re: Your best/worst cop stories

I got a speeding ticket one time. I went to court and argued with the cop. The judge thought it was funny. He invited me to lunch and told me I’d be a good litigator.

What does that mean - touching cloth?

Gotcha - I call that crowning

Best: While in US Navy, stationed in Charleston, SC, I bought my first car, 1963 Chevy Convertible. My first trip back to Louisiana, driving about ten MPH above the speed limit. I was pulled over by a Trooper near Selma, Alabama. As the Trooper was talking to me, I was looking back admiring my blue rag top. The Officer said, "Young man, that's a nice looking car, but if you don't slow down there is a Judge in town that is going to take some of your money. I'm going to give you a warning this time, but you better slow down." I've gotten many speeding ticket over my life time and don't remember a Cop being rude.
Believe it or not the worst, lack of respect I have received from Law Enforcement, was when I had to renew my Drivers License after my Discharge. I have no idea why the guy was such an A-hole. Even my young wife commented, why was he so rude?

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. Worst traffic stop ever

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Man, I'm not saying u should hit a woman, but damn!

I was given a ticket for doing 23 in a 20 mph zone. The court threw it out.

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Best: Coming back from a family trip to the beach in FL. Somewhere in MS, trooper pulls me over dead to rights doing 95-100. Walks up to the passenger side. I roll the window down, he looks in at everyone sleeping. Ask me if I knew why he pulled me over. I say yes....speeding. He says yes....97mph. I say that sounds right. Asks me where Im coming from. I say Florida on vacation. Ask me where Im going in such a hurry. I say home..Texas. Looks in the car again.....says slow down and walks back to his car. Got back on the road - no ticket. Still not sure what happened.

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You drive 100 when you have kids in the car? Sounds like good parenting

I’d just bought my only new car ever (and didn’t do so again until I was in my 40s). Went out in Tigerland for some unknown reasons. I think someone was playing at Fred’s. Some dickbag left his beer bottle on my hood and I made the bad decision to toss it onto the concrete. I was handcuffed and pinned to me door in seconds. I cooperated and was on my way with no citation. Fair response and result overall.

I watched my friend get a ticket for walking out of the bayou and immediately throwing a beer can in the trash can. That’s some BS.

I turned left out of a gas station at the Moss Point exit, nowhere near an oncoming cop. He chased me down and gave me a ticket for not giving an emergency vehicle sufficient berth. He was already writing the ticket when I told him that by his standard one would have to just sit in the parking lot all day. He said, “There’s a hotel right there you can check into.”

You win officer.

I’ve been giving many warnings when hauling arse. Including one where I definitely should’ve been jailed.

Maple and Adams street Uptown. There was a little parking lot by my apt and we were playing a game of Hit Me In The Face For A Dollar, wherein you flick a bottle cap from say 15 ft and try to hit your opponent in the face.

The cops shook us down and I think even patted down one of us. One commanded me to open my hand, only to find three bottle caps. They just shook their heads at the silly cracks.

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The worst was leaving Athens after UGA v Auburn 2005. I don’t think my counsel wants me discussing it still. Let’s just say I still have a clean record. My PaPaw’s rattlesnake chootin .22 is either still in the evidence room or has been stolen or melted.

Worst cop stories:
1. Was trying to score with a fellow female teenager at her moms residence. The house was new but apparently wasn’t finalized. The swimming pool was nice and we were about to experiment. Unfortunately, a neighbor called BRPD and they rolled an unit up on us and told us we had to leave the property.

I was bringing a couple of black coworkers home from piggly wiggly to their home on north scenic Hwy near Southern University. I made an illegal U-turn and this black cop pulled me over. My buddies thought he was drunk and they pleaded with the cop to just give a warning. It did not help. I got a ticket but my father got it taken care of.

Good cop: I got a ticket heading home from college. I was doing 75 in a 50. Houston officer wrote me a ticket but could have taken me to jail. I told him I was headed to BR so he gave me a break.