Why mess with a Florida Motor Cop?
#44
11-08-2011 | 07:56 PM
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All of the above it true...AND...the unfortunate thing is, they know all that and a great number (notice I didn't say all) use that to violate your fundamental constitutional right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. I can't tell you how many times, just since I started riding again a short while ago, that I have been eyeballed by cops as I ride. Now that it's colder I wear my favorite leather jacket...it has a great big Philadelphia Eagles emblem on the back. Wanna know how many time I've been followed, for no reason...my sh*t is straight, the bike is legal, and I'm not speeding... until they realize what it is? I have absolutely no time or respect for that kind of BS. I work hard, I play hard, and I respect others person and property. They have no reason to mean-mug me for how I dress or the mode of transportation I choose to use.
#47
11-10-2011 | 06:51 PM
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From: Clermont, GA, CSA
All of the above it true...AND...the unfortunate thing is, they know all that and a great number (notice I didn't say all) use that to violate your fundamental constitutional right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. I can't tell you how many times, just since I started riding again a short while ago, that I have been eyeballed by cops as I ride. Now that it's colder I wear my favorite leather jacket...it has a great big Philadelphia Eagles emblem on the back. Wanna know how many time I've been followed, for no reason...my sh*t is straight, the bike is legal, and I'm not speeding... until they realize what it is? I have absolutely no time or respect for that kind of BS. I work hard, I play hard, and I respect others person and property. They have no reason to mean-mug me for how I dress or the mode of transportation I choose to use.
I LOOK at them, what's wrong with that? Hell, I've stopped and talked to some riders at convenience stores when they're gettin gas.
Hey, here's one for ya. I was driving up the road one day and came up behind two Harleys. I decided to follow them, not because they might do something wrong, but rolled my window down so I could hear the music of the exhaust.
If I was as paranoid as Da Ofg, I'd probably never leave the damn house!
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Last edited by Mal74; 11-10-2011 at 07:00 PM.
#48
11-10-2011 | 10:53 PM
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#50
11-12-2011 | 01:54 PM
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From: Hinesville, Ga.
Sure, tell me please.
Traffic cop for 20 years. (Not a motor officer sadly) I ride alot, and yes I look at motorcycles when they pass, as most of us do. I am reasonably armed, would not do this work if I couldn't be at least "reasonably" prepared. Cops have to follow somebody when they drive, sometimes its you. I didn't see where you were stopped, harrassed, or anything other than "mean-mugged". If your legal, you should have no fear of cops. Every profession has knotheads.
BUT... I wish I could have been in Daytona to see the competion between the motor officers that this thread was about.....
