I see why some people hate cops with a passion...

[annguyen1981]

granted I didn't shave, but only after a day.

An.. you're Asian, like me... you don't need to shave! You could put some milk on your mustache and let a cat lick it off!

I actually do have to shave a lot.  It's irritating...  in more ways than one.

[Chilly Willy]

Most of my ninth grade students have more facial hair than I do...














And I'm not even talking about the boys. 

[pantablo]

cop definitely had a chip on his shoulder. he could have hung back and watched to see what you did...if you got on the bike and started it then I could understand coming over to talk with you, but just pushing it around....I would have been pissed...It never helps things when I call cops assholes to their face...

[bubba zanetti]

granted I didn't shave, but only after a day.

An.. you're Asian, like me... you don't need to shave! You could put some milk on your mustache and let a cat lick it off!

I actually do have to shave a lot.  It's irritating...  in more ways than one.

But An they're talking about facial hair. 

[annguyen1981]

cop definitely had a chip on his shoulder. he could have hung back and watched to see what you did...if you got on the bike and started it then I could understand coming over to talk with you, but just pushing it around....I would have been pissed...It never helps things when I call cops assholes to their face...

Exactly.  He made a u-turn 4 blocks away to tell me not to ride without a f*cking helmet.

[pantablo]

granted I didn't shave, but only after a day.

An.. you're Asian, like me... you don't need to shave! You could put some milk on your mustache and let a cat lick it off!

I actually do have to shave a lot.  It's irritating...  in more ways than one.

But An they're talking about facial hair.

pwn3d!

[scottpA_GS]

cop definitely had a chip on his shoulder. he could have hung back and watched to see what you did...if you got on the bike and started it then I could understand coming over to talk with you, but just pushing it around....I would have been pissed...It never helps things when I call cops assholes to their face...

Exactly.  He made a u-turn 4 blocks away to tell me not to ride without a f*cking helmet.

I still don't get why it was a bad thing... People on this site tell you to wear a helmet all the time?  A cop telling you is wrong?

He may have been gauging the situation. Maybe a bike had been stolen in your area and he wanted to get a better look at yours? There could have been a million reasons why he did what he did.  Every thing is not always what it seems. Unless you get cited or questioned I can't see how anyone would think a cop is messing with you. Think a little deeper about things. Not everyone is out to get you

[Blu_Spd_Dmon]

I think the problem wasn't why the cop said wear a helment but how. Theres no need for them to have an attitude. Why does he have to be rude? because hes not concerned with your safety... but is upset himself or wants to harass some one else to make himself feel powerful. happens all the time... (people are jerks) so call him a "pig" and make your self feel better. 

[blue05twin]

We all have to remember one thing though...  Police officers became cops because they have a "bully" mentality.  They HAVE to be assertive.  Granted, they need it, but some have too much, and it gets them hated.

An, I agree with you most of the time, but I disagree  with you one this one.  I'm sure there are some police officers out there that became cops because they wanted to help people.  Police force is a job, and like any job you have good guy's and bad.  In your situation, I can't make a decision unless the cop told his side also ( there's always to sides to every story).

I have been pulled over many times.  Twice for DUI, no charges because my BAC was below the limit.  Got pulled over for haveing a sign on my car for stolen tag.  But the tag was really stolen had a police report to prove it.  Stoped at 2 road blocks, np there I was the designated driver.  I remember when I was stoped I was always mad, like why are they picking on me, but now that I'm older I realize they were just donig their job and most acted very professional.  These were Cobb Co. Police, they have a rep for giving tickets to people that don't deserve it and for being ass's.  Out of the 5 stops only 1 was an ass.  

Got pulled over for speeding by Ga. State Police, was in my dress blues just came home from boot camp and went to church with my Mom and Aunt, I was driving home to drop them off and clocked for 97 in a 55.  State trooper asked me If I knew how fast I was going.  I said yeah I was going 85, He looked at me said you were going 97,  I looked at the speedo and replied well my speedo only goes to 85.

But he was really cool he let me keep my license and knoced down my ticket for 70 then gave me a leture on how it would be a shame if I died from a speeding accident, and that I should be more careful.  My mom was not happy.

[Blu_Spd_Dmon]

geez blue goin 97 with I love YOU in the car 
That was cool he knocked the speed down. big food wasn't in the passenger seat was he

[blue05twin]

geez blue goin 97 with I love YOU in the car 
That was cool he knocked the speed down. big food wasn't in the passenger seat was he

Didn't realize I was going that fast, and i was younger then    No big FOOD in my passenger seat  .  The State Trooper used to be a Marine  .

[Blu_Spd_Dmon]

No big FOOD in my passenger seat  .

dam you D , why are you always pushing T out of the way...
97 thats pretty good. my top land speed... is with my gs, 102 indicated 

[pantablo]

and most acted very professional.

and that is the issue. most do act professional. this one didnt. I've been pulled over many times and most times they've been professional with me...but there was that time a gun was pulled on me for no reason...

[WildBlue]

An, no reason to take what this cop did personally I don't think.  Seems to me like he had a legit motivation -- put yourself in his shoes, if you saw some guy pushing a bike down the street, wouldn't it be reasonable to entertain the possibility that (a) he needs help since the bike maybe broke down, or (b) he might actually be taking someone else's bike on "permanent loan" without their consent, especially if they have no riding gear with them?

As for pulling up and talking to you, that's something he would have to do in order to judge whether it might be (b) above.  If the person gets all nervous, then there might be something iffy going on.

In any case, fine, maybe his attitude wasn't the best and that's annoying, but I don't think he was trying to harass you just for the sake of it.   

[Mandres]

An, no reason to take what this cop did personally I don't think.  Seems to me like he had a legit motivation -- put yourself in his shoes, if you saw some guy pushing a bike down the street, wouldn't it be reasonable to entertain the possibility that (a) he needs help since the bike maybe broke down, or (b) he might actually be taking someone else's bike on "permanent loan" without their consent, especially if they have no riding gear with them?

As for pulling up and talking to you, that's something he would have to do in order to judge whether it might be (b) above.  If the person gets all nervous, then there might be something iffy going on.

In any case, fine, maybe his attitude wasn't the best and that's annoying, but I don't think he was trying to harass you just for the sake of it.   

Agreed, if that's the worst experience you ever have to endure when dealing with the cops then count yourself lucky.  It could have been much, much worse.

[annguyen1981]

An, no reason to take what this cop did personally I don't think.  Seems to me like he had a legit motivation -- put yourself in his shoes, if you saw some guy pushing a bike down the street, wouldn't it be reasonable to entertain the possibility that (a) he needs help since the bike maybe broke down, or (b) he might actually be taking someone else's bike on "permanent loan" without their consent, especially if they have no riding gear with them?

As for pulling up and talking to you, that's something he would have to do in order to judge whether it might be (b) above.  If the person gets all nervous, then there might be something iffy going on.

In any case, fine, maybe his attitude wasn't the best and that's annoying, but I don't think he was trying to harass you just for the sake of it.   

I don't take it personally, but it was the first time I dispised a cop.  I have been pulled over about four times before.  Each time, I respected the officer and never thought "bad cop".

This time however, I wasn't doing ANYTHING to warrant ANY non-friendly contact.  I was walking the bike ALONG the CURB...  not in the middle of the street.  And it was only for a car-length at that.  The cop pulled the u-turn while I was still in the DRIVEWAY.  That says a lot about the situation.

An, I agree with you most of the time, but I disagree  with you one this one.  I'm sure there are some police officers out there that became cops because they wanted to help people.  Police force is a job, and like any job you have good guy's and bad.  In your situation, I can't make a decision unless the cop told his side also ( there's always to sides to every story).

I think I chose my wording all wrong.  I am re-reading that post, and I sound like an ass.  What I meant to say was that people who become law enforcers need to have a certain type of personality.  Nothing wrong with that, because they NEED to be that way...

I'm watching CSI right now...  I lost my train of thought as to what I was thinking yesterday about this topic...

[seaheifer]

I dont really have a problem with cops.  Two of my uncles are cops, (well one became a detective and the other works for the bomb squad) and I have only had two tickets.  First one a lady stopped short infront of me and I ran into the back of her car. Nothing serious and the cop was really nice about it. I still got the ticket but understandable.  My other was a 2 months ago.  Going to see my sister north of atlanta on the intersate.  I was going about 80 and just south of atlanta in college park the speed limit drops to 55.  The sun was just setting so it was still light out, no cars around, and dry outside.  So I get pulled over and the cop just hands me a ticket for going 81 in a 55.  Says nothing to me just when my court date is.  Well from my last experience with a ticket I can just pay it and that is it.  So I go to pay my $230 dollar ticket and a couple weeks later I go and take my motorcycle test.  Well I pass and when they go to print my new license the lady tells me I have a serious offense as a minor or something like that (I just turned 20) So guess what, for being under 21 and going more than 24 over the speed limit I lost my license for 6 months.......cant fight it because ignorance isnt an exscuse because I didnt know the law and since I paid the ticket thet is the same as showing up to court and pleading guilty.......so I would like to thank THAT cop for informing me that if I go to court and plead no lo or something I might be able to keep my lisence or better yet just drop it what 5mph and everthing would be fine but NOOOOOOOO......

[Blu_Spd_Dmon]

drunk cops
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeuhIGwzMo4
"Knives are for cutting your food, not your spouse" 

Best DUI ever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75zx5weNcr4&mode=related&search=

[seaheifer]

oh and to top it off, I cant get a work and school permit.  They are not issued if you lose your lisence for speeding. So now I have to find a rides to and from work and I have to take next semester off at school because I commute but now I have to way to get there.  And what makes this even better is that if you lose for license for a DUI you can get a permit.....just not for speeding.  Lesson learned, dont speed.......drink and drive

[Yankee Punker]

  An, don't forget to protect and serve, sometimes doing our jobs makes us an asshat. As some might recall I'm Florida Hi-way patrol myself and yes way more than half the cops out their do have inflated ego's, and after five years I'm starting to realize why. Did any of you all ever serve in active military, or did you ever notice anyone you've ever know in active military, they have the same attitude if not sometimes worse, its just something that unfortunately grows on you everyday you go to work and wonder what might happen to me today, like not to long ago hear in central Florida when a fellow officer was shot and killed, yeah routine traffic stop my ass.  And Makenzie the guy who had shot him did not get to far before getting shot himself like 87 times.
  I know nobody likes to be harassed, sometime I get upset myself when I go through a drive-thru restaurant and they always ask if I want fries with that or something, even though I said that's it when I ordered, but then I've got to remember their just doing that to serve me, and that's their job, and they were trained to ask for add-ons. And just like most of us we still have to answer to a high power, and no we don't have an actual quota, but I was asked about a year ago why I've never given a citation for a faulty tail/head lamp, so all of us need to be responsible and do the thing that we need to do, and that way there's really nothing to worry about. Trust me there would be nothing better that I would like to hear than that I'm getting laid-off because there's no more crimes, or accidents, that would be the day, but unfortunitly will never happen.