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You get sympathy here...
Posted by PT (more from PT) on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:20:06
In Reply to: Gee, guys, I already admitted I was wrong, but, Noel, Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:26:19
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I feel your pain. I'm not saying that you didn't break the letter of the law, and the cop was within his rights of his power to stop you, but, while he could have been less kind and written you a ticket, he could also have been more kind and given you a verbal warning. With a written warning, it's pretty much a certainty that if you get stopped in the next couple of years, you will get a ticket.
There are many bizarre locations of stop signs; I'm in no position to judge whether or not this is one, but it does not sound in any way like you did anything dangerous or put another person at risk.
On the other hand, if you had stopped and accelerated right back up to the speed of the other car and tailgated him from 3 feet behind at 1 mph below the speed limit, that would have been much more dangerous. But, I bet you wouldn't have been stopped for that. That is the sort of thing that really p's me off, and makes me feel like I am the 'them' in the 'us versus them' relationship society has with law enforcement. I'm not a serial offender; I have one current moving violation on my record, but the reasons why I have been stopped and my treatment when I have leaves me feeling that I am an enemy of law enforcement. If they treat me as their enemy, it leaves me to conclude/feel that they are my enemy. That's hardly a good thing.
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Posts in this Thread:
- A minor rant on cops...., Noel, Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:42:09
- 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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