I Got Pulled Over Today!

[Colorado Luckydog]

Right in front of Cherry Creek High School. He said I was doing 37 in a 25. He asked me for my license, registration and insurance. He went back to his car and came back with a good size piece of yellow paper and my paperwork he had collected. I thought I was getting a ticket for sure. He asked me if I had my weapon with me, I said yes. Then he asked me where it was and I told him it was in the console. I told him I had several rifles in the back seat because I was on my way to the shooting range at Cherry Creek State Park. He gets real serious and tells me I should watch my speed and says he is only giving me a warning ticket and it would have no points or fines. He said people drive way to fast in this school zone and he worries about one of the kids getting hit. I told him thanks for the break and he said have fun at the range.

What a cool LEO.

I wonder if my CCW is why he gave me a break in a school zone???

[cowboykjohnson]

Good to hear.

Could be any number of reasons... probably because you were courteous and respectable?

[funkfool]

Wife got a warning last week...
Same thing here in the springs...
42 in a 35
Must be the weather...

[jerrymrc]

I am glad that El Paso county does not share that info that get's you onto that list.

[KFinn]

What a cool LEO.

That is awesome. Wish there were more out there like it.

I wonder if my CCW is why he gave me a break in a school zone???

Doubtful! At least in my experiance it hasn't appeared to help much. I've had a rough year and a half. 4 tickets from 09 to current. I've always been courteous, repsectful, advised them up front of the weapon, where its located and that I have no intention of reaching anywhere near it.

[KFinn]

I should add though that I never expect to get a warning, but am usually hopeful.


first ticket I thought a warning could have been a good compromise.

Second I didn't expect for a warning, didn't hope for a warning, didn't deserve a warning. I will take what I got on that one.

third ticket, I got some slack cut but still walked away with a ticket. I don't feel the slack cut had anything to do with my CCW. Everything to do with my words and actions in the interaction with the sherrif.

fourth ticket - I think I definately deserved a break and a warning. Thats just my opinion. Further I will tell you that I got a direct compliment on having my CCW and that he though everyone should have them and actively carry. I agreed with him on that. Pretty cool guy aside from still writing the ticket.

[Irving]

KFinn, you should have screamed at him about how you pay his bills. I'm sure that would have helped.

[KFinn]

KFinn, you should have screamed at him about how you pay his bills. I'm sure that would have helped.

Haha... umm yeah. I'm sure that would have worked. :-)

I should also tell them that the Insurance companies love me, even though they may say they don't, they do!

on top of the insurance company loving me and my taxes paying the officers! I also give them money via insurance companys for new equipement for speed detection which also results in more training days and time they don't have to do the daily grind. Wow.... why isn't this more of a Service industry serving me rather than me serving them??!?!?!?!?!

[jerrymrc]

One advantage of getting old I guess. My last ticket was in 89.

[hcr25]

Its pretty cool he let you off like that. School zones are one place we really need to watch how fast we are going. Kids dont pay much attention to things that could kill them.

I have never got a speeding ticket i didnt deserve.