Originally Posted by usmcrebel (Post 926278)

i got two tickets here for some BS gather round listen to my rant i'll leave out the cussing parts that i can.

its jan 20th 2007 i just got back from SOI with the Marines, and im driving home gonna get to see my wife finally. so i pull up to a train crossing and im a little over the line (my back tires). the train passes siren and bubble gum machine go off, im like huh must be a wreck up ahead, so i pull to the side and he gets in behind me. now im like wtf did i do? im sitting there and he come s to the window pistol holster unsnapped all all bad *** acting. i don't really care im a marine it just bugged me. he says "do you know why i pulled you over"..."

This is where you went wrong then went down hill
How about NO SIR
not really.. Is that something you would have said to your DI's or say to your SGT.
Then you asked if it's a law ? Ok So if it isn't a law than no ticket right. why ask

not really" .."you stopped within 15ft of a train crossing", so i asked is that a law or something turns out it is in my state. he comes back with all my stuff and says "your tag is outta date too thats gonna be another citation"...so i explained that i had been gone from home for 9months with the marines and just got back not even 30mins ago. "the GD city place to get your tag renewed isnt even open on the weekends." he pissed me off right here he says "i dont give a **** where you've been, im on the frontlines everyday i could get shot run over or....." i couldnt hold back from here on " who the f are you talking to me like that, your the bastard cop that gives everyone random tickets that are stupid *** laws that no one even knows."..."you f'in think your on the front lines in this town, i dont see you getting shot at, but you think you need to have you **** unclipped come up on me like that. wtf is your problem are your GD f'in nuts that small or do you just need to feel special." he says "calm down sir" ...wrong thing to say "f'in calm down WTF are you talkin about i've been gone 9 GDMF months and come home to this ****, a punk *** pig thats doesnt do anything and demands respect." he started to say something else " STFU, write the **** ticket and ill c you in court MF'er. " i rolled my window up on him until he wrote the ticket. i went to the judge and he was a smart *** too, so i gave him some to, but he was a little more respectful, and i was respectful in turn as well. so i took the tickets paid for them and got a refund 2 weeks later. I dont get harassed and let it go.

Originally Posted by usmcrebel (Post 926278)

i don't really care im a marine it just bugged me.

Originally Posted by mkb116 (Post 926825)

Hahahah. Your giving marines a bad name.

Originally Posted by toad (Post 926844)

+1 :agree:

Originally Posted by usmcrebel (Post 927106)

how was i supposed to get home? walk...lol

Originally Posted by usmcrebel

can you clock me if your driving down the other side of the road and give me a ticket

Originally Posted by Aneurism (Post 935433)

As far as the tow.... you park on someone elses property, especially in their driveway... you get towed.

As far as the damage... yup - Civil

Originally Posted by snakebitx2 (Post 935537)

I mean i guess he owns it, but i wasn't even parking there over night. I was just parking there for a couple of hours like everybody does, because they don't provide enough parking and it's a one car driveway.

Originally Posted by snakebitx2 (Post 935537)

....... nobody lives there and they don't start back to work until like 7 in the morning.

Originally Posted by IMachU (Post 935368)

That is a civil matter, and not a criminal matter. You should talk to an attorney. On a side note, not cool. The tow truck driver/company should have insurance to cover this. I hope you pointed out the damage to the driver at the scene.

Originally Posted by Aneurism (Post 935547)

Not the point. You wouldn't want people to arbitrarily parking in your driveway, would you? I’m just saying; hours, overnight, days…. Matters not. :notsure:
I own my house and live in it so no.



You don't happen to have schedule for the owner which says when he will and will not arrive at his property? :confused:

Originally Posted by 04VAMach1 (Post 935582)

I wouldn't involve an attorney with this...it would cost more money than it is worth. Damages are less than $500 so I would ask the tow company to pay first. If they don't want to pay, then I would take file a small claims suit. There is no guarantee that you will win, but the threat of a suit may be enough for them to pay it.

Originally Posted by usmcrebel (Post 929782)

hey man what can i say i didn't pick that name for no reason....yeah, i love cops in general. i thought about being swat, but they didnt have machine guns. my wife is the one that gets nailed by the speed trap cops.

Originally Posted by jledesma (Post 936611)

I am a 12 year veteran P.O. w/ Honolulu Police Dept. I also own and use my 04 Mach 1 for police duty. If you have visited Oahu you probably have seen many subsidized vehicles for police duty here (Toyotas, Fords, Infiniti, etc)
I always explain to a driver what the infraction was that they committed and if they are sincere in their attitude and honest about their driving, I will gladly offer a warning & let them go without a citation. I think it would be safe to say that most Officers anywhere would be do the same. Unfortunately there are also a**hole cops too! Sucks to be you if you ever get pulled over by one. They will cite you no matter what. Even give their fellow cops a bad time if they were stopped off-duty.
My advice is have a good attitude and a sense of humor. It will go a long way in the officers decision if he should write or not write a tag. Too many drivers want to argue that they did not commit a traffic offense when they did. Also, we do not have a quota system. Here, some officers give tickets to make overtime because drivers want to contest the tag in court. We get paid overtime if we go to court on our off-duty. So that phrase of "i'll see you in court" is welcomed by many officers. On a lighter note, most of us could write a funny book of the many unusual excuses and methods drivers use to try and get off with a warning. Drive safe and be respectful to others. Hope to post some pics of my blk. on blk. Mach 1 with blue light attached.