cops...

**BiscuitSlayer** · 05-16-2008, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Natty

I have a question:

Are cops given an A-OKAY to break rules just because they're cops?

No. They do break rules though and get away with it because of other cops, etc.

If a cop is on duty and on the interstate speeding it is the same as if they are off duty. Either way, they are breaking the law. The funny thing is that they are setting the speed limit by what they will allow. If they are going 75 in a 55 mph zone and you pace them at that speed then the speed limit right then and there is 75.

If an off duty cop is speeding and gets stopped, usually flashing their credentials is enough to get out of a ticket. I remember my uncle getting a ticket one time anyway (well away from his jurisdiction).

jasa73 · 05-16-2008, 12:52 AM

Has anyone seen those stickers on people's cars that are a like a black flag with a blue or purple stripe through it. I see them a lot here in MA and i was told that those are stickers that identify families of cops.

**BiscuitSlayer** · 05-16-2008, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by jasa73

Has anyone seen those stickers on people's cars that are a like a black flag with a blue or purple stripe through it. I see them a lot here in MA and i was told that those are stickers that identify families of cops.

Yeah, same down here in GA. I guess it is country wide.

mahoro · 05-16-2008, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by BiscuitSlayer

The way I would try to look at it is this:

Maybe he was reserving his time for actuall violent crimes or something more important than stopping someone for a traffic citation. If that is what he was actually doing, then I have all the respect in the world for his actions.

Makes it a little eaiser to deal with, at least for me...

well, so 2 people racing is not crime? when one of them almost hit me...

mahoro · 05-16-2008, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by lauraleellbp

Maybe he was out of his jurisdiction?

houston cop on a houston freeway inside houston city limits in houston

**fishsandwitch** · 05-16-2008, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by mahoro

well, so 2 people racing is not crime? when one of them almost hit me...

I agree...it is a potentially violent crime.Many people are killed from street racing. And it is not like cops can just cruise around looking for shootings and stuff...

mahoro · 05-16-2008, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by fishsandwitch

Cops must obey laws unless their sirens on. But they dont.

In KS, a cop cant pull you over unless he is parked. Only state troopers can clock and pull you over while they are driving.

really? i live in ks for over 10 years and i didn't know that, but i do know if they are out of their jurisdiction, they can't give u a ticket no matter what, and yes, even if your drunk, you might be able to get away with it, but i haven't been back in years, not sure how much of that is changed...

mahoro · 05-16-2008, 04:45 AM

hmm, btw, why are they called COPS? does it mean anything? stand for anything? in taiwan they are called STICKS, i guess due to the fact they carry baton around...

**fishsandwitch** · 05-16-2008, 04:52 AM

crazy or pysco stupids.

Acually,

Around the year 1700, the slang verb cop entered English usage, meaning "to get ahold of, catch, capture." By 1844, cop showed up in print, and soon thereafter the -er suffix was added, and a policeman became a copper, one who cops or catches and arrests criminals. Copper first appeared in print in 1846, the use of cop as a short form copper occured in 1859.

mahoro · 05-18-2008, 05:24 AM

ah i c, thanks

adamprice271 · 05-18-2008, 09:26 AM

I don't know, but I've seen plenty of people blow through red lights, even with a cop there in front, and they do nothing. I know here in Missouri and Illinois there is a law that cops cannot pursue a bike at 110+ and I think something with cars, maybe it was a case like that, where it wouldn't be safwe enough for him to pursue. I mean, if they are going that fast, the cop has no chance to catch them unless he radios ahead. Let me tell you, I've passed a cop before at 130+ and he was out of my sight, and I was gone before he had time to hit the lights. Cops know when they don't have a chance. My .02

Adam

mahoro · 05-18-2008, 03:53 PM

most the time, when the chase is high speed, and if they are not really doing anything else other then speed, the cop will back off... i got couple friend that has done it in the past, not sure if it still works anymore..

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