Posted on 07/16/2008 12:52:54 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
I can't help but notice that the NYS Police, the Sheriff's, and the local town and city cops no longer walk the beat or do much "protecting"
They are trained now to make their primary priority issuing minor tickets that have big fines.
Offense: Cell phone use = $150 bucks They also are trained to scan your auto inspection sticker, one day out of inspection and you may pay $200.
Speed traps, you name it, Police are now a profit center first and foremost, more reason for people who want to prtect themselves to purchase the guns of their choice.
Let me guess, you recently got a ticket for speeding and using your cell phone while driving, and while giving you a ticket, the officer also noticed that your inspection sticker expired?
Hey, if you don’t have anything to hide...if you’re not breaking any law....well we’ll just find one you are breaking. Standby.
Or maybe the OP is just really observant and in tune with the new way of things to come.
My father is a retired cop with 30 years of service. He claims that pretty much all cops under the age of 35 suffer from severe Short D!ck Syndrome and they would never have been hired back in his day. It’s pretty darn sad that I grew up admiring cops and now I’m going to have to teach my future kids not to trust them.
everybody knows i'm a cop. haven't issued a traffic ticket in about 3 years, though. i prefer actual policing.
however, i will say this: whenever a cop issues a ticket, it is because he is told to do so by the brass and/or the local gov't.
i know VERY few cops who enjoy giving tickets. the only time it's fun is when the issuee is a total d-bag from the word "go." or when someone who got in an accident has hurt someone by driving like a nut.
The courthouse was packed with us violaters and every cop had a shaved head. Not saying anything, but I'll be damned if they all didn't look like a damn neo-nazi group standing up there.
If the government and law enforcement were doing their jobs, we wouldn't have upwards of 40 million illegals and their anchor babies here would we? These people are happy making super low wages with no medical benefits, and the businesses that support the career politicians love it, as long as stupid Americans pay the bill for this disaster.
There are such people in Massachusetts, who now of course reside in Florida and elsewhere more climate favorable.
Masshole cops are the worst. “Do you know how fast you were droiving ya caaaahhh awn the MassPoike?”
Cops == Tax Collectors with Guns
solution: don’t speed.
Better yet, I just stay the heck out of Massachusetts. Nothing but a bunch of dirtbag Patriots fans up there anyway. Worst state in the country.
i'll try not to speed here on the information superhighway.
i count how often i am called a boot-licking, jack-booted, nazi, revenuer and wear it as a badge of honor. it happens a lot.
sorry about the sentence structure in that last post. i was on the phone and wasn’t paying attention.
I was chatting with a state trooper and he was complaining that too many of the guys loved giving tickets. He said he didn’t like all the paper work. :)
the reason is in this climate of policing, writing more tickets gets you noticed and rewarded with prime assignments down the road.
especially with the state police. i never wanted that job because writing tickets is a huge part of the job. i like handling jobs.
guys nowadays might like writing because it's easy and they got picked on in high school, but for the most part it helps your career. unfortunately.
Btw, I have to say that if you pick ANY profession, there's good and bad in all.
Well, as far as I can tell, you seem like one of the good guys. Which is why I would bet money that you're over the age of 35.
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