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Originally Posted by Jel
I'm 41 this year, and my life of crime ended when I was 19. Like I said, I don't know how it works over there, but the last 3 times I've been stopped it's because the police 'thought I was going too fast'. I wasn't, any of the times - I accelerate fairly (but not overly) quick from a standing start to the speed limit, at that has been enough to get stopped each time. Even *if* I accelerated hard until I hit the limit, at no time am I ever going any faster than a person driving within the limit, who didn't hit a red light/etc. It's the reason it annoys me more than being stopped for breaking the law or even being a dick - I've always took my punishment on the chin, and never have made any excuses nor whined when getting caught for my various offences I've actually committed, even way back 20 years ago. To get stopped because some egotistic cunt in a uniform with a wonder woman belt on 'thinks' you 'may' be going too fast is BS no matter how you dress it up, and I'll act a fucking dick every time it happens, just to piss them off. Petty, yes, but meh, my own ego kicks in and that's how it is.
No idea what the story about someone else had to do with my quote, or why you're telling me, but I stand by it - all old bill are power tripping fucksticks. Yes, we need them, of course we do, because they are the ones with the tools to do the job of catching criminals, but don't tell me ANY copper is some kind of nice guy - they are all, without exception, the opposite once they put on that uniform, and that goes for my personal friends in the force too.
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But what you are missing is that you were most likely doing something wrong that you didn't even realize. You were right with the flow of traffic, but maybe you were tailgating a little bit too much or changing lanes too often or passing on the left. The police officer pulls you over and says "I pulled you over because you were speeding" because he doesn't want to get into a discussion about your poor driving habits.
My friend has been rear ended in his big truck four or five times in two years. He says "They rear ended me which means it's their fault". This was a while ago; He took me out for a drive. He's driving a big pick up truck, driving way too fast, tailgating, and then stopping short. He locked up his brakes twice in twenty minutes, which is more than I've locked my brakes in two years. The law says he's not at fault, but the truth is he's stopping short and when you do that people slam into you.
The best part... He doesn't think he's doing anything wrong.
I'm not saying I am a better driver than anyone here. I'm not. I am saying we all think we are better drivers than we are. And even when your driving is perfect, chances are you are still speeding. And sometimes it's just your unlucky day.