My first rant thread

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

I liked you better when you were banned.

[Mr.Fred]

I liked you better when you were banned.

You like me even more when I give you money....

[68Charger]

42-4-201. Obstruction of view or driving mechanism - hazardous situation

Blah blah blah Shit that doesn't apply....

(4) No vehicle shall be operated upon any highway unless the driver's vision through any required glass equipment is normal and unobstructed.

I just LOVE laws that are vague enough to apply to 1000's of situations- but that's not any officers fault- I'll fault CO legislature for that.

And that's why I never drive at during a sunrise or sunset, or in bright sun after it has rained. It's illegal.

Exactly what I was thinking... or dead bugs "you want I should wash the dead bugs off your windshield" - Elwood Blues, Blues Brothers
I suppose stopping on the side of the road until the conditions pass would be preferable?
What if the crack is on the passenger side? does that apply (it didn't when my wife was pulled over, but the "CHP sold us the car like that" pretty much shut that down...

And even though you say he understands that he broke the law he still insisted on being a disrespectful douche bag to the cop.... Right....

My windshield is cracked too. But, I won't be a sissy and cry about it if I get a ticket for it... But, since I'D flash my badge when I get pulled over, I probably won't get a ticket for it anyway...

FIFY.. but in your defense, everyone has bad days- it's how you deal with other people that make a difference.. I try to treat everyone with respect even when I'm "grumpy"

I had a cop write me up for no proof of insurance because I gave him an expired card. When he alerted me to that fact, I found the correct one and he just said "Oh I already wrote it. Just go to court and show it and they'll throw it out". When I went to court, I told the DA and he couldn't have cared less.

Yeah, I would have been annoyed to go there JUST for that, but in my case there was at least 1 charge I took responsibility for (no MC endorsement).. so I used the lack of procedure as leverage, and the Asst. DA realized I could was right, and rather than push a bad case, he let it all go- but I was polite & friendly in the process

way to cherry pick a specific phrase out of a sentence and use it against him- context is everything...
but even when I'm having a bad day, I try not to be an asshole... unless it's strategically in my favor..

[hollohas]

You're right... Telling her what she did was ridiculous isn't being rude at all.... I know you were a prick because you said you were a prick.

Bitching that you got caught breaking the law is ridiculous. As is crying like a bitch to the department.

I got an idea... Quit breaking the law, and quit being a baby.

He bitched to the department about the no proof of ins violation when he did in fact present her with proof. The fact that she didn't revise it was just her being spiteful and retaliatory for him being "rude". Spite is something LEO'S don't have the luxury of having. She did, and he reported it. Nothing wrong there.

[Mr.Fred]

I just LOVE laws that are vague enough to apply to 1000's of situations- but that's not any officers fault- I'll fault CO legislature for that.



Exactly what I was thinking... or dead bugs "you want I should wash the dead bugs off your windshield" - Elwood Blues, Blues Brothers
I suppose stopping on the side of the road until the conditions pass would be preferable?
What if the crack is on the passenger side? does that apply (it didn't when my wife was pulled over, but the "CHP sold us the car like that" pretty much shut that down...


FIFY.. but in your defense, everyone has bad days- it's how you deal with other people that make a difference.. I try to treat everyone with respect even when I'm "grumpy"



Yeah, I would have been annoyed to go there JUST for that, but in my case there was at least 1 charge I took responsibility for (no MC endorsement).. so I used the lack of procedure as leverage, and the Asst. DA realized I could was right, and rather than push a bad case, he let it all go- but I was polite & friendly in the process



way to cherry pick a specific phrase out of a sentence and use it against him- context is everything...
but even when I'm having a bad day, I try not to be an asshole... unless it's strategically in my favor..

Funny you should mention that...

In the 6 years I've had that ability it's never been ME that brought it up...

Stop #1: State Trooper asked me where I work. (Speeding. First time ever stopped for it. 50 in a 40 right at the start of HWY 6 off HWY 93.)
Stop #2: State Trooper knew me from work. (Speeding. 73 in a 65 on I76.)
Stop #3: Brighton PD Officer knew me from work. (Being in the left lane for no apparent reason at 330AM on my way to work.)
Stop #4: My old SGT stopped me. (Says it was for not signaling when I changed lanes. It was really just to fuck with me.)
Stop #5: Gilpin SO asked where I work. (Crossed the center line on HWY 119 coming home from Black Hawk. Thought I was drunk. I don't drink.)

The last time I was stopped was over 3 years ago...

[Mr.Fred]

He bitched to the department about the no proof of ins violation when he did in fact present her with proof. The fact that she didn't revise it was just her being spiteful and retaliatory for him being "rude". Spite is something LEO'S don't have the luxury of having. She did, and he reported it. Nothing wrong there.

Using that logic you could argue the entire ticket was spiteful...

I agreed that she should have fixed the ticket. But it was in a post I deleted that had more off topic stuff than on topic stuff.

My thing is. The whole thing would have gone away if he would have just been polite...

[HBARleatherneck]

you listed 5 times you have been pulled over, you really should stop breaking the law. i havent been pulled over 5 times in the last 26 years of driving.I guess I am a law abiding citizen, and you...well, not so much

[hollohas]

Using that logic you could argue the entire ticket was spiteful...

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I do think the entire ticket was spiteful. However, the broken windshield ticket was an actual violation and valid ( aside from the vague and loosely translated law) and the no proof violation was not valid.

[Mr.Fred]

you listed 5 times you have been pulled over, you really should stop breaking the law. i havent been pulled over 5 times in the last 26 years of driving.I guess I am a law abiding citizen, and you...well, not so much

I never said I was perfect. And I've never once bitched about being stopped. Every time I got stopped (except the SGT one) I was totally in the wrong. I knew I was and I admitted I was. I also never came on here and cried like a baby about it. I didn't tell any of the cops they were ridiculous for pulling me over. I didn't argue with any of them. I was polite.

[Mr.Fred]

I do think the entire ticket was spiteful. However, the broken windshield ticket was an actual violation and valid ( aside from the vague and loosely translated law) and the no proof violation was not valid.

I agree with you.