Today, I learned that making an illegal U-turn right after you see a cop doing one will not stop said cop from ticketing you. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was pulled over by a cop and was fined $210 for making an illegal u-turn. When the cop finished writing my ticket and hopped in his car, he made the same u-turn. FML
Today, a cop pulled me over because there was a sign hidden behind a tree that said "No left turn". As I was getting my ticket, I watched as three cars turned left. The cop saw them, laughed, and said, "I guess you're the unlucky one." FML
Today, I was looking for a parking spot and finally found one. Trying to figure out if the spot was legal, I asked a cop that had pulled up. He said it was fine. I came back 3 hours later to a parking ticket. FML
Today, while on my driving test, the guy told me to pull over and do a U-turn. A few minutes later, he asked me to do another one. After the test, he said I'd failed because the second U-turn was illegal, and I should have refused to comply. I didn't know they're even allowed do that. FML
Today, I was pulled over for going the wrong way on a closed highway. The construction signs pointed me in that direction, and the cop agreed that they should be fixed. Did it stop him from giving me a ticket anyway? Nope. FML
Today, I was going 73 in a 55 on a country road when an oncoming cop passed me. He pulled a U turn. I turned off the main road and took random turns. I got lost, was 30 minutes late to work, and the cop still found me and gave me two tickets. I had to ask him for directions. FML
Today, the car I was in got pulled over by the police for making an illegal turn. I was in a cab. And he kept the meter running. FML
Today, a policeman pulled me over and proceeded to flirt with me. After I had rejected him, he gave me a ticket for "not paying attention to the road". FML
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
Today, I was driving home from work when I saw a cop come up behind me. Nervous about my expired license, I kept checking in my rear view mirror. In turn since I wasn't paying attention, I ran a stop sign. Needless to say the cop pulled me over and gave me 2 tickets. FML
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suppressed08 2
Just because the cop was being reckless doesn't mean you should be.
marmlr339 14
Cops get away with all. you just ha to learn that the hard way :-(
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Comments (76)
ilove_2_poop 0
Stupid OP is stupid.
spokenlastchance 0
DJ is actually right. If the cop does not have his/her lights on then they are consider a normal driver and have to follow ALL the same rules as the rest of traffic. And you CAN report cops for illegal driving as well. Because it's highly reckless of them. I've seen many cops past me going over 90 on the high way and if I would have change lanes they would have not had time to stop. I know if they are speeding over 10 of the limit. You can write their tag down and report them.
mega18 0
#41 u mean not the brightest crayon in the crayon box......crayons arent smart
Isolated 7
Cops get away with practically anything... =3=" well YDI for doing it while the police was there.
ridikulous 0
If the cop had enough time to ticket OP, then there was no emergency and the cop made an illegal U-turn.
Ahook1 0
This is a re-post I read this like 3 months ago!!!!!! FFS
Alumnus_Vitae 0
You live in California, you should know better than to trust a cop any farther than you can throw him. YDI
xgetxbentx 13
the cop was probably instructed to go somewhere but it wasn't an actual emergency so he had time to pull you over. ydi, there's a reason u-turns are illegal.
ManaUser 0
That probably qualifies as entrapment.
ejsan 0
no shit sherlock, he's a cop, your not. he's allowed to do things your not