sport exhaust leads to police complaint
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Don't take offense in it...I think the boys are just having some fun
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[quote=Comet;3313981]either way, a pedestrian reporting you as "speeding", it becomes your word against his unless he has evidence (which chances are, he doesn't). Cops will never take it seriously.quote]
I can't comment on the way it is in Canada, but in the US your comment is incorrect. As a LEO I can tell you how it works with my department: A citizen calls in with a driving complaint (someone cut me off, this guy was speeding, etc). Dispatch asks them if they are willing to file a formal complaint, and explains that this will require them to go to court and testify against you. If they say "yes" an officer is sent to meet with them. When the officer arrives the citizen must be able to do 2 things:ID the vehicle (color, plate number, etc) and be able to ID the driver to the extent they could pick you out of a line up. If they can, and if they still want to file a complaint, we take a written statement from them describing the facts around the complaint. We then find the driver (if possible) based on the registration info and issue them a summons to appear in court. It is essentially a citizen arrest and both parties have to show up in court and testify, the judge makes a decision and the accussed is either found guilty and fined or found not guilty.
We get probably 50 of these type complaints a month. The vast majority of time the citizen does not want to pursue it once they learn they have to go to court and face the accused, or they can ID the car but not the driver. However, I have seen 3 of these go full course and end up in court. In 2 cases the accused was found guilty and fined. The 3rd one got off on a technicality or he would have lost too.
So be advised, if you do offend someone with your driving, and if they want to pursue it (especially if it's a neighborhood thing and they get multiple witnesses) you can still get nailed.
I can't comment on the way it is in Canada, but in the US your comment is incorrect. As a LEO I can tell you how it works with my department: A citizen calls in with a driving complaint (someone cut me off, this guy was speeding, etc). Dispatch asks them if they are willing to file a formal complaint, and explains that this will require them to go to court and testify against you. If they say "yes" an officer is sent to meet with them. When the officer arrives the citizen must be able to do 2 things:ID the vehicle (color, plate number, etc) and be able to ID the driver to the extent they could pick you out of a line up. If they can, and if they still want to file a complaint, we take a written statement from them describing the facts around the complaint. We then find the driver (if possible) based on the registration info and issue them a summons to appear in court. It is essentially a citizen arrest and both parties have to show up in court and testify, the judge makes a decision and the accussed is either found guilty and fined or found not guilty.
We get probably 50 of these type complaints a month. The vast majority of time the citizen does not want to pursue it once they learn they have to go to court and face the accused, or they can ID the car but not the driver. However, I have seen 3 of these go full course and end up in court. In 2 cases the accused was found guilty and fined. The 3rd one got off on a technicality or he would have lost too.
So be advised, if you do offend someone with your driving, and if they want to pursue it (especially if it's a neighborhood thing and they get multiple witnesses) you can still get nailed.
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What happens in Colorado when someone reports aggressive driving by using the *CSP that you see on the highway signs? It would seem that a violation such as that would be difficult to prove.
either way, a pedestrian reporting you as "speeding", it becomes your word against his unless he has evidence (which chances are, he doesn't). Cops will never take it seriously.quote]
I can't comment on the way it is in Canada, but in the US your comment is incorrect. As a LEO I can tell you how it works with my department: A citizen calls in with a driving complaint (someone cut me off, this guy was speeding, etc). Dispatch asks them if they are willing to file a formal complaint, and explains that this will require them to go to court and testify against you. If they say "yes" an officer is sent to meet with them. When the officer arrives the citizen must be able to do 2 things:ID the vehicle (color, plate number, etc) and be able to ID the driver to the extent they could pick you out of a line up. If they can, and if they still want to file a complaint, we take a written statement from them describing the facts around the complaint. We then find the driver (if possible) based on the registration info and issue them a summons to appear in court. It is essentially a citizen arrest and both parties have to show up in court and testify, the judge makes a decision and the accussed is either found guilty and fined or found not guilty.
We get probably 50 of these type complaints a month. The vast majority of time the citizen does not want to pursue it once they learn they have to go to court and face the accused, or they can ID the car but not the driver. However, I have seen 3 of these go full course and end up in court. In 2 cases the accused was found guilty and fined. The 3rd one got off on a technicality or he would have lost too.
So be advised, if you do offend someone with your driving, and if they want to pursue it (especially if it's a neighborhood thing and they get multiple witnesses) you can still get nailed.
I can't comment on the way it is in Canada, but in the US your comment is incorrect. As a LEO I can tell you how it works with my department: A citizen calls in with a driving complaint (someone cut me off, this guy was speeding, etc). Dispatch asks them if they are willing to file a formal complaint, and explains that this will require them to go to court and testify against you. If they say "yes" an officer is sent to meet with them. When the officer arrives the citizen must be able to do 2 things:ID the vehicle (color, plate number, etc) and be able to ID the driver to the extent they could pick you out of a line up. If they can, and if they still want to file a complaint, we take a written statement from them describing the facts around the complaint. We then find the driver (if possible) based on the registration info and issue them a summons to appear in court. It is essentially a citizen arrest and both parties have to show up in court and testify, the judge makes a decision and the accussed is either found guilty and fined or found not guilty.
We get probably 50 of these type complaints a month. The vast majority of time the citizen does not want to pursue it once they learn they have to go to court and face the accused, or they can ID the car but not the driver. However, I have seen 3 of these go full course and end up in court. In 2 cases the accused was found guilty and fined. The 3rd one got off on a technicality or he would have lost too.
So be advised, if you do offend someone with your driving, and if they want to pursue it (especially if it's a neighborhood thing and they get multiple witnesses) you can still get nailed.
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And if it were a mexican in a 64 Impala revving his engine while bumping la cucaracha through your neighborhood, don't you think he will get complaints? Both this and the downshifting bring attract the same amount of attention, why does the 911 driver think he has the right to disturb the peace?
Question. Would those desperate housewives have the same reaction if Thugnificient rolled into town with gold rims bumping gangsta rap? My guess is no. So why should these moms tell a guy in a 911 how to drive but not Thugnificient? Cause he's ganstalicious. My point: These moms should treat everyone the same and tell everyone to slow down, or they should just mind their own business instead of selectively wagging their fingers at certain people. Is that not fair?
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If you are revving your engines within the allotted dB limit enumerated in the laws, then it's all good. If your car is making more noise then what is legally allowed, then it is your fault. But so long as you follow the laws, then I don't see why it would be anyone's business to tell you how to drive.
Question. Would those desperate housewives have the same reaction if Thugnificient rolled into town with gold rims bumping gangsta rap? My guess is no. So why would should these moms tell a guy in a 911 how to drive but not Thugnificient? Cause he's ganstalicious. My point: These moms should treat everyone the same, or just shut up. Is that not fair?
Question. Would those desperate housewives have the same reaction if Thugnificient rolled into town with gold rims bumping gangsta rap? My guess is no. So why would should these moms tell a guy in a 911 how to drive but not Thugnificient? Cause he's ganstalicious. My point: These moms should treat everyone the same, or just shut up. Is that not fair?
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Just out of curiosity, I wonder how many the three that went full course had an attorney. "Citizen's Arrest" or "Grand Jury Indictment" there remain burdens of proof that must be met and procedures that must be followed so there must have been more to the stories than a "He said - She said" complaint.
either way, a pedestrian reporting you as "speeding", it becomes your word against his unless he has evidence (which chances are, he doesn't). Cops will never take it seriously.quote]
I can't comment on the way it is in Canada, but in the US your comment is incorrect. As a LEO I can tell you how it works with my department: A citizen calls in with a driving complaint (someone cut me off, this guy was speeding, etc). Dispatch asks them if they are willing to file a formal complaint, and explains that this will require them to go to court and testify against you. If they say "yes" an officer is sent to meet with them. When the officer arrives the citizen must be able to do 2 things:ID the vehicle (color, plate number, etc) and be able to ID the driver to the extent they could pick you out of a line up. If they can, and if they still want to file a complaint, we take a written statement from them describing the facts around the complaint. We then find the driver (if possible) based on the registration info and issue them a summons to appear in court. It is essentially a citizen arrest and both parties have to show up in court and testify, the judge makes a decision and the accussed is either found guilty and fined or found not guilty.
We get probably 50 of these type complaints a month. The vast majority of time the citizen does not want to pursue it once they learn they have to go to court and face the accused, or they can ID the car but not the driver. However, I have seen 3 of these go full course and end up in court. In 2 cases the accused was found guilty and fined. The 3rd one got off on a technicality or he would have lost too.
So be advised, if you do offend someone with your driving, and if they want to pursue it (especially if it's a neighborhood thing and they get multiple witnesses) you can still get nailed.
I can't comment on the way it is in Canada, but in the US your comment is incorrect. As a LEO I can tell you how it works with my department: A citizen calls in with a driving complaint (someone cut me off, this guy was speeding, etc). Dispatch asks them if they are willing to file a formal complaint, and explains that this will require them to go to court and testify against you. If they say "yes" an officer is sent to meet with them. When the officer arrives the citizen must be able to do 2 things:ID the vehicle (color, plate number, etc) and be able to ID the driver to the extent they could pick you out of a line up. If they can, and if they still want to file a complaint, we take a written statement from them describing the facts around the complaint. We then find the driver (if possible) based on the registration info and issue them a summons to appear in court. It is essentially a citizen arrest and both parties have to show up in court and testify, the judge makes a decision and the accussed is either found guilty and fined or found not guilty.
We get probably 50 of these type complaints a month. The vast majority of time the citizen does not want to pursue it once they learn they have to go to court and face the accused, or they can ID the car but not the driver. However, I have seen 3 of these go full course and end up in court. In 2 cases the accused was found guilty and fined. The 3rd one got off on a technicality or he would have lost too.
So be advised, if you do offend someone with your driving, and if they want to pursue it (especially if it's a neighborhood thing and they get multiple witnesses) you can still get nailed.
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Busybodies are a pet peeve of mine too. There is a woman here who recently moved into the neighborhood and brake checked me and started yelling at me for going 20 on our street (speed limit 15, it was about midnight).
I told her that on this street, we have stuck with each other through hurricanes, lost pets, lockouts, floods, and break ins...and that the last thing we need is for some ****ing busybody to move in here and start telling us how to live our lives. Oh, and that she should kindly **** off.
It was a bit harsh, but as I mentioned, this is my pet peeve and I had just come home on a transcontinental flight and it was midnight
I told her that on this street, we have stuck with each other through hurricanes, lost pets, lockouts, floods, and break ins...and that the last thing we need is for some ****ing busybody to move in here and start telling us how to live our lives. Oh, and that she should kindly **** off.
It was a bit harsh, but as I mentioned, this is my pet peeve and I had just come home on a transcontinental flight and it was midnight
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Busybodies are a pet peeve of mine too. There is a woman here who recently moved into the neighborhood and brake checked me and started yelling at me for going 20 on our street (speed limit 15, it was about midnight).
I told her that on this street, we have stuck with each other through hurricanes, lost pets, lockouts, floods, and break ins...and that the last thing we need is for some ****ing busybody to move in here and start telling us how to live our lives. Oh, and that she should kindly **** off.
It was a bit harsh, but as I mentioned, this is my pet peeve and I had just come home on a transcontinental flight and it was midnight
I told her that on this street, we have stuck with each other through hurricanes, lost pets, lockouts, floods, and break ins...and that the last thing we need is for some ****ing busybody to move in here and start telling us how to live our lives. Oh, and that she should kindly **** off.
It was a bit harsh, but as I mentioned, this is my pet peeve and I had just come home on a transcontinental flight and it was midnight