Driving tip: Don't honk at the cops

cnn ^ | 2-24-06

[yellowdoghunter]

Oh please, the cop got caught abusing his authority...I say good for the kid.

[TommyDale]

A friend of mine was pulled over and severely tongue-lashed for flashing his headlights on bright to tell the oncoming vehicle that his lights were on bright. The oncoming car was a policeman.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Judge Bean, eh?

[RexBeach]

Any relation to Judge ROY Bean?

The kid in the story is an idiot. At his age, he should know better.

[vrwc0915]

"The horn blowing is not the real problem here, it's that you were trying to correct the police and they didn't need correcting,"

wow

[Shimmer128]

Yeah, don't cross the authority in our dictatorship, it's not allowed. i say good for the young man!

[apackof2]

don't correct the police.

Even when they're wrong

[frogjerk]

What was the point of the kid honking his horn? What message was he trying to convey using Honkenese?

[oyasuminasai]

Cops routinely abuse traffic laws unneccessarily and it is a danger to all, many times a cop turns his lights on for a donut run and ends up hitting someone.

Police are only supposed to use their lights in an emergency or in pursuit of a crime and any cop doing so for other reasons should be severly reprimanded.

[cripplecreek]

I got stopped by the police once and was threatened with a ticket for "something" when I mentioned that his cruiser had a headlight out.

[trisham]

Palmer left traffic court saying he still believed officers were abusing their authority.

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Learns fast, doesn't he?

[kitkat]

***Honkenese***

LOL!

[somniferum]

Us peons should know better than to try and disparage our 'betters'.

[MadeInAmerica]

It would have been better had the judge dismissed the charge and fined the officer if the officer coulnd not produce proof her was "helping" another office. I'm sure there was a record of te "help" somewhere.....NOT

[300magnum]

don't correct the police. Even when they're wrong

Especially in Tennessee.

[Fresh Wind]

The cop just got word that Dunkin Donuts had a fresh batch ready.

[Junior]

I did that once, and the cop dropped to low beams without a problem.

[paul51]

I see this cop with his blue lights come screeching up beside me and I didn't know what was going on

It didn't concern you.

[dinoparty]

I can't stand it when people honk their horns for any reason that is not safety-related. I'm not prone to road rage, but unnecessary honking really ticks me off.