gott pulled today

vayotehowler · December 18, 2010, 04:46:29 PM

Amy and i took the boys to the mall today to see santa and get pics. I had been to the dr for my sinus infection and then when to get my cell phone looked at . AS I leave the cell fon store a county police officer is pulling out of the parking lot. I catch up to hom at the next light and as we go the officer drops in behind me . Now earlier in the day Amy told me to put my seat belt on or would get a ticket. the lights come on and I knew I wasnt speeding so was sure Amy was right.

Pull into the grocery store and the officer shpiel starts . Give him my license and he tells me inspection is expired. I explain it is my father in laws truck I am driving due to the weather. He gives me a ticket. I drive off about 1 /4 mile and realize what he thought was the year is the month Shame on me for not looking . The inspection was done in oct and is good . I get home and call dispatch and he calls me and tells me he will meet me some where . so he is in the wrong and i have to go back out???. I meet him and he tells me this the 2nd time today this happened . I know law enforcement is a hard and dangerous job but keep honest out there . I waited a 1/2 hour for him to show up

FinsnFur · December 18, 2010, 05:26:15 PM

Is this one of those situations where the date was printed 12/18/10 or 18/12/10 ??

I have no idea who started this or who decided it would be a nice idea, but I agree it causes more problems than anything.

Okanagan · December 18, 2010, 05:53:11 PM

Quote from: FinsnFur on December 18, 2010, 05:26:15 PM
Is this one of those situations where the date was printed 12/18/10 or 18/12/10 ??

I have no idea who started this or who decided it would be a nice idea, but I agree it causes more problems than anything.

Canada writes it one way and the US the opposite. Kind of like spelling colour and color in the British and US system, but it sure is tough on us who live astride the border! It is surprising that a cop would make that mistake!!? I am confused enough that I avoid writing dates that way unless it is a form with which number to put in which place specifically identified. A fair number of Canadian forms have the words day/month/year (in whichever order they want) printed under the space to write.

Sorry to hear about the traffic stop.

FinsnFur · December 18, 2010, 06:23:19 PM

I KNEW Barry was behind this

pitw · December 18, 2010, 07:12:41 PM

Seeing as it's my fault, I apologize for the ticket and am sorry it ever happened

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KySongDog · December 18, 2010, 07:39:36 PM

So that's why Barry's picture dates are so screwed up.

vayotehowler · December 18, 2010, 07:57:25 PM

our stickers in VA have the date and the year , the sticker 10 11 so he thought the year was the month and month was the year . lucky i caught it, 1 wasnt my vehicle should have known that when called the tags in so why ticket me , 2 was frustrated with the I will meet u somewhere ???? U MADE THE MISTAKE NOT ME . i CAN UNDERSTAND HE WAS ON PATROL BUT BE ACCOMODATING . I was back at the house and had to go out to meet him .3 he said it was the 2nd time happened today

pitw · December 18, 2010, 09:49:50 PM

Quote from: Semp on December 18, 2010, 07:39:36 PM
So that's why Barry's picture dates are so screwed up.

You thought it was all me

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KySongDog · December 19, 2010, 06:31:26 AM

At first the dates looked strange and then I figured out the order of the date and month. So I thought "It's a camera default setting and 'ol Barry ain't too up on geeky stuff like that so he just left it as is. No big deal. I can tell by the background it ain't summer.

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HaMeR · December 19, 2010, 08:16:04 AM

I'll wait a 1/2 hour to have a ticket torn up.

vayotehowler · December 19, 2010, 08:38:49 AM

that a good point hammer , wish i would have caught while i was sitting there pulled over

HaMeR · December 19, 2010, 02:26:10 PM

He did make it right & was honest about his mistake. Too often we don't think the Police are honest. Sounds like you got a good one. It does suck to have to go back & have it worked out later but it came out good in the end.

I used to have a hard time with LE too. But then I seen a picture one day of a State Trooper holding a limp bloody child in his arms with a torn up car in the background & a tear rolling down his cheek. I know it was just a picture,, real crash or not I don't know,, but I realized they are human too & all that guy did was go to work to support his Family that day. And look where he ended up.

vayotehowler · December 19, 2010, 02:42:36 PM

oh i agree i did le in the coast guard and know all to well the dangers and risks , sometimes they abuse the power , not all of em , I dont stereotype like that . but some do. I actually kinda felt bad he had to call the sargeant and report it cause sure on his record

HaMeR · December 19, 2010, 02:53:51 PM

It'll all be good in the end.