Originally Posted by
GPcrew
Well #1, sucks you had to pull over in the first place and waiste your fucking time in the saddle.
#2, glad to hear they didnt hassle you about BS the shit ushually hastle us about.
#3, Glad your buddy didnt get a ticket or anything but being "let off" if proof of the faws the legal system. i say either 100% or not at all. hope they let me off next time i am doing 70 in a 45. but they wonlt, i cant even make it to work on time following the laws.
1) I highly doubt anyone would call this a waste of time if the poster was indeed riding a stolen bike, and this stop resulted in the return of a bike to a fellow TR member who previously posted a stolen bike thread to which everyone replied "that sucks, bike thieves need to die" etc.
I don't know if the officer knew for sure that the riders were speeding, but indeed they were based on the post, which is probable cause to be pulled over. I have friends that are LEOs and you'd be surprised how many criminals are taken into jail b/c they have a blinker out or expired registration. Criminals usually disregard a multitude of laws, so pulling someone over that is violating at least one law can lead to any number of outcomes. So let's see, you break the law (speeding), you get pulled over...pretty simple if you ask me.
2) You didn't mention what things you have been hassled about, but I'm guessing that if you have a legally mounted license plate, proper eye protection, proper lighting on your bike, there really shouldn't be anything to be hassled about. Abide by the legal statutes and hopefully you don't get hassled...unless your a minority and the officer is a biggot, in which case I just hope to live to see the day when we don't have racists.
3) I don't see this as a flaw in the legal system. The officer probably was not able to get anyone on his radar, so he has nothing to go on but his judgement...in which some officers can be trained/certified to "eyeball" your estimated speed. This is probably what happened here. Next time you do 70 in a 45 and there is no police officer around you, consider yourself as "let off" because you are getting a break while breaking the law.
I've never gotten anything I didn't have coming from the law. When I do something wrong, I expect to pay the price. Regardless of the situation, I treat the officers with a lot of respect. They put up with more crap in one week then you'll likely see in a lifetime. They deserve a break sometimes too. Please think about the times you need and depend on the police before you have the urge to badmouth them. Law enforcement in theory is a great idea. You shouldn't let a few bad apples influence your entire perception of law enforcement.