Hubris
Well this is getting the rounds today, so I don’t even know where I saw it first. Cops Writing Cops. It’s a site dedicated to exposing the horror of some police not extending "professional courtesy" (euphemism alert) to other cops.
As I am driving, I’m really not paying attention to where I am at or how fast I was going. I was pretty much keeping up with the cars in front of me and next to. Most of the time I had my cruise set at 77-79 in a 65. […]
After stopping hundreds of cops on Lake Shore Drive, some state, I was getting a ticket. I have friends in state police districts 2, 5 and of course Chicago. This troop, Trpr Schroder #3512, from district 6 is the only officer to ever give me a ticket while I have been a police officer. Congrats to you.
He goes on to explain that he’s written 20,000 tickets in his career. I’m speechless. But it’s just the tip of the iceberg, if you can stomach going to take a look at a few of those.
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My friend was arrested 2 days ago.She was pulled over for not signaling properly and they found she had a suspended license because she didn't pay a traffic ticket.
So they impounded her car and hauled her off to jail. Oh, but here's the best part.
She'd paid the ticket. There was no reason to suspend her license and the judge dismissed all charges.
But she had to pay over 200 dollars to un-impound her car.
A heartwarming police anecdote.
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