He wants to go out with her, and has harassed her and me....and today it was taken care of. He'll be patrolling Post 1 if me or my family have to deal with him again.....

 

Ok. Hope it works out for you.

I've been driving for 31 years. I've never seen an officer flip on his lights to get through a red light and then turn them off once through.

 

Same here, only it's 38 years driving. A bit more than that riding.

Flipping the bird to a police officer is probably not illegal (freedom of expression) but not the smartest thing in the world to do.

Flipping the bird to a police officer is probably not illegal (freedom of expression) but not the smartest thing in the world to do.

 

I have been an officer for 21+ years and I have been verbally berated, shot the bird and have been shown disrespect in far more ways than I can list here, but the biggest is people telling one side of the story which is what I have been reading on here. Never once have I arrested anyone for that sole reason. Rarely have I arrrested period in those situations. None of the officers talked about can defend themselves here:madman:.....but I will give you a chance.

 

If I get attitude, I give attitude. Speeding is stupid, period. If the speed limit is 65 go 65!! Basicly what is boils down to is you are gambling and get mad when you lose(getting pulled over) I have been called "sir" with the tone that would have been more fitting for "SOB", so just because you SAY you were polite does not mean you were polite. Stupid is as stupid does......and after working for many years (or even a double shift protecting citizens) you get kind of tired of stupid and dealing with it. I also get sick and tired of hearing one side of the story, which is basicly what is happening for the better part of this thread.

 

In 21+ years I have never taken anything that did not belong to me, I never knowingly voilated a person civil rights, although I have spent some time and money in federal court due to frivilous law suits(not just mine of other officers), but I have spent alot of time in doctors officers and in ERs due to injuries and I have had my share of time off due to injuries. I don't expect or want anything special becuase of all that, that stuff comes with the job and I knew when I swore an oath to defend the constitution of the Commonwealth. What I DEMAND is respect. You give it, you get it.

 

So that being said, anyone want to come down and spend some time riding along with me, send me a PM and I will haul you around and up and down some hollars and let you get a taste of what you are spewing!!

Do unto others.......

I have been an officer for 21+ years and I have been verbally berated, shot the bird and have been shown disrespect in far more ways than I can list here, but the biggest is people telling one side of the story which is what I have been reading on here. Never once have I arrested anyone for that sole reason. Rarely have I arrrested period in those situations. None of the officers talked about can defend themselves here:madman:.....but I will give you a chance.

 

If I get attitude, I give attitude. Speeding is stupid, period. If the speed limit is 65 go 65!! Basicly what is boils down to is you are gambling and get mad when you lose(getting pulled over) I have been called "sir" with the tone that would have been more fitting for "SOB", so just because you SAY you were polite does not mean you were polite. Stupid is as stupid does......and after working for many years (or even a double shift protecting citizens) you get kind of tired of stupid and dealing with it. I also get sick and tired of hearing one side of the story, which is basicly what is happening for the better part of this thread.

 

In 21+ years I have never taken anything that did not belong to me, I never knowingly voilated a person civil rights, although I have spent some time and money in federal court due to frivilous law suits(not just mine of other officers), but I have spent alot of time in doctors officers and in ERs due to injuries and I have had my share of time off due to injuries. I don't expect or want anything special becuase of all that, that stuff comes with the job and I knew when I swore an oath to defend the constitution of the Commonwealth. What I DEMAND is respect. You give it, you get it.

 

So that being said, anyone want to come down and spend some time riding along with me, send me a PM and I will haul you around and up and down some hollars and let you get a taste of what you are spewing!!

 

Bravo. Thank you for what you do. :thumb:

Today I was going home and I was thinking about setting the proper example to the public, just like suggested here. Well friends and neighbors, this is what happened.

 

I set my cruise control at 70, of course I verified this with my radar. Traffic was backing up behind me and a jolly soul from north of the border (a fine citizen of Ohio) passed me. Well having set such a good example, I thought it only right that I stop him and explain that I was setting a good example and he was not being a good citizen. He asked me with a fair amount of indignation the reason he was stopped. I advised him that he was exceeding the posted speed limt. With even more indignation he further advised me that in Ohio the Highway Patrol had enought sense to give a few miles an hour over the speed limit.

 

I advised him with just a fair amount of humor that he was no longer in Ohio and in Kentucky 70 means 70 not 78MPH, and if he had any questions about the Uniform Citation he should feel free to ask a Highway Patrolman in Ohio as it was obvious me to me that he just KNEW us kentucky boys did not know much about the law.

 

Being a good example makes a guy feel very warm all over.

I have been an officer for 21+ years and I have been verbally berated, shot the bird and have been shown disrespect in far more ways than I can list here, but the biggest is people telling one side of the story which is what I have been reading on here. Never once have I arrested anyone for that sole reason. Rarely have I arrrested period in those situations. None of the officers talked about can defend themselves here:madman:.....but I will give you a chance.

 

If I get attitude, I give attitude. Speeding is stupid, period. If the speed limit is 65 go 65!! Basicly what is boils down to is you are gambling and get mad when you lose(getting pulled over) I have been called "sir" with the tone that would have been more fitting for "SOB", so just because you SAY you were polite does not mean you were polite. Stupid is as stupid does......and after working for many years (or even a double shift protecting citizens) you get kind of tired of stupid and dealing with it. I also get sick and tired of hearing one side of the story, which is basicly what is happening for the better part of this thread.

 

In 21+ years I have never taken anything that did not belong to me, I never knowingly voilated a person civil rights, although I have spent some time and money in federal court due to frivilous law suits(not just mine of other officers), but I have spent alot of time in doctors officers and in ERs due to injuries and I have had my share of time off due to injuries. I don't expect or want anything special becuase of all that, that stuff comes with the job and I knew when I swore an oath to defend the constitution of the Commonwealth. What I DEMAND is respect. You give it, you get it.

 

So that being said, anyone want to come down and spend some time riding along with me, send me a PM and I will haul you around and up and down some hollars and let you get a taste of what you are spewing!!

 

I will admit that I do have a biased negative opinion towards the men and women in your profession. I can respect the stressful decision-making that can be involved when dealing with dangerous situations and controlling idiots, but for the most part I feel as though police create more trouble for people than they prevent.

 

I know that we rarely hear when police do good things, and that the media tends to aggrandize the bad, but articles like this also skew my disposition towards law enforcement:

 

http://nyletterpress.wordpress.com/2008/02/29/police-reject-candidate-for-being-too-intelligent/

I will admit that I do have a biased negative opinion towards the men and women in your profession. I can respect the stressful decision-making that can be involved when dealing with dangerous situations and controlling idiots, but for the most part I feel as though police create more trouble for people than they prevent.

 

I know that we rarely hear when police do good things, and that the media tends to aggrandize the bad, but articles like this also skew my disposition towards law enforcement:

 

http://nyletterpress.wordpress.com/2008/02/29/police-reject-candidate-for-being-too-intelligent/

 

That happened over 14 years ago :lol:.

That happened over 14 years ago :lol:.

 

And the article was from 2008 and presented to me by my human resource professor in 2011. Your point?

...but for the most part I feel as though police create more trouble for people than they prevent.

 

You can't be serious about that.

And the article was from 2008 and presented to me by my human resource professor in 2011. Your point?

My point is you are making judgments about police in general from a 14 year old article about a Connecticut Police Department.

My point is you are making judgments about police in general from a 14 year old article about a Connecticut Police Department.

 

Seems completely logical. :lol:

Seems completely logical. :lol:

 

I thought so.

For those police supporters. I enjoyed this video someone showed me recently.