So Nice To Be Out.

[SlowWhite]

I don't goof off while cruising Midway. But I got my first "NO front license plate ticket" there.


When I got pulled over the officer proceeded to then try to give me a ticket for the White Vinyl I had on the top of my windshield and the top of my Rear Window. Saying it's abstruction of view.


I then showed the cop that my "Sunvisor" actually blocks more of the window then my banner. Due to me being so tall. I then showed him that if you look out the back window you can't even see the rear banner.

He tried again to give me crap. So I said officer would you like to sit in my car and see for your self. I use this front banner because I can see when I use my stock Sunvisor due to that fact that I'm so tall. And the rear banner isn't even visable from inside the car.


Needless to say I talked my way out of the banner thing but still got hit with the no front license plate. (which I just send the money in for, which I shouldn't have, cause it went on my record as a minor moving violation)

So long story short I agree with Chris - it's how the car looks as well as how you conduct yourself with it up at Uni. I just learned to park the car as soon as I get there and don't cruise up and down.

-Brian

[Raptor]

I honestly can't believe this thread is still going. I went without a front plate on differrent cars for about six years and only recieved a ticket on the ugly ass white one with a big wing on it. You know what, I accepted it and didn't argue for a few reasons, they were right to give me a ticket, it is a law and I broke it. Also, If I was a cop, I would be more apt to want to check out someone that looked like they thought there car was a "race car" for obvious reasons. Is that really a big surprise? If you are not breaking the law, you wont get tickets, you might get checked, but that should be the end of it.

As far as cops go, I was pretty glad they were around when they found my mom flipped over in her car in a ditch last year at 5AM and called us. Because they got to her, she is fine now, otherwise she wouldn't be here. I have had them haul my step daughter to the hospital when she was trying to kill herself with overdosing in the house then freaking out on everyone with a knife. One of my friends in WA was saved by cops when a psycho was shooting everyone in front of him, he managed to kill seven people before the cops got him, but is should have been worse. The list goes on, they are in danger every day and they do it with very little appreciation from the people they are helping. People that whine about getting tickets while they are doing things that look suspicious or are in an area where there is a lot of illegal activity going on really should step back and take a look at it. If you were the cop, you don't know the punk in the car or what he is up to or might have with him, all you can go by is how he looks and where he is. I would pull most of my friends over based on that as well. That isn't to say all cops are perfect, but saying they are all bad is just as predudiced as you are claiming them to be.

[A//// Guy]

I totally agree^^^ :thumbsup:

[Enes]

Mike gets one of these :)

[SlowWhite]

Originally posted by Raptor@Apr 21 2004, 11:41 AM
. One of my friends in WA was saved by cops when a psycho was shooting everyone in front of him, he managed to kill seven people before the cops got him, but is should have been worse.
Honestly,

If we were allowed to carry a gun do you think that person would have killed 7 people? Probably not. They do nothing that any of use couldn't do if we were put in a situatin where we had to choose. I know I'd shoot someone if it was either him or I or even if they were killing people. No question

If I was driving and I saw someone flipped over on the side of the road I would stop to help in any way I could. (in the last 5 years I've had a few accidents happen right in front of me during the winter that I've stopped to help)

I think Ambulance drivers do more for people then cops do. And they only get paid $10/hr.

Also a cop walking up to a car with his hand on his gun is one thing and completely understandable. When it comes to your life you can't be careful enough. But on that same point that has absolutley nothing to do with the relevance of this topic. But our point is the fact of how they treat others, as if they are the All mighty themselves and that they think we need to bow down to them or what ever.

They will always start off Demanding obediance of you. The reason they relax is if you give it to them. If you don't they they continue to push you till you treat them as if they are god. I will give someone respect as long as they respect me.

And for the most part most cops I've met. Act like they are hollier then though. I cannot and will not acknowledge that.

[SlowWhite]

Originally posted by Raptor@Apr 21 2004, 11:41 AM
People that whine about getting tickets while they are doing things that look suspicious or are in an area where there is a lot of illegal activity going on really should step back and take a look at it. If you were the cop, you don't know the punk in the car or what he is up to or might have with him, all you can go by is how he looks and where he is. I would pull most of my friends over based on that as well. That isn't to say all cops are perfect, but saying they are all bad is just as predudiced as you are claiming them to be.
It's not about complaining about getting a ticket that you deserve.

it's about getting a ticket based on guessing. And not fact. It's about venting about problems in the system.


Tom got pulled over for his exhaust sparking. Well if that's the case the cop would have pointed it out and said please get it fixed or something. (like a burnt out headlight)

For the most part cops that actually write up tickets like that are jackass. The tickets usually cost more then the actual fix itself. And hell when it comes to headlights especially if you run fog lights can you honestly catch it right at the time it happens? I've had one go out and I thought it was just my night vision was getting bad or something. (my other light was anged acroos to the other side enough to make it seem like the headlights were working normal)

I got a ticket for it. And was like WTF.

I got another one in my boat. my 360 light worked when I put it in. I then put up the camper which blocks my the view of the light from inside the boat.

Well when I got pulled over the cop sighted me a ticket, fine was $110 which also went on my drivers license. While the cop was still tied up to my boat I pushed the light down into place. And the light turned on. he was like sorry your still getting a ticket.

Do you see my point? It that the police have gotten away from the moto "to protect and to Serve" - and have gone straight to "Show me the money"

I'd rather feel like the police were my friend then be afraid to leave my house in fear of getting a ticket or arrested for something I have no idea about.

-Brian

[A//// Guy]

Im not going to comment any more on this stuff... same old stories getting brought up here and there. Seems like only a couple people out of 15+ others commenting on how they feel about cops actually have a problem with them and seem to keep having one for some reason.

It only took Tom how many tickets to figure out street racing is Illegal??? Sorry but this stuff makes me mad. No offense to anyone but seriously look what was going on and where you were at the time.

As for the muffler scraping- Did you lower your car all the way to the bumpstops or what? A lowered 2G is going to get attention from the cops... especially if there are sparks flying everywhere :stick:

[CVD]

I agree with Barton on a lot of points. I have been pulled over seven times, only twice with reasonable explanation. I wont bitch when I'm pulled over for a legitimate reason, but the shit they pull out of their ass is just insane. I dont get profiled for my driving style either, as it isnt an issue. Maybe its just a problem of location, Burnsville has got to have the shittiest cops in the whole damn state, no question about it.

[Raptor]

Everyone says how they will be a hero when the time comes but in reality, not that many step up or pull over. No one else pulled over when my mom was in the ditch because they weren't looking for that type of situation. She was pretty well hidden in a wide median full of water. She was there over an hour before the cop found her. Make light of it if you wish, but if he had not spotted her, she would not be here. Being in a situation and reacting to it doesn't necesarrily make you any different than anyone else, choosing to be in a position where you have to be in the line of fire, deal with some very sad accident scenes with horrible sites like dead children etc, for low pay and very little respect, that is noble. You can have whatever opinion about it you like, but unless you are providing some service to humanity that is equal with less expectation for reward what is that opinion worth?


With the ticket thing, if you think you would respond equally to all the drivers on the road regardless of what they drive, drive down the highway and watch for a civic with a big wing, evaluate what goes through your head and tell me you don't think any differently of anyone else on the road. A few biased thoughts will probably sneak into your head, now consider that your job is to make people obey the law, would you think there could be more to the story if you saw that same car in an area where others have been racing, guns have been fired, people hit with cars and a lot of general public disregard has occured. Wouldn't you be more apt to want to make a point to them or at least check further into the situation?

[Black97civic]

Disclaimer: This post is directed entirely at when people get pulled over for made up reasons or other bullshit.

With the ticket thing, if you think you would respond equally to all the drivers on the road regardless of what they drive, drive down the highway and watch for a civic with a big wing, evaluate what goes through your head and tell me you don't think any differently of anyone else on the road.

But police officers are supposed to be above that. They are meant to protect and serve, not to single out honda boys or black poeple. They are supposed to protect the public from dangerous people with disregard for the law.

Here's an example, say your mom was driving a riced out accord when she crashed. What would everyone say if he stopped and said "fuck it, shes probably just a street racer, and a menace to society"

would you think there could be more to the story if you saw that same car in an area where others have been racing, guns have been fired, people hit with cars and a lot of general public disregard has occured. Wouldn't you be more apt to want to make a point to them or at least check further into the situation?

Again, the police should be above the prejudice. If the person was doing something wrong when the cop was following them, then pull them over and shake things down a little, thats their job.

But if they follow the logic that "DSM's are at midway, racing is a midway, therefore all DSM's race at midway" we are gonna be in a lot of trouble. They are getting in trouble for supposedly racially profiling, but they don't get in trouble for profiling based on what you drive, it seems like they should be allowed to profile for everything, or nothing at all. If a cop pulled over a black guy b/c he knows that some black people commit crimes, and that was his reason for pulling him over, he would be pretty fucked if the guy who got pulled over decided to call a lawyer or the NAACP.

Cops = Good
Crooked Cops who break rules = worse than criminals in my eyes