Gray Ghost Posted July 11, 2009 Share #1 Posted July 11, 2009 Ohio State Patrol clocked a couple of motorcycles speeding. The lead was going 147 MPH. There is video on this link along with the story. The quote that got me was: http://www.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/local/article/osp_video_off-duty_trooper_officer_ticketed_for_speeding/19172/ Trooper Bryan Lee: “Either one of you have anything on you I need to know about?” “No sir. A couple badges is all,” one of the motorcyclists said. They were given tickets later but not during the traffic stop. All I could think of was that if it had been me, they would have had me on the ground and cuffed before hauling me in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flb_78 Posted July 11, 2009 Share #2 Posted July 11, 2009 All are equal under the law, some are just more equal then others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonRider Posted July 11, 2009 Share #3 Posted July 11, 2009 I wouldnt have admitted on camera that I was a cop, I would have taken my lumps and gotten on with it, it could cost them their jobs, especially the one on injured leave. In the first place I would never have been going that fast, when I was younger I had a Kaw Z1 and I had it up to 117 mph, and that was way too fast for me, but that was on a closed section of Interstate under construction, and if something would have gone wrong the only one hurting from it would have been me, these clowns were doing it on a busy interstate.......DUH! They should have been sited for careless and reckless driving along with speeding. So much for my Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarley Bill Posted July 11, 2009 Share #4 Posted July 11, 2009 sounds like they were riding some real pooches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yammer Dan Posted July 11, 2009 Share #5 Posted July 11, 2009 I ain't saying nothing!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonRider Posted July 11, 2009 Share #6 Posted July 11, 2009 Aw come on Dan, you wouldnt do that would you..........:stickpoke: I ain't saying nothing!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OB-1 Posted July 11, 2009 Share #7 Posted July 11, 2009 I suspect the cop on medical leave will soon be unemployed and may even face fraud charges and the Trooper may also be seeking other employment. That kind of speed on an Ohio Interstate is way beyond bad judgement. The same speed on a deserted interstate out west here wouldn't be wise, but they'd only endanger themselves. Just imagine hitting a deer or antelope at that speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvester Posted July 11, 2009 Share #8 Posted July 11, 2009 Not that this applies, but we had a young male killed on I-85 Friday. He was doing + 100mph when he decided to impress his buddies and pop a wheelie. He lost it and hit a light pole and the motorcycle stopped 450ft further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddlebum Posted July 11, 2009 Share #9 Posted July 11, 2009 All are equal under the law, some are just more equal then others. George Orwells book " Animal Farm" right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnightventure Posted July 11, 2009 Share #10 Posted July 11, 2009 You all are being much nicer than the people on advrider are about this. I have always thought that cops should set a better example than the rest of us. Above all though don't be a hypocrite and charge people with the same thing that they are guilty of. I have a good friend that I also worked with. Every evening when we got off we would be on each others tail running faster than the speed limit. He became a deputy sheriff and I asked him if he issued very many tickets for speeding. I give him credit for saying that people have to be doing something pretty bad before he bothers them. Here in our rural county there are plenty of other things the deputies need to be doing. He's a state park ranger now so he doesn't have to worry about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarley Bill Posted July 11, 2009 Share #11 Posted July 11, 2009 like we all have never done no wrong. i live in a glass house so i don't throw rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brscooter Posted July 11, 2009 Share #12 Posted July 11, 2009 No harm, no foul as long as I didn't have to chase them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarley Bill Posted July 12, 2009 Share #13 Posted July 12, 2009 it's a fact police officers do favors for each other. i have several close freinds that are cops and my nephew is a cop. i highly doubt if my nehew would give me a ticket if i was caught speeding. i would expect him to but can't see it happening. thats just the way things are and always have been. cops take care of each other. if i was a cop i would be the same way. cops are just human like all the rest of us. sure would be a rough world without them. bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skid Posted July 12, 2009 Share #14 Posted July 12, 2009 I ain't saying nothing!!! Me too Dan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappa Bear Posted July 12, 2009 Share #15 Posted July 12, 2009 Just like alot of other things---- Its who ya know sometimes!!! Not saying I'm judging one way or the other but thats the way it is,- sometimes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Ghost Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share #16 Posted July 12, 2009 I have relatives who were troopers. I can understand, a little bit, letting a fellow cop slide, but for more than double the speed limit. No way. And I wouldn't have any respect for anyone who would turn a blind eye to that. I still recall a cousin who was fairly high up in the state patrol. His mom got a ticket one day and told him about it, thinking he might "help" out. His response was, "I guess that will teach you to keep your foot out of the carbureator". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarley Bill Posted July 12, 2009 Share #17 Posted July 12, 2009 I have relatives who were troopers. I can understand, a little bit, letting a fellow cop slide, but for more than double the speed limit. No way. And I wouldn't have any respect for anyone who would turn a blind eye to that. I still recall a cousin who was fairly high up in the state patrol. His mom got a ticket one day and told him about it, thinking he might "help" out. His response was, "I guess that will teach you to keep your foot out of the carbureator". i would have to hand it to your cousin for doing the job he was getting paid to do. i just may have done the same thing. i don't know. if my mother took advantage of the system i would throw the book at her. just would depend upon the circumstances. if i was a cop i probably would'nd last a month. first i could never carry a gun, i would be in prison in no time. if i break the law and get caught i have no argument. and i would not be lenient to people who break the law. i am a very hard person and have no compassion for law breakers. snarley bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfoot Posted July 12, 2009 Share #18 Posted July 12, 2009 Not addressing the OP and the officers not getting tickets. Something else. Based on some things I've read on this forum and others, should officers be allowed to give breaks and issue warnings? I'm not just talking about dead tags or something similar. I'm referring to anything from speeding up to reckless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLOW HAND Posted July 13, 2009 Share #19 Posted July 13, 2009 Just thought Gray Ghost should know he was quoted by an officer in the comments under the video as to what would happen if it was one of us . Nobody move big brother is watching /er reading . Jus in case I sure am glad I don't speed anymore .Don't you hate unidentified quotes ? Badjas we dont need no stinkin badjas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarges46 Posted July 13, 2009 Share #20 Posted July 13, 2009 Well they do give breaks here...even to us corrections people. Some of our guys have gotten tickets too and were po'd at them for it. They mentioned to the officers that they were corrections and almost demanded to be let off! Thats nerve and wrong if you ask me. I would be po'd too....for getting caught, not for the officer doing what he/she is supposed to do. We also had a city officer get a speeding ticket from a RCMP officer...the mountie told the city officer that he should know better and sent him on his way with his tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1bummer Posted July 13, 2009 Share #21 Posted July 13, 2009 like we all have never done no wrong. i live in a glass house so i don't throw rocks. Do you also dress in the basement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whozleft Posted July 13, 2009 Share #22 Posted July 13, 2009 I drive this section of I-70 on a daily basis. sometimes on my bike and other times iin my car. Look at the amount of traffic that goes by just during this clip. These guys should be held to the same level of accounaability as any of us should. I believe they will pay for their actions. I also think they were hoping to get off scott free or they would have never mentioned anything about their badges in the first place. It's a shame that bikers of any sort think they have to ride this fast on public roads. My wife alos drives this stretch of highway daily and I can't imagine how I would feel if something would happen to her because of a couple hot doggers like these guys. Maybe they were trying to show off, but to me they juist proved their total stupidity. Rant over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seabeetom Posted July 13, 2009 Share #23 Posted July 13, 2009 it's a fact police officers do favors for each other. i have several close freinds that are cops and my nephew is a cop. i highly doubt if my nehew would give me a ticket if i was caught speeding. i would expect him to but can't see it happening. thats just the way things are and always have been. cops take care of each other. if i was a cop i would be the same way. cops are just human like all the rest of us. sure would be a rough world without them. bill Pulled over by a MHP on US49 down here on the Gulf Coast.. Yeah, ok, I was about 30+- over the limit.. When I was taking my license out, my Deputy Sheriff badge kinda-sorta inadvertently peeked out. As the trooper peered at me from under his 'Smokey' hat and over the rims of his RayBans he just said " Son, You of all should know better " handed me a ticket for the full violation and drove off. Can't really expect 'Professional Courtesy' in all cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whozleft Posted July 14, 2009 Share #24 Posted July 14, 2009 On the news last night they actually said the two were given speeding tickets. The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the whole incident though, because the one officer shut off the mic on the video camera inside the car. That is not standard procedure apparently. The news also went on to say that the highway patrol has given out many tickets to people for speeds in excess of 100mph on Ohio highways. Peopl are sure in a hurry to get where they are going around here. Maybe they should leave home a little earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juggler Posted July 21, 2009 Share #25 Posted July 21, 2009 Iowa Motorcyclist Caught Traveling 123 MPH in 30-MPH Zone http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,534080,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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