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<blockquote data-quote="71buickfreak" data-source="post: 1885261" data-attributes="member: 8373"><p>Yup. That is how I have managed to stay relatively ticket free the last 15 years. Sometimes I still get a Dbag who will write one up on me, but If you pull over, don't make them chase you down, have your chit ready, and are courteous, then you are more likely to get off. I have even had hipos let me off with a warning, and that doesn't happen often. There are good and bad cops. </p><p></p><p>Bad cop story- I was headed across town (stillwater) to pick up my wife and daughter at dance practice, I had my youngest boy in the car with me. Tag was out, but I had already been to the tag agency, where they gave me a new tag, not just a sticker. I had not changed it yet. This jackwagon pulls me over, he's itching to give me a ticket. I tell him I have the plate and that I will put it on right now. He barks at me to stay in my seat (I hadn't moved or made an attempt to exit the vehicle). Then my son, then 5 unbuckles and pops his head up to my window and says "are going to jail daddy?" I tell my boy to sit down and the officer yells at my kid "Son, you need to sit back down in your seat". He didn't say it calmly, he yelled it. Scared my son, he was very upset that the cop yelled at him. I was furious, but nothing I could do, I was still trying to get out of this prick giving me a ticket, which he did, even though the taxes were paid on the car. As soon as he left, I went got my wife and daughter and drove straight to the copshop. I talked to the guy's supervisor, who said that the officer had already radioed in about me, saying that he might hear from me. I explained what happened, that I was furious that this prick had scared the crap out of my 5 year old (who didn't trust cops from then on, nice job Ahole). That I didn't care about the ticket, no judge in the country would uphold that (which they didn't, got tossed out in seconds in court), but that now my son has his first experience with a police officer and it is a scary one. The supervisor (whose kids go the same school as my kids) had a talk with my son, let him ask questions, etc. I appreciated the way the supervisor handled the situation. </p><p></p><p>Had that jackass not been wearing a badge, he would have received a nice thump on his for talking to my kid like that. </p><p></p><p>Good cop story-</p><p>On a Mopar-sponsored road rally (simialr to bullrun or cannonball), I get off the freeway in Wisconsin. I didn't see the sign where the speed went from 55 to 35. I even saw the cop, but the sign was blocked by a semi truck. 7 blocks and 2 turns later, I see flashing lights. I pull over. We are in a hurry to get to the next checkpoint, which is 2 blocks away. This guy gets out, says that I was doign 46 in a 35. I tell him I never saw the sign. He then asks what "Mopar Moventure" is (we had stickers and flags on the car). We tell him and he says "Oh, ok, cool. I need to check your license", comes back to the car and says "I'm not writing you a ticket or a warning, you guys are probably in a hurry to get to that checkpoint, just keep it at the speed limit. Oh, and I have a 69 Charger and a 70 Cuda in my garage. Good luck on your rally"</p><p>Coolest cop I have ever met. Out of state, easily doing 11 over, admitted I didn't see the speed limit sign. Let us off because I was a Dodge. What are the chances of running into the one Mopar cop in the middle of nowhere Wisconsin?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="71buickfreak, post: 1885261, member: 8373"] Yup. That is how I have managed to stay relatively ticket free the last 15 years. Sometimes I still get a Dbag who will write one up on me, but If you pull over, don't make them chase you down, have your chit ready, and are courteous, then you are more likely to get off. I have even had hipos let me off with a warning, and that doesn't happen often. There are good and bad cops. Bad cop story- I was headed across town (stillwater) to pick up my wife and daughter at dance practice, I had my youngest boy in the car with me. Tag was out, but I had already been to the tag agency, where they gave me a new tag, not just a sticker. I had not changed it yet. This jackwagon pulls me over, he's itching to give me a ticket. I tell him I have the plate and that I will put it on right now. He barks at me to stay in my seat (I hadn't moved or made an attempt to exit the vehicle). Then my son, then 5 unbuckles and pops his head up to my window and says "are going to jail daddy?" I tell my boy to sit down and the officer yells at my kid "Son, you need to sit back down in your seat". He didn't say it calmly, he yelled it. Scared my son, he was very upset that the cop yelled at him. I was furious, but nothing I could do, I was still trying to get out of this prick giving me a ticket, which he did, even though the taxes were paid on the car. As soon as he left, I went got my wife and daughter and drove straight to the copshop. I talked to the guy's supervisor, who said that the officer had already radioed in about me, saying that he might hear from me. I explained what happened, that I was furious that this prick had scared the crap out of my 5 year old (who didn't trust cops from then on, nice job Ahole). That I didn't care about the ticket, no judge in the country would uphold that (which they didn't, got tossed out in seconds in court), but that now my son has his first experience with a police officer and it is a scary one. The supervisor (whose kids go the same school as my kids) had a talk with my son, let him ask questions, etc. I appreciated the way the supervisor handled the situation. Had that jackass not been wearing a badge, he would have received a nice thump on his for talking to my kid like that. Good cop story- On a Mopar-sponsored road rally (simialr to bullrun or cannonball), I get off the freeway in Wisconsin. I didn't see the sign where the speed went from 55 to 35. I even saw the cop, but the sign was blocked by a semi truck. 7 blocks and 2 turns later, I see flashing lights. I pull over. We are in a hurry to get to the next checkpoint, which is 2 blocks away. This guy gets out, says that I was doign 46 in a 35. I tell him I never saw the sign. He then asks what "Mopar Moventure" is (we had stickers and flags on the car). We tell him and he says "Oh, ok, cool. I need to check your license", comes back to the car and says "I'm not writing you a ticket or a warning, you guys are probably in a hurry to get to that checkpoint, just keep it at the speed limit. Oh, and I have a 69 Charger and a 70 Cuda in my garage. Good luck on your rally" Coolest cop I have ever met. Out of state, easily doing 11 over, admitted I didn't see the speed limit sign. Let us off because I was a Dodge. What are the chances of running into the one Mopar cop in the middle of nowhere Wisconsin? [/QUOTE]
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