RANT: I was robbed by a MD State Trooper

[SP33Demon]

Originally posted by: AvesPKS

Originally posted by: kranky
You noticed your license was missing before he left, but you thought getting out of your car to ask about it would jeopardize your life?

Heh, I guess it depends on the situation. He says he was on 97, so I'm guessing he was south of Baltimore. At 1:30 in the morning, I probably wouldn't have gotten out of my car either. The first time I ever got pulled over was like 2 miles from my house by MD State Troopers. They let me climb around in my car, very much out of their sight, where I could have had a gun hidden or something, to look for my registration in my car. I definitely asked them first, though. This is something I never would have done in Chicago.

Yes I was almost at my exit (Bowie Rt.3) driving in the right lane minding my business. I really wanted to wave my arm out the window but didn't want to accelerate the situation, he might think I'm trying to get a gun or something and call for backup. I just wanted to get home and go to bed after a long weekend and didn't want trouble.

 

[SP33Demon]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
he ROBBED you? no he forgot to give you your licence back.

Theft is theft, whether intentional or unintentional. Robbed = something taken from you. I will give him the benefit of the the doubt and say that he FORGOT to give it back, but the skeptic in me is finding that hard to fathom considering many of my friends tell me they've had it done to them.

 

[79Blazer]

Originally posted by: SP33Demon

Originally posted by: fermium
Ok, you were illegally speeding, and he only gave you a warning? Don't be a sissy, and I can see you really want to pull the race card too, " hate to think I was profiled". Nice.
MD State poilce 1
You 0

And what is with all the cop bashing threads lately?

Did you even read the post? I felt I was profiled because I had out of state tags, where did I say anything about race? Lmao

Hmm, never heard of being profiled for having out of state tags.

I just figured it was race because it would have been ignorant, much like your feelings about being "robbed". Don't be a dolt.

 

[911paramedic]

OMG, go to the station and pick it up.

I've accidentally kept patients drivers licenses before and we either 1) drop it off with them or 2) they pick it up themselves. Honest mistake.

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: fermium

Originally posted by: SP33Demon

Originally posted by: fermium
Ok, you were illegally speeding, and he only gave you a warning? Don't be a sissy, and I can see you really want to pull the race card too, " hate to think I was profiled". Nice.
MD State poilce 1
You 0

And what is with all the cop bashing threads lately?

Did you even read the post? I felt I was profiled because I had out of state tags, where did I say anything about race? Lmao

Hmm, never heard of being profiled for having out of state tags.

I just figured it was race because it would have been ignorant, much like your feelings about being "robbed". Don't be a dolt.

They profile out of state plates because chances are that the person will pay his ticket no contest via mail, rather than take a day off from work, drive or fly to contest it in court. It is easy money for them

<--Has cops in the family, and yess they are Aholes

 

[AbsolutDealage]

Originally posted by: SP33Demon
it's still bs that he pulled me over for doing a 75 in a 65 (like that would ever hold up in court

Have you ever been to traffic court? It's a joke, especially for speeding tickets. You would have gotten up there, told your little story, and the judge wouldn't care. He would ask the cop what happened, the cop would say that he caught you speeding, verified with the gun and motor pacing... and then you would have had to pay the ticket.

Don't ever expect to get out of a speeding ticket by going to traffic court, you just have to pay the fine and get on with your life.

 

[Budmantom]

Originally posted by: SP33Demon

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
he ROBBED you? no he forgot to give you your licence back.

Theft is theft, whether intentional or unintentional. Robbed = something taken from you. I will give him the benefit of the the doubt and say that he FORGOT to give it back, but the skeptic in me is finding that hard to fathom considering many of my friends tell me they've had it done to them.

I think you need some help.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Don't lie to the interviewer. They usually check your record, and (I'm guessing) warnings probably go on your record.

 

[79Blazer]

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: fermium

Originally posted by: SP33Demon

Originally posted by: fermium
Ok, you were illegally speeding, and he only gave you a warning? Don't be a sissy, and I can see you really want to pull the race card too, " hate to think I was profiled". Nice.
MD State poilce 1
You 0

And what is with all the cop bashing threads lately?

Did you even read the post? I felt I was profiled because I had out of state tags, where did I say anything about race? Lmao

Hmm, never heard of being profiled for having out of state tags.

I just figured it was race because it would have been ignorant, much like your feelings about being "robbed". Don't be a dolt.

They profile out of state plates because chances are that the person will pay his ticket no contest via mail, rather than take a day off from work, drive or fly to contest it in court. It is easy money for them

<--Has cops in the family, and yess they are Aholes

I've never heard of that happening. And I AM affiliated with a police dept.

 

[AMCRambler]

owned!

 

[SP33Demon]

Originally posted by: fermium

Originally posted by: SP33Demon

Originally posted by: fermium
Ok, you were illegally speeding, and he only gave you a warning? Don't be a sissy, and I can see you really want to pull the race card too, " hate to think I was profiled". Nice.
MD State poilce 1
You 0

And what is with all the cop bashing threads lately?

Did you even read the post? I felt I was profiled because I had out of state tags, where did I say anything about race? Lmao

Hmm, never heard of being profiled for having out of state tags.

I just figured it was race because it would have been ignorant, much like your feelings about being "robbed". Don't be a dolt.

If you honestly can say you've never heard of people being harrassed for having out of state tags then consider yourself lucky. Let me indulge you with another story proving this point:

About 10 months ago I was driving in Southern Maryland and a cop followed me for FIVE miles without turning his lights on... I had speakers wrapped in trashbags bungee'd and safety strapped in the bed of my pickup truck, with my friend riding shotgun. I asked my friend, why is this cop following me for so long? We didn't have a clue...

At about mile 6 of trialing, officer pulls me over (he was a local cop) after scrutinizing my license plates. How do I know this? Because he asked me why my tag had "02" instead of "03" on it. He was just looking for a reason to pull me over, and I bet that he even ran my plates. He then gives me a $50 ticket for not having registration up to date, and states that he's "still confused" about how my plates checked out but I didn't have the correct sticker on it. I explained that I was still waiting for my reg stickers in the mail via NJ DMV but my registration had been paid which was why my car "checks out". He still had a confounded look on his face.

Then he asks me where I live, and why I was going "camping" down here. I told him I had speakers in the back, and that I do in fact live down here but am working on a short term contract so I hadn't switched my plates over. He could have been nice and just given me a warning but found out I'm not living here permanently so felt that he'd generate some profit and hit me up for $50.

Perfect example of how you can be harrassed by if you have out of state tags. Hopefully this will enlighten you to some of the law's practices, and you can understand why you are pulled over when you did nothing obscenely wrong.

 

[SP33Demon]

Originally posted by: AbsolutDealage

Originally posted by: SP33Demon
it's still bs that he pulled me over for doing a 75 in a 65 (like that would ever hold up in court

Have you ever been to traffic court? It's a joke, especially for speeding tickets. You would have gotten up there, told your little story, and the judge wouldn't care. He would ask the cop what happened, the cop would say that he caught you speeding, verified with the gun and motor pacing... and then you would have had to pay the ticket.

Don't ever expect to get out of a speeding ticket by going to traffic court, you just have to pay the fine and get on with your life.

So radar doesn't have a +/-3% differential? Exactly, any good lawyer can get you out of moving violation points, of course you're going to have to pay a fine (IF they have a 0-5, or 0-9mph over fine but some states don't) and court costs. It's all part of their "plan" to generate money.

 

[Pepsi90919]

YOU HAD EXPIRED STICKERS ON YOUR VEHICLE!!!!11111

THAT IS NOT ALLOWED1111111

OMFG@

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

Originally posted by: SP33Demon

I am a dummy. I got caught speeding and was too scared by the officer that I lost my sac and couldn't ask him for my license back. Now I'm gonna rant and rave until somebody on the int4rw3b calls the MD State Police Barracks and negotiates the safe release of my poor license. Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

That about sums it up...

 

[SP33Demon]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats

Originally posted by: SP33Demon

I am a dummy. I got caught speeding and was too scared by the officer that I lost my sac and couldn't ask him for my license back. Now I'm gonna rant and rave until somebody on the int4rw3b calls the MD State Police Barracks and negotiates the safe release of my poor license. Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

That about sums it up...

There are better ways to identify yourself as a high schooler than by posting useless banter.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

Originally posted by: SP33Demon

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats

Originally posted by: SP33Demon

I am a dummy. I got caught speeding and was too scared by the officer that I lost my sac and couldn't ask him for my license back. Now I'm gonna rant and rave until somebody on the int4rw3b calls the MD State Police Barracks and negotiates the safe release of my poor license. Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

That about sums it up...

There are better ways to identify yourself as a high schooler than by posting useless banter.

Actually, I'm a college educated guy with a broad intellect. I just put it into words that I felt you could understand.

 

[PaperclipGod]

Originally posted by: SP33Demon

Originally posted by: justint
That's not a big deal. The officers ID number and name are on the warning he gave you (if he used the MD form I think he did). Got the MD state police website, look up the closest barracks to where you were stopped, call and give your information to the duty officer. They will return it to you. It was an honest mistake. He didn't rob you. MSP is a good orginization with some fine troopers. BTW: You could have asked him as soon as you realized the mistake. I find it more evidence of your paranoia, than real danger that you didn't.

I can understand people's sentiments that it's not a big deal, but not having my license is a big deal to me when I have a career changing interview tomorrow. I now have to lie about the license because some cop with nothing better to do felt he would harrass me... then realizes that I have a clean record...

If you read the post correctly, I stated that I didn't have time to check my papers before he went back to his car... He did it really quick and muttered something that I couldn't understand.

I understand that yeah I was speeding but honestly there wasn't another car doing less than me. Add to the fact that I'm in the car for 3.5 hours and you can't tell me you wouldn't be doing 5-10 or more over the speed limit... Now I have to go an hour and a half out of my way of an already busy schedule, wtf!! LEAVE US ALONE COPS!

God, i cant believe our government is even considering hiring someone as paranoid and ignorant as you.

"I didnt want to gesture towards the police officer because i didnt want to endanger my life." I can't

'em hard enough, man. Really. You think the cop is gonna shoot you for putting your hand out the window?

I see two explanations for this post:

1) Youre the stupidest person ever to walk the face of the planet.
2) Youre the worst troll ever to surf the internet.

 

[AbsolutDealage]

Originally posted by: SP33Demon
So radar doesn't have a +/-3% differential? Exactly, any good lawyer can get you out of moving violation points.

You might be able to get out of the points, but only if you get a lawyer. That will cost you a few hundred, plus whatever the fine is... and even then you could still end up w/ the points if the judge is a d!ck about it. If you try and argue the inaccuracy of the Radar by yourself in traffic court, you will be laughed out of the room. Trust me.

of course you're going to have to pay a fine (IF they have a 0-5, or 0-9mph over fine but some states don't) and court costs.

Since when do states not have a 0-9 fine?? That's about the dumbest thing I've heard all day... show me some linkage on that.

It's all part of their "plan" to generate money

Exactly my point... Traffic court is a joke, it's a money machine for the state. Go into any traffic court to observe, and I can pretty much guarantee that you will come out believing that the theory is "Guilty until proven Innocent". I have come to the conclusion that I need to just accept what is given to me by the cops, and not deal with going to court anymore. If I can go to traffic school/etc. then fine, but other than that I am at thier mercy.

In all of my times at traffic court, I have learned one universal and immutable truth: There is no way to get out of a speeding ticket.

 

[PaperclipGod]

Originally posted by: SP33Demon

Originally posted by: AvesPKS

Originally posted by: kranky
You noticed your license was missing before he left, but you thought getting out of your car to ask about it would jeopardize your life?

Heh, I guess it depends on the situation. He says he was on 97, so I'm guessing he was south of Baltimore. At 1:30 in the morning, I probably wouldn't have gotten out of my car either. The first time I ever got pulled over was like 2 miles from my house by MD State Troopers. They let me climb around in my car, very much out of their sight, where I could have had a gun hidden or something, to look for my registration in my car. I definitely asked them first, though. This is something I never would have done in Chicago.

Yes I was almost at my exit (Bowie Rt.3) driving in the right lane minding my business. I really wanted to wave my arm out the window but didn't want to accelerate the situation, he might think I'm trying to get a gun or something and call for backup. I just wanted to get home and go to bed after a long weekend and didn't want trouble.

AHAHAHAHAHAHA

"Dispatch, this is car tango niner, ive got an out of state car pulled over here, and the driver is waving at me from the window! I may need backup here, his waving is getting pretty violent!!"

 

[justint]

Originally posted by: AbsolutDealage

Originally posted by: SP33Demon
So radar doesn't have a +/-3% differential? Exactly, any good lawyer can get you out of moving violation points.

You might be able to get out of the points, but only if you get a lawyer. That will cost you a few hundred, plus whatever the fine is... and even then you could still end up w/ the points if the judge is a d!ck about it. If you try and argue the inaccuracy of the Radar by yourself in traffic court, you will be laughed out of the room. Trust me.

of course you're going to have to pay a fine (IF they have a 0-5, or 0-9mph over fine but some states don't) and court costs.

Since when do states not have a 0-9 fine?? That's about the dumbest thing I've heard all day... show me some linkage on that.

It's all part of their "plan" to generate money

Exactly my point... Traffic court is a joke, it's a money machine for the state. Go into any traffic court to observe, and I can pretty much guarantee that you will come out believing that the theory is "Guilty until proven Innocent". I have come to the conclusion that I need to just accept what is given to me by the cops, and not deal with going to court anymore. If I can go to traffic school/etc. then fine, but other than that I am at thier mercy.

In all of my times at traffic court, I have learned one universal and immutable truth: There is no way to get out of a speeding ticket.

I have been in more traffic court than any human being should have to be sudjected to..and in Maryland to boot. In 80% of the cases I saw you did gain something from going to court, usually a reduction or removal of points which is well worth going to court IMHO...and people did get off completely sometimes if they had good explanations or evidence. Best I saw was a University of MD Physics professor who did a twenty minute presentation with powerpoint and a Lighwave animation with data on the specifications of his tires, car, force vectors of the supposed turn, etc. demonstrating that for his car to do what he was accused of doing he would have had to have been traveling approximately 400 miles per hour and decellerated to 0 in about 3 seconds. All points, court costs, and fine waived in that case.

 

[79Blazer]

Originally posted by: SP33Demon

Originally posted by: AbsolutDealage

Originally posted by: SP33Demon
it's still bs that he pulled me over for doing a 75 in a 65 (like that would ever hold up in court

Have you ever been to traffic court? It's a joke, especially for speeding tickets. You would have gotten up there, told your little story, and the judge wouldn't care. He would ask the cop what happened, the cop would say that he caught you speeding, verified with the gun and motor pacing... and then you would have had to pay the ticket.

Don't ever expect to get out of a speeding ticket by going to traffic court, you just have to pay the fine and get on with your life.

So radar doesn't have a +/-3% differential? Exactly, any good lawyer can get you out of moving violation points, of course you're going to have to pay a fine (IF they have a 0-5, or 0-9mph over fine but some states don't) and court costs. It's all part of their "plan" to generate money.

Good god man. What TV show are you from? OMG, is ATOT part of 24? Get a grip, you make it sound like it's you against the world. And everything is a conspiracy. Man, you are dense.

 

[Thraxen]

Well, you were not robbed. Sounds like an honest mistake to me. But LOL at all the people taking the high road about speeding. I'm guessing 90%+ of you get pissed and mumble to yourselves about cops having nothing better to do when you get speeding tickets. If you say otherwise, I'm calling you a liar now.

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: Murphyrulez
You probably should have asked him for it back? I know that's stretching it a bit....

yeah, stretching REALLY far.......

 

[Schola]

Its not a mistake depending on where you are. I live indiana but go to school in michigan. I have gotten pulled over and because i have an out of state liceanse it is procedure in michigan to take the drivers liceanse and hold it untill you appear for court or pay the ticket. Untile you do either you can use the ticket or warning as proof of your liceanse. You probably just have to go to the police station and get it. Sucks but up here its how you play the game.

schola

 

[Bulk Beef]

I know a few MD troopers, and they're all pretty okay guys.

You sound like a real f-ing baby if you ask me.