cops who have nothing better to do
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From: Hammer Lane
Originally posted by vicksmotor
Spike go F yourself! You are the last person anyone wants to hear from.
You're a ****ing *****, at least I'm just an a$$.
Spike go F yourself! You are the last person anyone wants to hear from.
You're a ****ing *****, at least I'm just an a$$.
Since we are on the subject of cops, when I was a kid my dad brought home a police dog for a pet. He was this big black German Shepherd. He was very impressive but apparently, he could not do the job. The day after we got him he ran away; we found him at Winchells Doughnut House.
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Originally posted by RA6870
the hardest unappreciated, under paid job in the world!!!
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Top 100 in the USA maybe. I'm sure if you asked a cop, he could name a lot of jobs he wouldn't trade his for. I appreciate the job that law enforcement does. I also think there are justified gripes about the traffic laws in this country (and others) and the way they are enforced. Some of them have been mentioned in this thread.
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From: Chesapeake, VA USA
Originally posted by Pickup Man
Gosh I hate front tags! I wish we didn't have to have them in Virginia, either, but that law will never get changed.
Gosh I hate front tags! I wish we didn't have to have them in Virginia, either, but that law will never get changed.
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From: Atlanta, GA USA
Talk about shooting the messenger. If you got problems with traffic laws, talk to the city hall. If the mayor tells the police chief to crack down on front license plates, the message will trickle down to the beat cops who probably have a lot better things to do but who will do it anyway so they can continue to draw their relatively meager salaries. I never saw a cop who got all hot and bothered about enforcing traffic laws anyway, even the highway patrol guys.
In Atlanta, GA (and I would guess with most bigger metro areas) the traffic court generates the most amount of money of all the courts. You'd think superior courts handing out cocaine trafficking convictions and other felony convictions with hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines would lead the race, but it's the lowly, quiet traffic court that continually generate the greatest amount of cash. And mostly, it's cash that goes directly into general city revenue. Not bad. So complain to your councilmen and women, and to the mayor.
Sheriff's deputies, in my experience, don't really care. Unless traffic violation occurs in unincorporated areas of a county, the whatever local jurisdiction (basically a city) will hear the case anyway. I don't think many of them enjoys walking over to the city's traffic court, check their sidearms at the gate, and stand around to testify on traffic cases. Remember, sheriff is a constitutional (elected) officer of a county, and deputies basically run the county jail and provide security at the county courthouse. They can act as police (well, they are police in its inclusive definition) in unincorporated areas of their county (unless the county has a police department -- which is separate from the city police, or sheriff's deputies, capitol police, state highway patrol, etc). In a reasonably sized metro areas, you'd be surprised at potential overlaps. In downtown Atlanta area that has the city courthouse and county superior court courthouse, you got Atlanta police walking around with Fulton county sheriff's deputies and some occasional DeKalb county sheriff's deputies (because Atlanta extends into DeKalb county a bit) plus Fulton county marshalls (who are kinda like sheriffs for state courts) and Fulton county police. Also since Fulton county is so big, you got police officers from outlying cities like East Point, Alpharetta, Union City walking around as well. Add the capitol police that work the state capitol building right down the street and MARTA transit cops, and Georgia highway patrol who seems to pop up here and there. Whew, you'd think Atlanta would be a safe city...
And every single one of these guys can give you a ticket.
Since there are so many different law enforcement officers around, with only a limited number of them (basically city police) has any direct or indirect (in my view, very indirect) connections to the funds being generated, I think it's unreasonable to lump all law enforcement officers into one group and criticize them. Basically, it's a big pump that sucks your money out into the city purse, and a small straw that trickles the money to police department in return, subject to approval by the budget, mayor's mood, city council, etc. Instead, criticize the people who actually put the traffic laws in the books and set the (often exorbitant) amount of fine.
Whoop, it got long. Sorry.
In Atlanta, GA (and I would guess with most bigger metro areas) the traffic court generates the most amount of money of all the courts. You'd think superior courts handing out cocaine trafficking convictions and other felony convictions with hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines would lead the race, but it's the lowly, quiet traffic court that continually generate the greatest amount of cash. And mostly, it's cash that goes directly into general city revenue. Not bad. So complain to your councilmen and women, and to the mayor.
Sheriff's deputies, in my experience, don't really care. Unless traffic violation occurs in unincorporated areas of a county, the whatever local jurisdiction (basically a city) will hear the case anyway. I don't think many of them enjoys walking over to the city's traffic court, check their sidearms at the gate, and stand around to testify on traffic cases. Remember, sheriff is a constitutional (elected) officer of a county, and deputies basically run the county jail and provide security at the county courthouse. They can act as police (well, they are police in its inclusive definition) in unincorporated areas of their county (unless the county has a police department -- which is separate from the city police, or sheriff's deputies, capitol police, state highway patrol, etc). In a reasonably sized metro areas, you'd be surprised at potential overlaps. In downtown Atlanta area that has the city courthouse and county superior court courthouse, you got Atlanta police walking around with Fulton county sheriff's deputies and some occasional DeKalb county sheriff's deputies (because Atlanta extends into DeKalb county a bit) plus Fulton county marshalls (who are kinda like sheriffs for state courts) and Fulton county police. Also since Fulton county is so big, you got police officers from outlying cities like East Point, Alpharetta, Union City walking around as well. Add the capitol police that work the state capitol building right down the street and MARTA transit cops, and Georgia highway patrol who seems to pop up here and there. Whew, you'd think Atlanta would be a safe city...
And every single one of these guys can give you a ticket.Since there are so many different law enforcement officers around, with only a limited number of them (basically city police) has any direct or indirect (in my view, very indirect) connections to the funds being generated, I think it's unreasonable to lump all law enforcement officers into one group and criticize them. Basically, it's a big pump that sucks your money out into the city purse, and a small straw that trickles the money to police department in return, subject to approval by the budget, mayor's mood, city council, etc. Instead, criticize the people who actually put the traffic laws in the books and set the (often exorbitant) amount of fine.
Whoop, it got long. Sorry.
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Originally posted by chaean
I don't think many of them enjoys walking over to the city's traffic court, check their sidearms at the gate, and stand around to testify on traffic cases.
I don't think many of them enjoys walking over to the city's traffic court, check their sidearms at the gate, and stand around to testify on traffic cases.
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From: Largo, FL
Originally posted by RhinoSlug
Is a police officer not allowed to carry a sidearm in court?
Is a police officer not allowed to carry a sidearm in court?
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From: Largo, FL
Originally posted by chaean
Talk about shooting the messenger. If you got problems with traffic laws, talk to the city hall. If the mayor tells the police chief to crack down on front license plates, the message will trickle down to the beat cops who probably have a lot better things to do but who will do it anyway so they can continue to draw their relatively meager salaries. I never saw a cop who got all hot and bothered about enforcing traffic laws anyway, even the highway patrol guys.
I think it's unreasonable to lump all law enforcement officers into one group and criticize them. Instead, criticize the people who actually put the traffic laws in the books and set the (often exorbitant) amount of fine.
Talk about shooting the messenger. If you got problems with traffic laws, talk to the city hall. If the mayor tells the police chief to crack down on front license plates, the message will trickle down to the beat cops who probably have a lot better things to do but who will do it anyway so they can continue to draw their relatively meager salaries. I never saw a cop who got all hot and bothered about enforcing traffic laws anyway, even the highway patrol guys.
I think it's unreasonable to lump all law enforcement officers into one group and criticize them. Instead, criticize the people who actually put the traffic laws in the books and set the (often exorbitant) amount of fine.
