07-11-2013, 01:17 AM
I feel I have to make this point. All too often I find myself criticizing cops for the BS stunts they pull on people, and the flagrant displasy of power abuse they show. Here is a story to the contrary.
I was gassing up the Japaneese road rocket (Honda Accord) this evening. I just finished spending $51.00 to fill my car from empty, to a little over full. In America, the major supermarkets (in this case, Stop and Shop) will give you a credit on gas for an amount of groceries you buy ($0.10 per gallon reduced for every $100.00 spent on groceries)... I enjoyed $0.60 off per gallon this fill up.
Coming home, all too happy about the money I saved on gas, I let the hammer drop. whipping in and out through 2 lane traffic, I glanced on my left and saw a cop sitting there...Much to late for me to react...I was busted. The only thing I did have time to do was look at the speedometer to see I was doing 60mph in a 30mph zone (97kph in a 48kph zone)...
I was far ahead of the cop by this point (distance traveled times current rate of speed) he came out after me... He was behind me for awhile before hitting his lights (blues and twos as my favorite TV show top gear UK puts it)
"Do you have your license, registration & insurance?", he asked
"Right here, I got it out as I saw you walking up" I quietly admitted
"Do you have an idea why I stopped you?"
"If I can make a guess" (ya right I knew EXACTLY why he had me pulled over) "I do admit was was going a little fast... I just finished putting gas in my car...
He cut me short with this: "Ya, that was the original reason, but as I was following you I saw you had your right signal light on, but you were going straight, and even merged LEFT"
"This fucking car, my only complaint is the signals don't automatically return after signaling most times" I said angrily as I tried to blame the car for my stupidity.
"I'll be right back, just sit tight".
I knew I was pegged, he had every and all cause to slap me with a god dammed speeding ticket... I was even thinking he may get me for reckless driving (I know this as I used to have an insurance job, ya know)
He comes back after a few mins in his car...and at this time another squad car was behind him & talking to him... This is what transpired:
"Well, Chris" (he called me Chris from getting that info on my driver's license...Not everyone knows me as the LZA...YET) "Well Chris, I checked your driving record and it looks pretty clean, I've decided we're going to keep it that way today. Just keep it down because you WERE flying, man"
"Holy shit, really, Thanks man, and I am sorry!!!" I said in glee!! As I was getting ready to proceed home, I looked down and saw I wasn't wearing my seatbelt...Another infraction he could have had me dead to rights on.
Some may argue that he wasn't doing his job by letting me off. I really was speeding. But I hope this story proves that there are good cops that treat idiots like me as a human... So stoked that my insurance will NOT be going up because of this...
I'm curious to hear some of your run in's with police, either good or bad..
I was gassing up the Japaneese road rocket (Honda Accord) this evening. I just finished spending $51.00 to fill my car from empty, to a little over full. In America, the major supermarkets (in this case, Stop and Shop) will give you a credit on gas for an amount of groceries you buy ($0.10 per gallon reduced for every $100.00 spent on groceries)... I enjoyed $0.60 off per gallon this fill up.
Coming home, all too happy about the money I saved on gas, I let the hammer drop. whipping in and out through 2 lane traffic, I glanced on my left and saw a cop sitting there...Much to late for me to react...I was busted. The only thing I did have time to do was look at the speedometer to see I was doing 60mph in a 30mph zone (97kph in a 48kph zone)...
I was far ahead of the cop by this point (distance traveled times current rate of speed) he came out after me... He was behind me for awhile before hitting his lights (blues and twos as my favorite TV show top gear UK puts it)
"Do you have your license, registration & insurance?", he asked
"Right here, I got it out as I saw you walking up" I quietly admitted
"Do you have an idea why I stopped you?"
"If I can make a guess" (ya right I knew EXACTLY why he had me pulled over) "I do admit was was going a little fast... I just finished putting gas in my car...
He cut me short with this: "Ya, that was the original reason, but as I was following you I saw you had your right signal light on, but you were going straight, and even merged LEFT"
"This fucking car, my only complaint is the signals don't automatically return after signaling most times" I said angrily as I tried to blame the car for my stupidity.
"I'll be right back, just sit tight".
I knew I was pegged, he had every and all cause to slap me with a god dammed speeding ticket... I was even thinking he may get me for reckless driving (I know this as I used to have an insurance job, ya know)
He comes back after a few mins in his car...and at this time another squad car was behind him & talking to him... This is what transpired:
"Well, Chris" (he called me Chris from getting that info on my driver's license...Not everyone knows me as the LZA...YET) "Well Chris, I checked your driving record and it looks pretty clean, I've decided we're going to keep it that way today. Just keep it down because you WERE flying, man"
"Holy shit, really, Thanks man, and I am sorry!!!" I said in glee!! As I was getting ready to proceed home, I looked down and saw I wasn't wearing my seatbelt...Another infraction he could have had me dead to rights on.
Some may argue that he wasn't doing his job by letting me off. I really was speeding. But I hope this story proves that there are good cops that treat idiots like me as a human... So stoked that my insurance will NOT be going up because of this...
I'm curious to hear some of your run in's with police, either good or bad..