When Being stopped by Police - Page 2

JDM · 01-09-2005

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Originally Posted by Grey Wulf

I overpayed because I knew I was paying late but didn't know if there was a added charge here in St. Louis Co. It said nothing of it on the ticket. If I get in more trouble for giving them too much money, no amount of their pain will make me happy. I've had enough of trying to do the right thing. It always costs more and screws me in the end. I can't wait to have some more jail time for doing the right thing, again.

Sorry you've had such a bad time with Police...

I tell EVERY person I cite...

"You need to call this number on the back of the ticket to find out how much you owe for this fine. Your response is required within 21 days of tomorrow. Failure to do so can result in the suspension or revokation of your DL, and a warrant for your arrest. Do you understand?"

Call the number on the back of the ticket where it says

"Questions? Call 612 XXX or whatever...

IneedaGSX · 01-11-2005

JDM That list works, the majority of the time, but the thing about gettinq pulled over and going to a parking lot has gotten me told not to do that.

Shotgun! · 01-12-2005

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Originally Posted by JDM

Sorry you've had such a bad time with Police...

I tell EVERY person I cite...

"You need to call this number on the back of the ticket to find out how much you owe for this fine. Your response is required within 21 days of tomorrow. Failure to do so can result in the suspension or revokation of your DL, and a warrant for your arrest. Do you understand?"

Call the number on the back of the ticket where it says

"Questions? Call 612 XXX or whatever...

The ticket was mailed in...before i knew about the whole "we think we can take your DL away" thing.

tpunx99GSX · 01-12-2005

Ok i should comment because i have more expirence with the Police then JDM and i havent lived there in 6 months.
Being honest will NEVER work. If you were speeding, say Im sorry officer i was paying attention to the traffic around me and wasnt looking at my speed. Anytime you admit that you were doing something wrong that is admitting your guilty and thats all the proof they need. whether or not you were clocked doesnt matter if you admit it. I have had many many tickets in my life, but ive been let go more times then i can count. JDM you were there for one of them when i was coming back from that race at warner rd going about 110, and the cop only gave me a Expired tabs ticket because he didnt clock me (was going too fast.) i didnt admit i was guilty, i acted as if i didnt know why he pulled me over.
Thanks for the tips, but im no longer gonna get pulled over, im just gonna be for the most part, law obiding. but at least i dont get picked on out here by the police like i did in MN.

JDM · 01-13-2005

Tom, you get pulled over and picked on cause you're an idiot.

You're driving a Red Car with a big wing and a body kit. You didn't have to admit you were speeding, you passed a COP doing 110... You said it yourself.

GO AHEAD everyone, follow Tom's instructions.

Fuck Cops, Fuck Me, Fuck Everyone.

You'll all grow up someday and realize how fuckin' retarded you are...

Til then, I'll enjoy telling my stories over donuts and coffee on how I pulled you over, and then you denied you were speeding, so I wrote you a ticket for the original speed, AND those stupid LED washer lights, AND your "NOS" licesne plate frame that covers your tabs, and make fun of you for it FOREVER...

I might suck, but I don't get tickets like guys like Tom.

I'm done trying to help you retards.

**Kracka** · 01-13-2005

Nice post! That sounds like a fun job

JDM · 01-13-2005

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Originally Posted by TalonTSiDude

Nice post! That sounds like a fun job

It is... Sorry I went on a rant there... But for the love of Pete, it really burns my cookies when people bite the hand that feeds them. If you don't wanna take my advice, then don't. But don't bad mouth me and tell me I don't know how to do my job.

I've had more hours training than some of you have in all of your other jobs combined. I don't expect you to like cops anymore. In fact, I posted this so that those of you who hate cops will know how to BEAT them at their own game. But that's fine, take the dumb approach and be an ass to the next cop that stops you. I was young and stupid, and I've been stopped more times than you would believe. Joe Harvieux has been with me about 7 of those times. I play Mr. Nice Guy when I'm stopped. I've been stopped about 25 times since I've turned 16 (I'll sit here and cite the time and place), and I only have 3 tickets on my record.

How many do you have Tom?

AJ · 01-13-2005

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Originally Posted by JDM

But for the love of Pete,

So that's his name you cheating bastard!

**1ViciousGSX** · 01-13-2005

JDM,

I agree with the things you say about being stopped by the police and how to act.

BUT, I have also been pulled over by the police recently for having Xenon headlamps in my car. The "real deal" Xenon (ballast, igniters, etc) and was given a ticket for it. I was polite, tried to explain to the officer that the Xenon headlamps are D.O.T. approved, come on all kinds of luxury vehicles and are not the "blue bulb" halogen bulbs the "ricers" put in their cars because a blue light is cool. My headlamps aren't even really blue, just a "cleaner looking" white light. If you have seen a car with real Xenons on it, you know what I'm talking about. I even have my headlamps pointed down slightly lower than normal so I know they are not shining up into anybody's eyes. I wasn't speeding, driving on the wrong side of the road or running a stop sign. Just driving to my fiance's house. The officer saw me coming, pulled over onto the side of the road to wait for me to pass, and then followed me to pull me over. I had all of my required paperwork (registration, insurance, driver's license, etc.), current and up to date with me. I was being totally polite and "yes sir" the whole time. Once I explained what type of headlamps they were, I was told by the officer that "Louisiana is going to force all of the car manufacturers that have Xenon headlamps installed at the factory recall them for downgrading back to the basic halogen headlamps." Remember that I work for a BMW service dept. We have thousands of Xenon headlamps on the road and this is not going to happen. I guess my laughing in his face when he said that didn't help either, but by that time he was almost finished writing the ticket anyway, so it didn't matter.

My point is that if an officer has already decided you're getting the ticket, you're getting the ticket. No matter how nice you are, what you say or do, even if you are right and he is wrong. I got the ticket tossed out, but it was still something I shouldn't have had to do.

Hell, I was even older than the officer writing the ticket, he should have given me some kind of senior's discount or something.

Things like this are what give police a bad "wrap" at times and a loss of respect.

How many people have died because somebody had L.E.D. washer nozzles?