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Hey Dude, I pull regular citizens over all the time when they blatently commit a traffic violation in front of me.  BUT I rarely if ever CITE THEM!   I am professional and courteous and I aks them to stay aware and be careful.  I extend the same courtesy to citizens as I would another officer.  

If the citizen is crappy with me and unreasonable, then they will get a ticket.  They talk themselve right into it.  Same with anyone. That is how life works.

People who are polite and reasonable do NOT get tickets.  So If I extend this courtesy to citizens, WHY NOT OTHER COPS?

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Oh me, oh my. Am I ok reading this? I'm but a mere citizen.

Just like you moron. The badge doesn't make you any different from the rest of us citizens.

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Chill baby  
Did you read both threads? This guy is getting smoked by "citizens" and "pigs" alike.

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Take it as you will, I am being honest! I am not posting to tell people what they want to hear, just the truth. Funny how people pick out the little parts they don't like and bash them, yet do not address nearly the whole topic!

Most cops I know and work with are great people with the right value systems in place. Most cops are conservative types who beleive in traditional family values and have had a good morale upbringing.

Problem with many cops (small jurisdictions) is they are bored and loose focus on what is really important. Small town cops should be considerate of the community stakeholders and should act as an advocate to the community. Cops should be a part of the small government role in the sense that we do not intrude in peoples business or lives unless they commit a crime that drastically effects another person and presents a true concern to the community. Writing meaningless traffic tickets out of ego rage and anger, or to show your authority, is simply wrong. Not to mention that most traffic citations are simply another form of Governement Tax and revenue. Cops are not revenue collectors!!!

A Cop should be held in high regard in the community and be well respected. When a cop is respected, that means he is perfroming his job properly, not being intrusive where he/she does not belong, and is leading by a good example (for the community and other officers). Respect is earned and not just given. An officer who is an AHole and over reacts with emotional outburst is WEAK and deserves little respect if any.

HERE IS WHAT YOU ENJOY FOCUSING ATTENTION ON:::: Should a working cop cite an off duty cop? Yeah if it is something real bad, then the off duty cop should be reported (if it is something bad). But a traffic ticket??? If you guys don't know that it is wrong for an egomaniac on duty cop to cite another off cuty cop, they you are messed up in the head! If you are a cop that cites other cops, knowing they are a cop, Fine, that is your business. I think it to be wrong for many reasons. IF AN OFF DUTY COP IS FLAUNTING AUTHORITY AND BEING A JERK WITH AN ATTITUDE, BY ALL MEANS ISSUE THE CITE.

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Not again.  Several current and former California LEOs here that could check out any info he wants to provide.  An easy one is his Department's ORI number.

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Wow, just wow.