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Brute4291
Mod-er-rater?
Joined: 01 Dec 2007
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Location: Zion
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 Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:58 pm Post subject: Has a cop ever helped you? |
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Bongzilla
Stoned On The Mountain
Joined: 03 Oct 2007
Posts: 246
Location: Mountains in E Oregon
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I've had hundreds of contacts with the police. 80% or more were positive, many were way cooler than necessary, a few got me out of a jam when they could have really screwed me over.  |
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dawsonspaw
anonymouse tipster
Joined: 11 Apr 2007
Posts: 398
Location: Somewhere in the temporal space inside my mind
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| Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:16 pm Post subject: |
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| have talked my way out of ALOT more tickets than have ever gotten. |
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PondRacer
Antiprohibitionist
Joined: 27 Feb 2008
Posts: 15
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| Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:54 pm Post subject: In Niorwalk CA |
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Had a dick of a cop light me up when I was in the left lane on my bicycle on my way home from work, I was there preparatory to entering a left-turn only lane to go to my street, and then he proceeded to ride alongside me and try to get me off the road. I indicated that I couldn't hear (had my hearing aid off when riding, I don't like shorting the hearing aid out with sweat), and he proceeded to scream at me and then drive off.
I got home and called the sheriff's dept and got ahold of the LT there and explained the situation. In his 18 years on the force, I was the first ever deaf person to contact him for any reason. He further explained to me that a lot of cops never even have contact with any deaf individuals in their entire careers.
Upshot of this, he found the offending deputy and made him go to remedial training on how to do a contact with deaf people (for lack of better wording).
This might be a unique incident in itself, but thought I'd share.
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Bongzilla
Stoned On The Mountain
Joined: 03 Oct 2007
Posts: 246
Location: Mountains in E Oregon
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| Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:24 pm Post subject: Re: In Niorwalk CA |
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| PondRacer wrote: | Had a dick of a cop light me up when I was in the left lane on my bicycle on my way home from work, I was there preparatory to entering a left-turn only lane to go to my street, and then he proceeded to ride alongside me and try to get me off the road. I indicated that I couldn't hear (had my hearing aid off when riding, I don't like shorting the hearing aid out with sweat), and he proceeded to scream at me and then drive off.
I got home and called the sheriff's dept and got ahold of the LT there and explained the situation. In his 18 years on the force, I was the first ever deaf person to contact him for any reason. He further explained to me that a lot of cops never even have contact with any deaf individuals in their entire careers.
Upshot of this, he found the offending deputy and made him go to remedial training on how to do a contact with deaf people (for lack of better wording).
This might be a unique incident in itself, but thought I'd share.
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LOL good one bro! I like how you handled that. |
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von
Anonymous tipster
Joined: 25 Jan 2008
Posts: 400
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| Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:40 pm Post subject: state trouper |
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louisiana state police stoped me for speeding, he smelled pot on me, and made a deal with me, if i would give him my pot he would let me go with a ticket. we walked to my car, i reached in got my pot and gave him the bag he dumped it in the ditch and let me go with a speeding ticket. he was very very nice and said pot is not bad its just illegal. drunks i dont give them breakes, he said.
it was about 1/2 oz.
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xlldo
Antiprohibitionist
Joined: 31 Mar 2008
Posts: 33
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| I had a cop toss my bag and say, whatever, have a good one. This impressed me as a teenager. To this day I am convinced the RCMP are generally fair given the laws and the conditions they work under. |
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socrateez
Moderator
Joined: 01 Feb 2008
Posts: 1370
Location: I'm your next door neighbor
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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Multiple times growing up in SoCal Ive been caught with small amounts and had it confiscated or dumped. I thanked them as I knew it could have been worse.
Ive also been profile stopped several times by Sheriffs and harassed a bit by them. As a teenager, I was caught out past curfew with a friend by the Sheriffs dept. They pulled guns on us and threatened to shoot my friends dog. I guess they were trying to "scare us a little".
Various little traffic infractions that Cops have given me a break.
Any other treatment I received, I asked for, good or bad.
Most have been professionals that I respect. A few, have been pure criminals. Some were shaking and sweating so bad from the expectation of a adrenaline fix that I actually look back and feel sort of sorry for them... Like I do a crackhead stealing shit off my porch. Yeah, the types Barry talk about. |
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PondRacer
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Joined: 27 Feb 2008
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My question is: if a cop gets made to go to remedial training like that sheriff that got a new one reamed out for him... would he go and then just cop a few Z's in the class, or be made to interact?
There are some cops out there that are real discriminatory, and nothing will change their minds on the matter.
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progrocker
Antiprohibitionist
Joined: 13 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:37 pm Post subject: Re: state trouper |
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| von wrote: | louisiana state police stoped me for speeding, he smelled pot on me, and made a deal with me, if i would give him my pot he would let me go with a ticket. we walked to my car, i reached in got my pot and gave him the bag he dumped it in the ditch and let me go with a speeding ticket. he was very very nice and said pot is not bad its just illegal. drunks i dont give them breakes, he said.
it was about 1/2 oz.
peace,von |
that didn't help you...
Helping you would have been giving you more pot, or protecting your current pot.
I wonder if we made a poll that said, "have cops actually helped you?" Not, not f***ing you over is not helping you, helping you is protecting you, or saving your cat from a tree or something. |
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socrateez
Moderator
Joined: 01 Feb 2008
Posts: 1370
Location: I'm your next door neighbor
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| Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:14 am Post subject: Re: state trouper |
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| progrocker wrote: | | von wrote: | louisiana state police stoped me for speeding, he smelled pot on me, and made a deal with me, if i would give him my pot he would let me go with a ticket. we walked to my car, i reached in got my pot and gave him the bag he dumped it in the ditch and let me go with a speeding ticket. he was very very nice and said pot is not bad its just illegal. drunks i dont give them breakes, he said.
it was about 1/2 oz.
peace,von |
that didn't help you...
Helping you would have been giving you more pot, or protecting your current pot.
I wonder if we made a poll that said, "have cops actually helped you?" Not, not f***ing you over is not helping you, helping you is protecting you, or saving your cat from a tree or something. |
Good point! You point out that our view of being "helped" is synonymous with being free to leave. |
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von
Anonymous tipster
Joined: 25 Jan 2008
Posts: 400
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| Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:05 am Post subject: HELP |
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lets weigh the difference $20 of pot in the ditch OR 6 months in jail and 2 years probation. ALSO i want to add that the same trouper stopped me 2 weeks later and did THE SAME THING. but no ticket for 62 in a 45mph., his words were PLEASE SLOW DOWN ON THE WEED AND SPEED. and i drove off. that louisiana state trouper helped/ helped me stay out of JAIL TWICE. thanks soc.
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Penance
Civil Libertarian
Joined: 08 Mar 2008
Posts: 142
Location: Texas
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| typicly no. but durring mardi ras they were very helpfull. i was already drunk out my mind and searching for pat obriens. NOPD gives good directions ^^ |
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von
Anonymous tipster
Joined: 25 Jan 2008
Posts: 400
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| Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 1:58 pm Post subject: cops |
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hey penance, you are right about the NOPD. living in louisiana i go to new orleans every month to the doctor. and have been to many mardi- gras in N.Orleans and seen police be very very patient with all people on Burbon st. they want you to have a good time but if you fight, urinate in public, or a nusance they will bring you to a holding cell and let you go in the morning.
BEADS & BREAST only in the CITY
peace, von |
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