PISSED

sicrik

Shared on Tue, 12/02/2008 - 05:08

So there I was driving through Camdenton Missouri, on my way to the last stop on my route.  All ready logging almost 400 miles, with less than 40 to get home.  The cruise control is set on my work truck to 32-33ish, in a 30mph zone......as I entered the town, a cop was behind me for a few blocks, and turned off on a street, no big deal.  I come to the hwy 5 and 54 intersection, the last road before it goes back to highway, and its an inclined road, still on cruise control, I coasted down the hill with the 50mph sign in sight no more than 100 yards away, when I pass another cop going the opposite direction.......the motherfucker turns a 180 better than the fucking Dukes of Hazzard could have done, and was on my ass in a second, lights go on, I pull into the gas station parking lot.

Not more than 10 seconds later, another cop pulls up and parks behind me, then....another.  No one has come up to me, they all have their spotlights beaming into all of my fucking mirrors.  Then finally this young punk rookie( "I have a badge, and that makes me god") comes up to my window, and I swear it was like he just rehearsed the lines right before he walked up to me....."May I have your license and proof of insurance please"  he says, I comply, he disappears into his cop car.  Meanwhile, one of the other cops was walking around my truck.......Its a white Ford box truck, basically the size of an ambulance, with a glass rack in the box.........the cop shines his flash light inside the cab of the truck, continues walking around it, untill he disappears behind where I cant see him. 

At that very moment in time.........I was Camdenton Missouri's most wanted

One cop gets in his car, drives slowly around me, so to make sure I see him looking at me........the other cop that was looking in the vehicle, gets in his car, and leaves, then the rookie finally comes back, and says....and I quote...

Rookie:  Sir, do you know why I pulled you over?

Me:  I have no idea, I'm going to assume for speeding

Rookie:  Yes sir, that is correct, the reason the speed limit is posted at 30mph is because this is a lake community and a tourist town, and it can be very busy in the summer and winter months.

Me:  Ok, then how come the other officer didn't pull me over earlier when he was behind me, if I was driving so fast?

Rookie:  Sir, perhaps you were not speeding at that point, or the officer did not have his radar on, but I clocked you at 46mph in a 30mph zone

Me:  Ok......you clocked me literally less than 100yrds from the 50mph sighn, and the only thing here between that is a gas station, not to mention the road is on an incline, my cruise controll was set on 32mph.........granted I did not break, but at the same time I did not accelerate either.  I think your reaction when you turned around and started all this was way more dangerous than me coasting up a few mph's

Rookie:  Sir, I have written you a ticket for speeding, 46 in a 30, here is the fine amount, you can mail your payment in, have a safe night, and slow down.

Me:  Scorching with inner anger as I look at the ticket, and fine of $140 for the speeding, and $50 court fee, for a court that I dont have to appear in.

 

This is my 1st speeding ticket in almost 4 years, it really wouldn't be a big deal if it wasn't in my work truck.  I had to leave my boss an email explaining everything, hopefully nothing bad will come out of it.

I hate rookie cops, I get mouthy with them, probaly shouldn't, but I do, I dont get mouthy usually with seasoned cops, because they are generally over the badge = god complex, and have seen and heard it all, and are generally nice,  but this rookie, just had that smirk of I am the shit, going on along with his condensending attitude.   Motherfucker

I'm going to find the zombie cops in Left 4 Dead, and unload a few clips in their heads.

 

Later Fuckers

The Sick One

Comments

M13a77's picture
Submitted by M13a77 on Tue, 12/02/2008 - 09:04
Go to court and fight it. What do you have to lose? your already paying for the court costs.
BloodyTemplar's picture
Submitted by BloodyTemplar on Tue, 12/02/2008 - 10:10
Woo hoo! Camdenton represent, yo! That's how we do things in Camdenton! Yeah! Just kidding. On behalf of my former community, let me apologize for the dick cop. He's a bit of a dumbass, and we trained him wrong as a joke. Seriously, though... Back when I was in high school and even a few years later, the judge was a pushover if you asked for a suspended imposition of sentence. I know it sucks taking a day off work, and it's a little more than an hour away from home, but it's better than paying $140. Actually, when I got a ticket in Springfield, the prosecutor offered SIS at the pretrial conference if I promised to be good. I'm not sure, but Camdenton may do the same. Protip: Back when I was in high school, the city policy was not to pull you over for anything less than 10 over the limit. Bloody Templar Camdenton Class of 1995 Currently living in a suburb of KC, MO
BloodyTemplar's picture
Submitted by BloodyTemplar on Tue, 12/02/2008 - 10:18
Also... Another protip, which you may already know... When you get pulled over, keep your hands in plain sight on the wheel. Don't reach for your insurance papers, license, or anything like that, until the officer asks you to. Never try to talk your way out of a ticket. It won't work. Just be cheerful and apologetic. Chances are you've already got a ticket either way, but sometimes, between making the cop feel at ease (since he could see your hands the whole time) and being basically pleasant (when he spends most of his shift dealing with assholes), he might let you off with a warning. It's worked for me about half the time, Kansas City cops being the exception. They're bastards.
sicrik's picture
Submitted by sicrik on Thu, 12/04/2008 - 07:54
wasn't so much the guilt for speeding as much as the attitude of the rookie cop that is the gripe.....but I'm over it, till the $200 comes out of my pocket lol
Hetfield's picture
Submitted by Hetfield on Thu, 12/04/2008 - 11:15
Damn long hairs...
madwoman's picture
Submitted by madwoman on Tue, 08/28/2007 - 09:01
You go girl! We all gotta vent sometimes! I try to on a daily basis! :)
Kwazy's picture
Submitted by Kwazy on Wed, 12/24/2008 - 22:59
Question: "Do you know why I pulled you over?" Answer: Anything but "I guess I was speeding." Admit nothing!
Azuredreams's picture
Submitted by Azuredreams on Wed, 12/03/2008 - 01:44
It sucks that you have to pay a fine, but you admitted that yes you were speeding.......I don't see your gripe here. Regardless of the technicality of the 55 mph sign 100 yards away, you were knowingly in a 30 mph zone.
ATC_1982's picture
Submitted by ATC_1982 on Tue, 12/02/2008 - 05:19
good luck with that
Mulchinator's picture
Submitted by Mulchinator on Tue, 12/02/2008 - 05:57
Though you were right about the rookie cop's reaction being more dangerous than what you were doing, you were the victim of bad luck. I'm guessing the other two cops didn't have anything better to do.. and maybe they thought you were hauling illegals or something, I don't know. I mean, it's a crappy ticket, but the rookie cop - though rehearsed - sounds like he was pretty fair and by the book. Sometimes when you get pulled over you get the standard response and there is no subjectivity good or bad. Sometimes you get the cop who just wants to make a point and lets you go. It's the luck of the draw, and the shitty thing is you just have to play it safe if you want to avoid it. Sorry, I know it sucks, I just had a similar situation - thankfully not in a work vehicle - a few months ago. Just be thankful it wasn't made worse somehow...
MikeJames's picture
Submitted by MikeJames on Tue, 12/02/2008 - 06:02
Stupid cops sometimes have nothing better to do. We have a road around here like that where I got a ticket for basically the same thing. It's a bunch of hills and I set the cruise at 60 and I'm going 75 by the bottom of the hill but 50 by the top of it. They are always busting people on these roads. Next time, use the line that you were trying to save the environment and not use as much fuel to get back up the other hill so you wanted momentum to assist you. He's probably a tree hugger and would accept that.
Mulchinator's picture
Submitted by Mulchinator on Tue, 12/02/2008 - 06:19
*points up* I'll bet MJ got a ticket just because he is Mike James, bitches!!!
Smithcraft's picture
Submitted by Smithcraft on Tue, 08/28/2007 - 02:10
Better to vent than have a heartattack. About daisies and roses... When people ask me 'how it's going?' I always say 'It's another day in paradise' and nobody seems to grasp the sarcasm. SC
Devonsangel's picture
Submitted by Devonsangel on Tue, 08/28/2007 - 06:25
Vent away!
MikeTheKnife's picture
Submitted by MikeTheKnife on Tue, 12/02/2008 - 08:07
I don't know about your specific situation, but it just amuses me how no one who gets a speeding ticket EVER admits they were actually speeding, yet when you are driving, almost every single car on the road is speeding.

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