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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Ghostcustoms
Use to drive around by the casino's and yell "RENO 911" to the foot cops ohh they got pissed!

Can you mail me some Scoopers?
My brothers a cop and he loves that show!!


Oh and by the way arguing with most cops is a waste of your time, breath, and money, they are not here to serve and protect any longer, they are LAW ENFORCEMENT now.
You will never win an argument with someone who is exempt from 99% of the **** you get tickets for.
I have three family members in the force, they all tell me the same thing so its futile!!

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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 10:10 AM
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its simply really everyone knows the laws and if you break them and they catch you its just them doing there job nothing more.
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Perezownzu
its simply really everyone knows the laws and if you break them and they catch you its just them doing there job nothing more.
Sometimes you get a little extra for the price of the ticket, like words of wisdom from a genius. LOL
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 12:59 PM
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Most law enforcement around here have bad attitudes. Occasionaly you come across a few who genuinely protect and serve. Some feel they can actually make a difference. Once they realize they can't and they get tired of arresting the same people over and over again, they either quit or get a bad attitude. The good ones usually make TPD, but a lot of the rejects become Sherriffs or U of A PD. Those are the one's that have little man syndrome and go around beating thier chests.

We had 74 murders in Tucson in 2008. I think its the worst year yet. 30 of those murders are unsolved. We have shiny new traffic cams and vans that take your picture. All the motorcycle cops have shiny new bikes and most of the fleet of crown vics are new. WTF is going on here?!? Hire some detectives you say? No, hiring detectives doesn't turn a profit. Taking pictures of people doing 42 in a 40 does.

There's actually a protest going on over traffic cams as I type.

Crime is rampant here IMO, but you can rest assure the law will show up if swerve to avoid a pothole, or you go 2mph over.

Edit: To be completley fair to the cops, I'd probably have a bad attitude if I had to write speeding tickets all day long knowing that there are real crimes occuring.
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by vanillagorilla
Most law enforcement around here have bad attitudes. Occasionaly you come across a few who genuinely protect and serve. Some feel they can actually make a difference. Once they realize they can't and they get tired of arresting the same people over and over again, they either quit or get a bad attitude. The good ones usually make TPD, but a lot of the rejects become Sherriffs or U of A PD. Those are the one's that have little man syndrome and go around beating thier chests.

We had 74 murders in Tucson in 2008. I think its the worst year yet. 30 of those murders are unsolved. We have shiny new traffic cams and vans that take your picture. All the motorcycle cops have shiny new bikes and most of the fleet of crown vics are new. WTF is going on here?!? Hire some detectives you say? No, hiring detectives doesn't turn a profit. Taking pictures of people doing 42 in a 40 does.

There's actually a protest going on over traffic cams as I type.

Crime is rampant here IMO, but you can rest assure the law will show up if swerve to avoid a pothole, or you go 2mph over.

Edit: To be completley fair to the cops, I'd probably have a bad attitude if I had to write speeding tickets all day long knowing that there are real crimes occuring.
I hate those stupid cameras. They make sense at stop lights, but the general idea of a speed camera is dumb. A camera can't make judgements about the flow of traffic. It just see's speed.
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by RandomHero
That video didn't look like an officer at all. The way they were talking didn't sound like it either. It just looks like someone bought some wigwags and put some red/blue lights in them.
I'm going to say that was a real cop, but one who doesn't take his profession too serious. I saw (and heard) a radio mounted in the car.
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 04:35 PM
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Who's paying for this stupid crap?!?!?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2KZ8...eature=related

WE ARE!!
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by buzzkillwill
I'm going to say that was a real cop, but one who doesn't take his profession too serious. I saw (and heard) a radio mounted in the car.
You can buy a basic radio frequency scanner from RadioShack for about 100 bucks. I know cause I've got one. Guess if I put some blue lights in my windshield you'd think I was a cop too...
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by TG02Z71
Who's paying for this stupid crap?!?!?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2KZ8...eature=related

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LOL!!! That's what I'm talkin' about. That's some stupid **** right there. They ticket people if they have a bulb out, or a slightly different color light, or a reflector that's white or basically any kind of light/lense that's not factory, but they can have Disney's Electric Light Parade on wheels and we get to pay for it.
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Silverado_13
You can buy a basic radio frequency scanner from RadioShack for about 100 bucks. I know cause I've got one. Guess if I put some blue lights in my windshield you'd think I was a cop too...
Exactly, they showed his face in that video. Don't you think he would have been fired for being unprofessional if he were actually a real cop? Think of how many people would want to turn him in.
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