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A minor rant on cops....
Posted by Noel [Email] (more from Noel) on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:42:09
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So last night I'm on a local road. It is about 5 PM and dark. I am behind an old Pathfinder and we reach a stop sign, which is followed 35 yards later by a traffic light. The PF stops, then goes. I almost stop--down to about 5 mph-- look both ways, and go. I reach the stop light, wait for the green and go. A moment later a cop is behind me. I pull over. At this point I had no idea what I'd done.
"You didn't *quite* come to a full stop at that stop sign back there," he announces. "I was in the parking lot of the motorcycle dealer and you didn't stop."
I said, "Maybe not, but I looked very carefully, there were no cars coming and the way was clear."
He asks for license and registration and goes to the cruiser. When he comes back he gives me a written warning. I thank him and off I go.
OK, no complaints about the warning. Sure, I was legally supposed to stop. Mea culpa. But I just hate that kind of petty BS. The only car in sight was the Pathfinder in front of me. No one was there to be at risk or endangered. 35 yards away is the busy road with a 40 mph limit where people drive like maniacs and go 60 mph, and this guy rousts me for rolling through a stop sign at 5 mph.
Cops seem to wonder why people don't always respect them and its because of this kind of thing. A stern verbal warning works just as well, but I guess he has to justify his time to the town. I suppose he needs to check my record to see what other heinous crimes and misdemeanors I may have committed, but there are some things that would seem not worth bothering about.
Posts in this Thread:
- A minor rant on cops...., Noel, Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:42:09 <-- Viewing This Message
- Since I admitted I was wrong and was only, Noel, Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:28:45
- I'll add to the comments on this, Saabpilot , Sat, 22 Dec 2007 06:49:11
- Gimmie a break!, Pat, Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:49:13
- Waaay too many Stop signs in the US, Rod , Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:06:27
- Gee, guys, I already admitted I was wrong, but, Noel, Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:26:19
- Thank god stop signs are so rare here..., AdamB , Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:35:58
- Police here in Newton, MA are sticklers for this, turrbo , Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:12:43
- STOP means STOP...., 9-3 Talladega, Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:29:39
- Re: A minor rant on cops...., vvack0matic , Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:34:08
- Re: A minor rant on cops...., jp, Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:34:50
- Re: A minor rant on cops...., OhSaabIAOh, Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:33:35
- Re: A minor rant on cops...., SWEDECAR , Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:49:32
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