I see people haul *** in a school zone by my job. I do my best not to bust a pit maneuver on one of em.

 

i like to hit the windshield wipers and then manually down shift into second!

 

all speedometers are not perfect. it is very easy for a speedometer to be off by 3 mph. maybe she got new tires and they are a size different and no one told her so the speedometer is a little off. 3 mph is way to little to show someone is deliberatly speeding without caring for laws

 

Calls for service are assigned a priority as they are received. A forgery is obviously a much lower priority than say a burglary in progress. Get identifying information, we will take the report if we can't get there while the crime is still in progress we will try to get a warrant for him. Trying to steal oil isn't a crime, there is no such thing as attempted theft in Texas. That isn't to say I wouldn't show up if you called about it, because I certainly would. If you can describe him and/or his vehicle maybe I can find him and make contact. Odds are he has stolen property or something else of the sort.

You don't have to stop for 3 seconds, you just have to come to a complete stop. Also, if you read Texas traffic laws they state police officers are exempt. Like it or not, police officers don't have to signal turns/lane changes or stop at stop signs in Texas.

Cops can't be every where all the time. It could be there weren't any officers in the area when you called or they were just tied up on something else. What time did you call in the drunk driver? What time did someone call about the RC car? Odds are you called about the drunk driver in the evening or at night when things are busy and a neighbor called about your RC car in the middle of the day when things are slow.

I probably wouldn't have written her a ticket but it's still illegal. Don't forget you only heard one side of the story. Not to mention it was a school zone.

Yes. By your logic someone could be going 25mph and say "Well it's only a little faster than 18mph and I got a warning for that...."

How do you know she hasn't had warnings before?

It's her responsibility to ensure the speedometer is working properly.

 

The guy did steal the oil, and it wasn't the cheap ****. Over $50 worth.

Also, an drunk man running through the streets screaming and assualting his wife isn't an important call? Thats rediculous.

And why are policemen exempt from stopping at stop signs or using their signals. I thought that was only if they were in pursuit of someone or on their way to a high level call. This cop was not on his way to a call, and didn't have this emergency lights on. He was just driving through the neighborhood. What makes him so special he doesn't have to go by the rules, nobody is above the law...

25 mph is much different than 18 mph. 10 mph over is alot more noticable to the eye, and does cut down on reaction time and increases braking distances. I do think that 25 in a school zone should get a ticket, but 18 mph is just retarded. I could jump from 15mph to 18 in my truck without even knowing it. Tickets aren't to punish people for accidently going a few mph over the speedlimit, its for punishing repeat offenders or people blatently pushing the limits and breaking the law (in traffic offenses anyways)

 

That's not what you said before, but it doesn't matter. That's a low priority call because it already occurred. It will be taken care of but priority will be given to in progress calls.

I didn't say that. If it takes a while for an officer to arrive that means they are busy on other high priority calls. We can't be everywhere at once. I know it may seem like there should be 5 cops running ***** to the walls to take care of what you called about it but that fact of the matter is they are probably busy on similar calls and will get there ASAP. A lot of departments are short handed right now, my department is extremely short handed so I know all about it.

Police officers are exempt because that's the way the law is written. Like I said, like or not we don't have to obey traffic laws. Most do anyway, but it isn't mandatory. Also don't forget we have different response codes. From driving the speed limit all the way to running lights and sirens as fast as possible. We also have a response code in between, only using lights and sirens to get through intersections to get to a call for service faster. It's entirely possible he was on his way to a call and was looking for the house he was going to.

You misunderstood my point and you're using the wrong point of reference. My point is that if someone routinely gets away 18mph, a few mph more doesn't seem like that much. Also, many places have a zero tolerance policy in school zones. We even put notice in the paper trying to get people to slow down in school zones.



I don't know what your problem is, but it's obvious you have your mind made up and aren't going to change it. It doesn't really matter to me what you think, I just think both sides should be presented.

 

i dont know the laws in texas, but down here in florida the law goes like this.

if going between 5 or less over the speed limit = verbal warning.
if going 10-15 over = citation/written warning. (up to the officer)
if going 25 or greater over the limit = court summons

IMO a citation for 3 miles over the limt is fugged up! regardless if she has had warnings, 3 miles is so insignificant. its cop's like that remind me why when the sheriffs office calls for a donation, i tell them i work at a dunkin-doughnuts and jerk-off on every officers doughnut, and that's my donation

 

you know what i have to say about all this




lol sorry saw the pic on ls1tech, and it was just so fitting


I do not condone this behavior, drive safe and dont be stupid!

 

And *maybe* you could make a case at that when you go to fight it. Fighting with the officer who tickets you wont make a damn difference.

Also most of the local school zones here have put up radar signs that will display your speed if you go above the limit and even say "slow down" when you're going too fast.

Although i wish they'd do "slow down moron".

I'm not really sure why this is an arguement?? Its not like we're discussing mild speeding on a busy road. We're talking about a school zone. As much as i'm all about moron control...hitting kids is not the way to go about it.

 

same goes with speeding in a parking lot. You never know when a kid is going to run out there, yet people constantly do 20-30mph or more through a parking lot.