Where do I post about A$$HOLE cops?? I hope here...

[iamhunter]

These guys aren't trying to beat up on you either, just telling you how it is and giving you solid advice.

Yah, nothing but love here.

I always hate to see someone get a ticket for a stupid reason.

Once I got a ticket for going 38 in a 35.

Still got a ticket.

Still had to pay it.

Theres no fighting that. He cited for me for speeding. I was speeding. Case closed.

Was it nice, or ethical of him? I would argue no.

But the court isn't in the business of being nice.

It's in the business of enforcing laws.

[jim02]

I have seen several people do the same thing and exit into the buss stop at this location. I have seen several others whip their car back onto I25 and cut people off.
I have never seen anyone get a ticket there.
That cop was a looser POS and I will leave it at that.

your busted for being a safe driver, heres your ticket.

[GunTroll]

I saw a guy fight a similar citation in JeffCO last year. The burden of proof is on the cop. The guy fought his case with the idea of being safe was the right thing. It was funny seeing this guy pretend to be a lawyer and use law lingo but he got the ticket thrown out. The cop just couldn't prove that his "reckless" act wasn't do to the driver avoiding a potentially fatal accident.

I say fight it!

And saying anything poor about LE here is a no go. verbal lashings/bashings and warnings will follow for sure. Even if you complain nicely.

Good luck!

[The1andOnlyKC]

I wonder if the cop is on here, maybe he will hit the print button and take this to court with him.

[AboveNBeyond]

I hope he does, again I am not saying I did not disobey the sign, but rather that by the time the sign was noticed and given the signage is confusing. I did what I thought was the safest option.

Why does everyone wanna hate...

[Irving]

Okay, I thought about this on my way home.

First, your presentation is all wrong. You need to fix that before you go to court. As it is right now, you sound like a crybaby and that is why you are getting all this negative press from the peanut gallery. We can work on that later, because in principle I agree with you.

Second, your best shot in court is to use the time of the ticket. You said that it was night time, so I'm assuming it was well after rush hour. You need to present the situation highlighting that you made a mistake and picked the safest alternative; while still being factual and pointing out that there was no heavy traffic and therefor no advantage to you getting off on the wrong exit. In conclusion, you made a mistake, corrected it the best and safest way possible, and while you certainly don't deserve a cookie, you shouldn't be punished either.

[KevDen2005]

I would say that the officer has no real way of knowing you did the more safe thing, however he does know you failed to follow traffic laws. I am sure your excuse was the first lame excuse he has ever heard.

[sniper7]

in the end you got a ticket for the law you broke. now had he given you a careless and wreckless driving ticket you might have a case. sorry but you broke the law because you made a mistake and got caught. dont be pissed at the cop for doing his job no matter how petty you feel your offense was.

[crzy_one]

As someone who was a cop for 2 years in Phoenix, personally I would have probably given you a warning. On the other hand look at the cops perspective. You telling him that you made a mistake when you did what you did but think about how many times we stop people and they claim the same as an excuse. Breaking the law can equal a ticket, the fact that warnings are given are the good grace of the officer...

Bottom line as bad as it sucks you broke the law and you admit it. Shit sucks but it is what it is and it will be hard to fight...

Either way im glad this didn't just start as a all cops are bad thread. I was known to give too many warnings...

[jerrymrc]

He might have been an ex-MP. I have not had a ticket in over 20 years and it was due to an equipment malfunction but here goes.

I work at Ft Carson. I never speed. I go to work at 5am. A couple of years ago I am doing my thing across post and a MP gets glued to my bumper of the Diesel. Block after block I can't even see the windshield of the car.

He lights me up and when he comes up to the window he is out of view and says my registration is out of "wack" I ask him if he means that the tag says AUG and it is now SEP. he tells me that it expired LAST month. I tell the young man that in Colorado it does not expire until the end of the NEXT month. He asks if I am being "COMBATIVE" with him. I tell him not at all just please write the ticket.

He comes back 15 min later and once again all I see is a hand barely into the window with all my stuff and he is saying I am free to go. I am not about to even turn around on the kid lest he claim he saw "something" and shoots me. I ask where is the ticket for the registration. He tells me to "leave now". I ask for his name. It took 4 tries to get something intelligible from him that I could write down.

Later in the day down at MP headquarters I explain what happened that morning and when I gave his name I got from the 1sg down the hall "What has the stupid fucker done now?"

All the sheriffs in the county here are great. They stop by to talk cars or guns and never had an issue with them. The CSPD on the other hand I have heard horror stories about and I venture into the city as least as possible.

And a P.S. I have had in my Military career many friends that were MP's I have friends that are LEO's but all it takes are a few bad apples.

Just some thoughts.