After cussing out a cop today..

[SAGambler]

Dude. Maybe your ing speedo is off. Shuting your mouth is always your first line of defense. You gained nothing and probably lost your ability to win an appeal or the off chance he'd forget about you and not show up.

I'm all for venting but this wasn't productive at all.

Yeah. After this happening TWICE, you might want to have a look at your own speedometer. You do know the problem may lie with your car and not with their radar gun....Don't you?

As you get older you may realize that "yes sir" and "no sir" will serve you well when dealing with a patrolman. Other than that, keep your mouth shut.

God help you if you get pulled over by this same cop again soon. Believe me, he will remember YOU. And probably the only reason he didn't haul your mouthy ass to jail and have your car towed, is because the jail is so overcrowded they just don't have the room for smart asses like you. You may not be so lucky next time.

[SAGambler]

Yep. Those Harvard professors are so stupid.

Well that particular "Harvard Professor" did have a "stupid" moment.

[I. Hustle]

Hey McLovin! Did you tell the cop what time it was?

[JudynTX]

McLovin

[manufan10]

I don't get how making a guy feel like crap makes you feel better. Grow up. Like other people have mentioned, your car maybe the one that's messed up. You've been pulled over twice and your speedometer has read differently than the radar gun. A light bulb should have gone off and you realize something is wrong with your car. Instead, you act like a stupid ignorant punk, and then brag about it.

[Drachen]

wtf is a no-it-all

Someone who shoots down all ideas.

You were wrong to go off on this cop. NO
Maybe you should get your speedo checked. NO
You were breaking the law, then complained that you got caught. NO

[resistanze]

^^

[manufan10]

[SpursStalker]

I don't get how making a guy feel like crap makes you feel better. Grow up. Like other people have mentioned, your car maybe the one that's messed up. You've been pulled over twice and your speedometer has read differently than the radar gun. A light bulb should have gone off and you realize something is wrong with your car. Instead, you act like a stupid ignorant punk, and then brag about it.

You tell em!!!

[SAGambler]

Well, since this is a "law enforcement venting thread", I suppose this is as good a place as any to do the same...

I had just left the theater and needed to stop by the nearest Wal-Mart -- it was only a half a mile or so away. I took a back road and turned into the WM parking lot. I proceeded to make my way through the lot when I notice the flashing lights goin off in my rearview mirror. I make my way to a clearing in the back of the lot and come to a stop.

The cop walks up and asks for my L&R. I give it to him and he asks me if I still live at the address listed on my license. I tell him, "Well, no. That's my PERMANENT address back in College Station." "Do you live HERE now?", he asks. "Yeah. I go to school at UNT", I reply. "How long you been here in Denton?" "About 2 years or so", I respond. He asks me if I know why he pulled me over. I tell him that I honestly had NO idea. He tells me that I rolled through that right turn at the stop sign. I really didn't remember rolling through it, but then again, couldn't really remember the stop sign, so I don't argue. He walks away and comes back a few minutes later. Keep in mind that I've been NOTHING but cordial with the guy the ENTIRE time. I'm of the mindset (or atleast WAS) that stayin as cooperative and relatively friendly as possible (w/o givin the impression you're a ) is the best way to handle these unpleasant situations.

He tells me that not only am I gettin a citation for rolling the stop, but also for not changing my address once I got here. Apparently, I only have 30 days to change it once I move. It was all-too-obvious that I had no idea this was necessary as I chatted w/ him about what I was doing in Denton. I've had that as my permanent address for FOREVER, moved repeatedly, been pulled over by the cops, asked the same question, and NEVER gotten any kind've reprimand or even NOTICE to change the damn thing. They never even ing MENTION it. I always just figure we're making small talk, as I did w/ THIS ing cop. He gives me my ticket and walks away.

Question for ST: Are EITHER one of these violations arguable? Any advice on what I should do to handle it? Should I just bend over for it or what?

In retrospect, I wish I had BEEN more of a to the cop. I know it's not the most MATURE way to handle it, but I figure if I'm gonna get a ticket for such bull , I sure as better get a chance to EARN my ticket. I swear to God this guy was a Mavs fan and put off by my Spurs license plate cover and sticker in the back window. .

As always, IGNORANCE of the law is no excuse for breaking it. Pay your fine, and spend some time on the internet getting your address on you license changed.

[Cry Havoc]

As always, IGNORANCE of the law is no excuse for breaking it. Pay your fine, and spend some time on the internet getting your address on you license changed.

Since when do you have to register your address where you are going to college? I got pulled over several times in college and I never, ever had my address set to where I was going to school. The cops never said a word to me about it. Didn't even mention it en passe.

[ploto]

Since when do you have to register your address where you are going to college? I got pulled over several times in college and I never, ever had my address set to where I was going to school. The cops never said a word to me about it. Didn't even mention it en passe.

I wonder if he moved into an apartment or house, as opposed to living on a college campus. That would make the address change of a more permanent nature. From his writing of the story, I had a hard time telling if he lives year round in Denton.

"How long you been here in Denton?" "About 2 years or so", I respond.

[Wild Cobra]

McFly....

[dirk4mvp]

Brutalis is a chode. Maybe you should stop playing with stuffed animals and take that gay ass hoop earring out and stop acting like a got.

[manufan10]

Brutalis is a chode. Maybe you should stop playing with stuffed animals and take that gay ass hoop earring out and stop acting like a got.

[Fpoonsie]

Since when do you have to register your address where you are going to college? I got pulled over several times in college and I never, ever had my address set to where I was going to school. The cops never said a word to me about it. Didn't even mention it en passe.

That's what I had previously not been privy to. At no point during my previous "pull-overs" was gettin my address changed ever mentioned. They'd ask me where I live, and my response for the LONGEST time has been somewhere DIFFERENT than the address posted on my license.

I wonder if he moved into an apartment or house, as opposed to living on a college campus. That would make the address change of a more permanent nature. From his writing of the story, I had a hard time telling if he lives year round in Denton.

I do live here year round NOW. However, I move every 9 months or so, so again, I never realized it was necessary AS LONG AS an address was listed that I still had some connection to (i.e., my mother's address as my PERMANENT)

Now, to clarify, I DO NOT live on campus (anymore).

[WARRIORNATION]

...you are a know-it-all punk.

Show some respect!

[Chingo Bling]

Pinche guero puto. All jou pinches spoiled brat pu os that think jour hot chit and are en led to everything. MMLV PUTO!

[BlackSwordsMan]

too bad the cop didn't beat your ass

[Brutalis]

I don't even know where to begin pointing out how wrong you are here.

Sounds like you're still in kind of a y mood, though.

I'm glad you didn't and yeah I was.

Well done for behaving like a 13yo, Brutalis.

dude, you're smarter than that. Learn to channel your anger.

I shouldn't have snapped. Somewhere between him explaining what he thinks of guys my age now days and realizing I have another ticket I exploded. Made a mistake and was lucky nothing developed from it.

Brutalis is a chode. Maybe you should stop playing with stuffed animals and take that gay ass hoop earring out and stop acting like a got.

I was 18 in that picture as I stated before. In my time now at ST I tend to refrain from replying to pussy remarks and comments. It's easy to zone out the folks talking their own smack through a keyboard. So in this case you should feel lucky I even respond to you as I think you should keep it in the college forum where your ass gets smacked around regularly. That or just stop acting like a all the same.

[dirk4mvp]

I was 18 in that picture as I stated before. In my time now at ST I tend to refrain from replying to pussy remarks and comments. It's easy to zone out the folks talking their own smack through a keyboard. So in this case you should feel lucky I even respond to you as I think you should keep it in the college forum where your ass gets smacked around regularly. That or just stop acting like a all the same.

You probably want to rephrase that, considering you're the one who manages to get pissed on captmike.

[PM5K]

If you can't tell that you're going twelve miles over the speed shown on your speedometer you need your brain checked, not your speedo.

I'm not saying there's something wrong with it, just that if there is you should have known, if you've been driving around wondering why everyone else was driving so slow, well.....

[23LeBronJames23]

911 is a ing joke.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

How incredibly amazing it must be to be a white male in america.

Incredible.

[phxspurfan]

I like cops.