Just some of the stupid things I see

It was 15 over. And I have given numerous breaks to drivers that don't try and BS me, or make an excuse or lie about this and that. I was that way when I worked the road and dealt mostly with cars, years ago. Hell one evening in summer of 1998 just before dark I got a crotch rocket on a 2 lane road at over 115 mph ina 50 mph zone. I hit the shoulder threw the lights on and the bike hit the shoulder immediately and stopped. Guy was actually a CDL holder, class A that ran local. He manned up and couldn't stop apologizing. He told me he just wanted to see what it would do. Granted, there was no one on the road for miles. I wrote that man a warning for not making me chase him and putting me, him or anyone in undue danger. I can tell you, he was the only one in my career at that point and since that has done that on a crotch rocket. I have dealt with same fella a number of times the last 14 years. He actually called me about 6-7 years about some people stealing equipment that he heard about from co-workers. That little bit of information led to 4 men getting convicted and shut down a theft ring that stole a lot of heavy equipment. Do you think he would have called me if I had stroked him out a big arse ticket for a bad lapse in judgement? My training officer taught me years ago that a warning can be just as effective as a ticket. Some people talk themselves in a ticket, others talk themselves into a warning. I 99.9% of the time make my mind up before I exit the vehicle if they are getting a ticket or a warning. that .1% come from the way the violator handles himself. I have wrote thousands of tickets and thousands of warnings over the years, and when I worked the road as a patrol officer you deal with people on complaint calls. Many times I already knew the people I was talking to, whether it be from growing up in the area, or stopping them. I learned early on you have to treat people the way you would want to be treated if you were in their shoes. I still employ that theory today as I work the interstates and deal with a wide variety of people. I can't tell you how many times I walked up to a truck and the driver says "Hi Mr. XXXXXXXXXXX" And I rememeber their name as well.

It's weird the way things work out in life. When I was a brand new Troop I stopped a guy for 69/55 zone at around 0530 hours. Guy told me he was on his way to work and was going to get a coffee and a paper. I wrote him a warning and went on my way. About a year later I stopped 2 women riding in an Expedition that were speeding. Both were pleasant and apoligetic. I wrote the older woman a warning and went on my way. Four years later I met my wife. When I went to meet her mother and father after we had been dating for about 3 weeks. I had already met them. Her father was the one on his way to work that morning. Her mother was the one I stopped and wrote her the warning. My wife was the other woman in the vehicle that morning. Life can be weird and so can karma. I know some will not believe this, but that is a true story. Hell I had stopped two of my wife's uncles as well. Three of her cousins too. So when I met the family, they were kind of leary being around me.

I understand you may not understand what I meant when I say I will cut a guy that is upfront and honest a break much quicker than I will someone who wants to bi%^& and moan and lie, deny and accuse. I'm sure scalemaster and Big Don know what I am talking about. Majority of the people I have dealt with from patrol to working trucks will lie, at least initially. Many will come clean once they know you have the goods on them. So when I get someone that man's up it's actually refreshing.