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posted February 04, 2013 02:38 PM            

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i dont know if this is the forum or not but anyways my town has lots of bored policemen(or so it seems) can anyone relate to this? its almost a daily occurence to have policemen tailgating me to provoke me to speed.. they are also bad about questioning regular people just walking down the streets... it gets really old,is this a problem where any of you live?

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posted February 04, 2013 02:43 PM            

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Not a problem here. Course, there`s only one around

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its almost a daily occurence to have policemen tailgating me to provoke me to speed..

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Remember, no one can make you do anything. You have the power to obey the road laws

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posted February 04, 2013 02:48 PM            

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^well i know that... but the fact that they try to get you to break the law is infuriating... whats your knee jerk reaction when somebody is right on your bumper, speeding up....

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posted February 04, 2013 03:05 PM            

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Originally posted by aquaguy91:
^well i know that... but the fact that they try to get you to break the law is infuriating... whats your knee jerk reaction when somebody is right on your bumper, speeding up....

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Why do you believe that is their motive?
I don`t have knee jerk reactions as I`m not fond of a bloody nose

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posted February 04, 2013 03:15 PM            

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because thats what they are trying to do... its commom knowledge around these parts... its a real problem.

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posted February 04, 2013 04:24 PM            

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Originally posted by aquaguy91:
because thats what they are trying to do... its commom knowledge around these parts... its a real problem.

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Common knowledge can = myth . Not being a herd follower, I would look beneath the behavior and see what`s up. Or, actually ask the officer what`s up!

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posted February 04, 2013 04:41 PM            

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why else would they be tailgating people all the way across town? when i say tailgating i'm talking inches away from the bumper,literally inches.... aand as i already mentioned a persons first reaction to being tailgated is to speed up,thus going over the speed limit,thus giving the police officer a reason to write you a ticket... secondly you have to look at the way my town is.. its a smaller town with low crime that has an unneccesarily large police force.. and policemen have a quota to fill, so they look for any reason to pull people over. a few years back a couple of policemen caused wrecks by doing this.. the county sherrifs department got sued over it... and now it appears they are at it again.

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posted February 04, 2013 07:06 PM            

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a few years back a couple of policemen caused wrecks by doing this.. the county sherrifs department got sued over it... and now it appears they are at it again.

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Ah! I see where the suspicion would come in. Wouldn`t it be particularly foolish for them to continue to harass the natives after the lawsuit?

Being many small villages here with a population each of less than 600, we have had the same type foolish policemen but they were soon unmasked by the natives. With todays technology, it is much easier to prove their harrassment.

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posted February 04, 2013 08:17 PM            

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Palestine, Texas used to be infamous for ticketing people at the same speed on a certain spot, no matter what, and they got plenty of sarcastic responses which the police said "proved" they were going that speed. It was a very corrupt town in more ways than one, at least back in the 90s, though the deputies in that county had a good rep for being fair and honorable (but disrespecting them was a good way to get battered, but Texans generally don't have a problem with that).

And when I took a road trip back to Texas I went to a truck stop and found truckers happy to share with me which towns to avoid because of things like speed traps. Course these days I can just access this site (if you're in the USA, or plan to be driving through, then be sure to take a look):
http://www.speedtrap.org/

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posted February 04, 2013 08:23 PM            

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haha my hometown is on that site XD

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posted February 04, 2013 09:22 PM            

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yikes

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posted February 04, 2013 10:42 PM            

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haha my hometown is on that site XD

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So's mine - down to the part of the county I'm now living in.
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posted February 05, 2013 02:00 AM            

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mine has 2 pages full of complaints

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posted February 05, 2013 02:35 AM            

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Could it be a sign of living in a city that is relatively crime-free? Doesn't sound like the worst thing in the world..tbh.

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posted February 05, 2013 03:54 AM            

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i just saw one wearing aviators while i was jogging. talk about cliche. #fashionpolice

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posted February 05, 2013 10:05 AM            

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I just went through and read every village listed in my county and all but 2 villages were listed. I know the areas very well and the "speed traps" are candidly, really stretching the difinition by a whole lot.

Any disgruntled driver may make a "report" on their opinion. That reduces the info from fact to opinion.

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posted February 05, 2013 10:36 AM            

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^ I'd have to agree with that assessment.

I also noticed several in my area listed in a higher income area with a lot of idyllic, windy roads in the midst of a heavily developed county.

Of course police are going camp out there - people accustomed to congestion are going to ZOOM down those roads, and the wealthy people who live there (who contribute to local elections) are going to complain.
Don't speed there.
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posted February 05, 2013 11:07 AM            

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this one from my area made me LOL

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On Hwy ** at stoplight, 'officers' rush out of the bushes and get people for seatbelt violations, often 3-4 officers at a time running thru traffic like jackals in for the kill. Usually 2-3 times per week.

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posted February 05, 2013 11:09 AM            

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Whenever a cop is behind me; I make sure I'm going the exact speed limit (i don't speed anyway). They get frustrated and quickly pull out from behind me and speed away.

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posted February 05, 2013 11:10 AM            

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They have enough on their hands with crime and don't really have the time to be bored like that here.

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posted February 05, 2013 07:59 PM            

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Originally posted by aquaguy91:
^well i know that... but the fact that they try to get you to break the law is infuriating... whats your knee jerk reaction when somebody is right on your bumper, speeding up....

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my knee jerk reaction to someone riding my bumper is to go even slower! always has been

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posted February 06, 2013 12:50 AM            

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My knee-jerk reaction is to go slower too. The police here can be like sharks slowly cruising for the kill. They're annoying and try to intimidate by following you for long stretches.

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posted February 06, 2013 08:56 AM            

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^ One good thing about a minivan: Police *never* tail me

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posted February 07, 2013 08:55 PM            

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At least you are not guilty of DWA: Driving While Asian. They love to tailgate me. Envy has a lot to do with it. That's when I play grandpa and drive exactly by the book. Hey the speed limit says 25 mph. This is a school zone damnit. So suffer behind me at 24 mph @&$h0le!!! The cops in my town like selective enforcement. Y0 officer, your eyes look glazed. You sure you haven't been hitting the donuts?

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posted February 07, 2013 09:30 PM            

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At least you are not guilty of DWA: Driving While Asian. They love to tailgate me. Envy has a lot to do with it. That's when I play grandpa and drive exactly by the book. Hey the speed limit says 25 mph. This is a school zone damnit. So suffer behind me at 24 mph @&$h0le!!! The cops in my town like selective enforcement. Y0 officer, your eyes look glazed. You sure you haven't been hitting the donuts?

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if i was a cop i'd pull you over too... asian? aspie? listening to rap music? that dude has got to be up to no good.

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