[tiger-one]

I have done it. Driving a marked cruiser, on the interstate, posted speed 65, me doing 65,car goes by me doing 76 on my radar. Pulled him over, chewed ass, could have been DUI, was not. Turned him loose.

[T.Smith]

Pulled him over, chewed ass, could have been DUI, was not. Turned him loose.

I hope the driver was smart enough to respond with the appropriate "Yes, massa" and "No, massa".

[chrisser]

Driving a marked cruiser, on the interstate, posted speed 65, me doing 65

In my experience, you, sir, are a rareity.

I drive a pretty fair amount, and when I see a cruiser, other than when it's parked on the side of the highway, 95% of the time the officer is speeding (often blatantly), running a stop sign or light, failing to signal when changing lanes, and otherwise flaunting the traffic rules that we regular citizens pay good money to atone for when we break.

It does a lot to erode the respect citizens have for the police.

On a fairly regular route I drive, I can't count how many time I've seen an officer fly by doing well over the speed limit, often passing cars on the right without signalling, only to pull into the median and stop - they were in a hurry to get back to their radar-running spot.

I often wonder of those officers consider the irony of speeding and driving recklessly in order to pull over drivers for the same thing.