The official "Ask a cop/deputy anything!" thread

[E93Beast]

Originally Posted by leopard print

I agree with you that current news is garbage.

It's just that real news doesn't sell. People (and I mean this in the most general terms) want drama. It's a perpetual cycle of who can get the most views to generate the most revenue. It's nearly equivalent to social media and influencers.

Exactly right. I can't stand social media. The farthest I go is in a car forum. No insta, FB, twitter, etc phuckery!

[Sedan_Clan]

Which blue-line rash guard do you guys like better?

Top or bottom?

[________]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Which blue-line rash guard do you guys like better?

Top or bottom?

Bottom.

[Watching The World Burn]

Bottom

[forumlurker]

Idk if this has been asked b4, but how effective do u find traffic attorneys like ticket clinic? From my experience they keep extending as the idea is issuing cop will forget about it. But do they really forget? Haha

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by forumlurker

Idk if this has been asked b4, but how effective do u find traffic attorneys like ticket clinic? From my experience they keep extending as the idea is issuing cop will forget about it. But do they really forget? Haha

I don't think they are particularly effective IF you actually go to court. I have never once lost in traffic court. If all they are doing is extending, you can do that yourself. Lol! When I'm monitoring traffic, I place my body worn camera on my dash to record the violation. Good luck getting out of it.

[Sedan_Clan]

With that said…..



….A LOT of Officers/Deputies do not show up for traffic court, so you have a 50/50 shot of getting it dismissed. Work the system! For my station, we'll get written up for failing to go to court, so we go. It's an easy 3 hours minimum of overtime for usually 20 minutes of work. I'll take it!! Work smarter, not harder.

[Soul_Glo]

Bottom one.

[forumlurker]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

With that said…..



….A LOT of Officers/Deputies do not show up for traffic court, so you have a 50/50 shot of getting it dismissed. Work the system! For my station, we'll get written up for failing to go to court, so we go. It's an easy 3 hours minimum of overtime for usually 20 minutes of work. I'll take it!! Work smarter, not harder.

Noted haha. I would expect nothing less of highway patrol to show up/win 100% of the time. It's your guys speciality!

Don't think I've ever gotten out of a speeding ticket with highway patrol involved (in court). But they've reduced it to a non moving violation on the spot twice. I like to think my checklist after being pulled over helps a little- rolling down all windows, hands on steering wheel, and having all paperwork ready.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by Onesie

Bottom.

Originally Posted by Watching The World Burn

Bottom

Originally Posted by Soul_Glo

Bottom one.

So far the midlife rollers rash guard is the clear favorite.

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

With that said…..



….A LOT of Officers/Deputies do not show up for traffic court, so you have a 50/50 shot of getting it dismissed. Work the system! For my station, we'll get written up for failing to go to court, so we go. It's an easy 3 hours minimum of overtime for usually 20 minutes of work. I'll take it!! Work smarter, not harder.

If you know somebody who knows the officer, you can get an very good idea which court days are suddenly queued up with required training on the same day, and schedule your wife's appearance that day

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by forumlurker

Noted haha. I would expect nothing less of highway patrol to show up/win 100% of the time. It's your guys speciality!

Don't think I've ever gotten out of a speeding ticket with highway patrol involved (in court). But they've reduced it to a non moving violation on the spot twice. I like to think my checklist after being pulled over helps a little- rolling down all windows, hands on steering wheel, and having all paperwork ready.

I’m with the Sheriff’s Dept., but the CHP shows up majority of the time as well. Traffic is definitely their bread, butter and wine. Lol!

Your checklist and attitude definitely plays/played a role. Demeanor is everything!

Originally Posted by UncleWede

If you know somebody who knows the officer, you can get an very good idea which court days are suddenly queued up with required training on the same day, and schedule your wife's appearance that day

Lol! Working the system.

[Fly320s]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

So far the midlife rollers rash guard is the clear favorite.

The bottom one is better, but do you really want to advertise job/beliefs/politics at the beach?

Be the gray man.

[dradernh]

Originally Posted by forumlurker

I would expect nothing less of highway patrol to show up/win 100% of the time. It's your guys speciality!

Winner here. Got a legit ticket for what I considered a b.s. reason and took an unpaid day off to go to traffic court a couple of hours north of San Francisco up on the Russian River.

It was the standard he said - he said routine. The judge said "Okay, I give up.", turned to the officer, who was still on the stand, and said "What color was the car?" You could see he didn't remember, so he had to guess, and he muffed it. Lack of prep, I suppose, I don't know.

Outside, the officer said "You got lucky." He was right, so there was no point in me replying. It was a nice day off, even if it did cost me more than the ticket would have cost. It was the principle of the thing, you see.

FWIW, that was over 50 years ago. I had a great deal of respect for CHP officers then, and I still do. In one instance, I got a remarkable break and have never forgotten it. I had many interactions with them over a handful of years back then and always found them to be very professional. I appreciated that as I was fairly out of control. I got more movers in one year than my age. It took a while to settle down and learn to fly right.

[E93Beast]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Which blue-line rash guard do you guys like better?

Top or bottom?

Bottom (no homo)

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by Fly320s

The bottom one is better, but do you really want to advertise job/beliefs/politics at the beach?

Be the gray man.

Beach? Bro…..you know we don’t go to the beach nor do we know how to swim. LOL! Joking!

That's for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu no-gi class (…usually with a bunch of other cops)…..hence the “MidLife Rollers” brand. I just wanted a stylized no-gi rash guard for the LEO BJJ classes/seminars I attend on the side. At my academies I train in either academy branded gear (…e.g. Gracie Barra; you can only wear their branded gear in the academies) or more traditional rash guard brands (…e.g…Future Kimonos, Atami, Fuji, etc.) at the academy I consider to be my home base.

[Fly320s]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Beach? Bro…..you know we don’t go to the beach nor do we know how to swim. LOL! Joking!

That's for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu no-gi class (…usually with a bunch of other cops)…..hence the “MidLife Rollers” brand. I just wanted a stylized no-gi rash guard for the LEO BJJ classes/seminars I attend on the side. At my academies I train in either academy branded gear (…e.g. Gracie Barra; you can only wear their branded gear in the academies) or more traditional rash guard brands (…e.g…Future Kimonos, Atami, Fuji, etc.) at the academy I consider to be my home base.

Ah, cool. I didn't know you wore a rash guard for that. Make sense.

As for the beach, you should check it out. I hear there are hot women in bikinis there.

[jamesinaz]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

With that said…..



….A LOT of Officers/Deputies do not show up for traffic court, so you have a 50/50 shot of getting it dismissed. Work the system! For my station, we'll get written up for failing to go to court, so we go. It's an easy 3 hours minimum of overtime for usually 20 minutes of work. I'll take it!! Work smarter, not harder.

I always "assumed" that every ticket issued by a particular officer would have their hearings scheduled together to maximize the officers time and make it worth it to have him appear in court.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by Fly320s

Ah, cool. I didn't know you wore a rash guard for that. Make sense.

As for the beach, you should check it out. I hear there are hot women in bikinis there.

When you come back to Los Angeles again, let's grab a bite and then go to this fantastically fabled place you call……..the beach. That restaurant we went to last time was cool, but let's toss on the board shorts and go Baywatch that bitch next time.
It's be nice to chill with again my friend.

Originally Posted by jamesinaz

I always "assumed" that every ticket issued by a particular officer would have their hearings scheduled together to maximize the officers time and make it worth it to have him appear in court.

That's the smart way to do it, and that's the way I tend to chain mine together, but not every officer does it that way. I like organization.

[Sedan_Clan]

BTW guys, here's BJJ rash guard option #3. What do you think about this one compared to the other two?



P.S. Happy Thanksgiving everybody! I appreciate all of you for making this thread a successful one and for sharing your perspectives. You guys & gals add so much color.

[UncleWede]

With a nice rash guard,
you can wear a wetsuit
To surf
At the beach!

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

With a nice rash guard,
you can wear a wetsuit
To surf
At the beach!

I tried my hand a surfing years ago when I was dating an avid surfer chick. That didn't work out too well for me. I'm a land animal.