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âCosmoâ, watch your mouth, a lot of timesâif you are nice and polite an officer MIGHT let you go with a warning. It is when you do not give them the respect, that is their due, that they get all hostile and start throwing tickets around ! ! ! !
Used to be the receptionist at the local Community Service. Had a woman in there once complaining because she hadnât had THAT much to drink and wasnât going THAT much over the speed limit, and SO WHAT if she was on the wrong side of the 4-lane highway; it was 3:00 in the morning and there was hardly any traffic ANYWAY and why werenât the police out chasing down some REAL criminals? I didnât giver hr an answer.
Generally, the police are not encouraged to catch violent offenders.
Look, you have to catch them, cuff them, read them their rights, haul them in to the precinct, all at risk to life and limb (he is a violent offender after all). This costs personal time and money for the officer and all the employees who have to then process the offender, including lock-up, feeding, state-sponsored attorney, judges, bailiffs, etc.
Very expensive.
Now, you stop a guy for speeding, you write him a ticket, and you both go on with your day. 95% of the people will just mail in the fine, and thatâs that.
Instead of a net LOSS, itâs a net GAIN.
And donât let anybody tell you itâs for âTraffic Safetyâ. Maybe in 1950 it was, but not any more. Today, itâs a Profit Center.
Adiraiju over 7 years ago
âŠWelp, heâs got ya there!
somebodyshort over 7 years ago
Heâs driving a De-Soto. The only way he was speeding is if he was driving in a parking zone
IndyMan over 7 years ago
âCosmoâ, watch your mouth, a lot of timesâif you are nice and polite an officer MIGHT let you go with a warning. It is when you do not give them the respect, that is their due, that they get all hostile and start throwing tickets around ! ! ! !
John Wiley Premium Member over 7 years ago
Thatâs a great line! Iâm going to forward this to one of my cop friendsâŠ
sfgardner over 7 years ago
Speeding? In Cosmoâs car? I think perhaps he should take this to court.
BillJackson1 over 7 years ago
Used to be the receptionist at the local Community Service. Had a woman in there once complaining because she hadnât had THAT much to drink and wasnât going THAT much over the speed limit, and SO WHAT if she was on the wrong side of the 4-lane highway; it was 3:00 in the morning and there was hardly any traffic ANYWAY and why werenât the police out chasing down some REAL criminals? I didnât giver hr an answer.
corpcasselbury over 7 years ago
Itâs actually quite impressive just how many real criminals get caught because they commit a traffic violation.
Chuck over 7 years ago
Police donât catch criminals, they catch suspects. You are not a criminal until convicted of a crime.
Sneaker over 7 years ago
I had a friend who owned an old Desoto that had a 45 RPM record player in it,factory installed he said.
Phatts over 7 years ago
Generally, the police are not encouraged to catch violent offenders.
Look, you have to catch them, cuff them, read them their rights, haul them in to the precinct, all at risk to life and limb (he is a violent offender after all). This costs personal time and money for the officer and all the employees who have to then process the offender, including lock-up, feeding, state-sponsored attorney, judges, bailiffs, etc.
Very expensive.
Now, you stop a guy for speeding, you write him a ticket, and you both go on with your day. 95% of the people will just mail in the fine, and thatâs that.
Instead of a net LOSS, itâs a net GAIN.
And donât let anybody tell you itâs for âTraffic Safetyâ. Maybe in 1950 it was, but not any more. Today, itâs a Profit Center.
Gary Wardell about 4 years ago
Why does a bird need a Desoto.