Cops to police manners?Follow

For the record, it SHOULD have gotten him a ticket. Just because he doesn't care about his own use of profanity in a public place where small children or nuns might hear it does not mean that the rest of society deems such language as acceptable. There are laws that specifically state you shouldn't do exactly what he did.

Now whether you happen to agree with those laws or not is not the question at hand. The question is whether he should have been issued a citation for his language and the answer is yes. If you don't like the law, then strive to have it changed. But never believe that your own opinion can override the law simply because you don't agree with it. If you do, you may find yourself with worse than a $55 ticket. You may get to be one of those dummies I see regularly on Cops! getting tasered and in between jolts continually asking, "Why are you shocking me," all the while ignoring the orders being given by the officers to place their hands behind their backs and lay still because the concept that they are somehow being wronged overrides any chance of obedience in their tiny little minds. They are so wrapped up in self that they simply do not understand that the rules they wish to play by are not the rules of the game and that the subject is not open to discussion over whether or not you will do as instructed when a cop actually gets to the point of ordering you down.

Check your ego. Just because you've never been slapped down right proper doesn't mean it can't happen.

If you're not polite to people in the service industry they pee in your drink and spit on your food.

I am always polite.

Hmmm, gee guess I know where I stand with you now.

As far as the ticket goes, it's completely legal. The disorderly conduct is viewed simply as "Anything that can disrupt an enviroment's activities or bring a negative outcome to other's in a illmannered way" Translates basically to if you swore and kids were there, those kids start swearing and the chain has started because of you. Most cops don't care but if you **** us off, well hey we get our digs in if we're bored. I don't do it unless someone seems offended by it. Next time if a cop tries that ego trip on you just say "Sorry I wasn't thinking, excuse me now" and walk off.

Edited, Mon Feb 27 21:34:38 2006 by Sindarek

I love it when you stir the pot, always get a decent chuckle out of it. Oh and quit confusing the police for the Sheriff's Dept.

It's ok Sindarek, you're not the stereotypical cop. You actually have a sense of humor

But let there be someone breaking into your house or mugging you on the street, and suddenly they're okay in your book right? Yes, there are those people who become police officers for the power, but the majority are decent people who want to make your world a safer place.

Though it is true that many law enforcement are hardly the most upstanding people, it is more than a bit snobbish to say it's something many would go after something quaint and simplistic. If everyone tries to be the top 10% then there are going to be a lot of broken hearts after all.

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Are you fUcking serious?

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess that you got busted smoking pot in Suburbia by some random cop who sent you back home to momma.

Oh, I'm sure suburban kids in expensive cars strike fear and terror into the heart of every cop.



Well, no sh'it.

And yet you still fail to realize that had you shown even the basic human courtesy and dropped a thank you none of this would have happened. I can only hope that 35 dollars is enough of a lesson for you to learn a little respect for your fellow man.