What a Monday, pulling into work with a police car following, and his lights on...

teamrichie · Jan 9, 2006

Got a seatbelt ticket for 125 a few months ago...the d!ck said next time it would be 150 and up and up. I was at a stoplight..stopped...the cop pulled through it, going past me . I put it on before turning right. Well, he was going about 15 so i caught up with him and passed going 30 with my belt on. He pulled me over and said he saw me sitting at the last light without it..a half mile back. Tried to argue but it was going downhill fast. Finally shut my mouth and took the pain. damn
cops...:finger:

PokerKingJim · Jan 9, 2006

You realize how much money goes into their pockets from no seat belt tickets? It;s like 100-125 a pop here in ohio. Theres a reason that its a law to wear one and it's not to keep you safe.

bucsfan67 · Jan 9, 2006

Well one of my customers said his brother is a cop here, and that they are having a "contest" right now, that the officer with the most citations over a period of time, will win a trip to Vegas.....i thought he was bs'ing me, but he swore its true....still not sure, i wouldnt think they could do that, but i guess if it wasnt "public" knowledge......but he swears he is tellling me the truth....so i dont know

TTinCO · Jan 9, 2006

Poker King Jim said:
You realize how much money goes into their pockets from no seat belt tickets? It;s like 100-125 a pop here in ohio. Theres a reason that its a law to wear one and it's not to keep you safe.

To an extent, the same thing applies to DWI's. In Denver, there is a rather well known pissing match going on between the police dept. & the mayor. Since it started, DWI arrests are less than 1/4 of what they were before the "spat".