Police rant!!!!!!!!!!!!

[palmdesertcards]

You should of crumbled it up and threw it in the glove box... Can't stand power thirsty super troopers

i ripped it to a million pieces in front of him... one of those guys that hides behind his gun.. he even grabbed the gun after i blasted him with every police insult known to man. i live in a quiet area where i see this clown daily. ill go rent a ferarri and we can race

[AUTaxMan]

I thought in most states, they couldn't pull you over for merely not wearing your seatbelt, but could cite you if you were pulled over for another offense and you weren't wearing it at the time.

Also, you realize these laws have nothing to do with safety and everything to do with raising revenue, right?

[palmdesertcards]

I thought in most states, they couldn't pull you over for merely not wearing your seatbelt, but could cite you if you were pulled over for another offense and you weren't wearing it at the time.

Also, you realize these laws have nothing to do with safety and everything to do with raising revenue, right?

Its all about taking money from me, thats why I get so upset. If im gonna pay $200 to the county for touching my cell phone, I should have just done a big burn out with my trans am to at least make it worth it.

[Star_Cards]

correct, no clock. i mean i understand cell phone use while driving, its proven to cause accidents. but i simply checked the time AND i wasnt moving either.

I'd fight the ticket. I'd think that your phone record could prove that you weren't texting or on the phone during the time in question.

[Triple Peanut]

I thought in most states, they couldn't pull you over for merely not wearing your seatbelt, but could cite you if you were pulled over for another offense and you weren't wearing it at the time.

Also, you realize these laws have nothing to do with safety and everything to do with raising revenue, right?

that used to be the case in PA, now i think they can pull you over for no seatbelt.
my only suggestion is to fight the ticket (always sucks going to traffic court) in the hopes that the judge will sympathize with or story and/or see that a lot of people are being harrassed by this particular officer.

[Star_Cards]

i ripped it to a million pieces in front of him... one of those guys that hides behind his gun.. he even grabbed the gun after i blasted him with every police insult known to man. i live in a quiet area where i see this clown daily. ill go rent a ferarri and we can race

really, that's how you reacted? not a good move on your part. basically just putting a target on your back. did you overreact like that the first time you got your seat belt ticket?

[Star_Cards]

that used to be the case in PA, now i think they can pull you over for no seatbelt.
my only suggestion is to fight the ticket (always sucks going to traffic court) in the hopes that the judge will sympathize with or story and/or see that a lot of people are being harrassed by this particular officer.

I would fight it to if you can prove you weren't on the phone or texting during the time you got a ticket. Although the ripping up of the ticket and insulting the officer probably won't help you much if you are trying to persuade them to let the ticket go.

[palmdesertcards]

I would fight it to if you can prove you weren't on the phone or texting during the time you got a ticket. Although the ripping up of the ticket and insulting the officer probably won't help you much if you are trying to persuade them to let the ticket go.

I didnt over react, he pulled me over to rob me. He can put as big a target on me as he wants. There was zero chance of him not writing the ticket. Its just money, but its the point. You pull me over for something that didnt happen, take $200 from me, and when I tell him how much of a dhead he is for it, he grabs the gun... If you are gonna play with your gun, better shoot it.

[Star_Cards]

I didnt over react, he pulled me over to rob me. He can put as big a target on me as he wants. There was zero chance of him not writing the ticket. Its just money, but its the point. You pull me over for something that didnt happen, take $200 from me, and when I tell him how much of a dhead he is for it, he grabs the gun... If you are gonna play with your gun, better shoot it.

if you in fact ripped the ticket up and insulted him you absolutely overreacted and more importantly you hurt your case at fighting and potentially put yourself in a position to receive further citation or worse. I get that you'd be upset, that's not the issue. You reaction was not the smartest.

I don't know what your state laws say, but from the summarized stories that you posted you did have your seatbelt off (giving him the opportunity to see you without your seatbelt on) and you were looking at your phone (giving him the opportunity to see you messing with your phone). Now, I have no clue what he saw or what his motive was but you can't deny that he saw you without your seatbelt on and with your phone in your hand whether or not it was for a second or to check the time. I guess what I'm saying is look at it from his side. He did actually see you doing the things he ticketed you for. It's not like he pulled you over and busted out your tail light or pulled a speed trap ala Roscoe P Coltrain.

as for grabbing his gun, if I ticketed a guy and he started getting aggressive with me, I'd probably be at the ready as well. I've never been trained as an officer, but they typically don't like when people get aggressive with them. I would have saved your energy for fighting the tickets in court rather than yelling at him.

also, I'm not saying you did or didn't deserve a ticket but I would have reacted way differently and planned to fight the ticket legally.

[Star_Cards]

I didnt over react, he pulled me over to rob me. He can put as big a target on me as he wants. There was zero chance of him not writing the ticket. Its just money, but its the point. You pull me over for something that didnt happen, take $200 from me, and when I tell him how much of a dhead he is for it, he grabs the gun... If you are gonna play with your gun, better shoot it.

sounds like he pulled you over because he say you with your phone and perceived it as you talking or texting. He has no clue you were just checking the time.