CO powder... Put your emotional bias aside for just a bit! I get it you don't like like law-enforcement, I have my thoughts on that but that perhaps is a discussion for another time. I will say though, that " us stupid cops" are not very fond of stupid Closed minded citizens such as yourself. I am well aware of who pays my salary, and respect is given when respect is earned.
I do not care who you are fond of, and I do not see where cops have ever tried to earn my respect. So is it the chicken or the egg?
I would LOVE to hear your thoughts on my disdain for law enforcement. Since I have never been arrested and haven't had a traffic ticket in over ten years I suspect your theory on me just changed...
I find most cops to be bullies, completely disrespectful of the citizens rights. I think it is the cops attitude that causes their job to be what it is. If you find it to be a challenging job, it is probably because you make it such.
It is a 2 Way Street in all situations and you have no knowledge of me, nor do I have any knowledge of you other than your obvious anti-law-enforcement bias. As for doing research I think you should maybe follow your own advice…
It is NOT a two way street, not even close. Can I stop you for driving poorly and issue a ticket? Um NO! I see it all the time but we both know it is pointless for me to complain.
City revenue is generated from much more than traffic citations and officers have no control over the final schedule. The fine schedule is dictated by the city Council, and city manager. As far as it being "commission based" my salary does not change based on the number of traffic citations that are written, In fact in my current assignment I do not do any traffic enforcement whatsoever. If you are so unhappy with the way things are keep in mind that city Council as well as county council members as well as your state legislators are all voted into office. Perhaps you should take action somewhere besides behind your keyboard.
Just like a good cop is taught to assume.... You tell me that you don't know anything about me yet now you assume I do not DO anything but complain on my keyboard. As a regular figure at city council meetings for the last decade or so, it appears you made yet another false assumption.
Now I understand that your 3-6 months of training made you a racecar driver, a marksman, a lawyer, a doctor, a psychologist among many other skills. The funny thing is, each of those individually typically require years of training, more than 99% of cops ever receive. Yet as a society we like to perpetuate the myth that cops actually are the good guys but the truth is a bit different. Self serving egomaniacs probably describes most of your department.
Explain to me why I should respect you? We both know that speed is rarely the cause of accidents, we know that wearing your seatbelt can be as dangerous as not wearing it depending on the crash. I think you and your ilk promote this false notion that anything in life is safe and that you have the power to MAKE it safe. As far as I am concerned most of your job is based on a false premise and takes advantage of peoples unfounded fears.
I still get a kick out of this notion that cops do not benefit from the revenues they collect. The more tickets you write, the more money in the coffers, the better salary, benefits and equipment the government entity can provide correct? You REALLY don't see the correlation or, you really do not want to see it?
As for this post…
No I absolutely was not there nor did I say that the driver was driving too fast. My saying "perhaps a too fast for conditions ticket might've been applicable" was a result of a prior posting by someone else Who questioned why The driver was not possibly ticketed for "too fast for conditions". Although I was not there, I can guarantee you that many other vehicles did travel that same road and did not slide across on coming traffic into the ditch and roll their vehicle. I notice you didn't have much to say reference my second post with regards to the vehicle not only sliding out of control but sliding out of control while crossing oncoming lanes of traffic which potentially could've endangered whoever was driving on the road at the same time of this accident occurred.
...and a meteor could fall from the sky killing the worlds population tomorrow. We better start writing tickets to God then for endangering our lives because, of course, that will teach him a lesson.
Once you accept that you are a person, just like the rest of us, doing a job, rather than tripping on the power given you, maybe we could develop some mutual respect. It sure looks to me like the cops love putting the beat down on the citizenry. Your profession has completely lost sight of what protect and serve is supposed to look like.
