Happy Memorial Day!!!!!!!! I hope you're all off from work and going to do something fun....or nothing at all! I have lawn work to attend to and would like to re-arrange things in my garage so I can more easily find them. And there's always catching a movie if I can fit it in. So many good movies start to release just as the school year is ending.
I have a mystery for you guys today, and I'm hoping someone can tell me what the heck is going on. Here's the situation: I live in a small town outside of a large town (but still with small-town mentality). The police force appears to be a bunch of boobs or buttheads, and they are always making news for being crappy. Sometimes I carpool with another girl from work and we meet in a parking lot. On Friday, she pulled into the parking lot with one of these lovely cops escorting her. Apparently, she had neglected to put on her seat belt and it was "Click it or ticket" weekend.
The cop asked her a couple of questions I don't understand in the least, and I'm hoping someone on here can clear it up for me. The first question was how old was her car? Now, the cop had her insurance information, so we can already assume the cop is not the brightest bulb in the shed as that information was in her hand to begin with, but what difference does it make how old her car is if she has an inspection sticker and proper tags. The second question is even better - she asked her how much she weighed???????? Of course, my friend lied. :)
The cop gave my friend a ticket, and my friend asked how much the ticket would cost. The cop said $20-$200. Okkkkaaaaayyyyyyyyyy, so does the ticket cost more if she's fat? Or if her car is old? Can anyone tell me why I should have to provide my weight for not wearing my seatbelt?
Deadly DeLeon
Monday, May 25, 2009
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That is curious. Maybe they're putting together weird statistics like "these" people are more likely to not wear a seatbelt than "those" people (and then maybe they watch for "these" people thinking easy ticketing and lazy, I mean less, work for them).
Hmm. I really don't know. I know you're from the LA part of I-10 corridor like me and none of those police are known for, well, much of anything good. Lots of profiling.
Now see, Becky, if I was still living in Louisiana I wouldn't even wonder, because well, you know. Louisiana laws are not known for exactly making sense. But I live in a suburb of Dallas. Not that small-town mentality isn't a global issue. :)
But it still seems odd to me.
I find it odd, too. But then I live in Arkansas. Weirdness Central. *g*
The age of the car matters if it was built before seat belts were standard equipment. She would not be required to modify the car and therefore would be exempt from the selt bet law. Absolutely no idea about the weight question. ... Mo
Cops hear so many excuses that he was probably just interjecting something new into the day to day. I used to date a Sheriff's Deputy and he had a sense of humor like that. Asking people totally off the wall questions. If people lie about their weight then they might be lying about something else as well. (Like the drugs in their pocket or the body stuffed in their trunk.)
I love "Click it or ticket weekends" here. There are 5 police departments here. (State, City, College, and 2 tribal.) So you can't turn a corner without running into one. There are signs for miles, the papers and the radio announce it for days, and the cops sit with their lights flashing and people still get caught without seat belts.
LOL Tori - yes, Arkansas has its share of strange tales, too.
Mo - I thought about that but cars have had seatbelts standard since the late 70's and her car is a late 90's. Even a non-car buff should be able to tell the difference, right? And a cop darn well ought to know. But it was a great thought!
ref - I don't think so and I only say that b/c I am pretty sure I know this particular cop. She pulled a friend of mine over while I was in the vehicle and insisted he hadn't used his blinker and I said that he had. And he had. I was watching to make sure because I know how bad they are out here. Anyway, she didn't like me telling the truth, especially when it contradicted her and ended up issuing a warning, BUT told my friend that in the future he should keep me quiet.
He said, "okay, next time she talks, I'll backhand her." Then he just rolled up the window and drove off.
I get the feeling she has a problem with women, in general, which is sorta weird given she is one. But whatever.
I can see needing to know the age of the car, but her weight? Too odd.
We live in a small town that is trying to represent itself as a small city. HA, right. We have one Deputy that HAS to weigh 350 pounds, I always wonder how he expects to chase a suspect down? Fall on him?
For one thing ... it is totally out of line and technically illegal for an officer to ask those types of questions. In fact, they aren't even supposed to say "have a nice day" when they are done with you because it can be taken as being sarcastic. I would take the ticket to court and complain to the judge. I might even go so far as to discuss this with the mayor and-or police chief. This officer needs to learn some manners and decency.
Brandy - the "fall-on-him" move is very effective in catching toddlers and old people. :) And I think I know the guy you're talking about. In my town they all hang out at Allsups.
LuAnn - I am not sure of the legality (since every place seems to have different laws) but I agree that the officer is ill-mannered. It's very unfortunate as those sort of people give them all a bad name and there ARE a lot of good ones out there. I will tell my friend to look into it. Thanks!
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