# Thanks for not going ahead of me, cop! (lame rant) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 14, 2005, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-not-going-ahead-of-me-cop-lame-rant/330980 "2005-11-14T11:38:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![lezlers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@lezlers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lezlers)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-not-going-ahead-of-me-cop-lame-rant/330980/61 "2005-11-21T20:16:08Z")
Please disregard the horrible typos above, I was in a bit of a rush and typing from a written text without looking at the screen… ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-not-going-ahead-of-me-cop-lame-rant/330980/62 "2005-11-21T20:26:11Z")
> [@Ogre](#): > > Huh. So that’s where that bit of text went when I typed it the first time. Sorry 'bout that. Actually, I think it works well if you just leave it as a response to the post before it. > [@](#): > > PinkShoes made her(?) trip home safely because somewhere out there, there were cops pulling over speeders and drunk drivers and stoplight runners and unlicensed drivers. > [@](#): > > , Which, In My Book, Is Despicable. Yeah, that about sums it up … ---
**Author:** ![lezlers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@lezlers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lezlers)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-not-going-ahead-of-me-cop-lame-rant/330980/63 "2005-11-21T20:31:18Z")
> [@Epimetheus](#): > > Oh, how so? I merely stated that I thought it was funny when dumbasses don’t take personal responsiblity. Do the deed, pay the price. You know the rules, or should, as I stated. How is that lacking in perspective? Oh, it is against your view, so I should get YOUR perspective huh? Ok, hows this: > > That cop pulled you over for doing 20 mph over the speed limit, what a prick, him, pulling you over like that. I mean, it isn’t murder or anything. Give me a freaking break, man. And get the hell over yourself, while you’re at it. I specifically said, I resented the fact that I was given a ticket out of spite, I didn’t resent getting a ticket, period. I was obviously being pulled over because the cop saw an opportunity to bust a drunk driver and my not coming to a complete stop gave him the opportunity to pull me over. It was a legit stop, I never said otherwise. What I had a problem with is the fact that when the officer realized I hadn’t been drinking, which was the reason he pulled me over, he wrote me a ticket, for something stupid. It wasn’t because I was endangering anyone, it wasn’t because I was driving unsafely, it was because he was pissed he couldn’t make a DUI bust. Just because a person has a badge doesn’t mean everything they do is the right thing to do. > [@](#): > > Snobby? How can you tell from that post? Methinks you are inserting your own insecurities into my post. Or maybe it was the mental image of you dancing around with glee at people getting “busted” for minor traffic offenses that the tone of your posts conjured. > [@](#): > > I made a general statement about people bitching about tickets they EARNED and commented on how I get a certain amout of glee (from the irony of course) from hearing people complain about it as if it were the cops fault. No, its your fault dumbass. That would be the tone I was referring to above. Look any further down your nose at people and you could become cross eyed. ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_The\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba8739/32.png) [@Bill\_The\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_The_Cat)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-not-going-ahead-of-me-cop-lame-rant/330980/64 "2005-11-21T20:36:01Z")
I can’t believe nobody has pointed out that driving well _below_ the speed limit tends to attract more attention that driving slightly _above_. If a cop wants to stop you for something, he’s going to find something to stop you for. Not signalling early enough, having dangling things from your rear view mirror, etc. One of my friends got pulled over for [del]being Asian in an all white community[/del] not pulling over to the right lane when a cop sped up behind him(failure to yield for faster traffic). Another one of my friends was pulled over for [del]driving down Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd when white[/del] having an out of state license plate (you have 90 days in California to get plates, so the cop was “just checking” to make sure 90 days hadn’t expired – it hadn’t). In both of those cases, the cop very quickly realized that there were better things to do. “License and registration?” “Yes, sir.” “Where are you headed?” “Home, sir.” “Have you been drinking this evening?” “No, sir.” “Do you realize you (should have pulled over for faster traffic / need to get new license plates)?” “Yes, sir.” “(Make sure it doesn’t happen again / get it done ASAP)” “Yes, sir.” “Have a good night.” “Thank you, sir. Eat shit and die.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-not-going-ahead-of-me-cop-lame-rant/330980.md?page=3)