What would you have done ?

[besafe2]

My friends son who just graduated from FSU is applying for an le position at several agencies including Federal. Well he just got a speeding ticket 48/35. Where he got the ticket at it dropped off real quick from the 45 to 35 mph speed limit & he didn't realise the speed had changed untill he was stopped. Just to be clear the boy is not going to contest it he is going to drivers school. When stopped the boy (according to his dad) was very polite & explained the situation & about wanting to become an le to the officer that stopped him. Several of my le friends said if it went down as he said the would have given him break. When I was an le 30 years ago I would've also. My question is assuming it went down this way(of course I wasn't there) would you have given the boy a break also or wrote the ticket ?
Thanks all & thanks for all you do.

[Jay7376]

They problem with this scenario is that anyone can "say" they are trying to get into Law Enforcement, however they have no way to prove it.

It shouldn't be an issue with most department when it comes to interview time.... I got hired and I had three prior traffic tickets. :D

[Terminator]

My friends son who just graduated from FSU is applying for an le position at several agencies including Federal. Well he just got a speeding ticket 48/35.

What department wrote him the ticket, and in what state?

[Johninaustin]

Speeders lie. Some lies are more amusing than others. All are irrelevant to the offense.

Someday I'm going to find an honest one, but I'm not holding my breath in the meantime.

[besafe2]

Speeders lie. Some lies are more amusing than others. All are irrelevant to the offense.

Someday I'm going to find an honest one, but I'm not holding my breath in the meantime.

He just got back Sat from an interview with Austin PD.
Terminator, I think it was CMPD here in NC.

[gabe a.]

I personally would not have cut him a break, LE applicant or not. But I tried my best not to run radar right after a speed limit reduction.

[txinvestigator1]

What difference does it make if someone else would have cut him a break based on 4th hand knowledge of a 3rd hand story?

[Mike Romeo]

(of course I wasn't there)

I just wanted to say that I love you regardless.

[Jay7376]

I just wanted to say that I love you regardless.

Oh dear God...they got to you too?

hey, listen bro, I was once a Care Bear too...but look at me now, back to normal. Hang in there, you will get it out of your system soon enough.

[Terminator]

Oh dear God...they got to you too?

hey, listen bro, I was once a Care Bear too...but look at me now, back to normal. Hang in there, you will get it out of your system soon enough.

Don't listen to him Mike Romeo....he's a two-timer. Once you go Care Bear, you NEVER go back.

[gabe a.]

Hey Jay, maybe you could write up a nice 12-step process on reverting and recovering from such a horrible infliction.

[Cat_Doc]

I just wanted to say that I love you regardless.

Revert back now, it is all an evil mind control ploy. :eek:

[Jay7376]

Hey Jay, maybe you could write up a nice 12-step process on reverting and recovering from such a horrible infliction.

Sure can...
1) Drink a beer
2) Kick your dog
3) Change Avatar
4) Curse at your mother
5) Drink another beer
6) Change signature line
7) Scratch yourself
8) Change User Title
9) Fart
10) Vow never to hug another man again
11) No more Care Stares
and this one is courtesy of Big Sexy:
12) Do you dirty work here

[Mike Romeo]

Sure can...
1) Drink a beer
2) Kick your dog
3) Change Avatar
4) Curse at your mother
5) Drink another beer
6) Change signature line
7) Scratch yourself
8) Change User Title
9) Fart
10) Vow never to hug another man again
11) No more Care Stares
and this one is courtesy of Big Sexy:
12) Do you dirty work here

BWAH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now that was funny as hell.

And we LUV you for it. :D

[chris2001]

The boy was doing 13 over the speed limit, he is getting a ticket from me. As officers and if you were in LE 30 years ago you should know, that we have a threshold that we go by when talking about speed. Some officers give more over than others. I am one that is on the lower end of the speed spectrum. For someone to get by with a warning they pretty much have to have an extreme emergency or well thats about it. I give 12 over and my theory on it is this. You know by the time you get to 10 over that you are speeding, you are intending on doing that speed, I just give you the benefit and give you two extra miles more (which I am sure the other officers on here know why). He was speeding, man up, pay up and move on. No agency is not gonna hire you just because you got a speeding ticket. Heck most of us that are verified on this board I would say have been wrote for speeding.

Oh and thanks for coming Hugs to you and your friend. :D