A friend of mine works in an Emergency Department which generally goes out of its way to work with the police, i.e. police who need medical care generally get put at the front of the line, when police bring suspects in who require medical attention care is made that this attention is provided quickly so the police can get back to doing what they do best, etc.
This friend was recently ticketed for speeding, 41 mph in a 30 mph. He didn't blatantly discuss his employment but it was rather obvious, what with the scrubs and the prominent nametag.
There has been an argument going on now about whether or not the police should turn the other eye on unimportant instances like this due to their relationship to the ED or whether this guy should just suck it up and stop complaining as, after all, he did break the law.
What do ya'll think?
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Suck it up and stop crying. Breaking the Law > Tweaking protocol.
I'm not saying tweaking protocol is right either, but it doesn't give one carte blanche to speed (or whatever). Besides, he probably wants to **** off the cops less than the cops care if he's pissed.
I'm not saying tweaking protocol is right either, but it doesn't give one carte blanche to speed (or whatever). Besides, he probably wants to **** off the cops less than the cops care if he's pissed.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
It's not right for anyone to flaunt the word of law. Look at the problems we're having with corporate execs and whatnot. Noone has the right to feel above the law especially if they expect anyone else to follow it.
I don't think it's a big deal to ignore speeding unless the guy is drunk, bur what do I know? We of the 'developing nations' look the other way quite a lot.
Professional courtesy is certainly in your favor, Luke.
I'm not saying it'd be a big deal if he was let off. The company I work for is pretty tied into the town it's in. The owner is friends with the mayor, we do tons of work for the village, cops work security for us off-shift, etc. I'd personally be very suprised to get a ticket in that town for anything short of blowing through a stopsign in a school zone at 75mph at 2:30 in the afternoon. Hell, if I was in a company truck, I might be able to pull that off 
That said, if I did get a ticket for going 10mph over, I wouldn't cry about how unfair it was.
That said, if I did get a ticket for going 10mph over, I wouldn't cry about how unfair it was.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
yeees, squid pro row
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I don't think the guy should be complaining. Obviously, the officer thought it was enough of an offense to pull him over. I believe for a minor traffic offense like that, they can issue a warning instead of a citation. The officer chose the citation and I'm sure he had a reason.
But, why should he get special treatment? If it's such a minor unimportant thing, why not quit enforcing it all together? I thought the law was supposed to apply to all of us equally. And if we should give "special" people extra consideration, who decides on what? Where is the line drawn? Who gets to decide who's "special" How do we tell who the "special" people are? I for one would prefer we all remain equal.
But, why should he get special treatment? If it's such a minor unimportant thing, why not quit enforcing it all together? I thought the law was supposed to apply to all of us equally. And if we should give "special" people extra consideration, who decides on what? Where is the line drawn? Who gets to decide who's "special" How do we tell who the "special" people are? I for one would prefer we all remain equal.
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How do we tell who the "special" people are?
They ride the short yellow bus.
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