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If you are ever pulled over by the State Police
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Anonymous
| Call them "Trooper." Like, "good evening, trooper." "No, I don't know why you pulled me over, Trooper." DH got pulled over this weekend and addressed the cop as such. He got a the most lenient ticket he could get and the cop told him it was because he addressed him by his proper title. |
Anonymous
| seriously? Random. I would have likely gone with the all-purpose "Sir." "Trooper" seems weird to me. |
Anonymous
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I address them as "Mister Police Officer Sir" with a very very thick accent.
I show some cleavage too so I only get tickets when the officers are women. |
Anonymous
| I believe in the past I have said something like "hello/good evening, officer" when addressing a state policeman. |
Anonymous
| Just an FYI: making jokes about their "batman belts" does not make them laugh, or even smile. It also seems to make them angry when you fold in your side mirror when they are shining bright lights into it. That only applies to being pulled over at night. |
Anonymous
| That's right. Kiss their ass is my MO. |
Anonymous
Are you telling all of your friends, relatives and co-workers this as well? Spread the word. |
Anonymous
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Both my dad and my brother got out of speeding tickets entirely a couple of years ago. My dad did because he had a "my son is in the US Air Force" sticker on his car. My brother because he was driving with friends while they were all in uniform.
No idea if that would work in this area, but it worked in CT and FL for them. |
Anonymous
| It works in this area, too. My DH always pulls out his military ID card along with his driver's license. (He's a Marine Officer, but a reservist). No tickets usually, or the smallest one they can give. That, and being polite help. |
Anonymous
| i think pulling out the military ID is a cheap move. there's no reason to do so, and you can't really fake like you did it by accident. so it's CLEARLY a ploy to try and get out of a ticket. and there are so many military people in this area i doubt it would go that far. |
Anonymous
| The best sex I ever had was with a state trooper 15 years ago. He didn't give me a ticket and I still smile when I think about him. |
Anonymous
It's not cheap. Both the state trooper and the soldier protect civilians, and they face some chance of being killed in the line of duty for it. So really, it is mutual respect for the job they are performing. |
Anonymous
I know. It's so stressful sitting at the Pentagon flying a six-drawer while you wait to get your six-figure contractor job ... This attitude of "being a (blank) means it's okay to be asshole" just bothers me. Society needs all sorts: farmers, soldiers, educators, manufacturing workers, low-end service workers, and high-end service workers -- among others -- to function. Why should being a soldier exempt someone from the consequences of their actions? |
Anonymous
BS so they both are above the law? they both can speed and kill some innocent civilian respecting the speed limit? once again BS! |
Anonymous
13:33 here (with the dad and brother who got out of a ticket) I'm inclined to agree with you. However, in my dad and brother's case neither one of them did it on purpose and the officer just so happened to let them off with a warning (and my dad is ex-military as well so if he really wanted to pull the military card he probably could have). I'm sure if they are seeing multiple warnings again and again with no fines or tickets that would raise a red flag. |