Rants To Go Over:
Hypocritical when it comes to laws
Speed Traps
Ticket Prices



First of all, before I start this rant, I would like to say this doesn't pertain to every cop, but somewhat a majority. As well as it doesn't pertain to any cop responding to calls, since they have every right to speed,run lights,etc, whatever way possible to get to the location, as fast as possible.

Now I do realize that they put their lives on the line to protect and serve the community, and I fully respect that.

Ok lets get started:

First Rant:

Now I'm driving down the road, going the speed limit, and wearing a seat belt (required where I live). And I happen to notice a cop, so I make sure i'm doing everything i'm supposed to be doing to prevent any confrontation with him/her. This cop was right in front of me, and he/she decides to pass two cars at the same time on a single lane road.
So we travel a little ways, until we meet the intersection, where I needed to turn, and coincidentally the cop turns as well. But as we get onto a highway, this cop floors it, so as curious as I am, I wanted to find out how fast this cop was going. Keep in mind, the speed limit was 45 (not sure why, when it's a highway). But anyhow, I got up to 60, and the cop was still gaining more of a lead, so that was at least 20+ over the speed limit.

So I was able to catch up to him/her at a stop light, and I was directly next to the cop. So I glanced over and noticed she was not wearing her seat-belt as well (which is illegal).

So in conclusion to my discovery with this cop:
Passed two cars legally (but complete a** like)
Was going at least 20 over the speed limit-Illegal
Not wearing a Seat-Belt-Illegal

Now this is where the rant comes in, shouldn't cops that enforce the laws, follow them their selves? The only thing is, who's going to pull them over..

Like I said before this doesn't pertain to every cop, because today while driving I noticed a cop fully obeying every law, which is what they should be doing. But some cops get a little devious with their power, and commit illegal acts, because who's going to tell them otherwise. And I feel as though if you're able to do it, I should be entitled to the same rights, to a certain extent.

Second Rant:

Speed Traps- Cops that post up somewhere (usually out of plain sight), while using a radar gun to catch speeders. Now I can see pulling someone over for lets say 10-15 mph over, but if you pull someone over 5 or below, you're just being a total d***. If they can control a car at 50 mph, i'm pretty sure the average driver can control it at 55 mph. So, it's not really protecting the community, it's more-so to meet a quota, to bring in money for the state, because we all know them tickets aren't a measly $10.. there upwards of $60. Also to support my quota reference is when you try and warm people of a cop ahead (high beams on/off rapidly), they get mad and may pull you over, and ticket you for something stupid.

Third Rant:

Ticket Price- Now this isn't really a police officer oriented rant, but they're involved. When you're handed a ticket for speeding maybe 10 mph over the speed limit, you'd expect maybe $35 dollars. And you're shocked to see it's around double or close to triple what you expected. But what enrages you the most is that when they show you what the ticket costs are going to. The ticket price for the actual speeding is like $40, but then they get you with all these fees, such as court fees. Why would you need to pay court fees, when you're not fighting it, kind of ridiculous don't you think? Though I've never received a ticket, I've seen tickets around my household plenty of times for parking/speeding/seat-belt,etc.

This concludes my rant, until I can think of anything more to add. Please keep in mind, like I said this doesn't pertain to all, but I've seen a couple of whom this does relate to.