Anyone ever experienced this? Crazy NJ state trooper story inside

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Originally Posted by Peterglen

Major update!!!!

Contacted the state police from their list of random numbers and actually got the barracks the guy is actually from.

Sgt. was able to pull all the footage from body and dash cam.

He put me on hold for 10 min and came back and said okay I’m going to refer you to our division of professional review.

Said it seemed out of the ordinary and that they would do a full investigation within a few days and if they deem it an unwarranted summons they can drop the tickets right there

I'm surprised it even got this far. Hope it goes well for you.

[j23]

I feel for you. Half the cops are assholes. Many of them should have never been in law enforcement. There's a reason why you're seeing uprisings across the nation - asshole cops are part of that reason.

[Humdizzle]

that cop needs to see a psychiatrist or something. hopefully your charges get dropped, i'd still file a complaint though so maybe his supervisor can talk with him and tell him to get his shit together

[Tag]

Originally Posted by j23

I feel for you. Half the cops are assholes. Many of them should have never been in law enforcement. There's a reason why you're seeing uprisings across the nation - asshole cops are part of that reason.

Only half? That's awfully generous. My brother, cousin and a friend I've known since HS are all cops. Even they agree with me and candidly share stories of how dysfunctional a lot of cops they work with are.

[GERMAN M3]

Sorry to hear about your experience. : Might be a good idea to invest in a dash cam recorder.

[RM7]

Careless (or reckless) is extremely hard to prove in court as a stand-alone with no associated accident. It's easy to write on a ticket and hope the person submits/pleads, but unless there's an associated accident or obviously egregious situation that caused destruction/harm, one person's "careless" is another persons "in control/normal", because it's simply opinion. Sometimes in these cases they'd have an "expert" come in and try to explain why a certain behavior is careless/reckless, but again, without an associated event like an accident, it usually falls apart pretty bad.

[overcoil]

The most important thing is not getting any points which I think is your case.

I would not have made an inquiry concerning the cops behavior. For a few reasons. We all have bad days and say stupid things unintentionally or intentionally.

Always felt the state cops main reason was drug and human trafficking interdiction and they choose which cars to pull over due to stereotyping and I'm not bothered by that and with the general mood with a large part of the public concerning cops and defunding and protest,

[Peterglen]

So the IA guy who took my complaint was insinuating I was just wasting my time.

The SGT though, gives me hope. It’s his guy and for him to have the tone he had regarding the issue was really surprising to me.

I spoke to a couple lawyers. They say the complaint is not a good idea but also haven’t see the video, they just said generally not a good idea as the cop will dig in.

Basically said best case the reduce everything to doing 10 over and up the fine couple hundred bucks. + 579 atty fee.

Hey someone has to fund the police I guess. I really don’t care about the money, I just really want this guy to feel like an asshole in front of the judge.

I guess we will see what happens.

By now I hope his SGT has let him know that I called and complained. I hope he feels like an ass for acting like a thug.

[SteveinArizona]

Originally Posted by Peterglen

Major update!!!!

Contacted the state police from their list of random numbers and actually got the barracks the guy is actually from.

Sgt. was able to pull all the footage from body and dash cam.

He put me on hold for 10 min and came back and said okay I’m going to refer you to our division of professional review.

Said it seemed out of the ordinary and that they would do a full investigation within a few days and if they deem it an unwarranted summons they can drop the tickets right there

Any chance you are a person of color? That he picked on you for that reason?

[Dog Face Pony Soldier]

Originally Posted by Poochie

As far as "pacing" goes; I have and had the best and most effective radar detectors money can buy, yet I've notice the cops just sit on the side of the highway, watch you drive by and "visually estimate" your speed, then lie that they confirmed it with a radar reading.

Rendering a radar detector useless.. Which I don't believe is fair but I guess I can't win that argument

Happen to me several times before, where I looked at the cop dead in eyes, knowing very well he didn't clock me on radar/laser but it didn't matter anyways because real cops are not like on TV, they are not above lying, they do or say what they gotta say to sway a situation in their favor. That's a fact.

My PSA for this thread:

NJ State Troopers usually use Laser in roadside speed enforcement. You'll see them shooting the laser like a gun resting on the door.

I often see them pull to the shoulder, quickly open their door, rest their right elbow on the open window While shooting the laser rearward while still sitting in the driver's seat. They'll surely find a target in moments and they're off to the chase.

When you consider NJ is the most congested state in the country, it makes sense that they'd use laser.

All this laser enforcement is part of the reason I haven't run a front plate since 1994. They're trained to shoot at the flat-reflective plate. It's more difficult to capture speed using laser on a car without a front plate.

Also, NJ State Troopers employ unmarked cars (usually Dodge Chargers, but sometimes Camaros (especially further south)) for pacing and finding people salmoning through traffic. I notice that the area of the NJ Turnpike with separate truck-bus lanes gets much more enforcement than the car lane on weekday mornings. There's ALWAYS Troopers pulling people over in the Truck-Bus lanes near Newark and Elizabeth on weekday mornings. Be super careful over there.

[VisualEcho]

I've had an excessive amount of tickets (over 50) in my 35 years of having a license (minor stuff in flashy cars), so yes, I've seen that cops are people too, on occasion.

Personally, I'd call the COP for that district and have a chat. Tell him straight up, and that you're willing to pay a speeding ticket for 75mph, but anything beyond that and you'll seek litigation.

[Poochie]

Originally Posted by Dog Face Pony Soldier

My PSA for this thread:

NJ State Troopers usually use Laser in roadside speed enforcement. You'll see them shooting the laser like a gun resting on the door.

I often see them pull to the shoulder, quickly open their door, rest their right elbow on the open window While shooting the laser rearward while still sitting in the driver's seat. They'll surely find a target in moments and they're off to the chase.

When you consider NJ is the most congested state in the country, it makes sense that they'd use laser.

All this laser enforcement is part of the reason I haven't run a front plate since 1994. They're trained to shoot at the flat-reflective plate. It's more difficult to capture speed using laser on a car without a front plate.

Also, NJ State Troopers employ unmarked cars (usually Dodge Chargers, but sometimes Camaros (especially further south)) for pacing and finding people salmoning through traffic. I notice that the area of the NJ Turnpike with separate truck-bus lanes gets much more enforcement than the car lane on weekday mornings.

Based on the OP's description of events, It seems like he was paced. Also, in drives to Jersey, my radar/laser almost never goes off, as I pass the highway police. Further out in CT and in rural areas, I do get alerts constantly.

I have one of the best radar detectors out there; a Escort Max 360, linked with an active 4G connection, tether Waze, that I send in once a year to get calibrated. Trust me, I'm positive it's functions properly.

I do know for a fact that NY state police and the TBTA bridge police, just sit on the side of highway and "visually estimate" your speed, as you pass them, which is fancy way of saying they guessed it.

I tried contesting a summons, based sole on a "visual estimation" before and I was told that cops are trained to use their superpowers, to be able estimate speed, by plus or minus 5mph and the violations was upheld.

Doesn't matter anyways because to solidify their case, they just lie and say they verified your speed with laser or radar anyways. Anyone that believe that police are above bending the truth, let me know, I have a bridge to sell you.

I'm not on a crusade against highway cops, I know they a necessary tool in reducing fatal highway collisions but I'm not a fan of how the game is always skewed in their favor, level the playing feel and keep it honest, instead of the current guilty until/if you're proven innocent..

[Peterglen]

Originally Posted by SteveinArizona

Any chance you are a person of color? That he picked on you for that reason?

No I’m a white guy. He was a black cop. But in my experience the only racist people I know (personally) are people of “color”

[Peterglen]

Originally Posted by Poochie

Based on the OP's description of events, It seems like he was paced. Also, in drives to Jersey, my radar/laser almost never goes off, as I pass the highway police. Further out in CT and in rural areas, I do get alerts constantly.

I have one of the best radar detectors out there; a Escort Max 360, linked with an active 4G connection, tether Waze, that I send in once a year to get calibrated. Trust me, I'm positive it's functions properly.

I do know for a fact that NY state police and the TBTA bridge police, just sit on the side of highway and "visually estimate" your speed, as you pass them, which is fancy way of saying they guessed it.

I tried contesting a summons, based sole on a "visual estimation" before and I was told that cops are trained to use their superpowers, to be able estimate speed, by plus or minus 5mph and the violations was upheld.

Doesn't matter anyways because to solidify their case, they just lie and say they verified your speed with laser or radar anyways. Anyone that believe that police are above bending the truth, let me know, I have a bridge to sell you.

I'm not on a crusade against highway cops, I know they a necessary tool in reducing fatal highway collisions but I'm not a fan of how the game is always skewed in their favor, level the playing feel and keep it honest, instead of the current guilty until/if you're proven innocent..

I had my uniden r7 on the whole time. I get plenty of hits in NJ for KA and laser but this guy definitely didn’t get me doing anything. Which is what’s most frustrating.

I’m not saying I don’t speed. And if you catch me you got me. But I haven’t had a ticket in almost 5 years since I started using uniden radar in conjunction with Waze. And his “pacing” is totally horse shit. At the time he could have paced me we were doing 75ish... so write me a little speeding ticket, I just don’t understand why he felt he needed to make the rest of the BS up...

[Peterglen]

Originally Posted by Dog Face Pony Soldier

My PSA for this thread:

NJ State Troopers usually use Laser in roadside speed enforcement. You'll see them shooting the laser like a gun resting on the door.

I often see them pull to the shoulder, quickly open their door, rest their right elbow on the open window While shooting the laser rearward while still sitting in the driver's seat. They'll surely find a target in moments and they're off to the chase.

When you consider NJ is the most congested state in the country, it makes sense that they'd use laser.

All this laser enforcement is part of the reason I haven't run a front plate since 1994. They're trained to shoot at the flat-reflective plate. It's more difficult to capture speed using laser on a car without a front plate.

Also, NJ State Troopers employ unmarked cars (usually Dodge Chargers, but sometimes Camaros (especially further south)) for pacing and finding people salmoning through traffic. I notice that the area of the NJ Turnpike with separate truck-bus lanes gets much more enforcement than the car lane on weekday mornings. There's ALWAYS Troopers pulling people over in the Truck-Bus lanes near Newark and Elizabeth on weekday mornings. Be super careful over there.

ha... love your user name!

They are way heavier in truck lan always. Last night cars side was closed in that area. So....

[Poochie]

Originally Posted by Peterglen

I had my uniden r7 on the whole time. I get plenty of hits in NJ for KA and laser but this guy definitely didn't get me doing anything. Which is what's most frustrating.

Oh, I just looked up that model, awesome unit

Yea, it wouldn't of matter anyways, a radar/laser detector only good if the cop is actually using such a measuring device, which, in my experience, specifically in the city, is not too often.

However, it works beautifully in the rural, long winded country roads..

[RM7]

Originally Posted by ScottSinger

The most important thing is not getting any points which I think is your case.

I would not have made an inquiry concerning the cops behavior. For a few reasons. We all have bad days and say stupid things unintentionally or intentionally.

Always felt the state cops main reason was drug and human trafficking interdiction and they choose which cars to pull over due to stereotyping and I'm not bothered by that and with the general mood with a large part of the public concerning cops and defunding and protest,

Happened to me on my last trip to AZ. Wasn’t breaking any laws.

[GoneIn4Secs]

What a pos cop

[Peterglen]

Originally Posted by Poochie

Oh, I just looked up that model, awesome unit

Yea, it wouldn't of matter anyways, a radar/laser detector only good if the cop is actually using such a measuring device, which, in my experience, specifically in the city, is not too often.

However, it works beautifully in the rural, long winded country roads..

Yeah don’t think anyone or anything could have avoided this . I Got caught in his peripheral and he did like that I kept my speed and was along side him while everyone was behind in the left lane.

Such is life. Honestly feeling pretty optimistic. I think my lawyer will make it happen.

[Peterglen]

Originally Posted by Poochie

Oh, I just looked up that model, awesome unit

Yea, it wouldn't of matter anyways, a radar/laser detector only good if the cop is actually using such a measuring device, which, in my experience, specifically in the city, is not too often.

However, it works beautifully in the rural, long winded country roads..

Yeah don’t think anyone or anything could have avoided this . I Got caught in his peripheral and he clearly didn’t like that I kept my speed and was along side him while everyone was behind in the left lane.

Such is life. Honestly feeling pretty optimistic. I think my lawyer will make it happen. A thousand or so is an expectable cost after all the shit I’ve dodged over the last 5 years

[Mingwan]

Sounds like a dumbass cop.

Based on your recall of the conversation, sounds like you were being too nice. I understand you should respect authority, but if you act like an asshole you should be treated like one. Whether or not you broke the law, not sure that type of attitude is necessary.

[Murf993]