wouldn't you rather be in front of a jury than in a pine box?

11/4/2012 7:53:26 PM

If I was in that situation I just wouldn't say a damn thing to anyone until I talked to my attorney

11/4/2012 7:55:35 PM

I'm not saying I'd be thinking about due process while I'm flinging lead his direction, I'm just curious as to legal precedent. I've just heard so many times that shooting someone in the back is a ticket to prison no matter what, but I would like to believe it's not so rigid as to preclude logic

11/4/2012 7:56:00 PM

When I was a kid a guy shot a high school student who was trying to rob his house, kid was even running away and he was never charged

11/4/2012 7:58:03 PM

Quote :

"I'm just curious as to legal precedent."

There really is none in North Carolina.

In other news, after tomorrow, I won't be able to post in this thread for awhile since I will be relinquishing my law enforcement authority.

11/4/2012 8:11:06 PM

where does 'the fuzz' come from

11/4/2012 8:13:47 PM

Not really sure; the new term is "bitches"

11/4/2012 8:19:50 PM

Quote :

"a ticket to prison no matter what"

this doesn't exist

11/4/2012 8:27:18 PM

why arent you a cop anymore

what are you going to be now

can we ask you questions about that job instead

11/4/2012 8:27:24 PM

I will be a LEO, just not in the traditional sense of riding around in a patrol car. I start next week but not sure when they plan on swearing me in.

[Edited on November 4, 2012 at 8:42 PM. Reason : Time for bed. Hopefully tomorrow will be slow - its been cray cray here. ]

11/4/2012 8:34:31 PM

congrats!!

11/4/2012 9:34:48 PM

explain "sight and tone" as that sounds like a BS way to say, "I don't know who's speeding, I just pick randomly."

11/5/2012 9:02:53 AM

A RADAR is used to corroborate an officers opinion that a vehicle is speeding. First you must visual estimate the speed of the vehicle. Then turn on your unit and listen to the tone which does two things: 1) the tone sounds different as speed increases and you get to the point where you can recognize what tone is emitted at what MPH 2) it lets you know that the radar is locked on the target you are looking out. If there are bunch of cars in the group, the tone won't be constant and it will change rapidly because its bouncing of one car to the other.

11/5/2012 9:43:59 AM

so is singling one driver out of a group just a crapshoot then?

11/5/2012 12:39:52 PM

In a nutshell

11/5/2012 7:28:10 PM

No more badge, no more gun; turned in everything early.

11/8/2012 3:49:16 PM

how fast does your new ride go?



[Edited on November 8, 2012 at 3:52 PM. Reason : a]

11/8/2012 3:50:52 PM

Bump. Hopefully next week I will again be qualified to respond to the questions in this thread.

11/18/2012 1:27:07 AM

Im still qualified

11/18/2012 3:06:29 AM

Is this considered a concealed weapon? (assuming I'm in the drivers' seat)

11/18/2012 11:46:07 AM

Almost definitely, but I'm not a cop

What holster is that, I really like that. Mine is beside the seat, it take me too long to get out.

11/18/2012 11:55:11 AM

http://www.gungoddess.com/steering-wheel-column-holster-mount/

11/18/2012 11:59:06 AM

Still waiting on my paperwork

11/29/2012 7:29:49 PM

4^ yes that is concealed. And what holster is that?

11/29/2012 7:35:08 PM

cool cassette deck, bro

11/29/2012 7:36:28 PM

Have you ever punished someone for being a dick while being arrested by taking the long way back to the precinct, and farting A LOT with the windows rolled up?

11/29/2012 7:40:46 PM

my wife's '06 acura has a 6 disc in-dash cd changer, a tape deck, and no aux input jack

11/29/2012 7:42:25 PM

^my mom's 03 TL has that too. no tape though (i don't think). i hate driving it.


though i can't stand driving anything that doesn't have SiriusXM

11/29/2012 9:25:30 PM

to cops:

have you ever retrieved a car's EDR, or the data from it after an accident?
Is there a standard procedure for it?
Is there any risk that it won't retain the data if action isn't taken quickly?

12/8/2012 3:06:51 PM

It's going to be a no, no, not sure

12/8/2012 3:43:37 PM

^. Last time I read a report from one, they had to pay a third party engineering firm to interpret all the data.

12/8/2012 6:02:02 PM

So lets say somebody mistook their court date and didn't appear.. What would the correct course of action be and what could the penalties be?

12/16/2012 10:19:09 PM

^I did that once & went to court the next chance I had (2-3 days later). They just gave me a continuance

[Edited on December 16, 2012 at 10:22 PM. Reason : was in guilford county, not sure if it's different in wake]

12/16/2012 10:21:57 PM

why do police set up speed traps on the highway instead of in neighborhoods?

most accidents occur five minutes to and from home.

12/16/2012 10:30:03 PM

Because accidents at 80 miles per hour are 10 times as dangerous as accidents at 35 miles per hour?

Don't troll

12/16/2012 11:04:41 PM

As if speed traps are about safety.

12/17/2012 8:43:46 AM

SPEEDING THREAD lol

12/17/2012 8:44:28 AM

Quote :

"So lets say somebody mistook their court date and didn't appear.. What would the correct course of action be and what could the penalties be?"

Call the DA

Quote :

"why do police set up speed traps on the highway instead of in neighborhoods?"

No idea.

Finally back in action starting tomorrow.

12/17/2012 10:43:54 PM

I want that steering column holster.

[Edited on December 17, 2012 at 10:55 PM. Reason : a]

12/17/2012 10:55:28 PM

^The link is 2 posts down from the picture...

12/17/2012 11:00:20 PM

What, no questions?

12/30/2012 11:19:36 PM

Ever have to beat a person down?

12/30/2012 11:24:59 PM

Does anyone in NC use laser for traffic enforcement? What bands are used

12/30/2012 11:28:10 PM

Moonshine, whats the statute on it and have you received any training in finding stills being in an urban environment rather than in the mountains?

12/31/2012 12:17:52 AM

interesting question

do the police in the mountains receive training on finding moonshine operations?
is that a thing?

12/31/2012 12:51:09 AM

Have you ever arrested someone for shining a green laser into someone else's eye?

hurts like a mofo

12/31/2012 12:52:19 AM

lasers in the eye are no laughing matter
especially if we're talking about lasers over 5mW

12/31/2012 12:53:31 AM

Quote :

"Ever have to beat a person down?"

Yes.

Quote :

"Does anyone in NC use laser for traffic enforcement? What bands are used"

There are LIDAR operator courses, but that is about all I know.

Quote :

"Moonshine, whats the statute on it and have you received any training in finding stills being in an urban environment rather than in the mountains?"

http://www.indyweek.com/pdf/071112/NCMoonshineLaws.pdf

Quote :

"do the police in the mountains receive training on finding moonshine operations? is that a thing?"

Not sure, but I know there are a few state/fed task forces that target moonshine operations.

Quote :

"Have you ever arrested someone for shining a green laser into someone else's eye?"

Nope

12/31/2012 6:06:07 PM

If X is the normal amount of cops working on a given night, how much is the number of cops on New Years Eve?

12/31/2012 6:21:42 PM

How often are you corrected on a law by a citizen when you try to enforce something you've been misinformed about?

12/31/2012 6:29:12 PM