It seems people out here believe that just because we are in the middle of one traffic stop that we are too busy to stop another vehicle for a speeding violation as well. This is not the case! several days ago people unwisely believed that because we were in the midst of writing out a citation for speeding on one vehicle that we wouldn't stop them as well, much to their surprise (and the dispatcher's i might add as she logged us as being on two traffic stops at once) i stepped out of the cruiser and flagged them down for the officer, we ended up having five cars stopped on the shoulder of the road that were waiting to be written for violations. On arrival back to the station at the end of shift there were several officers teasing us for being 'overachievers' i however simply looked at it as teaching the motoring public a lesson: just because we appear to be busy on a traffic stop does not mean that we are too busy to stop you as well.
Buckle up and drive safe folks, I'll be hitting the road more often this month!
Showing posts with label Motoring Public. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Motoring Public. Show all posts
Friday, March 16, 2012
Friday, February 17, 2012
Civil Servants
Why is it that people assume we serve them at their every beck and call simply because their taxes in part pay for the salaries of Police Officers? it boggles my mind why some people think that.
This little irritation of mine is based off of being on a traffic stop in a small parking lot, a lady actually has the gall to back her car out of the spot and inch it up as close as she can to the police cruiser, and then come up to me during the stop while the officer is trying to speak to the driver of the stopped vehicle and say this:
IM: (ignorant motorist): "hi, excuse me...excuse me!"
me: *takes a guarded stance* "yes Ma'am?"
IM: "yes, hi, i need you to move your police car...i need to get out THIS entrance" *stands there looking indignant*
Me: *desperately trying to contain the sarcasm* " I'm sorry Ma'am but you're going to have to use the other exit, officer safety takes priority over your convenience at this moment"
IM: " Well FINE! if you're going to be rude about it!" *storms off in a huff back to her car*
I then stood there for a few seconds trying to work out the bizarre manner of this young woman before snapping back to reality and focusing on the stop.
People like this seem to be getting more common around here, which is a very disturbing trend. If these are the kind of entitled people consisting of the new generation, i'm concerned for this area...
Sidenote: when you see several officers and me standing inside a 7-11 cause we have a break in-between what has been an insane shift so far and we are trying to enjoy some warmth and a hot coffee, coming up to us and saying " don't you people have anything better to do than waste tax payer money?" is not an appreciated criticism and was naturally met with the sarcastic responses from all of us that you rightly deserved.
Ok, rant over.
This little irritation of mine is based off of being on a traffic stop in a small parking lot, a lady actually has the gall to back her car out of the spot and inch it up as close as she can to the police cruiser, and then come up to me during the stop while the officer is trying to speak to the driver of the stopped vehicle and say this:
IM: (ignorant motorist): "hi, excuse me...excuse me!"
me: *takes a guarded stance* "yes Ma'am?"
IM: "yes, hi, i need you to move your police car...i need to get out THIS entrance" *stands there looking indignant*
Me: *desperately trying to contain the sarcasm* " I'm sorry Ma'am but you're going to have to use the other exit, officer safety takes priority over your convenience at this moment"
IM: " Well FINE! if you're going to be rude about it!" *storms off in a huff back to her car*
I then stood there for a few seconds trying to work out the bizarre manner of this young woman before snapping back to reality and focusing on the stop.
People like this seem to be getting more common around here, which is a very disturbing trend. If these are the kind of entitled people consisting of the new generation, i'm concerned for this area...
Sidenote: when you see several officers and me standing inside a 7-11 cause we have a break in-between what has been an insane shift so far and we are trying to enjoy some warmth and a hot coffee, coming up to us and saying " don't you people have anything better to do than waste tax payer money?" is not an appreciated criticism and was naturally met with the sarcastic responses from all of us that you rightly deserved.
Ok, rant over.
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