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The speed traps with an officer flagging people down

Posted on 9/25/14 at 7:24 am
Posted by southernelite
Dallas
Member since Sep 2009
53180 posts
Posted on 9/25/14 at 7:24 am
A. This shite should be illegal.
B. The cop walking in the middle of the lane on the interstate is a fricking retard.
C. What happens if you don't stop?

I'm pretty sure that someone didn't stop when flagged down, but, it was quite unclear who he was trying to flag down. He didn't give chase to anyone so I guess he didn't care too much?
Posted by stout
Smoking Crack with Hunter Biden
Member since Sep 2006
167886 posts
Posted on 9/25/14 at 7:25 am to
Where at? Tell me so I can avoid it this morning.
Posted by mylsuhat
Mandeville, LA
Member since Mar 2008
48958 posts
Posted on 9/25/14 at 7:26 am to
Both of my speeding tickets have been that way



stop speeding and it won't happen
Posted by SuckThatTigerMD
Member since Aug 2014
31 posts
Posted on 9/25/14 at 7:27 am to
Keep going full speed and see if he jumps out of the way
Posted by boom roasted
Member since Sep 2010
28039 posts
Posted on 9/25/14 at 7:27 am to
Why should it be illegal?
Posted by Traffic Circle
Down the Rabbit Hole
Member since Nov 2013
4292 posts
Posted on 9/25/14 at 7:29 am to
Just keep on driving.
Posted by Phil0ndeeez
Houston
Member since Apr 2013
1388 posts
Posted on 9/25/14 at 7:30 am to
My buddy didn't stop one time. Cop in the middle of the interstate got all red faced. The other two cop with him were already writting tickets
Posted by tgrbaitn08
Member since Dec 2007
146214 posts
Posted on 9/25/14 at 7:33 am to
Pretend to be texting on your phone and act like you didnt see him
Posted by WeeWee
Member since Aug 2012
40257 posts
Posted on 9/25/14 at 7:49 am to
quote:

C. What happens if you don't stop?


happened to me and a buddy coming home from spring break one year. It was on I-12 and there was no way in hell the cop could get back in his car and chase us. We just flipped him off and slowed down.
Posted by DownSouthDave
Beau, Bro, Baw
Member since Jan 2013
7401 posts
Posted on 9/25/14 at 7:53 am to
I have no problem rolling through one of these speed traps. If they give chase, I will stop immediately. But I am sure as hell not going to give myself up, they've got to earn it.

I've never been pursued.
Posted by 4WHLN
Drinking at the Cottage Inn
Member since Mar 2013
7583 posts
Posted on 9/25/14 at 8:08 am to
Cops were doing this last Saturday on Burbank between Lee and Sterling apartments. His car was backed off the road and the cop was standing in the median behind the trees. With his green uniform, he was damn near impossible to see. I didnt see him till he stepped out from the trees waving his hands and running back to his car. I was one of about 6 cars in a pack so I kept going. No one pulled over.

This shite should be illegal or intrapment
Posted by KG6
Member since Aug 2009
10920 posts
Posted on 9/25/14 at 8:42 am to
Been caught on river road by the vet school where it drops from 55 to 45 to 35. No way to get around him. He got the odd is in a row. Only thing I found shady was he was hiding his car behind some trees father away from the road. I was wrong and deserved the ticket, but I was allowing down, just not fast enough. I can't stand how they find spots they know will catch people of guard and set the trap.

As far as running from them, if they catch you, tickets going to hit you with everything they can. This guy was nice and overlooked my inspection sticker and stuff. Just pulled over and was pole to the guy.
Posted by DelU249
Austria
Member since Dec 2010
77625 posts
Posted on 9/25/14 at 8:46 am to
they did this to me on 61 close to the 110 on ramp

stopped the first time,

did it to me 2 weeks later at the same place...kept going...they didn't come after me. They're too lazy and since they're just standing there (versus behind you with sirens and lights) they can't get you for anything other than the speeding ticket, they just stayed there and waited for the next chump
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
69447 posts
Posted on 9/25/14 at 8:57 am to
only time I saw this on an interstate was in Florida.

Was leaving Disney world. Radar detector went nuts.
Going up to a small hill in the road. Lone cop at the top radaring. Over the hill another cop in the road pointing to cars, further down multiple cop cars ready to catch those who didn't pull over.


Here, in NOLA it's much more common to see Stat Police at interstate entrances checking for braketags.
Very rare to see a cop radaring on my drive, occasionally one on 610.
Posted by Corkfather
Houston
Member since Sep 2007
19748 posts
Posted on 9/25/14 at 9:39 am to
The laws are different state by state but the general rule is that an officer cannot initiate a traffic stop if he is endangering himself and/or the other drivers on the road or impeding the normal flow of traffic.

I'd say you could easily get one of those dropped if you fought it.
Posted by yellowfin
Coastal Bar
Member since May 2006
97816 posts
Posted on 9/25/14 at 9:42 am to
don't speed and you won't have a problem


i get speeding tickets all the time but you won't hear me crying about it cause I know it's illegal.

eta: st. charles parish will charge you $80 court cost and keep off your record if you get it to the right people
This post was edited on 9/25/14 at 9:44 am
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
73856 posts
Posted on 9/25/14 at 10:35 am to
quote:

The cop walking in the middle of the lane on the interstate is a fricking retard.

give the Tony Stewart treatment
Posted by Catman88
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2004
49125 posts
Posted on 9/25/14 at 10:54 am to
There is a cop that stands in the turning lane where I have to pick up my son on some days. I have come to a complete stop right besides him and asked him if he could please move so I could turn. Writes tickets in the turning lane with his butt hanging into traffic. Saw him almost get hit 2x as nobody can tell he pulled someone over because he hides his car in a parking lot. Just looks like someone turning. Dude is going to get killed one day.
Posted by mikrit54
Robeline
Member since Oct 2013
8664 posts
Posted on 9/25/14 at 11:52 am to
Posted by 81Tiger
LSU Alumnus
Member since Sep 2009
6654 posts
Posted on 9/25/14 at 2:46 pm to
It's a big money grab. If they were not allowed to keep the fines for themselves, they would have no incentive to pull these stunts.

They would be out doing real police work instead. It's hard to support a police department that does this sort of thing.

St John parish is one of the worst offenders. Here is a picture of one their deputies hiding at the base of a bridge.





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