to cops: does it annoy the hell out of you when you're in your squad car and everyone around goes?
539735
No. I would prefer that everyone did do the speed limit instead of speeding and possibly cause accidents.
793340
Police are trained very heavy in multi-tasking so yes the can talk on the phone and chase people at high speeds and talk on the radio while running after someone and send a description of the suspect via phone or radio. So give them a bit of a break. Tough job. Before you criticize try it first. Bet you will be all over them thanking them when YOU need them. \nBut yes you Can report them if they are relay doing something wrong. just get the car number. But as far as speeding for them...How do you know they are not on a mission....they do have to obey the laws but if they are on a call that needs a silent alarm..do you know...NO. And buy the way Fire trucks and Ambulances have to adhere to the rules too..even with the lights and sirens on!
706642
When I was MUCH younger my boyfriend and I were messing in a parked car when all the sudden a bright light shined in the window. It was a police officer. He was nice enough to turn his back while we dressed. All the boyfriend could say is------but we didn't go all the way to the cop. I guess he was concerned because he was 25 and I was a minor. Then the cop asked for the registration for the car so I opened the glove box to get it and out fell an opened bottle of whiskey. The boyfriend got a ticket for parking in the park after hours and we both got a lecture/warning. The next day my father asked me how my evening was and wasn't his friend officer ***** a nice guy.    Handled with much difficulty then but think it's funny now. Nothing lasts forever.
338273
Remember the CS Gas spray?? That was issued so that the police had a "LAST LINE OF DEFENSE" When they felt that they were in "Immediate physical danger" \nThey use the stuff for crowd control in our town on a friday night -I have seen it with my own eyes.\nI have had police sneering at me and making comments deliberately to goad me into violence on busy weekends. \nThe magistrates are so far up their own arses that they cannot see what they have on the streets feeding them their stock in trade! \nThe police FORGET that they are public servants and that they are paid BY US! As I grow older I become less and less trusting of them as a force and less likely to help them should I ever be called upon to do so. \nThey do a difficult job no doubt, but they forget that they are there to SERVE and respect members of the public, but from what I have seen, the public need protection from them and their arrogant abuse of power.
739436
I don't understand the people who say the cop will be mad at you.  Believe it or not he/she will not take your traffic issues personally and you will not be shot at for crying out loud.  (*By the way, if you are ever at gunpoint, that is not the time to use your cell phone to call your lawyer*)\n\nIf you are really interested in your safety, have numbers to your local city, county and state police offices in your vehicle or in your cell phone.  These are good to have anyway.  Also, many people don't know their own license plate numbers, have that written down as well, for the dispatcher. Verify the cop is real with the dispatcher.\n\nIt would also help if you got to know who the cops are.  Schedule a ride-along so you can see the cop's side of things or just stop by and meet some of them. That might help reduce your fear of them a little.  They're just people after all and they probably have kids just like you that they want to keep out of harm's way.\n\nAlso, best way to deal with cops is to be honest.  Most of them understand being pulled over makes people nervous.  If the officer is in plain clothes and you still don't feel comfortable, you can request a uniformed officer, within reason (manpower).  Most officers will probably even let you use their phone.  \n\nI hope this helped, keep up your good driving and don't believe everything you see on tv.
689496
It's hard to insult you but, if you insist...."YOU ARE TOO SCUMMY TO EVEN RIDE IN THE BACK OF MY PATROL CAR OR WEAR MY HANDCUFFS!!!" I hope that was what you wanted.
1138635
Yes, not a fun experience. The cops were azzholes and unprofessional.
405204
I have three cops in my town and they all drive by my house 5-6 times a day. I've never been in trouble, so I can't figure out why they do this.
1079473
ya actually yesterday i was driving w/ the bf and his son and friend, and were dropping his son off and this guy almost crashed into us in the appt. complex driveway and i yelled WTF! so loud with these 2 kids in the back seat. i sometimes do that when im at walmart or some othewr trashy store where the customers are the worst drivers. i felt real bad but i guess that happens
255000
I have a friend who was arrested for it. If the music is too loud they can ask you to turn it down, write you a citation or just take you to jail. Its up to the cops and how you act toward them.
536704
I am a police officer.\nIt depends on what you are doing it for.\nA major con is that the majority of the people don't like you, you run the risk of being shot at or killed on a daily basis and you will get lied to about something EVERY SINGLE DAY!!!\nYou will start to look at the world and everyone differently. Everyone becomes a liar to you. You start to believe that no one is telling the complete truth and that becomes your reality.\nNow if you are joining to help people. That can also become hazardous because you have to remember. We only get called after the sh*t has hit the fan and by the time we get there, it's usually too late.\nSo a lot of times, you won't be able to save someone, only be able to look for/catch the bad guy. A lot of officers are depresed and become alcoholics because they let the job affect them.\nIf you are in it just for the money (depending on what state you are in), then you might be ok, but then you aren't really going to be one of the "good" officers that do your job properly.\nYou have to remember to be safe and remember that no matter what, YOU need to go home at the end of the night to your girlfriend and child when you have one.\nKeep thinking about it and if you have any more questions, contact me.\nBy the way...I make waaay more than $30,000 a year.\nOh and SWAT officers get the same pay as the rest of us...They just have more training and have to put their lives in more danger than we do.
140270
I think all police do their job well, but if you see a police officer do their job poorly, people suddenly yell that he is a pig or say dirty cop, and relate them with hanging out at donut shops...\n\nPeople make fun of police if they think the job is not being done well, but if it is done well, we all give thanks...\n\nThat pretty much fits almost any job though doesn't it???
577729
Depends!  I have never personally had one!  But, I've heard its hard because they call and hang up call and hang up, drive by and go by your work and a bunch of weird crazy stuff.  If I were you I would go to the police.
1111470
LOL   don't be suprised.  i think the question is dead on, but you have all kinds here.  it really does get annoying.  folks going out of their way to play "cyper-cop".
1103016
As a former cop I will tell you that I never let this tactic work on me.  In fact if a female sat there and tried to talk her way out of it and do any of her tricks it would provoke me into giving the ticket instead of a warning.  The cops who do there jobs the right way would not let them influence that cops thought process.
476111
*TROOPERS*\n BOY POLICE COME AFTER US EVEN WHEN YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG!!! I THINK THEY LIKE THEIR SIRINS TO GO OFF AND MAKE NOISE..(LOL)!!!\nP.S THE ONLY TIME I LIKE A POLICEMEN IS WHEN THERE HOT LOOKING..AND US WOMEN KNOW WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THERE..HELP SOMEONE IN NEED LIKE IN DANGER..AND PROTECT OUR KIDS THAT OUR ON OUR STREET FROM HARM AND DRUGS AND STUFF!!!\n~BLESSINGS~\n LYNDA R.LEAVY
710555
I think that everyone does to some extent... that is why I bring a gun to interviews - if things don't go my way or if I don't like the pay offer, I just set the weapon on my lap and the meeting takes a whole different spin. (they never seem to call me back though... and the cops always show up at my house too...)