Well, it seems we have some newbie's on soap boxes here.

Please re-read my original post again. I did not mention anything about not deserving the ticket or not planning on paying it or trying to weasel out of it or any other such thing.

I was speeding and will pay the ticket. No whining here, guys. The point of this thread was I had never seen or heard of LEO's on foot with handheld laser guns hiding behind newspaper stands. I thought that alone was interesting enough to make a thread. No where did I say it was not deserved, and thus your opinions on my actions are unneeded.

Would it make any difference if I mentioned that the stop sign I just went thru was the last one in the town and the speed limit changed to 45mph less than 100 yards from where the officer pulled me over?

Careful where you throw stones... you might get your glass house broken.

 

I've seen that in South Florida often. Not only are the cops who do that reckless with their own lives they're doing more harm than good when driver's have to stop short.

 

In west central Florida we have police dressing as homeless people & using their radar guns. But the good thing is they always tell you they are the police if you read their signs. A friend of mine stopped and offered one a beer. It as a good thing it wasn't opened.
http://newsmine.org/content.php?ol=s...s-homeless.txt

http://speedtrapahead.org/wordpress/page/30/

 

I did not say the PD gets the money. City Hall, and/or the State does- which ever is applicable. They just use the LE/PD to generate the income for them. A terrible waste of talent, when they should spend more time busting REAL bad guys- murder, theft, etc... not that I'm endorsing speeding.

 

gotcha.

That's true. I see where you are coming from. I, personally, for the city taxes I pay-want my police officers doing everything. Whether it be dealing with minor issues like speeders in my neighborhood, teenagers ditching high school or a drug bust on a legit drug deal...I am pro police and would hope they're out there doing what they're supposed to do.

 

Axxlrod, let me respond by first saying the fact that I don't have 1,358 posts like you is irrelevant. I have just as much right to voice my opinion on this public forum as anyone else. However, in the relatively brief time I've been a user in this forum, I've tried to make it a habit not to offer an opinion unless the OP asked for it. I re-read your post and realize that you're absolutely right. You might have made some implications, but you never said you didn't deserve the ticket nor that you shouldn't have to pay it. I apologize for judging you. (Sound of stones being dropped.)

 

Interesting. Hereabouts one never sees police enforcing speed limits anymore. I'd assumed that the economy had dictated cutbacks in the force and they'd decided they had better things to do. Though there was one cop with a radar gun in the middle divider of the extremely rural interstate last weekend during our PCA tour. Fortunately, our line-up of P-cars wasn't doing 120+ at that moment, which my wife commented would be a state trooper's wet dream.

 

They do this all the time in Miami. Even on the HIGHWAY. They park, usually under a overpass or on top of a hill and just flag you down.

 

+1 My apologies.