Laughing_Gnome_Invisible
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so there i am, at work, having ONE beer (sierra nevada PA) while i swept and mopped.
hop in my car to drive home, pass a parked cop on the way home. i know i have a burnt out tail light, and it IS 4:15am, but I had the pizza place I work for's sign on my car signaling i'm a delivery driver. we never get pulled over as long as we put that sign on our car, cops SHOULD have something better to do.
BAM, 2 cops on my tail immediately.
i had had that ONE beer about a half hour ago, and he still smelled it on my breath. all right, fine. but i was completely coherent, very polite, and completely compliant. no field sobriety test or breathalyzer necessary.
but alas, the cops didn't agree, so i had to waste 20 minutes of good drinking-at-home time pleasing the boys in blue.
but looking back, it was a bit funny:
Cop: So how many drinks have you had tonight?
Me: Just one.
Cop: Just one? What did you have?
Me: A Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.
Cop: Sierra Nevada huh? Is that like an IPA or something?
Me: Well actually, an IPA is an india pale ale, while this is just a pale ale. see the difference is in the hop content and usually the alcohol level. while an IPA might average around ~8% alcohol, a pale ale is usually a bit lower. they named it an india pale ale because in the 1800's.... oh wait. this isn't relevant, is it?
Cop: Can I have you step out of the car please?
long story short after an extensive field sobriety test and breathalyzer he let me go with a verbal warning. he was kind of being unnecessarily dickheadish, and left me with a slight case of the shakes after the ordeal. but no harm no foul.
so what experiences have you guys had with the cops? any close calls? should-have-gotten-arresteds? gotten completely screwed over?
I don't understand why pizza delivery vehicles are exempt from having proper saftey lights.
(guy with gun on back seat thinking he scared a cop inspired me to tell me story btw)
Wow, so you were drinking at work, and then broke the law by drinking and driving. Gotta say I'm on the cops side on this and most other issues. If you're gonna take the chance to risk another persons life, no matter how good of a driver you are, you'd better just buck up if you happen to get pulled over and quit your whining. I have nothing but respect for police, even the dickheads and the crooked ones. They're out there every day doing a job to make this country a better place to live. Anyone who has a problem with cops has a problem with America and yadda yadda blah blah blah explicative you know where I'm going with this.
Oh get a life you puritan hypocritical dickhead.
Maybe I'm just big on the whole respect thing. I treat people with respect and I expect to be treated likewise. Call me old fashioned.
one time a cop pulled over a drunk driver and took them to jail, the driver was going to crash head on into me and my family while we were coming home from visiting with family.... Could have happened.
My great grandfather was a cop in NY around prohibition. He used to brew his own beer.
In the City? If you send me his name I have ways to look for pictures of him if you want.
No problem. There's a database of every old picture the Dept could get their hands on. We put in a request, and a few months later they return it with whatever they find. I did it for a friend once and thought it was pretty cool so I figured it was worth a shot.
masonsjax said:Few people understand the psychology of dealing with a Highway Traffic Cop. Your normal speeder will panic and immediately pull over to the side. This is wrong. It arouses contempt in the cop's heart. Make the bastard chase you. He will follow, but he won't know what to make of your blinker signal that says you're about to turn right. This is to let him know you're looking for a proper place to pull off and talk. It will take him a moment to realize that he is about to make 180 degree turn at speed... but you will be ready for it, braced for the G's and the fast heel toe work.
I used to race for my college ski team eh. There was a big award night once a year that was a black tie affair eh. Some people even showed up in tuxedos eh. I never once went in my car, because, free cocktails, duh eh. So I take a taxi to go there, party and proceed to lose my wallet eh. F?&% eh.
The night is winding down and I have about 5$ in change eh. Not enoguh for a taxi, but enough for the bus eh. The bus only took me so far, so I had about 40 minutes of walking to do afterward eh...
So I'm walking home after drinking about 8 gin tonics, in a dark grey suit with dress shoes when a police car drives past, stops and reverses eh. This is a rough translation of the dialogue eh.
"What are you doing out at night eh?"
"Hi officer, I'm going back to my appartment to sleep eh."
"I asked what you are doing out, not where you are going eh"
"Well, I'm walking eh"
"Are you on drugs eh?"
"What, no officer, I've been drinking but eh..."
"Papers eh"
"I don't have any ID on me, I lost my wallet eh"
"How convenient eh. We have had a few house robberies in the evening, you don't know anything about that do you or will we have to take you to the police station to verify your identity eh?"
"No eh"
"We are keeping an eye on you eh"
The whole thing lasted about 45 seconds. My first and last encounter with a cop that I would clearly call an a--hole eh.
A likely story eh
What is exactly the point of your post ?
Cops on the graveyard shift are usually the neanderthals of the cop station, as it should be. That time of day is usually filled with drunks, tweaks, and other addicts who think clearer after being beat down a little.
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