My first rant thread

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

MED seems to honestly believe he's done nothing wrong and didn't deserve any of what he got.

Honestly, I'm not getting the same impression. He clearly knows the windshield is broken and has admitted as much.
I also didn't get a ton of blame for others.

It did sound like a rant where an officer had the time to bust him for, and we can disagree on this: a petty "crime" that probably 1/3 of all Coloradoans are guilty of at any time, but not have the time to follow the procedure.
I wouldn't have reacted the same way, but I certainly get frustrating days.

[sandman76]

You're right. It was funny. My wife's been driving around with a cracked windshield for awhile. Better get that fixed

[HBARleatherneck]

According to FBI statistics property crimes have dropped by 42% since 1992. Violent crime has dropped by 49% since 1992. Government never shrinks. This is a symptom of a larger problem. The government is in the revenue generation business. They are finding less and less productive bodies to steal money from. So, they have revenuers out collecting money. This really isnt about cops (well not the guy wearing the uniform on the street). this is about corrupt government getting into the pockets of Americans anyway they can.

Out here in oil country, you can buy a windshield Monday and literally have it broken in several places before Friday. If you drive, you will be breaking the law.


And yes, most LEO I know, will simply give you a warning and tell you to get it fixed. Thats great. But, you still would have to replace your windshield weekly. That isnt going to work.

[Mr.Fred]

Honestly, I'm not getting the same impression. He clearly knows the windshield is broken and has admitted as much.
I also didn't get a ton of blame for others.

It did sound like a rant where an officer had the time to bust him for, and we can disagree on this: a petty "crime" that probably 1/3 of all Coloradoans are guilty of at any time, but not have the time to follow the procedure.
I wouldn't have reacted the same way, but I certainly get frustrating days.

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....

You're right. It was funny. My wife's been driving around with a cracked windshield for awhile. Better get that fixed

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'm never an asshole when I get pulled over, I probably won't get a ticket for it anyway...

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

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....

You really should be able to understand the two completely different things.

But, go on with hijacking this rant into your own. You're nearly there!

[Squeeze]

Hey Fred. It was a rant. Give the guy a break. Kind of like when you were bitching about your dumbass Obama voting GF last week.

^^^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.

[Dave_L]

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.

[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.

[wyome]

Rant ... not so much 3/10
Never answered whether or not the cop was hot, and if she was had no pic of her
Mr. Fred ... not messing with him today

[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.