Interesting cop experience

[DMNTD:Me]

I still fail to see how it was an interesting experience
Has happen plenty many time to me and quite a few I know.

Don't get me wrong, a bloody good result but I think it may happen far more than what you may realise. Unfortunately we hear about/remember the interaction from the arsehole traffic pricks and not the 'real traffic cops'.

[Owl]

personally i've never been ticketed for something i didnt do, so cant complain on that score.

I have once, but didn't let it eat me alive and looked at the overall picture. One unfair infringement notice vs let off plenty of fair cops. One included speeding, restricted licence, 750cc, pillion, 1-1.30am etc Even offered some great free advice.........."Go home"

[miloking]

Yeah man it has to be a conspiracy, he obviously pulled him over to write out every ticket he possibly could! Oh no, that's right, he didn't receive a single ticket...

So what he still got pulled over for no reason and thats the whole issue... ticket or not.

[JudaBaker]

So what he still got pulled over for no reason and thats the whole issue... ticket or not.

If someone was unfairly pulled over for no reason at all (i.e. looking dodgy/out of place) and they turned out to be riding around on your stolen bike would you still think it such a horrendous abuse of power?

Seems pretty likely the answer would be yes.

[onearmedbandit]

So what he still got pulled over for no reason and thats the whole issue... ticket or not.

There was a reason. The issue is with your ability to read apparently.

[rastuscat]

So what he still got pulled over for no reason and thats the whole issue... ticket or not.

Open your eyes. It's good that the cop was looking for stolen bikes.

[Patrick]

WTF are you serious??? the whole act of person being pulled over for no offence in a first place is a HARASSMENT (only because you "looked dodgey" ...very subjective thing and nothing to do with law)

Look up harassment, ya tosser.... it is a criminal act. What did he do that was criminal? Try reading, instead of getting the foggy glaze over the remaining anti cop one eye of yours.

...regadless of how many clowns will say that: its just their job to "check things", "what if you were a rapists" and other such bullshit!

Also why would he suspect bike is stolen when he didnt even know your name yet and obviously has checked that the bike isnt reported as stolen before pulling you over...

Yeah... they get reported the very instant they get nicked... for example....

Yeah man it has to be a conspiracy, he obviously pulled him over to write out every ticket he possibly could! Oh no, that's right, he didn't receive a single ticket...

Bastards!!! There is a quota you know. And revenue to collect. What was he thinking....

I still fail to see how it was an interesting experience
Has happen plenty many time to me and quite a few I know.

Don't get me wrong, a bloody good result but I think it may happen far more than what you may realise. Unfortunately we hear about/remember the interaction from the arsehole traffic pricks and not the 'real traffic cops'.

ROFL... That was 18 years ago. It's all part of the job now, for all front liners.

[st00ji]

yeah miloking is one of the antis, personally i'd be happy to give up 10 minutes of my time now and then if thats the cost of the cops catching a few more nicked bikes etc.

[DarkLord]

I remember being outside Holeshot about 7pm one night before I had my first bike and was just looking through the window at bikes with my mate who took me there on the back of his Bandit. A cop car pulls up and 2 cops get out, they ask us "hey are you guys thinking about stealing some bikes" and I said "sure" as I figured they were being sarcastic, "do you mind grabbing a couple for us too?" they said jokingly.

Turns out they were both bikers themselves and seeing as we both had riding gear on they figured they'd just stop for a friendly chat. They were awesome dudes, I didn't have my L's at that point so they gave me advice on what sort of bike would be a good learners bike for me etc. They also talked about how they have to watch their speeds etc themselves and how they cop it (pun intended) far worse than we do if they are caught speeding, which was interesting to hear. They then said cheerio and they were on their way.

It was nice to get to see a different side of the police, after all they are only human beings just the same as us.

[miloking]

There was a reason. The issue is with your ability to read apparently.

Oh thats right, turning around and looking back from a bike means that its a stolen bike....seriously is it what you meant?

Also its the sheepish attitude like yours ...cops being allowed to do what ever they want as long as they say they were "catching criminals" that got us where we are now...
e.g. police becoming this unhelpful arrogant nuisance instead of something you could trust and rely on...

[onearmedbandit]

Dude, I'm not going to get sucked into an argument with you over this, you have your point of view, I have mine. But I will add you know nothing of my attitude.

[Littleman]

Oh thats right, turning around and looking back from a bike means that its a stolen bike....seriously is it what you meant?

Also its the sheepish attitude like yours ...cops being allowed to do what ever they want as long as they say they were "catching criminals" that got us where we are now...
e.g. police becoming this unhelpful arrogant nuisance instead of something you could trust and rely on...

Bury that pain nice and deep fella.

[beyond]

I've never had a ticket since gettng back into bikes five years ago..
Might have something to do with the fact that I'm always riding within the law or that when they turn around they just go past me cos they think that old clown on the 1400 wasn't the bike heading towards them a few minutes earlier.

[red mermaid]

I am taking up a collection to pay a dodgy person who will feel harassed if stopped to steal MK's bike.

Hopefully they will not get stopped just because they look dodgy.

WTF are you serious??? the whole act of person being pulled over for no offence in a first place is a HARASSMENT (only because you "looked dodgey" ...very subjective thing and nothing to do with law)

...regadless of how many clowns will say that: its just their job to "check things", "what if you were a rapists" and other such bullshit!

Also why would he suspect bike is stolen when he didnt even know your name yet and obviously has checked that the bike isnt reported as stolen before pulling you over...

[Ferkletastic]

A bike registered to a dealership riding at night with a guy looking a bit shifty and the cop decides "well we are supposed to do random licence checks" and does one.

No harm, no foul.

It would be harassment if the officer had been excessively rude or tried really hard to find something to charge or ticket me for or something else that the tinfoil hat types seem to think the powers that be are up to. But he didn't, the guy was completely up front and courteous with me and didn't hold me up for a second longer than he absolutely had to.

I wonder whether the reason some people think the cops are unreasonable dicks is because they (the complainers, not the cops) have such massive chips on their shoulders that they're rude arrogant fuckwits to the cops whenever they have dealings with them. You know what? If you're so unsure of your manliness that you're rude and argumentative to a cop I don't have much sympathy if said cop decides that you know what? Fuck it he will ticket you for 4km over.