Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Xavier
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I find your post disturbing on several accounts. The police have more important things to do than harass elderly people from the Villages. As others have suggested you were driving in the wrong lane.
What alarms me most is your reference to bikers in both of your post. It seems your were insinuating they should have been harassing the bikers and not you. Shame on you. In a few years we are moving to the villages and will bring our two motorcycles. We our professional people with the utmost integrity. We have worked hard in life and raised a wonderful family, and we do enjoy our motorcycle riding, it a source of freedom for us. I hope our paths will cross when we get to the Villages, as you will love us. Not all motorcycle people are bad. It's a very expensive hobby anymore. |
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I am not a LEO, and haven't played one on television, and never would. I ask that readers sonsider the following: presume on that drive from Leesburg an incident (say a road rage situation involving a gun) suddenly flared up. That same LEO would immediately flip an internal switch to police mode. He would, if necessary, trail the bad guy to wherever, run down some back, dark alley after him, and then risk his life in a fight or a shoot-out to just to protect my family and me. One might respond, that is his job, a job that s/he freely chose. Yes, of course. But it is because of the stressors of that job why I tend to cut all LEO some slack in most cases, even those individuals who might slightly (emphsis on slightly) push the envelop re: abuse/bully/whatever. As with the general population, most LEO are "good", but some are "bad", and the bad paint all LEOs with a notorious brush. If anyone ever believes that a LEO has acted improperly, that person should absolutely file a complaint with the agency. A professionally-run, accredited law enforcement agency will conduct an internal investigation on the matter. If the complaint is sustained, the offending officer will be assessed disciplinary action. Citizen complaints are valuable check/balance to monitor and ensure effective police service. An agency, as much or more than the public itself, doesn't want a bad cop on its force. I have great respect and deep admiration for anyone- LEOs, Detention Officers, Security Guards, Soldiers...- who has, does now, and will in the future put her/himself in a postion to take a bullet to protect and/or defend me. PS: Sparky? A LEO named Sparky...sounds like you would be a better fit in the firehouse That said, I thank you for your past service. |
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I find it hard to believe you think this cop has a "thin badge " and was harrassing you because he was following you (and not the bikers) and most likely checking your plates. He was doing his job!
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It just may be that a car similar to yours was either stolen or involved in a crime. The officer may have been searching for the info on his on board computer and was waiting for a reply. He may have had to try a number of different routes to make sure your were not what he was on the lookout for.
With the Leesburg Bikefest going on this weekend that would account for the larger number of bikes in the area. |
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I understood and appreciated his perception of the incident. I empathized with the feelings that his and his wife felt as a consequence of that incident. Until the "his tin badge" comment. I acknowledge that the comment specified "his" tin badge; however, the overriding implication of "tin badge" connotes a condescending attitude towards the law enforcement profession. Slam that individual officer if you feel it appropriate. I get that, I really do. Projecting negative emotions past that, not so much. BTW: If I were in the originally described situation and felt as rubicon did, I would have simply pulled into a populated area (parking lot of a gas station/store) and let the officer go on his way. Other than a lost moment or two while the officer passed, there would have been no harm, no foul, no raised blood-pressure.... |
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"High-end" vehicle, hanging in the left lane, running under the speed limit.........at a minimum, the officer was probably running your plate. If anything out of the ordinary would show up from that (plates don't match the vehicle, suspended driver's license, outstanding warrant, etc.), it gives the officer probable cause to pull you over and check things out. That's how a number of drug-related arrests occur - you fit a profile!
JMHO - Bill |
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I agree , Of course he could have been texting someone...Its pretty safe behind those high end vehicles..
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Leesburg Cop
OK OK let me try one last time. I WAS NOT DRIVING THIS ENTIRE TIME IN THE LEFT LANE. I MOVED FROM THE LEFT LANE TO THE CENTER LANE AND THE COP FOLLOWED BEHIND ME. EVEN IF I WAS TRAVELING IN THE LEFT LANE IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM. THERE WERE SEVERAL VEHICLES AHEAD OF ME ALL DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE. I WAS TRAVELING 40-45 IN A 45 AND PEOPLE WERE PASSING BY ME AND HENCE THE COP. MY REFERENCE TO A "TIN BADGE" WAS A BAD CHOICE OF WORDS AND WAS MEANT TO EXPRESS THE FACT THAT THIS "ONE" OFFICER APPARENTLY FELT THAT BECAUSE HE HAD A BADGE HE COULD DO AS HE PLEASED. IT WAS , IN MY MIND, HIS ABUSE OF POWER THAT CAUSED THIS REFERENCE. I AM BY NATURE A VERY RESPECTFUL PERSON
IF THE COP HAD A RIGHT DO ACT IN THAT MANNER THEN I CERTAINLY HAD A RIGHT TO TAKE EXCEPTION TO HIS ACTIONS ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE OBVIOUSLY WAS NOTHING I DID WRONG. BECAUSE IF I HAD HE WOULD HAVE PULLED ME OVER. FINALLY IF HE WAS CHECKING MY PLATE FOR WHATEVER REASON HE DIDN'T NEED TO BE TAILGATING ME FOR SIX MILES OR SO. IF ANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN IN A SITUATION WHERE THE DRIVER BEHIND YOU IS TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT THEN YOU UNDERSTAND IN PART HOW I FELT. THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FORYOUR INPUT |
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rubicon - If he indeed was running your plate (for any reason - I believe they are allowed to do that), it does take a bit of time on occasion for them to get the feedback/data they're looking for. Whether or not you were in the right or wrong (or not doing anything wrong), law enforcement does this on quite a regular basis.
To your question about it happening to us: A friend of ours had the same thing happen to him last year. Local sheriff following him fairly tight for no apparent reason, then the lights flip on for him to pull over. The problem: Our friend had 'restricted driving privileges' and the sheriff wanted to check things out. The info the sheriff received back when he ran the plate said 'Suspended License'. Fortunately, our friend was able to get it all squared away on the spot (he had all the proper and appropriate paperwork with him).........but he just about got hauled off because he kept demanding an explanation from the sheriff's deputy for why he got pulled over. He was irate but fortunately got himself calmed down enough that nothing further ensued. I even had it happen to me once, years back. True story - - - Sandy and I were going to 'the next town over', just taking a spin in an older car we had at the time. Local police close to where we lived saw us pass by on our way out of town while he was sitting along side the road chatting with someone. He gave us the eye when we went by but nothing happened. When we came back into his town on the way back, there he was....still sitting. Sure enough, he starts following us...and kept following us for a few miles.....beyond the town's limits. Bingo - on come the lights. Uh-oh. He was not a happy camper - he'd run the plates that were on the car (a Chevy Nova) and they came back as registered to a Toyota! Granted, it was MY Toyota, but still......"Ummmm, well, uh.......I.....ahh" My bad - we only drove that car about once or twice a year and I'd never bothered to get plates for it, thinking I'd save a couple of bucks. I'm not the brightest bulb in the package sometimes, especially back then! He impounded the car on the spot - and said he had every right to take me to the lockup if he so chose to. Sandy and I ended up walking about 3 miles home - and it cost me a half-day off work, go pay for a set of plates, go to the storage lot where they'd taken the car, pay the couple hundred dollar impound/towing/storage fees..........my bad. Why did he choose to run the plates? Dunno....maybe he was a Ford guy....maybe he didn't like red cars....it doesn't matter. Moral: Things like getting your plates run for no really good reason DOES happen to people. Sometimes they turn up nothing.....and sometimes they snag idiots like me who really never thought up-front at the time about the potential repercussions. It's a part of their job. I think we'd all be surprised to see the statistics of how many criminals are turned up that way. Bill |
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I'm not sure if someone has already mentioned this, but did it occur to anybody that there may have been an alert and they were looking for a vehicle of similar description that was reported being involved in some kind of incident?
I know it happens because many years ago I was followed and stopped in the Adirondacks then question by a New York State Trooper, and I was told before I was allowed to move on that it was because they were looking for a vehicle that had the same description as mine. A few days leter a Trooper friend of mine verified that they were looking for a similar vehicle in the area I was in.
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This just keeps going on and on with more information added as we go. I still don't see the big deal. I really think the policeman was just doing his job. Xavier
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Just a quick note that using all capital letters in an email or post signify that the writer is yelling and I am sure that was not your intention. On another note, after reading your original and follow on posts and also based on prior employment as a Police Officer for 5 years prior to moving over to the Feds, I would suggest that if this situation would ever occur again rather than feeling like you are being tailgated by the officer for 5 - 6 miles, use your turn signal and pull into a gas station or well lit public area. If the officer is interested in you and your vehicle he will turn with you and you can at least determine what the problem is. If he is not he will continue and you can return to the road. Most importantly, stay safe and I am impressed that you were aware of what was going on behind you because most people never use the rear view mirror for other than fixing their hair or makeup. Have a great day. |
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[QUOTE=jack
I would suggest that if this situation would ever occur again rather than feeling like you are being tailgated by the officer for 5 - 6 miles, use your turn signal and pull into a gas station or well lit public area. If the officer is interested in you and your vehicle he will turn with you and you can at least determine what the problem is. If he is not he will continue and you can return to the road. [/QUOTE] BINGO! |
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