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Cop claims he’s issued nearly 800 tickets for texting and driving
WSB-TV ^ | 9-20-2013

Posted on 09/24/2013 6:57:08 AM PDT by markomalley

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While I appreciate not being allowed to text while going down the road, at a red light?

Using a GPS map program on your phone?

I never realized how safe Gwinnett County was until I read this piece...where I live, cops are needed to stop crime.

1 posted on 09/24/2013 6:57:08 AM PDT by markomalley
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To: markomalley

Yer not a cop.

You’re on a power trip.


2 posted on 09/24/2013 6:59:19 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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This guys very good I bet you that a high percentage of the citations given out the driver admits to texting after the stop.

Don't convict yourself remain silent.

3 posted on 09/24/2013 7:00:32 AM PDT by riverrunner
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To: markomalley

Good!


4 posted on 09/24/2013 7:01:49 AM PDT by bigbob
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To: markomalley
Is his ringtone the sound of a cash register?
5 posted on 09/24/2013 7:01:58 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (Why is our military going to be used as Al Qaeda's air force in Syria?)
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To: markomalley

People who text or talk on cell phones while they drive are fools who endanger the rest of us. I have no problem with what this cop is doing.


6 posted on 09/24/2013 7:02:26 AM PDT by utahagen
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To: markomalley

“at a red light? “

Morons don’t notice when the light turns green


7 posted on 09/24/2013 7:04:03 AM PDT by AppyPappy (Obama: What did I not know and when did I not know it?)
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To: markomalley

If he ticketed me he had better be prepared to show up in court and swear under oath how he could magically see into up into my SUV from sitting much lower in a patrol car and be able to tell through my tinted windows in the couple seconds he was beside me that I had a phone in my hand as opposed to another dark object such as a wallet or eyeglass case and I was using said phone to text as opposed to simply holding it.


8 posted on 09/24/2013 7:05:21 AM PDT by apillar
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“Morons don’t notice when the light turns green”

Bingo


9 posted on 09/24/2013 7:06:51 AM PDT by animal172 (Calling Thomas Jefferson)
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To: AppyPappy

Yes they do! Right after the car behind them blasts their horn! LOL


10 posted on 09/24/2013 7:07:19 AM PDT by US_MilitaryRules (Tastes like Heaven, Burns like Hell! Mmmmmm. What is it?)
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It’s a new category of wasted time...yearly total of waiting for the idiot in front of you to look up and realize the light has turned green.


11 posted on 09/24/2013 7:07:29 AM PDT by Wolfie
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People who text or talk on cell phones while they drive are fools who endanger the rest of us. I have no problem with what this cop is doing.

I couldn't agree more. That cop is saving lives.

12 posted on 09/24/2013 7:08:27 AM PDT by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: utahagen

But let’s face it, we’re a nation of wee baby-dults. We’ll do as we damn well please, consequences be damned.


13 posted on 09/24/2013 7:08:49 AM PDT by Wolfie
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Are you planning to lie under oath, Mr Clinton?


14 posted on 09/24/2013 7:09:16 AM PDT by AppyPappy (Obama: What did I not know and when did I not know it?)
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People who text or talk on cell phones while they drive are fools who endanger the rest of us. I have no problem with what this cop is doing.

Ditto. They're operating a multi-ton piece of machinery containing massive kinetic energy among people in public. A little responsibility is warranted.

15 posted on 09/24/2013 7:09:42 AM PDT by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: riverrunner

“Do you know why I pulled you over?”

“Uh, yer a cop?”


16 posted on 09/24/2013 7:09:45 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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Note to self. Take small notepad and pen in car. When stopped at light repeatedly write "You s*ck, jokes on you" on pad. When pulled over ...

While I think that would be extremely funny, I'm sure the cop in this story wouldn't find it funny at all. As someone else pointed out, that must be a great place to live where cops have nothing better to do. I always think that same thing when I see speed traps set up on deserted rural roads. No assaults, property crimes, meth labs, nothing for you guys to be looking into today? Just going to chill on the side of the road and rake in a few $ for the County?

17 posted on 09/24/2013 7:10:04 AM PDT by ThunderSleeps (Stop obarma now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
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To: AppyPappy
Morons don’t notice when the light turns green

That's why it's best to be first in line at the red light.

There's always somebody behind you to alert you to the change...

< /sarcasm>

18 posted on 09/24/2013 7:10:29 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: markomalley

Cops: revenuers for the welfare state.


19 posted on 09/24/2013 7:10:40 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Why haven't we heard from the 30 Benghazi survivors?)
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To: markomalley

Let’s be real honest here. The purpose of the law is to punish distracted driving. The spirit of the law is to prevent death, injury, or property damage. While technically you are “driving” while at a red light, how distracted are you? What is the likelihood of causing a traffic collision? The worst situation I can imagine is some idiot punching out a person who has not moved when the light turned green, but I think that would be minimal.

Most states already have laws against distracted driving. If someone is swerving and unable to maintain their position in a lane, they are either intoxicated or distracted (most of the time). In either case, the driver needs to be stopped and an investigation to ensure. An arrest for driving under the influence or a ticket for distracted driving could be the consequence, depending on the facts.

To single out a form of communication is ridiculous, in my humble opinion.


20 posted on 09/24/2013 7:11:19 AM PDT by Glennb51
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