I really, really loathe cops.
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Topic: I really, really loathe cops.
Posted By: Predatorr
Subject: I really, really loathe cops.
Date Posted: 05 June 2008 at 11:08pm
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Yet again, I have been screwed by the cops. Driving down to my girlfriend's lake house with her parents in one of their cars and me in the other, we drove the three hours south to Smith Mountain Lake. On the way there, there was a random sobriety checkpoint. They said, sir, your registration is out of date, to which I replied, "I had no idea, this is her parent's car". He said, "It's your responsibility as the driver"...which I say nothing to because I'm appalled. I'm 17 and he's being a douche. I had no idea their car wasn't registered. He gives me a summons...but tells me I can pay the ticket and re-register the vehicle, and if I send proof, I probably won't have to appear in court or anything...THREE HOURS AWAY FROM MY HOME. Done and paid for as of May 30th. I get a letter today requesting that I appear in court...on the 29th...**edited** . My girlfriend's parents paid the fine and re-registered their vehicle. Why on earth would they send me a summons when everything was taken care of In short, I loathe both cops, and our horrible court system. Now I've got another thing to take care of... /rant |
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Posted By: .357 Magnum
Date Posted: 05 June 2008 at 11:13pm
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*insert picture of tec-9*
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Posted By: GI JOES SON
Date Posted: 05 June 2008 at 11:13pm
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most the time i side with the cops, and they are partially right. as the driver of any vehicle you should know where the registration and insurance card is and if its up to date. god forbid there were an accident however, i wouldn't see a need to go to court, they should've just given you the summons and what not, have you send in proof and send you on your way. |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 05 June 2008 at 11:14pm
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It's not the Cop's fault that you got the summons, that's our discombobulated court system. As for the ticket, he was just doing his job.
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Posted By: Evil Elvis
Date Posted: 05 June 2008 at 11:14pm
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Posted By: Bolt3
Date Posted: 05 June 2008 at 11:16pm
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I've never had an officer ask to see my license or registration going through a checkpoint; just a hello, how are you, and where are you headed. If you can pull off not sounding drunk, you're free. If the driver is suspicious, they just tell them to pull over into another lane where you are assaulted by a swarm of cops with unnecessarily bright flashlights and only then will they check papers and test the sobriety if need be. ------------- <Removed sig for violation of Clause 4 of the New Sig Rules> |
Posted By: Predatorr
Date Posted: 05 June 2008 at 11:22pm
meanie. it was a big dodge ram, and the bed had a power sprayer, leaf blower, and two GIANT coolers in it, I'm sure they were suspicious of that, probably thinking they were filled with booze, but then asked me for my license and registration. her registration turned out to be six months overdue, which is her whore mother's fault. I just don't think I should go to court; I sent an e-mail to the sheriff's office, and I'll be calling tomorrow. The only reason I care is because it cuts into beach week...and srsly...a court summons.... |
Evil Elvis wrote:Posted By: GI JOES SON
Date Posted: 05 June 2008 at 11:32pm
| said pics of whore mom? |
Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 12:09am
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Why exactly did you get screwed by the cops?
Why was he being a "douche" for doing his job? Sounds like just another case of teenage anti-cop angst. ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: oldpbnoob
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 12:18am
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Maybe if some douche bag 17 year old wasnt suckered into driving his girlfriends whore mom's gas guzzling unregistered rig because he thought he was going to get a peice of arse, said cop could have been out doing something more important with his time. Ignorance of the law is exactly that. Ignorance. Grow up. ------------- "When I grow up I want to marry a rich man and live in a condor next to the beach" -- My 7yr old daughter. |
Posted By: agentwhale007
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 12:28am
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Rodney King got screwed by the cops.
You are slightly inconvenienced. |
Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 12:48am
I feel real, physical pain to have to say this, but I agree with Carl! 
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Posted By: AfricanAmerican
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 1:58am
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Why are the mods on this forum so full of fail?
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Posted By: techietaichi
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 2:06am
The FUZZ!  ------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCZWhJCF6Ig"> 
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Posted By: Styro Folme
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 2:51am
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It's hard to side with either party in most situations (between police and civilians). Police harassment and brutality are still very alive and well. However, I just so happen to believe the majority, of any given population, are just as low as the "big bad policeman". It's not just cops that are on a power trip. It's everyone these days. |
Posted By: Linus
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 3:21am
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I've been pulled over twice in the past 2 weeks. Once for passing too close to other cars, and once for blowing a stop sign. Both times doing 10 over.
Both times off with a verbal warning. I love my technique for getting out of tickets 
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Posted By: impulse!
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 4:00am
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agentwhale: I detect sarcasm correct? Linus: I doesn't count if you know the cops who pull you over. ------------- 
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Posted By: Linus
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 4:13am
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Actually, Impulse, I do not. I know no Fort Worth cops personally. Never met any of those patrol officers that pulled me over.
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Posted By: impulse!
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 4:24am
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Good work then. I know all of the cops around here personally, helps me out a bit.
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Posted By: pntbl freak
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 7:24am
Same here since I work for the government during the summer. -------------  |
Posted By: Pariel
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 7:35am
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Bummer. Next time check.
That's why I only drive my car. |
Posted By: PaiNTbALLfReNzY
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 7:57am
| I'd be mad at her parents. Pretty much threw you under the bus on that one. |
Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 8:01am
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Yeah, my irritation would be with the owner of the unregistered car, not the police officer. I went through a sobriety checkpoint a few weeks ago- the cop looked at my registration, my 'VF' plates, and waved me through without even looking in enough to see if I was drunk or not.  ------------- ? |
Posted By: Da Hui
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 8:23am
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I'm so sick of people blaming the cops. If your driving an unregistered car, its your fault. The cop is doing his job, your not doing your job by keeping your info up to date. In this particular situation, I would blame the Mother. Its her vehicle and She should have alerted you about whats going on with it. People are always saying how much they hate cops, yet when these same people are in danger or need help, who do they call? ------------- 
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Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 8:50am
Spider man? ------------- ? |
Posted By: Snake6.
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 9:19am
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You have cop repellent on your car don't you? If so, that is real jacked up. ------------- 
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Posted By: GI JOES SON
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 10:06am
nah, if they made him pay the fine and what not then i'd consider it being thrown under the bus. snake-how's it jacked up if he "just so happens" to have a box od donuts in his car?  |
Posted By: Snake6.
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 10:19am
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I was thinking of moto stickers and all that. -------------
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Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 11:01am
LOL . . . but true anyways.
Uh . . . "Ghost Busters" would have been a much more appropriate response. ------------- 
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Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 11:05am
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I thought about saying "Ghost busters"....I really did. I don't know why I went against the obvious answer and picked 'spider man' I guess deviating from the obvious seemed cooler to me. ------------- ? |
Posted By: Benjichang
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 11:33am
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Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 11:38am
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Ask Linus about his knee pads. ------------- "Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation." -FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011. Yup, he actually said that. |
Posted By: procarbinefreak
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 11:40am
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wow... that was completely called for
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Posted By: Snake6.
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 12:18pm
Really. -------------
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Posted By: Pariel
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 12:18pm
I did think the same thing. Getting laid is important, too. |
Posted By: Linus
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 12:55pm
Which begs the question, what WOULD cop repellent be? Fat free donuts? What if they are a health freak? Actually, the things I do are taught in drivers ed, so quite easy to do and surprising no one does it. -------------
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Posted By: Brian Fellows
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 1:16pm
The pheromones from the scent gland of a lawyer. |
Posted By: Da Hui
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 1:35pm
With all your Law experience, I would expect you to know the answer to that question. -------------
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Posted By: Predatorr
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 3:06pm
your are a consistent source of fail. also, oldpbnoob, take a listen. every time someone asks you to drive their car, do you make sure everything, from the emissions to the registration is up to date? No? Didn't think so. He was being a douche because he knew I lived three hours away and is still trying to force me to come to a ten minute session of court. Now, to clarify, because apparently you can't read, I am getting screwed here because A) I have to make a three hour drive to go to said ten minute court session B) it will take up my whole day when I already did what he asked me to do, and finally C) because it will make it not possible for me to go to beach week. It that simple enough for you? It's not a crappy vehicle pbn00b, it's an 04' dodge ram, I had no idea it was unregistered, and it was full of things that her parents needed to take to the other house. |
Posted By: bravecoward
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 3:14pm
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have sex with their daughter as revenge
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Posted By: oldpbnoob
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 3:42pm
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Why do you think her parents had him driving in a seperate unregistered vehicle? ------------- "When I grow up I want to marry a rich man and live in a condor next to the beach" -- My 7yr old daughter. |
Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 3:51pm
**You're And once again, you are not being screwed by the cop. This is your fault (I guess you could attribute some blame to the mother but still... your fault for driving it) Exactly why did I fail here? You are just looking for an easy way to win an argument because you are a lazy ass. ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: techietaichi
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 4:00pm
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You know what?, nobody cares. Trust me. Just stick to paintball. Don't give peeps an opportunity to say dumb crap to you, because they're dying to. ------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCZWhJCF6Ig">
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Posted By: oldpbnoob
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 4:02pm
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Honestly, I agree, it pretty much sucks to be you right now. I actually do have some empathy for you. Unfortunately, my dad, who actually is a douche, was a cop for a long time and despite him, I have great respect for police officers. You could have easily stated your veiwpoints without insulting the officer that was simply doing his job. You should see if they offer a ride along program in your area. Spending a shift of two with a police officer will completely change the way you think of them. You will also find that you tend to get what you give when it comes to dealing with them. Again, sorry about your luck, have you tried calling and discussing with the court to see if you are able to get out of it or change the date? ------------- "When I grow up I want to marry a rich man and live in a condor next to the beach" -- My 7yr old daughter. |
Posted By: High Voltage
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 6:08pm
This mindset really bothers me. ------------- 
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Posted By: Hysteria
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 6:31pm
"This one time, I took a two week vacation..." |
Posted By: Da Hui
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 6:34pm
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Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 6:53pm
Might I ask why? ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 6:55pm
Eh. Sometimes it applies. Sometimes, a little rebellion is justified. It's the descretion that's important. Laws are fundamentally there for our protection, but sometimes they can just be controlling. In this case, he broke the law, and should get into trouble for it. Don't read into that last comment too much. The cop was just there to make the arrest/ticket/transition to the courts. He's not in control of what happens to you after you leave. I agree the courts messed up here. But in cases like cops going out of their way to abuse their power, then a little rebellion may be needed... Like I said, descretion. ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell" 
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Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 7:03pm
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Posted By: Predatorr
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 11:49pm
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Retrospect: pbnoob- As far as the law is concerned, yes I was in the wrong, but the situation was a little twisted, no? Called her mom a whore in the moment, I was pretty pissed. I am definitely not stupid enough, even at 17, to give a cop even a hint of an attitude, and I was as polite with him as I could possibly be. As I said in the beginning, it's not him really, but the courts. I e-mailed the sheriff's office, and her parents are getting in contact. It's really just the point that I did everything and they still want me to appear in court? Wack. Also PB, my father was an agent for CID in the Army, and has no sympathy for me, so I've grown up around that as well, but I feel like her mom should be taking care of this, especially for not telling me that it was unregistered, and upon going through the checkpoint in front of us, telling the cop the situation. Kind of dicked me there. Carl- Do you always try and stir up trouble? That is why you're annoying, and trust me, when it happens to you, which it just may, you're going to be singing the same tune. Enjoy being an asshat while you can, because karma really, really sucks. |
Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 07 June 2008 at 12:06am
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I really LOL'ed with this one. ------------- 
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Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 07 June 2008 at 12:21am
It's funny how you make no attempt to defend yourself besides the LOLIMRIGHTCAUSEISAYSO!!!!!!! I'm not trying to stir up trouble, you posted a bunch overgeneralized crap and have been unable/unwilling to defend your point. ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: notXXscared
Date Posted: 07 June 2008 at 12:28am
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Posted By: Predatorr
Date Posted: 07 June 2008 at 12:32am
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Carl, I'm more than able to defend myself, but it's a fruitless battle
with you. I'm rather unwilling because an argument with you is a waste
of time. How is the cop a douche? I'll be honest, I said that in anger, but being as blunt as he was had me thinking he was rather douchey. Why am I screwed by the cops? Once again, because I paid the fine, re-registered the vehicle, and just received a summons requiring me to appear in court, for a ten minute waste of my time. Teenage anti-cop angst? Anti- our flawed system. I'm pissed at his remark, though I suppose the vehicle was my responsibility, but the court requiring me to appear in court when it's all been fixed. I've got angst for that. And correcting me on a misspelled word is immature, and nothing more than a catalyst, you were just trying to piss me off there. Truth be told, you have a habit of throwing out some rude or 'playing the devil's advocate' remark in most of the threads you post in. I don't come to this forum to show off my grammar skills. I also don't want this thread locked, so let's just move on. |
Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 07 June 2008 at 12:40am
So why exactly is arguing with me a waste of time? Why should we move on? It seems that many other forumers share the same feelings as I do. Or are you just looking for ten pages of pity? ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: Predatorr
Date Posted: 07 June 2008 at 12:47am
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No, but it's nice to vent. You have one, count them, one thing that you've got me on. How the cop was being a douche, and how HE as an individual screwed ME. As I said responding to PB, I'm more pissed at the court, but the cop's "I realize that this situation totally sucks for you, but I'm still giving you a ticket" attitude was pretty douchey. Again, more of the court's fault. Nobody else has posted back asking anymore questions about it. Again, just a rant, you really don't have to keep posting. And why is it a waste of time? Because you just don't have anything to add, other than to call me out on spelling, and to call out one faulty point, which I had previously admitted to. So the next time you use one of your elevenish daily posts, just make an attempt to not make an ass of yourself, or to start anything. And how was anything I said just generalized? I was as specific as I could possibly be given the situation. Honestly, Try and give me a straight response here, it's really annoying trying to argue with you |
Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 07 June 2008 at 1:01am
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But your entire point was the cop was being a douche and seemed even more pissed off that you got caught (completely your own fault by the way no matter how you spin it) You have nothing against me when the only point I had on you was the only point you had at all.
The spelling thing was more or less a joke, drop it. Overgeneralized by the fact that you blamed the cop for pretty much everything. When have I not given you straight answers? ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: Zata
Date Posted: 07 June 2008 at 2:12am
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Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 07 June 2008 at 2:52am
True, but the interactions between them is amusing to observe. -------------
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Posted By: CarbineKid
Date Posted: 07 June 2008 at 10:14pm
| I hate DUI checkpoints, and the whole Nazi vibe they give off. I also hate the ACLU but for once they did the right thing and challenged DUI checkpoints in my state. They won. it is now unconstitutional for any LEO to have a DUI checkpoint. |
Posted By: Linus
Date Posted: 07 June 2008 at 10:20pm
Uh.. BS. Michigan Dept. of State Police v. Sitz (1990), the US Supreme Court found them constitutional. Now, the STATE constitution is a different thing completely, and 11 states don't allow it, and they are pretty dumb for doing so. Drunk driving is stupid, and if it takes a DUI checkpoint to save a life, so be it. -------------
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Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 07 June 2008 at 11:16pm
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How are they Unconstitutional? There are countless things that are effed up in this country, and that gets pinned. -------------
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