Cars, ACAB and Transportation: Overreach

Overreach

By VroomVroom - 04/03/2009 15:50 - United States

Today, at a red light, an old lady crossing the street fell right in front of my car. I got out of my car to help her. The light turned green and I was still helping the woman to her feet. An officer came by and ticketed me for "impeding the flow of traffic." FML

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By Samaritan - 19/01/2010 13:20 - United Kingdom

Today, I was given a ticket for running a red light. The reason? I was moving out of the way of an ambulance. The police officer watched it go by. FML

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By Flipside - 02/05/2009 00:46 - United States

Today, as I was driving home, I saw a woman get hit by a car. I immediately parked on the side of the road to assist her. I called an ambulance and stayed with her until they came to get her, comforting her all the while. When I returned to my car, I found a parking ticket in my windshield. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/09/2010 01:44 - United States

Today, while I was driving, a police officer jumped out from the sidewalk and into my lane. I slammed on the brakes so I wouldn't hit him. He then gave me a ticket for "obstructing traffic." FML

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By legotron - 30/10/2009 08:06 - United States

Today, I was hit by a car speeding through an intersection after the light had already turned red. Still partly blacked out, I crawled onto the sidewalk and I sat down. The woman rolled down her car window and yelled, "Watch where you're going!" as she drove by. FML

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Classic scam

By Anonymous - 01/07/2017 06:00 - United States - New Hyde Park

Today, I was driving when a woman started crossing the street against the light at the upcoming intersection, so I slammed on the brakes and stopped short of hitting her. That's when she intentionally jumped onto my car and started screaming that I had "mowed her down". The cops believed her. FML

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By Jennnn - 16/09/2009 20:08 - United States

Today, I was at a stop light when I saw a cute police officer at the light across the intersection. Trying to be cute as I drove by, I turned and winked and waved. The car in front of me stopped, I rear ended them and then got rear ended. The cute cop winked back, then wrote me a ticket. FML

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By Anonymous - 20/05/2009 06:07 - United States

Today, I got pulled over for speeding and got a $200 ticket. After I pulled away, I decided to warn the next car about the cop up ahead by flashing my headlights. The next car was another cop. He didn't appreciate my "help". FML

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By Mick - 20/02/2009 08:29 - United States

Today, I saw an elderly man fall in a crosswalk, so I jumped off my bike to help. As I helped him across, the light turned green. I then watched across a 6 lane street as someone stole my bike. FML

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By anonymous - 28/12/2010 18:03 - Canada

Today, while driving home from basketball practice, I noticed an old lady struggling to get up from a fall. I stopped to help her up and make sure she was fine, and in the meantime, a teenager decided to hop into my car and crash it into a telephone pole and run away. FML

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By Anonymous - 01/01/2019 11:00 - United States - Spokane

Today, I got rear ended. The guy flashed his lights at me to pull over, so I pulled into the side of the road. He drove away. FML

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PureGold 0

Wednesday 4 March 2009 23:10

What the hell?! That's soo awful!! x( Person: "But...but....this old lady needed help!" Idiot cop: "HAH! If I had a nickel for every time I heard that one..." *takes bite of donut and walks away*

arienh4 0

Wednesday 4 March 2009 23:09

Do they have tickets for everything in America?

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Boredom123 0

Monday 9 March 2009 6:58

That cop should be fired

neocaster 0

Thursday 12 March 2009 18:06

Just pead not guilty, and explain on your day in court that, faced with the decision you made the right choice. Remind them that civil negligence can also be cited on the spot so you picked the ticket you could live with.

walkejer 0

Monday 16 March 2009 4:35

you should have pushed the cop over in front of your car and took his ticket book and ticketed him. .. or ran him over lol

thisquietcity14 0

Monday 16 March 2009 6:55

... You should probably go to court... freakin' cop...

dusty0001 0

Monday 16 March 2009 16:55

That cop is a real prick, He should definetly be investigated, he's worried cause your helping an ederly woman when we have real problems in the world like bank robberies, murders, kidnappings, etc.

eeee93757 0

Wednesday 18 March 2009 1:18

That's what you get these days for being a good Samaritan...

permanantgirl 0

Wednesday 18 March 2009 17:21

It was a very nice thing for you to get out of your car and help the old lady... I would deff. take that to court cause that cop apparently sucks at his job

sammmii92 0

Monday 23 March 2009 4:00

that cop is a dick. you were helping the old lady get up, that was nice of you to do but that cop was a total jerk. ugh people like that piss me off.

deminemi 0

Tuesday 31 March 2009 1:37

if you have the number for the old lady somehow jut get an affidavit from her, else just go to court and tell the judge you got out of your car to help an old lady that had fallen in front of you, he should drop the charge, i don't see any reason he wouldn't.