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Zachstar 06-24-10 01:54 AM

What does 384 dlls mean? USD?

I-25 06-24-10 01:59 AM

yupp..

384 USD

krashkart 06-24-10 02:32 AM

Nope, that are not krashkart-friendly territory. I would go bugsh- insane there. :o

Typically we have three lanes here, four at the most. The traffic is thick during rush, but not that thick.

thorn69 06-24-10 03:20 AM

I'm a cop and I'll tell you that most cops only write tickets to those folks that give them some form of attitude or show some form of disrespect. A police officer does not have to write you a ticket so think about that for a moment.

What sort of expression were you displaying on your face and how did you respond to the officer's questions? Did you appear to be frustrated or annoyed with him? If so, then that's probably why he gave you the ticket. Then again, maybe the highway patrol were told by higher level state officials to hand out tickets that week to send a message to drivers in your area to start slowing down. This usually happens when there's been an influx in traffic fatalities in a particular location due to speed related crashes. If that's the case, you really can't blame the cop because you just admitted you were violating the speed limit laws. He may have saved your life that day!

Cops are usually just doing their jobs. They're not out to get you! You can't use the excuse that others were speeding too and it's not fair that he singled you out. He can only pull one car over at a time. The bottom line is you were breaking the law and you're the one he stopped. If he had pulled somebody else over you wouldn't have complained about that and you wouldn't have learned a valuable lesson!

There are enough of these "I hate the cops because they gave me a ticket today" posts on the Internet to make me want to laugh. People don't seem to see the other side of police work enough unfortunately. It's a very thankless job considering what we have to deal with on a daily basis.

In my career so far, I've been shot four times (All during traffic stops! Thank God for Type 3a vests). Stabbed 2 times in my back by women that were mad I was arresting their abusive husband - after they called me to come and arrest their abusive husband :doh: (Domestic calls. Bulletproof vests don't work too well against knives. Many stitches needed!), and been in more fights than a drunken sailor trash talking jarheads on a Marine Corps base (1 during a traffic stop and all the others at domestic calls).

Trust me, most of us don't do this thankless job because we get a kick out of upsetting people with traffic tickets. Most of us have let more people go than we've ticketed by far.

You want my advice - SLOW DOWN! :stare:


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