Originally Posted by V_RocKs

I used to work for a shuttle company that takes people to/from the airport. I was taking an elderly couple from LAX to the cruise ship terminal in San Pedro.

As I was coming down the off ramp going the posted speed on the off ramp of 45mph I heard a siren. To my left, a wall of ice plant meant to deaden sound waves. To my right more ice plant and some trees.

I started coming to a stop but wasn't sure yet if the guy was behind me so I am just cautiously slowing down almost to a crawl. The elderly couple is wondering why I am stopping.

I finally spot the ambulance. It is behind a wall of bushes and trees in the median of the cross street. So I come to a complete stop even though I have a green light. I am now approximately 1 foot into the intersection.

The ambulance also comes to a complete stop only he is about 5 feet into the intersection. They don't "run" red lights... it is policy to stop and then pass through them when they see everyone else has stopped (even if they have the green light).

The motorcycle cop behind him didn't think he'd actually stop and almost plowed into the back of the ambulance. He looked at me and figured I made the ambulance stop by entering the intersection and proceeded to write me a ticket. For $580. The old man in back of my van is cussing at the cop and telling him what kind of dumbshit he is and that he is lucky they got a shuttle because at least I heard the siren and didn't plow through the intersection.

The old man goes with me to court and I fight it. He tells the judge how he would have plowed through the intersection. I did a good deed.

They sent him to the DMV to be retested to keep his license!

I got my fine...

So I sent the cop and the judge both Christmas cards. Took a nice pic of me and the old man... Two detectives showed up at my house asking me if I wanted bad things to happen to anyone involved. Asked if I owned guns... Yes, I have 2 shotguns. Can we see them? Check them out.. Don't know what for.. Standard issue 30" barrel shotguns for duck hunting. Ask if I own any knives. Sure do... Ask to see them... Checking blade lengths I guess. Then I got a strongly worded letter in the mail from the district attorney to never send either the cop or the judge correspondence again or try to contact them in any way.

Fucking love our system of justice...