He allegedly was not injured to the point that he was not able to get away. I never said he was injured.
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Actually, many ambulences that are driven by volunteers (and not state emergency workers) are not allowed to break the speed limit or run red lights.
Ok. Sorry, but I had a whole response to this one. And my damned computer crashes. I know, sounds like a lame troll excuse, but it’s true. Maybe we’ll argue some other time, pldennison (And, no, I am not going to go through a shitload of researching cites for all of my claims again!)
On a similar note, my dad’s friend recently told me of the encounter he had with some Law Enforcement Officers.
Three guys are geese hunting in a marsh area. They have all required permits/firearms licenses etc. The limit per person is 2 geese. The three guys hunt together for about an hour and have no luck. Before they leave, one guy decides to try a different spot by himself while the other two pack up their things in a two-door pickup and get ready to leave. The man happens upon a large flock and shoots six geese; the limit for the three men.
He gets back to his friends and gives them four of the geese. He then asks for a ride from them in the truck to his car which is parked at a forest preserve parking lot. He unloads his shotgun, climbs into the bed, and holds it on the floor while they drive him to his car. (They never went onto a road. Offroad trails the entire time. As they arrive at his car, a local Fish and Game warden and State Police car pull up. The Game warden tells the man that he saw him shoot six geese when the limit was two and writes him a ticket. Hunter is mad but understanding. All seems well when the State Police Officer steps in.
The cop says that he saw the hunter in the back of the truck with a shotgun and attempts to arrest the man. Despite the fact that the shotgun was unloaded, the man was hunting, and they did not go on any roads, the cop still was adamant about arresting this man. The Game warden steps in and begins to argue with the cop over his judgement in upholding the law. Long story short, when the cop leaves without arresting the hunter, the Fish and Game guy rips up the ticket. At least some LEO’s have common sense.
It depends on the cop. If it had be my brother-in-law the cop, (Not uniformed anymore, detective now and loves it.) he probably wouldn’t have bothered. Had it been his buddy K (name withheld) the cop, you’d have gotten a ticket. Guy was probably just bored and decided to check you out.
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Would you consider DWI/DUI to be driving dangerously?
In my state, you can beat a DWI charge if it was a big enough emergency.
Sounds like the cop was trying to teach you a lesson in a lame sort of way. Anyways all the more reason to keeps yours doors locked.
Emergency no excuse for driving fast ehhhh? Then why in the hell do cops whizzzz up and down in front of my house going over 100mph with no one else in site that they could be pulling over? OR how about when a COP hits a pedestrian because they were driving dangerously? Huh? It pisses me to no end whenever I see a cop going well over 20 miles an hour over the speed limit. They pass you when you do the speed limit and about 10 seconds later you can’t see them. What the hell gives the cops the right to break the laws and at the the same time uphold them? Conclusion cops are assholes that are glory hungry and looking for trouble.
I don’t hate all cops. I just hate the ones that break the rules. True I don’t think there are many situations that warrant driving quickly and dangerously but there are some situations were it is needed. I can stil remember the day I heard that an officer was hit by an 18 wheeler and was killed instantly because he was driving dangerously. But I shant get started on them because I’d getmuch more pissy.