From: Bill Kealey (cwkealey@atlanticbb.net)
Date: Mon Jan 03 2005 - 09:09:57 PST
Well, Kenneth ... now that you mention it ... one of the guys that I worked
with for 25 years had been a State Trooper as well as Chief of Police in a
small town where he lived before coming with my agency.
As for flipping the bird ... yep ... he had a local trouble maker, nothing
big, just a pain in the "A double scribble" to local law enforcement. The
P.I.T.A. came from a fairly well off family and the parents always managed
to get the guy out of trouble. One day the guy (I think he was in his early
twenties at the time) did exactly what you stated, flipped the bird at my
friend/coworker and was charged with giving an improper turn signal. Found
guilty of that one in district court. The parents didn't pay any attention
to it thinking the judge would let the son go on t his absurd charge. Found
guilty and fined.
No problems after that, the guy also though it was funny and started being
friendly and curtious to the police after that.
Bill K.
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To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 19:34
Subject: Re: [MV] MVs and Scales
>I too have found that the folllowing things help your cause when driving.
> Keep this thought in the back of your mind. Cops enforce attitudes more
> than they
> enforce laws.
> 1) Don't draw attention to yourself.
> 2) If stopped be polite.
> 3) For heavens sake, have insurance!
> Here in FL driving a vehicle with the tag from another car is much worse
> than
> having no tag at all. Common sense can go a long way in this category.
> Even
> if your vehicle is propery registered, properly insured and you have
> obeyed
> every single traffic ordinance, if you drive by the local constabulary and
> flip
> him off, he will find something in the "Good Book" for you! Perhaps
> improper
> hand signaling!
>
> Kenneth Engle
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