cop on my case...

[ADIO SS]

Originally Posted by supasport

yet majority of the cops are on their phones?
love your feedback but i think police (especially in elizabeth) should be dealing with more important things rather than shoving up curses to somebody that has a clean driving record

WOW - I'm late to the punch here, but here's my $.02 from a Jersey boy not to far from you.
You deserve the ticket with that kind of attitude!
So, why don't you begin a rant of entitlement... why police can use their phone and you can't - you should have been a police officer then... let it go!

[ChrisBlair]

I like turtles

[FenwickHockey65]

I can't wait until OP gets back in here.

[#1stunner]

i love reading everyones comments, its like its its own little soap opra in here.

[#1stunner]

Originally Posted by wayne watson

it's the same as a Kroger or cvs card, gets you a discount on tickets. but only
a-holes can get them

ooohhh. im not an a-hole so i guess i dont get one. damn it!!lol

[6bangerBOOM]

Originally Posted by ChrisBlair

I like turtles

I love lamp.

[Rob3D]

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

I can't wait until OP gets back in here.

Probably on the phone....

[2012-1822]

Originally Posted by Rob3D

Admitted guilt. Surprised about the consequences. Asking a friend to do something immoral. Posting it all on the internet. Nooooo...that doesn't scream douche-bag one little bit...

lol

Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

Pro Bowlers Association???LOL

The one that matters anyway

Originally Posted by TAG UR IT

Hi Victor! And good afternoon!

My name is Doug. I'm a Moderator here on Camaro5 and also happen to be........

....a POLICE OFFICER!

Nice post Doug, it's like this...

If I had a friend that I had met when we were freshmen in college, and if I knew that guy for 16 to 17 years. And if I had been over to that guy's house to have dinner with his family, and he and his family had been to my house for dinner. And if that friend were a cop. And if that friend had told me he would offer what help if he could with minor local legal issues so long as they didn't involve alcohol(DUI), I certainly wouldn't be blabbing his name and department on the internet.



Look, I was feeling frisky one day and tore out of a red light right in front of a sheriff's deputy. He pulled over and waited on me. I pulled up next to him. He checked my license and turned me loose. But what would I have really said if he had written me a ticket. Absolutely nothing except "my bad." Not his bad, I was the one being a dumbass.

[SIN R G]

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

I can't wait until OP gets back in here.

His Mom sent him to bed without supper....

[Mr. iNCREDIBLE]

Originally Posted by supasport

yet majority of the cops are on their phones?
love your feedback but i think police (especially in elizabeth) should be dealing with more important things rather than shoving up curses to somebody that has a clean driving record

so far in every State that has a hands free law, Police and Fire are EXCLUDED specifically in the law.

The justification is because their phones are used to transmit information that they don't want transmitted on the open airwaves of their radios.

and the job of a LEO is to enforce the laws, PERIOD.. minor or major is not relevant. They see a law being broken they enforce it, they can usually use discretion and decide whether or not to be an ass about it, but they are merely doing their job.

I believe that 95% of LEOs are out to simply do their jobs, but there is a small percentage that want to be asses and a small percent that power trip and think they are above the law, and it is those LEOs that screw up the overall view the general public has of all LEOs.

Originally Posted by AgsWinSS

It is an ignorant law and as soon as they start pulling people over for driving slow in the fast lane, i will consider buying a device that doesn't require me to drill holes in my car.

What's a fast lane? No such thing.. In any State.. In all States the posted limit applies to all lanes.. all the time.. No lane gets to legally go faster than any other lane. PERIOD.


now if you are referring to the far left lane being a passing lane.. well ok, but only one state has a designated passing lane, the other 49 do not, this isn't Europe.

several states have enacted laws requiring people moving slower than the flow of traffic to stay to the right:

Illinois
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Oklahoma

All of these States have very specific laws that say you must stay right if you are travelling slower than the flow of traffic, but NONE of those States give anyone the right to travel FASTER than the posted limit in the left lane or any lane for that matter, and none of them specifically call out the left lane as a passing lane.


However Colorado.. This State passed a law in 2010 I believe that calls out the left lane as a "passing only" lane if the posted limit is 65 or higher.

http://www.mit.edu/~jfc/co-42-4-1013.html

However, it still does not give you permission to break the speed limit, only to pass to go around someone moving slower than you, and NO ONE, can stay in the left lane other than to pass.. and it's a $500 ticket if you do.


The term "fast lane" is a very misunderstood nomenclature, that actually got it's start meaning that the far left lane tends to move faster than the rest of the lanes because it is not an exit lane, and you can't merge into it. It has NEVER had anything to do with being able to travel faster than the posted limit.

[2012-1822]

Originally Posted by Kibullseye03

As law enforcement myself, I feel like we are only getting one side of the story.

Well isn't that the story of most threads on the internet.

[Kibullseye03]

Originally Posted by Mr. iNCREDIBLE

so far in every State that has a hands free law, Police and Fire are EXCLUDED specifically in the law.

The justification is because their phones are used to transmit information that they don't want transmitted on the open airwaves of their radios.

and the job of a LEO is to enforce the laws, PERIOD.. minor or major is not relevant. They see a law being broken they enforce it, they can usually use discretion and decide whether or not to be an ass about it, but they are merely doing their job.

I believe that 95% of LEOs are out to simply do their jobs, but there is a small percentage that want to be asses and a small percent that power trip and think they are above the law, and it is those LEOs that screw up the overall view the general public has of all LEOs.

You're absolutely right, I use my phone at work to coordinate warrant services and meet-up locations. However, I can't speak for all law enforcement officers when I say that if its not work related I pull over or wait until I get a free chance to park and return the call. I do use a Bluetooth and that frees me up to continue patrolling for the most part but texting still causes me to have to stop. As for the guys that have a power trip and feel they are above the law, they tend to not last long on the department. Complaints and the one guy that decides to test the man behind the badge usually kill their careers. We try and weed out the guys that got bullied in school and try and get the job so they can return the favor. Departments don't have time for that garbage.

[Kibullseye03]

Originally Posted by 2012-1822

Well isn't that the story of most threads on the internet.

True, I guess I'm just Captain Obvious tonight.

[Mr. iNCREDIBLE]

Originally Posted by Kibullseye03

You're absolutely right, I use my phone at work to coordinate warrant services and meet-up locations. However, I can't speak for all law enforcement officers when I say that if its not work related I pull over or wait until I get a free chance to park and return the call. I do use a Bluetooth and that frees me up to continue patrolling for the most part but texting still causes me to have to stop. As for the guys that have a power trip and feel they are above the law, they tend to not last long on the department. Complaints and the one guy that decides to test the man behind the badge usually kill their careers. We try and weed out the guys that got bullied in school and try and get the job so they can return the favor. Departments don't have time for that garbage.

nothing but for most LEOs, I've run into a few that are asshats.. It is what it is, I simply allow them to do their jobs, and move on.

the place to get pissed and argue about the law is not with a LEO, they simply enforce, the place to argue statute is in the court.