Sympathy please?

Question

This is so shallow but i feel sorry for myself, i got pulled over by the police last night for having a rear light out and it scared the wotsits out of me. Pathetic, i know, but i thought i was going2get a fine and points and EVERYTHING! Anyone have any stories about police being really unfair to make me feel lucky thats all i got busted for?

Jeeaysus people, i was only looking for interesting stories about the police! i AM law abiding and i dont begrudge the police for stopping me, i KNOW having lights out is dangerous, it just shook me up being a lone female driver and its the first thing iv done wrong! I got my car fixed today and im back on the road, OK? Bloody americans going OTT

Answer 1

I was pulled over for the same thing and I nearly plopped my pants. They didn't even ask to see my license or breathalyse me (it was about 3 in the morning and I was 'driver' for the evening).
They were probably just bored so I wouldn't worry...still annoying though isn't it????

Answer 2

OK here we go
In August 2005 the police raided my house looking for someone who used to live there but had long since moved out. I was at work at the time, so while they were pulling my house apart I wasnt there. While they were searching the house they found my (legally held) rifle and ammunition, my military gear, army photos and medals then when I got home from work there was 2 police vans and 3 cars outside the house and before I could even say anything I was handcuffed and slung in the back of a police van. Despite the fact that copies of my firearms certificate were with the rifle and the police also found the original certificate I was still arrested on suspicion of unlawful firearms and ammunition possession. I was then taken to the police station and held for 21 hours. During these 21 hours I was deprived of food, water, sleep, medical care and the ability to have a wash. I was interrogated for 4 hours and then released (on bail) at midnight and left with a 3 mile walk home. When returning to answer bail six weeks later I was told that there were no charges and I was free to leave. I then had a four week wait for the return of my property. When the police broke into my house they kicked down two doors which I had to repair at my own expense and im still waiting for an apology. All my neighbours thought I was a headbanger and ive now moved away to a different area.
Feel better now?

Answer 3

Why would hearing stories about the police being unfair make you feel better for violating the maw. Thats juvenile.
Your light was out. Big deal. Its an equipment violation. In most states, if you get it fixed in a certain time frame, the ticket is dismissed. You just have to fix it and have a cop sign it and send it in. No points, no fines. Nothing. Was there more you should have gotten arrested for? Contrary to what you obviously believe, 99.9% of law enforcment do not mistreat people or act unfair towards people. If you have broken the law, how id the officer being unfair. Its not a game. As a member of society you are expected to know the laws, passed by society and abide by them. Lights are important on a car. Also, many more serious violations and criminals are caught in that manner.

Answer 4

Haven't you people got anything better to do than slag off the Police? Again?!
If I gave a ticket for every person I stopped to advise that their lights weren't working, that's all I'd ever do! Then I wouldn't be 'out there catching real criminals' to coin a phrase.
At the end of the day, if you drive a vehicle, it should be road worthy and that includes the lights. If the Police let things like that go unchecked then there would be all sorts of death trap vehicles on the road.
There is often criticism of the Police for 'picking on motorists' but if the officer that actually does 'pick on motorists' pulled over your stolen car or a car with all your gear recently stolen from your house in a burglary then maybe you'd be singing a different tune!
A lot can be gained from pulling cars and it often thwarts criminal activity. After all, criminals have to get from A to B and they often do it in cars.
Look at the wider picture people!

Answer 5

i got pulled over last year 3 miles from home have just travelled 250. was pulled for speeding they said i was doing 50 in a 30 which i wasn't it was more like 40. my heart was racing i had no idea when they put the blue lights on what he wanted but when the officer spoke to me he was not very nice very matter of fact very im right your wrong and didnt give me a chance to get out of my car. but considering that when i drove past the police car who was stationary in a car park yeah he prob had to do 50 from a stand still to catch up with me,plus there is no way he could tell my speed as he was in a patrol car not a traffic one!
but the funny thing is i am a police officer where he stopped me is where i work and i have stopped people a million times before you'd think i would of known what to expect but still felt like crap afterwards. which is why i make sure i don't speak to people the way he spoke to me as even though i don't know who he is i do remember him and i don't want to be an officer who leaves a bad impressions with the public.

Answer 6

So your goal is to stir up anti police feeling?You should feel lucky you didn't get done for more. You deserved to get stopped. You had a rear light out if somebody didn't see you clearly and went in to the back of you, they would be presumed to be at fault but in reality it would have been your fault.

It shook you up because you could no longer put your head in the sand. You and so many like you are the cause of most of society's problems. You break the law, get caught and blame the police for catching you. The way it should be is: You break the law, get caught and blame YOURSELF.

Personally, I don't believe any of the anti police stories on here anyway, they just don't ring true.

Sympathy? No chance. I'm glad you were stopped and I'd be glad I got stopped too if I were you.

Perhaps you should grow up and take responsibility for your actions from now on.

Answer 7

I think it would be a bit harsh to get a ticket for a blown bulb. If I got stopped I would thank the Police Officer for pointing it out and that it was working when I left home because I follow the highway code and undertake these checks on every journey. Problem is, I don't continually check the bulbs on a journey so it could have blown round the last corner.

Copper should swallow that.

I have only had two dealings with the Police for traffic offences and I found the first one to be a liar and the second one opinionated and biased. If I see an accident etc... I mind my own business and avoid the Police. Let them sort it out on their own. That'll teach them to be **** heads.

Answer 8

My girlfriend and I had planned one night to drive over a dark and dangerous highway to a coastal town. We were about to get on the freeway when a cop pulled us over because there were no working lights on the back of her car.

Turned out there was a short in her wiring, but that cop may have very well saved our lives as well as let her know there was even a problem. People are known to drive like maniacs on the highway we were about to take, and we could have been hit.

Answer 9

I was hitchhiking from San Jose to San Francisco and I get A ride from this dude , He was alright so it seemed. Well he got pulled over and the cops found dope in the gas cap of his car( he was on search and seizure for possession of drugs) well he tells the cops that I must of put it in his gas cap while we were at the gas station and get this: They arrest me and take me to jail and let him go!
THATS MENLO PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR YOU! You should have seen this cop, He was Pathetic, dressed in a ninja suit with nunchukas and all. He had a bullet proof vest that said NET on it His name is , Then he tells me if I help him make a buy bust he'll let me go! The nerve of MP police dept. they should be retired some of em anyway) I removed the officers name for legal reasons

Answer 10

Statutory defence if pulled for a faulty light:
'I checked all my lights, including the stop and tail lights before I set off' Don't forget that to check stop & tail lights, your car was backed up to a wall where you saw the reflection clearly.

Answer 11

I was with my friend who was driving her Mum's car. We stopped at a chippy in a well lit area. When she started off again she forgot to turn the headlights on. Got pulled over and the police reckoned they could smell alcohol - even though we hadn't been drinking at all. She was breathalised and asked to take her licence into the police station within a few weeks. Turns out she wasn't insured for her Mum's car even though she thought she was so got points on her licence.