My first rant thread

[Mr.Fred]

Boy just in the two threads I've seen you post today...you are one grumpy Mike Foxtroter...

Yep. I am. It pisses me off when people blame others for their own actions.

MED broke the law. He should take responsibility for that. Instead, he chose to come on here and blame everyone but himself.

He then has the audacity to call the cop names for doing her job, even though he began the stop with a piss poor attitude and brought the entire thing on himself.

And then, even though the entire situation was his fault, even though he escalated the situation, even though he BROKE THE FUCKING LAW, he chose to call and CRY LIKE A BITCH that the cop hurt his feelings....


Yeah... I'm a grumpy fuck....

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[mtnrider]

I glad she taught this hard core criminal a lesson. Probably should have shot him on the spot.

Seriously though, yeah he broke the "law" but what a waste of resources and tax dollars pulling people over for cracked windshields (especially in Colorado). I think there are plenty of more severe crimes going on that the police could focus their time on. But I guess stopping crime doesn't generate revenue so there you have it.

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[Mr.Fred]

I am driving along Kipling this morning minding my own damn business, and I look in the rear view mirror. I have a cruiser with its lights on so I pull over. The LEO asks me. “do you see your windshield?” I am thinking to myself, well, since I made it here from Conifer...um yes, I believe so...dumbass!; but I just looked at her in disbelief....” My only comment was, “you pulled me over for a cracked windshield(?); really, that is ridiculous!” I don't think she liked being told that this is ridiculous, but really...what the hell??? Who the fuck pulls somebody over for a cracked windshield? Seriously, what the fuck??? It would be easier to count the number of cars in Colorado that don't have cracks in their windshield. Every fucking car in this state gets pelted with rocks every damn time it is put on these pot hole infested highways of this fucking place not to mention the rock quarry trucks coming off 285 onto 470 every morning. If the traffic stop wasn't stupid enough, I couldn't find my new insurance cards right away; she left and announced triumphantly that “I am writing you a ticket!” Well, good for you; don't hurt yourself! I found the envelope with the new cards and declarations when she was gone. When she came back and I presented the insurance information, she wouldn't take it and told me she already printed out the ticket (well isn't that too fucking bad), that I should just follow the process to submit proof as described in the ticket. Really? ...what makes you think that I am going to accept a citation that is invalid you dumb bitch? I guess it is too damn difficult to void the incorrect ticket and print out a new ticket that is valid. Damn, that is a lot of fucking work! I hate to tear you away from your important mission of eliminating the city of cracked windshields...I mean that egregious shit needs to stop now. Seriously, of all the lazy ass stupid shit. Really, are you really going to issue a citation that you know is false? You dumb fuck!!! So, I get to work and fax the proof of insurance, but I am just fuming at this point and called the department. Yep, she was suppose to take the information and correct the ticket. She now has an IA officer doing an inquiry. What a stupid windbag!!! I am generally very respectful toward LEOs, but this whole thing was really fucking stupid. Of the 1001 other bad things going on in Lakewood at this moment in time, why the hell would you stop me for a cracked windshield; what a complete waste of everybody's time.

You caused it so you wasted your own time....

I glad she taught this hard core criminal a lesson. Probably should have shot him on the spot.

Seriously though, yeah he broke the "law" but what a waste of resources and tax dollars pulling people over for cracked windshields (especially in Colorado). I think there are plenty of more severe crimes going on that the police could focus their time on. But I guess stopping crime doesn't generate revenue so there you have it.

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Two things... Detectives are generally the ones that work on those bigger crimes...

Second, if you did a survey of police around the country they would probably (very likely) tell you that some of the biggest busts and leads they get come from simple traffic stops.... Traffic stops for stuff like cracked windshields....

[PugnacAutMortem]

Yep. I am. It pisses me off when people blame others for their own actions.

MED broke the law. He should take responsibility for that. Instead, he chose to come on here and blame everyone but himself.

He then has the audacity to call the cop names for doing her job, even though he began the stop with a piss poor attitude and brought the entire thing on himself.

And then, even though the entire situation was his fault, even though he escalated the situation, even though he BROKE THE FUCKING LAW, he chose to call and CRY LIKE A BITCH that the cop hurt his feelings....


Yeah... I'm a grumpy fuck....

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[Mr.Fred]

Not legal for me, and even if it was, I still wouldn't do it....

[speedysst]

Well, there's spirit of the law vs letter of the law. If you are such a hard ass about every little violation, you deserve a hard time once in a while. There are also things called chickenshit tickets and unless that windshield is shattered and obscuring vision, writing a ticket for the violation is chickenshit.

[Mr.Fred]

^^^THIS. Also, as the OP posted, there are far more cracked windshields on the road in this communist run state than there are without. As a former LEO, I can tell you that pulling someone over for a cracked windshield is a waste of fucking time. The only time I would ever consider using that as PC for a stop, the vehicle would most likely be a "warrant wagon". My guess is, she was pissed, on her monthly, man-hater, etc. Regardless of the fact that it's against the law, aside from CSP, I don't know any municipal or county agencies whose officers use that as PC for a traffic stop. Cracked windshield IMO, falls under that same BS law as; equal brightness for both headlights crap. Yes, you can get pulled over if one headlight is brighter/dimmer than the other. Complete BS. So, this rant I give you a 9/10 and Fred needs to CTFD. That is all.

Well, there's spirit of the law vs letter of the law. If you are such a hard ass about every little violation, you deserve a hard time once in a while. There are also things called chickenshit tickets and unless that windshield is shattered and obscuring vision, writing a ticket for the violation is chickenshit.

I don't think either one of you actually read what was said....

I would agree with you both that the stop was kind of silly. But, it was her choice to pull him over. None of us really have any right to question her actions. And, MED never said just how broken his windshield is... So for all we know it could be destroyed and dangerous.

The ticket would have been silly as well, had he not been a flaming douche bag.

[Irving]

None of us really have any right to question her actions.

I'll go ahead and disagree with this. Everyone has the right to question everything.

[Mr.Fred]

I'll go ahead and disagree with this. Everyone has the right to question everything.

You're right. Reading it again, it didn't really come out as intended. You can question anything you want. Explaining what I meant is difficult. I'll find the words eventually.

[hurley842002]

I'll go ahead and disagree with this. Everyone has the right to question everything.

As a civil servant myself, I'm going to agree with you. If the people we serve, are never allowed to question us, what kind of a society do we live in?