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

[Troublco]

I have plenty of family and friends in various LEO positions, local and federal, so I have a fair understanding of a lot of what they have to deal with. I also know there are cops out there who either have a power trip or don't necessarily exercise sound judgement all the time. (One of my great-grandfathers was one of those guys who would have gone to jail had he not become a cop.) Whether because they're an a** or just having a bad day, who knows. I've seen both, for sure. I will say that I have heard from various sources that Thornton PD is not necessarily known for its nice, polite cops. I'm sure they have some, but what I've heard is they're not known for them. I know some nice guys who work for Aurora, but I know a few (a couple I worked with at the base for years) that even being charitable I could only call humorless. Same with Arapahoe County Sheriff Deputies. At the end of the day, cops are just people like the rest of us. Fortunately, most are good folks, and they do a tough job. Sounds like you found one of the humorless ones, or he found you.

I think Stuart probably has the best take on it if you want to fight it.

My favorite mad at a cop story is when a Wakeenee, Kansas cop chose to ticket me, with Colorado plates, instead of the car with Kansas plates that was PASSING me. I wasn't even speeding! I'm pretty sure he knew the chances of me fighting it were slim, since I'd have had to drive clear back out there. They really stuck it to me, too.

[jason303]

Yeah, getting it dropped all together is tough in nearly all cases. But you should always show up and pitch whatever you can at the judge. Chances are you'll get a reduction. I have lived off this intersection for five years and it gets me for a sec every time. I very much appreciate you not whipping back into traffic on the off chance that I'm there. I'm sure the officer picked that spot to clock speeders for a reason. I'll stop short of writing something about quotas 'cause I just don't know. Oops.

I also have absolutely no idea what cops have to deal with daily, but I'm sure it's the interpersonal equivalent of janitorial work. I'll give the occasional a-hole cop a wide berth because all criminals are a-holes and someone has to deal with them.

You clearly should have been given a break. It's not like you were doing 85 down the freeway and then trying to say so was everyone else.

[AboveNBeyond]

Well thank you everyone for your comments.
Stuart thank you for your advice.

[Irving]

When/if you go to court, forget all that crap about having kids in the car and guessing what he thought about you. The worst criminals have kids in the car all the time. Just stick to the basics of you were obviously lost.

Also, next time you're doing something wrong and you spot a stopped cop, pull up to him and tell him you're lost. That'd probably get you out of a ticket.

[DD977GM2]

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.

+1

Discretion is something a lot of folks lose once they button the top button of their uniform

[newracer]

How much is the ticket and how much is your time worth?

[ChunkyMonkey]

I want my 15 second back from the first post

Good luck with the ticket buddy..hope you have better day.

[Bailey Guns]

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

You have the nerve to title your thread the way you did and later on ask "why all the hate"? Whatever... You got confused and screwed up. It wasn't the crime of the century. The officer wrote you a ticket for exactly the offense you committed. That's his job. Sure, he can use discretion to either write the ticket or not. He used his discretion and chose to write the ticket. Now you have options, too. Instead of dealing with it like an adult you have to come here - instead of court - call the guy an asshole and then whine about being confused and how you shouldn't have got the ticket. Sorry...if writing you a ticket for something you admit to doing makes him an asshole, whining about it here makes you just as much of an asshole.

And to some of you others... It's really no wonder you don't get along with cops considering your piss poor attitudes. It's also no wonder many cops have the attitude towards people that they do.

They're no different than anyone else...they have good moods and bad moods. A small minority of cops have issues that probably makes them unsuited for the job and it makes life miserable for the majority of others. But that can be said of people in general.

[MrPrena]

There are always good and bad days for them as well.
Had tons and tons of good experince with agents/officers, but had bad ones too.

Most of my negative LEO experiences were from LAPD. Still ~8 out of 10 LAPD officers were nice. Just that ~20% (~2 out of 10) were jackasses from my experience.

[thane]

They're no different than anyone else...they have good moods and bad moods. A small minority of cops have issues that probably makes them unsuited for the job and it makes life miserable for the majority of others. But that can be said of people in general.

Alright, I'll bite.

I know Cops have "good moods" and "bad moods",
but in what other profession does your "bad mood" come coupled with the power to fine people with a gun on your hip?

If you're gonna be a cop, that's awesome, I appreciate what you do.

But you at that point you are called to set your "mood" aside, and do what you swore to do. To Protect and Serve.

What I have a problem with is all these "victimless" crimes. Where's the defendant? And why can't i cross-examine them? If no person, property, or other entity was harmed, how can there be a crime?

Can you explain to me how the police officer's action in the OP's scenario protected or served anyone? Except the department of revenue of course.

How can I be a "criminal" and then by paying a small "fine" all the sudden everything is OK and the crime goes away?

That sounds like a bribe to me.

I mean if it's for our "protection" why does the DEPARMENT OF REVENUE run Driver's Licensing and Motor Vehicle registration? To protect us?

No, they do it to make money, and they use traffic cops as their enforcement arm.

THATS what I have a problem with.

I mean look at all the "traffic cams" being installed.

Mailing people tickets based on camera pictures?

Where's the due process in that?

And somehow I am unpatriotic or have a "bad attitude" because I disagree with LEO policy?

The day we stopped questioning this government is the day this country started going down hill.