respect for authority

[coolbri70]

had a great time on the river today,, . back at the launch end of the day, i get off at the courtesy dock and leave the wife holding the boat while i get the trailer and back it in, when i get back to the dock the law is there:facepalm:the wife is having an attitude w/ him regarding the hull numbers:facepalm: so he asks for a horn or whistle , i honk the horn and show him my whistle, he ask for the fire extingisher, i gave it to him so he could see its charged and uscg approved, then he wants to see my boat papers, i show him the papers, he said have a nice day i told him to do the same. i, then started the boat drove it onto the trailer, and pulled out to go strap everything down. the wife then starts venting on me, how this a hole LEO giving her a hassle cause he couldn't see the numbers. i told her she needs to chill, sure you could be like, duh, you're standing on a dock thats higher than the boat and the numbers are on the hull, how are you gonna see them? best to just humble up and give him his authority. wife says she won't . then wonders why she gets the book thrown at her :facepalm: and i allways get off with a warning

 

[bruceb58]

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You did the correct thing. She has no respect for authority and no respect for one other person.

 

[coolbri70]

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yeah, i figure why get in a peeing contest with this guy, yes, its an inconvenence. no, i wasnt doing anything wrong to get hassled. but i figure, hes just workin his beat, hey, maybe he get rid some of those drunken yahoos we get sometimes

 

[tpenfield]

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It is often hard to say what prompts a law official to start asking questions, etc. But, as you did, it is best to show them what they want to see and have them go on their way.

 

[bigdee]

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These were all legitimate questions routinely asked by wildlife officers. They work for us, the taxpayer, to protect our privilege to be able to enjoy the outdoors......he was doing his job.

 

[coolbri70]

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These were all legitimate questions routinely asked by wildlife officers. They work for us, the taxpayer, to protect our privilege to be able to enjoy the outdoors......he was doing his job.

i agree, i'm just glad i got back when i did, with the wifes attitude, we were lucky he didn't break out his fine tooth comb and start looking for things to nit pick i try to tell her to use psycology, do not present them with a challange:facepalm: if you don't want a fight, because that is the reaction you will get. i do security at bars and niteclubs sometimes for extra $ and have learned some things about people:facepalm: once had a lady, stinkin drunk, with no id, i couldn't let her in, she wanted to see the owner she was one of his friends, he was not there, then she got really mad, started, "do you know who i am? im the district attorney, im so important, this is rediculous, i will have you fired" and so on. i explaned to the lady, the owner had told me that abc was in the area and they dont care if you are 100, if you are in the bar you must be carrying id. she came back the next day hung over and appologising for her behavior

 

[Tim Frank]

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I have a friend who has exactly the same approach when dealing with any level of authority; costs him lots of $$ and lots of time.
I've given up trying to advise him that he is cutting his own throat.....he just blames the "%$#@@^!! officer."

Was with him one afternoon and he backed into a snow bank while getting out of a parking space...no impact, just a nudge and it was fresh snow.
We are at a red light, cop behind us, he gets out and knocks on our window and tells my friend that he needs to brush off his license plate...it's completely covered with snow. (we never thought of it after bumping the snowbank)
I would have just said "thanks officer" and pulled over brushed it off and that would have been that.

My friend decides that he needs to tell the officer that there are far more important things for the police to be doing ...etc. etc. it deteriorated from there.
He managed to talk himself up to a ticket for the obscured licence plate...a burned -out licence plate light....and he did not have his insurance card with him so had 48 hours to go to a police station and produce it. Total of $220- in fines plus the inconvenience of a trip to the police station.

He has since had another similar "event". (that I know of)
Some people just don't get it. :facepalm:

 

[Wind dog]

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I'm allways yes sir no sir, gotten me out of a few tickets.

 

[chconger]

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Yes...I get stopped for speeding every now and then. I always say;

1) I am sorry, and...
2) There is no excuse for how fast I was going.

With that, I usually get a warning...other times the fine is reduced significantly.

They are just doing their job. I can't imagine how difficult it would be to have a job where nobody really wants to talk to you.

If you want to fight the law, do it with a smile...and a lawyer!

 

[82rude]

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yup, being a ahole just doesnt pay atall.i was coming home from out west this summer and while travling on a twisty highway in upper west michigan i lost my smoke and tried to grab it as it was falling .needless to say i went slightly off the road on a corner with a state trooper going the other way.couple miles up the road i was waiting for the trooper with all info ready,after lots of normal questions and my lame explanation he told me he could send me on my way with a careless citation.what i got for being polite was" happy canada day and be more carefull your almost home buddy"!

 

[Fishing Dude too]

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I would say write me a ticket, take picture with cell phone when pulld out of water, and had ticket laughed out of court. I say this because when I was 15 (3 days before birthday) he insisted I needed a fishing liecence when by law I did not. The ticket was thrown out of court and officer reasigned.

 

[Tail_Gunner]

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I am women hear me roar i am to big to ignore....:facepalm:

 

[emoney]

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It never ceases to amaze me when I encounter these "bring it on" folks. And, I'm afraid to say, they rarely learn from these things, lol.

In general, there really seems to be a growing number of people with a narcissistic way of thinking. The "me-mE-ME" world is growing and out of that comes people that have zero respect for law enforcement. Not sure why, other than "stories" they've heard or read about, usually greatly exaggerated by the "victim". The truth is, these are not only law enforcement officers, but also, Fathers, Sons, Brothers, Uncles, etc. etc. That's the part that gets forgotten too often.

And then folks wonder why "Mr. Officer was in such a bad mood".

 

[waterinthefuel]

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I've always been as nice as possible when dealing with EDIT and it's never gotten me out of a ticket. I've been pulled over 3 times, gotten 3 tickets. Smiling, even laughing at how that same cop had stopped me a few months back for window tint, nope. With a big ol' grin and a "good day" he hands me the damn ticket.

I can't stand EDIT.

 

[greenbush future]

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Just a little common sense is really all it takes to engage with anyone of power. To those who elect to act like they are "hot stuff" I say thanks for paying all those tickets, better you than me. I stopped acting like a child about 35 years ago, and it seems to work, no tickets of late, no court drama, no high insurance premiums. Life is a game, learn it, or stuggle!!

 

[Bob_VT]

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I've always been as nice as possible when dealing with EDIT and it's never gotten me out of a ticket. I've been pulled over 3 times, gotten 3 tickets. Smiling, even laughing at how that same cop had stopped me a few months back for window tint, nope. With a big ol' grin and a "good day" he hands me the damn ticket.

I can't stand EDIT.

Here is an outright WARNING. I do not care if you do not like ANY profession and degrading names will NOT be used here. Are you aware that my wife works at two Police Departments? I take your comments to heart.

 

[82rude]

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remember one thing guys,their human beings too!subject to a good day and a bad day also.how many of us deal with the crap they do?you couldnt pay me enough for that job period.

 

[Thalasso]

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I have learned, that the only way you get someones attention is to get in their wallet.

 

[Tim Frank]

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Self-Edit

Taking Kenmyfam's approach....good advice!

 

[kenmyfam]

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Declining to comment but monitoring this thread carefully !!!