ok why is it that the other day im going down the freeway doing just 3 miles over the speed limit and i look up and there is a state cop behind me so i of course slow down become all paranoid like i am going to mess up lol. anyway he passes me and just flys on down the road i know he had to be doing well over the limit. so i though ok so maybe he has somplace to go in a hurry and just doesnt want the sirens and lights on. but no i go a little further and there he sits just waiting to pick people up. so why is it that if i do 65 or more in a 60 i get a ticket but cops can do 70 and 80 for no reason and its ok? and how do you feel rite passing out a ticket for the same thing your doing?? i am not trying to say your not doing your job or put you down and i am not one of thoes people with the doughnut jokes ect. read some of my answers and you will see im on your side but i just would like for you to cure my curiosity please and thank you...
2007-05-08 15:08:06 · 15 answers · asked by crazyme 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
he may have been looking for someone else. he may have had a call and it got 10-22d , meaning canceled. when tou are doing the speed limit do not worry about,ok. he may have been doing drug intervevtion which requires a certain driving technique. he may have been trying to cacth up and run a 10-28,liscence plate check on a vehicle way ahead of you. you sound like a good person,do not think he was up to no good. lots of reasons for his actions including being a mooron.
2007-05-08 15:17:12 · answer #1 · answered by '' GUV '' 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
1. He did you a favour by not busting you for the lights thing 2. He did you another favour by letting you go when you were being disorderly in a shop(by the way you should have reported the shop owner to the local health and safety authuority for selling out of date stuff or asked him nicely to refund you if he didn't tough luck) By this point he should have been your best friend. Anyway in the mart incident you have no case for lots of reasons I won't bother going into mainly because the only thing that could possibly be found even untoward would be the fact that he said probably your son although nothing to do with the law . Sorry if that was hard to hear. But I think the next time you see him you should give him a hug.
2016-05-18 21:48:49 · answer #2 · answered by charlotte 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Police officers respond to radio calls, perhaps his dispatcher canceled the call, perhaps there was an assist call that came over the radio and then there was an advisement that there were enough units on the scene, perhaps he saw a vehicle that sorta matched the description of a wanted vehicle and when he got closer to that vehicle found it wasn't the wanted vehicle; there are many more reasons....
Police do not always use lights and sirens responding to calls. Burglary and domestic violence come immediately to mind ..... let's all let them know we're coming (not).
As far as, "can police go 70 and 80 for no reason and it's OK?", the short answer is yes........police on duty are exempt from traffic laws (they couldn't do the job if they were not exempt).....so they can, but it's not fun explaining to a Sergeant why you were traveling at an excessive rate of speed that was reported by a citizen (if the Officer is found in error it's days off with no pay). Which reminds me.....you can report the Officer if you are that concerned.
Hope this helps.
2007-05-08 15:30:30 · answer #3 · answered by bbasingal 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There are as many answers to this question as there are persons willing to answer it. Bottom line, on many occasions there will be a very valid explanation for the conduct you observed. Some of the answers that I have read so far make a lot of sense and have been given by persons who have direct experience. There is simply no question about the legitimacy of their answers because police officers are extremely busy and work very hard and it is impossible for the average person to know what is going on inside that cruiser. The job is not easy and I for one am truly happy that we have police officers on the street. To not have them would be hell and nobody at all would be safe.
Ok now that I have said what I have just said because it is so true, we now have to look at another issue. Does the behavior that you question always have a legitimate explanation. The answer is purely NO. Some police officers believe that they are above the law when in comes to certain issues. Speeding laws apply to them with the exception of when duty calls obviously. Speeding on the job when the job duty does not call for speeding is against the law. The thing is who will enforce this---well the answer is nobody will enforce it. Only when things go really bad do you see police officers charged with traffic violations. This most likely means that they have caused a serious accident. The fact that you feel the need to preface your question with “don’t get mad or take this the wrong way” shows that there are repercussions to questioning police conduct. You simply do not want a wrath of answers accusing you of not being against law enforcement friendly. However, the fact that police do get charged with traffic violations, however seldom, proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that they do not always follow the rules they enforce.
Like you, I have a lot of respect for law enforcement. I have nothing but absolute respect for police officers who do their job beyond reproach. These police officers are heroes. These people who have chosen to serve and protest are right up there with doctors who also save lives. It hurts them and us all when law enforcement falls below this standard be it speeding, rolling stops or worse.
2007-05-08 15:51:41 · answer #4 · answered by Guit Man 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If I do 65 on the freeway, everyone around me gets "black & white fever" and they slow down to below 65. Sometimes they even do stuff to get away or behind me because their registration is expired or whatever.
So, I will go a few (as in 3) mph over the speed limit, just to keep traffic from jamming up.
Besides, if I go flyin' down the freeway without a reason and my sergeant happens to see me, HE will pull me over. It's way worse than a ticket, I promise!
2007-05-08 15:22:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I dont know abotu anyone else..but i nearly wet myself when i see a cop car....partially out of pure joy but that's a whole nother convo......Onthe highway you knwo theres a statie cus all the cars are in the right lane and no one is even 1 mile ove rthe speed limit.....theres a certain fear people have of these cars..i agree wihtthe other guy if they went the speed limit everyone woudlbe stuck
2007-05-08 16:16:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sadly, that is a common problem. But, there may be another cause for that particular cop's behavior. He may have been responding to a call that was cancelled, so he pulled over to go back to work on traffic duty. I'm not saying that's what happened, only that it's a possibility. Also, please be aware that most cops are not allowed to use lights and sirens when responding to domestic violence calls.
2007-05-08 15:15:08 · answer #7 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
If you're clocked doing 65 in a 60 zone, it's a violation. Sweet and simple.
2007-05-08 15:20:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
If they didn't speed up, they wouldn't be able to catch up to someone else. If they did the speed limit, everybody would know exactly where they were. Think about it.
2007-05-08 15:23:10 · answer #9 · answered by CGIV76 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
People don't like to pass police cruisers on the highway. If the police drive the speed limit, traffic would jam up, since nobody wants to pass him.
2007-05-08 15:13:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 2⤋