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I've never been pulled over by the CHP either, and I usually cruise in the Vette at just under 80 so it doesnt bog. The four times Ive been ticketed it has been by a city cop, in a nice area (probably because they dont have any real work to do). And for something stupid, that I didnt even realize until they explained it to me.

One got me as I was accelerating through a yellow.

The next one claimed I crossed over a right turn only line before turning right.

The next gave me a ticket for not treating a school bus like a stop sign, when it was parked on the other side of a solid double yellow line, on a mountain road, with no schools or children present, and NO FUCKING SIDEWALK on the mountain road for children to cross. Just a road barrier.

And yesterday, for accelerating to merge as a lane ended. Doing 50 in a 45.

I do some reckless shit, no doubt, but Ive never been ticketed for it. Ive only been ticketed for stupid shit, by chubby rich city cops with nothing better to do. And Im sure it will happen again in 3-4 years, and I wont realize why until Im pulled over. Ya, justice.

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Originally Posted by Vettezuki;\

They are NOT under legal obligation to site everything they observe. Show me the legislated code of which you seem fond. It should take you some time. Cuz it doesn't exist.

And actually, the law under which I was cited, the city speed limit and not the freeway maximum speed, does not state that you are in violation for driving faster than the posted limit. It says you are in violation for driving at a speed faster than is reasonable for the conditions. VC 22350 I think. So it was ENTIRELY within that cops discretion. No pointing the finger at legislation here, the law itself is subjective.

Derailers Anonymous

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Originally Posted by enkeivette (Post 120641)

Yup. You prob cant tell from this forum, but Im actually a pretty nice guy. A dead animal on the side of the road is triste.

There's definitely a larger argument at play here but I am a little surprised by this so I can't let it go... Are you to assume the same person who killed it made the sign? If so I can see your point. Otherwise, I assume most people including yourself don't stop to make flapjacks of road kill every time. It boils down to different humor. A dead cat already exists. You don't want to touch it, neither do I. Someone makes a sign in jest, I laugh and go about my business. I don't find it terrible one iota.

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Originally Posted by fiveohwblow (Post 120650)

Its funny no doubt. But so are dead baby jokes. Doesnt mean it isnt sad.

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Originally Posted by Vettezuki (Post 120632)

Befehl ist Befehl.

You should work on your German. It's the appropriate language for this line of thinking.

But the reality is LEO have discretion. They let off other officers off all the time. (Ask Nate) Hell even just applicants driving like total idiots get it relatively easy. (Ask yourself.) Meanwhile, the working man, the tax base from which they draw their salaries, not so much. (Ask anyone who is not a cop or closely affiliated. Like Adam, or me.)

They are NOT under legal obligation to site everything they observe. Show me the legislated code of which you seem fond. It should take you some time. Cuz it doesn't exist. Though to be fair, cops can be remarkably ignorant of even basic law and broad concepts, let alone line by line code.

I said it wasn't in the Top 10. Because it isn't.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics' National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries shows that there were a total of 4,383 fatal injuries on the job in the U.S. in 2012, down from 4,693 in 2011. The data also tell us what are the most dangerous professions in America. The top spot goes to logging workers, who lost their lives at a rate of 127.8 per 100,000 full-time workers. Here are the 10 deadliest jobs of all.

1. Logging workers
2. Fishers and related fishing workers
3. Aircraft pilot and flight engineers
4. Roofers
5. Structural iron and steel workers
6. Refuse and recyclable material collectors
7. Electrical power-line installers and repairers
8. Drivers/sales workers and truck drivers
9. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers
10. Construction laborers

I get it, I've been let off before, Nate also hasn't been let off by other officers. I also said legislative, not code. Officer A gets told by his CO that he is not allowed to let anyone off with a warning, so he does that. Not gonna fault him for being an officer where they require that sort of thing.

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Originally Posted by enkeivette (Post 120651)

Its funny no doubt. But so are dead baby jokes. Doesnt mean it isnt sad.

Jokes are funny because they're offensive. Also no one crys when's they see rats get run over, why are cats different?

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Originally Posted by enkeivette (Post 120643)

. . . Ya, justice.

Yeah . . . I think one area of accessible improvement, since most cities are incorporated entities is to decouple public services from the municipalities. The physical structures would remain assets of the municipalities, but staffing would all be done essentially on a contract basis with private firms that could be regularly evaluated for performance and cost in something more like a competitive market. As it is, the entitlements and incentives are pretty stupid.

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Originally Posted by Shaolin Crane (Post 120653)

Jokes are funny because they're offensive. Also no one crys when's they see rats get run over, why are cats different?

I don't want to kill anything, cat/dog/rat. But I still find the picture funny as hell.

I think guy has used that image before when I was jesting him with other cute cat photos. sO i'm going to call repost on you guy.

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Originally Posted by Shaolin Crane (Post 120653)

Jokes are funny because they're offensive.

False. Irony is the heart of humor. This qualifies.

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Also no one crys when's they see rats get run over

False. blackax cries.

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, why are cats different?

Rats are generally, if unfairly, regarded as vermin (though they have been highly efficient disease vectors in the past), and cats as beloved pets (by people other than you.).