‘Cosmo’, watch your mouth, a lot of times—if 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 hadn’t had THAT much to drink and wasn’t 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 weren’t the police out chasing down some REAL criminals? I didn’t 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 that’s that.
Instead of a net LOSS, it’s a net GAIN.
And don’t let anybody tell you it’s for “Traffic Safety”. Maybe in 1950 it was, but not any more. Today, it’s a Profit Center.
Adiraiju almost 7 years ago
…Welp, he’s got ya there!
somebodyshort almost 7 years ago
He’s driving a De-Soto. The only way he was speeding is if he was driving in a parking zone
IndyMan almost 7 years ago
‘Cosmo’, watch your mouth, a lot of times—if 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 almost 7 years ago
That’s a great line! I’m going to forward this to one of my cop friends…
sfgardner almost 7 years ago
Speeding? In Cosmo’s car? I think perhaps he should take this to court.
BillJackson1 almost 7 years ago
Used to be the receptionist at the local Community Service. Had a woman in there once complaining because she hadn’t had THAT much to drink and wasn’t 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 weren’t the police out chasing down some REAL criminals? I didn’t giver hr an answer.
corpcasselbury almost 7 years ago
It’s actually quite impressive just how many real criminals get caught because they commit a traffic violation.
Chuck almost 7 years ago
Police don’t catch criminals, they catch suspects. You are not a criminal until convicted of a crime.
Sneaker almost 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 almost 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 that’s that.
Instead of a net LOSS, it’s a net GAIN.
And don’t let anybody tell you it’s for “Traffic Safety”. Maybe in 1950 it was, but not any more. Today, it’s a Profit Center.
Gary Wardell almost 4 years ago
Why does a bird need a Desoto.