Story On Cops Parking Illegally Gets Mixed Reactions

Story On Cops Parking Illegally Gets Mixed Reactions

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>Lt. Bill Schwartz, with the Miami Police, said, "Our supervisors are
>going by the courthouse every single day and if we see a Miami police
>car parked illegally, we are (put a sticker on it) and we are
>counseling the officer."
^^^^^^^^^^

Hmm, I guess getting a parking tiket must be a very traumatic experience
for these unfortunate police officers...

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All I can say is that it's about damn time. For simple things like
parking, cops should be held to the same standards as regular citizens.
Of course, there should be exceptions to the rule, and I'm sure if the
Miami Police Department thought an officer had reason to park
illegally, that they wouldn't bother it. I know I'm opening a can of
worms here, but the same thing should go with speeding. Unless the cop
is responding to an emergency call, they should be forced to obey the
speed limit like the citizens they ticket for doing the same thing.

Allen Seth Dunn, > was motivated to say this in
rec.autos.driving on 14 Dec 2005 17:13:37 -0800:
> All I can say is that it's about damn time. For simple things like
> parking, cops should be held to the same standards as regular citizens.

Agreed. If the cop has a court date, he should get up (or leave the
police station)a few minutes earlier like the rest of us would inorder
to get a parking space at the courthouse.

<snip>

> I know I'm opening a can of
> worms here, but the same thing should go with speeding. Unless the cop
> is responding to an emergency call, they should be forced to obey the
> speed limit like the citizens they ticket for doing the same thing.

I think that the only person who would disagree with that take would be
jaybird.

--
"God will take good care of youu...
Just do as I say, don't do as I do..."
--Phil Collins

necromancer wrote:
> Allen Seth Dunn, > was motivated to say this in
> rec.autos.driving on 14 Dec 2005 17:13:37 -0800:
> > All I can say is that it's about damn time. For simple things like
> > parking, cops should be held to the same standards as regular citizens.
>
> Agreed. If the cop has a court date, he should get up (or leave the
> police station)a few minutes earlier like the rest of us would inorder
> to get a parking space at the courthouse.
>
> <snip>
>
> > I know I'm opening a can of
> > worms here, but the same thing should go with speeding. Unless the cop
> > is responding to an emergency call, they should be forced to obey the
> > speed limit like the citizens they ticket for doing the same thing.
>
> I think that the only person who would disagree with that take would be
> jaybird.

I should clarify my comment slightly though. Yes jaybird, catching
speeders should qualify for such an exemption.

>
> --
> "God will take good care of youu...
> Just do as I say, don't do as I do..."
> --Phil Collins

On Thu, 15 Dec 2005 08:32:18 -0500, necromancer
> wrote:

>Allen Seth Dunn, > was motivated to say this in
>rec.autos.driving on 14 Dec 2005 17:13:37 -0800:
>> All I can say is that it's about damn time. For simple things like
>> parking, cops should be held to the same standards as regular citizens.
>
>Agreed. If the cop has a court date, he should get up (or leave the
>police station)a few minutes earlier like the rest of us would inorder
>to get a parking space at the courthouse.

Or take the bus.

necromancer wrote:
> Allen Seth Dunn, > was motivated to say this in
> rec.autos.driving on 14 Dec 2005 17:13:37 -0800:
> > All I can say is that it's about damn time. For simple things like
> > parking, cops should be held to the same standards as regular citizens.
>
> Agreed. If the cop has a court date, he should get up (or leave the
> police station)a few minutes earlier like the rest of us would inorder
> to get a parking space at the courthouse.

Agreed, for the most part cops should be held to the same standards as
everyone. Exceptions should be obvious enough. A cop can park
anywhere he pleases if he's responding to a life threatening emergency,
etc. etc. Court appearances are not exceptions. Instead, the court
should cut cops some slack and schedule cases at the cop's convenience.
When circumstances prevent a cop from showing up to court, this should
result in an automatic continuance.

>
> <snip>
>
> > I know I'm opening a can of
> > worms here, but the same thing should go with speeding. Unless the cop
> > is responding to an emergency call, they should be forced to obey the
> > speed limit like the citizens they ticket for doing the same thing.
>
> I think that the only person who would disagree with that take would be
> jaybird.

Whether or not the law allows him to speed for non-emergency purposes,
he's a dumbass for doing so.

>
> --
> "God will take good care of youu...
> Just do as I say, don't do as I do..."
> --Phil Collins