as my dues for having sped my ass all over the countryside all the times that I got away with it. I gladly pay my dues and continue to speed. If I get caught too many times and the dues become higher than I am willing to pay, I chill out for a while. But it's still my choice, just like it's yours. If you make that choice, don't gripe when it turns out not to your liking. That pretty much goes for the rest of life as well. -------------------- |
Oct 25, 2008 - 1:58 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 13, '02 From So Cal Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
was it unfair? probably
was it justified? totally do the crime, do the time next time go fast enough that he doesn't see you -------------------- |
Oct 25, 2008 - 2:05 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 18, '08 From Oakland, bay area, California Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
i agree with camaricer...
though highway patrol and normal cops are different in california. =( |
Oct 26, 2008 - 8:33 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 15, '07 From Tennessee Currently Offline Reputation: 52 (100%) |
I hate cops. They have better stuff to do than to ****ing sit there and hide and laser people!!!??? ugh go solve a real crime, wow you caught me speeding good job, i hope you get a freaking medal for it! Its part of their job description. The last two times i've gotten tickets it has been when i wasnt paying attention to my speed and didnt realize i was doin 79, its not like i was doing it purpose! if this is a recurring issue, with a different cop, dont you think you need to sit down and do some thinking. if 95% of people drive reckless, god knows how many deaths, there will be. Laws were made to stop chaos. -------------------- Learned a lot in 10 years... I hardly log in anymore, last login Today Sept 6 2019, and I was forced just to clarify a post. LOL
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Oct 26, 2008 - 8:53 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 21, '08 From Naples, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I smell BACOOOOOON in this thread.
And with that, I'm out to get some McD's. |
Oct 26, 2008 - 6:20 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 18, '06 From NB, Canada Currently Offline Reputation: 12 (100%) |
I never understood people posting saying their pissed at cops because they went over the limit. That's a small inconvenience has been happening for the last 50 years and will still go on and on and on..get over it, pay your fine and be happy. If it wasn't for speed limits you'd see way more people getting killed from people going 120 mph just because they can. If you want to bitch about speeding laws, bitch about your politicans and city engineers! The police just enforce laws.
However I do agree they can slack to do a report on stuff like smashed windows, but guess what? That's their bottom priorities as nobody is in danger anymore, even less of a priority than a speedster. You shouldn't expect them to respond as fast as a bomb threat. PS: By the way, alot of "real crime" is solved but randomly stopping speedsters, watch COPS and see what I mean... This post has been edited by Rayme: Oct 26, 2008 - 6:21 PM -------------------- -Rémy 02 SiR, 08 250R |
Oct 26, 2008 - 6:53 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 20, '07 From Bakersfield, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 10 (100%) |
Nutsell
1. Some cops suck, but they have a job to do and want to make that money as well (We can all understand that) 2. Don't do the crime if you can't pay the time 3. Only you can prevent forest fires 4. "And that goes for everyone of you. Don't pretend to be somebody you're not. Just be yourself, That's what's really cool." (guess what movie that came from) -------------------- 91 MR2 Turbo SW20, 92 MR2 Turbo SW20, 95 Celica GT ST204
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Oct 27, 2008 - 10:28 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 21, '08 From Naples, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I've never been pulled over, but I rarely speed. The one time that I did have an encounter with the cops I got lucky, and also just ran into some easier-going cops that luckily didn't pay enough attention.
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Oct 27, 2008 - 10:51 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined May 22, '03 From NOVA Currently Offline Reputation: 16 (100%) |
stopping being a cry baby biatch (op)
you should probably pay attention while driving anyways....be a freakin man and own up to your mistakes. This post has been edited by playr158: Oct 27, 2008 - 11:45 AM |
Oct 27, 2008 - 11:30 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 21, '08 From Naples, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
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Oct 27, 2008 - 11:45 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined May 22, '03 From NOVA Currently Offline Reputation: 16 (100%) |
that didn't mean you, attention whore. Bish was just because i didn't want to curse on the forum. (i edited it so you don't get too confused)
This post has been edited by playr158: Oct 27, 2008 - 11:45 AM |
Oct 27, 2008 - 11:46 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 18, '08 From Houston Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
...Only you can prevent forest fires... It's true.Only Legit94GT can prevent them. The same theory applies to your speeding ticket collection. Only you can prevent them. This post has been edited by D-Man: Oct 27, 2008 - 11:46 AM -------------------- QUOTE (presure2 @ Nov 6, 2010 - 6:16 AM) Via FB: fcuking awsome!!! D-man FTW! Damn D-Man - most impressive. D-Man's post should be a sticky LOL, oh boy, you can always count on D-Man for ridiculously hilarious posts. |
Oct 27, 2008 - 11:47 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 21, '08 From Naples, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
WTF crawled up your asshole and died? GTFO
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