Thank you highway gestapo

[Captain Ledd]

It should go without saying that if you treat them like aholes you will probably get the same in return.

That's pretty much it right there.

 

[Jim Oaks]

Why is it everyone hates cops until they need one?

Because most people never have any contact with them unless they've done something wrong. Very few people have a 'positive' contact. Some people don't like the idea of cops just lurking around waiting for someone to screw up.

I was a Police Officer and then spent 15-years as a State Trooper. I cover most of NE Ohio. That includes my time up in Cleveland on IS 480. I've seen a couple State Troopers that would racially profile, police beating up a guy for fleeing. Hell, I caught Cleveland Police chasing a guy down the highway 30-miles outside of the city. No lights. No siren. They were told to break it off, but they kept after this guy. I think they were going to beat his ass whenever he finally stopped. Fortunately the guy sped past me.

I've seen some shading stuff and cops looking for any reason they could to pull people over.

I've also seen some departments that were top notch. The kind you knew you could call for anything you needed and they would be there.

Now, not all cops are bad. There are still a ton out there that will help you out and are polite/courteous. You just don't hear about those guys. You just hear about the jerks.

I use to like to stop in a gas station and grab a soda and hang out for a little while during my shift and actually talk to people so they could actually have a positive contact without being pulled over.

When I retired in 2005 I was tired of the Highway Patrol. I liked the job but was tired of dealing with management. I had been yelled at for taking to much time helping people and got tired of the screw the public attitude. Before I left they had started this (2) stops per hour rule and were really hung up on the numbers. It doesn't surprise that the Highway Patrol has all the problems and all the scrutiny they're getting now.

 

[Original_Ranger84]

Wow. All of my moto-antics and no problems with the cops. You boys need to move where smart people live or something.

Yeah I have only had one bad run in with a cop, and every other cop at the station really didn't like him. Not to mention even the judge let me off on that one with no money charge and i took a drivers coarse and got the points off as well.

Every other run in with the cops they were nice about it and I was nice back and politly explained the situation and they were completely understanding...

 

[adsm08]

I had been yelled at for taking to much time helping people

I dunno about Ohio, but around here our Staties have "To Server and Protect" on their badges.

That kinda sounds to me like they should be taking time to help people. Maybe if we had more cops helping people, and worrying less about how many people they pull over (and I think that management is probably a huge part of the problem) then maybe there wouldn't be such a negative view of cops.

 

[Hopman]

I dunno about Ohio, but around here our Staties have "To Serve and Protect" on their badges.

That kinda sounds to me like they should be taking time to help people. Maybe if we had more cops helping people.

I have a story about a cop who did just that to help me.

This was about 4.5 years ago, the night before my baptism. I was working for a ski area in Henniker, NH, at the time and was on my way home when the alternator quit in my '91 Olds Shilouette. I was trying to make it to a friend's house (on the other side of town) before the power completely tanked.

As luck would have it, my van died right in front of the police station. The officer (Ibelive his name was Neil) came out to see what had happend and to make sure I was okay. After a brief chat, he did his best to try and jump-start my van. Sadly, it didn't work, so he help me push it out of the way and let me leave it until the next day.

He even gave me a ride to my friend's house that night. As it turns out the officer knew my friend (who happens to be a parole officer).

I was grateful to Neil and his kind service, and left a note with the chief to be placed in his file.

 

[TheOne]

cool story!

 

[Schwinnstingray1964]

Do not go to marine city michigan...

The cops here will **** you up.

I carry around a copy of the noise ordinance with me just to protect myself from being harassed about my radio.

I had a couple cops pull me over a few weeks ago, not in my ranger, but in my friends GTP. And he gave us so much shit. Just cause we are all 18.

Im not saying police are bad, and that police are all crooked, but the ones i usually run into usually are.

Just my $0.02.

 

[Schwinnstingray1964]

Now what really scares the shit out of me is border patrol...

I live 2 minutes away from canada.... On a bike.

And we have asshole BP chargers rolling around.

Those guys can stick thier finger up your ass if they had half a mind to.

Border Patrol scares me... :X

 

[Ranger Dave (B25)]

Do not go to marine city michigan...

The cops here will **** you up.

I carry around a copy of the noise ordinance with me just to protect myself from being harassed about my radio.

Simple logic here says don't play your radio loud enough to be considered out of line, doesn't it?

 

[02RangerXLT]

Border Patrol scares me... :X

That means they're doing their job.

 

[Ozwynn]

I should add that I have given props to Texas DPS for assistance at a nasty accident that I was the first vehicle to arrive and I have given props to Wisconsin State hwy patrol because of the way they helped us when Teffie totaled the Saturn 3 years ago....... I have have had some decent dealing with different DOT agencies ........... but for the most part even when I did nothing wrong I get treated like a common criminal ......'specially when they see class a CDL on my license............

I had a situation last week because friend of the court here in Michigan can't keep their paper work straight and were missing the file for several payments that I actually did make and they sent 2 county deputies, 1 Berrien Springs Police, and 2 bounty hunters to pick me up for it ......... joke is on them ...... I was in Philadelphia.......... and got my lawyer working on the problem ......... but until I showed them my receipts from FOC i was just another common criminal and was treated as such........

 

[rangercrawler]

Police Officer power-trips

 

[pfrye2007]

I live in PA and cops are a hit or miss around here, I have had good and bad ones pull me over but an interesting story as to how asinine some cops are, a few years ago I had a buick riveira, My uncles own a junk yard and until I got out of high school and got a good job and all I used to go back through, turn keys, and the first one that would start I would tell them I wanted it and boom I had a beater lol, anywho the buick riveira was a 1989 with the digital touchscreen dash thingy and had some electrical problems of some sort. It would run fine until you gave it over a quarter peddle. Well one day the thing broke down on me on my way home in one of the bussiest intersection IMO in PA. I start cussing all upset and ask my "date" (lol) at the time to push.... lol kidding guys, to stear the huge buick while I push it the whole way back up the hill into a fast food parking lot.......... In the middle of me barely moving a 4 to 5 thousand pound car with everything I have, a cop pulls right up beside it in another lane, sits there waiting on the redlight, watching me kill myself, 90 degrees out! Light turns green and he looks at me then back at the road and slowly drives off. I wanted so bad to pick up a stone and bust his rear window. He didn't have to help me push it but atleast flip your damn lights on so that I don't get ran over by somebody you know? Some people are very rude and wouldn't help you if you were dying, not just cops either

 

[bcost882]

mmmmmm. i have to say it depends on what the cops have to deal with on a regular basis. like out here in bumble f*^k vegas we almost passed a car where a lady t-boned a cavalier that pulled out in front of her and the chick in the cavalier said she had the right of way because she had a turn signal on. now mind you this is a two lane each direction highway and cavalier chick is making a left............ I told my buddy to stop cause i am more observant than him and realized that a stopped jeep in the road and a spun cavalier over a curb and against a telephone pole is a bit strange. the cop eventually rolls up and tells me to hang out. then tells me not to turn off t-boned car..... cool bon fire cavalier is sweet to me but seem a bit more work for these guys. wutever. they like their jobs as difficult as possible to brag about how tough their job is.

 

[nitrofan1]

Just saw this and thought about this post. Hope it lessens the pain of your issue. LOL