[Tijeras_Slim]

The LEO put down his donut long enough to apprehend this vicious criminal? What dedication! < /s>

[af_vet_1981]

The main fault lies with the judge.

[Tin-Legions]

THis soon to be LEO from a family of LEO's will state that many officers do not have "discretion" when issuing tickets. They are sometimes used as revenue generators for the local govt., and enforcing laws of dubious worth is a good way to do it. See the many posts about NYPD lately.

There are few jobs out there that require the dedication that it takes to be a LEO. Low pay, high danger with little thanks from a fickle population takes dedication.

[FatherFig1o155]

I too have these blue lights on my car. I'm a 47 year old father of three. I drive a Mercedes.

And I too was stopped by a zealous local cop.

I asked him why he didn't go after the people sellling these items, if they were illegal. He didn't have an answer.

I told him that I have driven in every state from Maine to South Carolina -- even two provinces in Canada -- with them on without incident. Why me? Why now? Again, no response.

I suspect that the cop felt like it was an easy ticket -- presuming that he thought he was stopping a teen. After seeing who I was, I was not ticketed, but I wonder what would have been the outcome if I was 30 years younger?