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dave gibbons |
Most jurisdictions have a speeding exemption for officers on duty. It may
seem as though they are goofing around, but most often they are going to a
call. the reason for no lights & siren ? The way the public react to
the lights & siren is sometimes worse than not using them. Whatever
gets the officer to the accident, the break in, the baby not
breathing..what exactly were you doing while he was doing that? stop
complaining and support your local police. If you feel an officer is acting
unprofessionally call the police and ask for internal affairs. |
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Andrew Riddle |
I like the police speeding, especially when they are coming to my house to
help me... |
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Alex |
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Gary Gerrard |
I have complaint to State Patrol in GA that was investigated, officer
admitted doing over 55 mph in 35 mph SCHOOL ZONE, and he got 'verbal
counseling' by supervisor. OUTRAGEOUS!! |
| 56 |
Robert R McKeel |
I had a Sheriff's Deputy pull up in my driveway a few seconds after I
had. When I was getting my groceries and briefcase out (under my carport)
I saw him but figured he was here to ask about the neighbor they had been
watching. He said |
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Leon Chantsev |
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Nicholas |
I am extremely angry that they get to make our roads American Autobahn for
them but not for us and that is not fair. If they cannot enforce the right
laws for safety like they do in the Autobahn then they should also be
slaves to the freedom deprivition speed limits, especilally in highways
where there should be no speed limit but the right safety laws being
enforced instead. |
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caytlynchin |
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Joe |
Police should be setting the example. |
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Travis J Bell |
Police are always speeding, yet never fined, meanwhile Us civilians and
military personal are fined. Rule of Law states no man is above the law no
matter what their status is. |
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shawn jordan |
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Steve Phoenix |
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Henrique Hedler |
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wade ****oo |
I see police officers speeding all the time without have there lights or
siren on here in kissimmee, fl. They need to obey the law too. |
| 46 |
Jeff Simone |
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Disgruntled Citizen |
I HATE POLICE |
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tony |
I just had a SC State Trooper speed by me the other day and he
wasn't even wearing his uniform. |
| 43 |
mark hill |
cops are public servants, not above the law |
| 42 |
Richard |
followed a speeding speed camera van 2 years ago, complained and then we
were intimidated by police officers (including a senior one) turning up on
our doorstep into dropping the complaint. Throughout, we were given
conflicting information (the van isn't one of ours/ it is but the
driver can't be located/the matter will be dealt with internally and
your continued involvement will cause you more hassle)I now have utter
comtempt for this bunch of law-breaking bully boys |
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motorist |
I signing this but it will have little effect because other police
aren't going to ticket other police. It a brotherhood and they feel
they are above the law. It just makes me so sick. |
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Jim Snyder |
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Martin Luther King |
I have a dream. A dream that shows how ridiculous this petition is. |
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Corey |
I see this happen daily |
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Nick |
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Rob |
That's right! They should stop breaking the law .They break it
everyday here in nashville(aka trashville),tn |
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Rory Dwayne Dumas |
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Shawnda Gardner |
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sweet dude |
this is a site on the same thing!!!sign up for it: www.lost.eu/4b6c9 |
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Nathaniel Dawson |
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Shannan Landreth |
Laws should be followed by everyone, even the police. |
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Chauncey |
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Carter C. |
Why not choose a city and obtain video evidence? Just strap a camcorder
inside your car and record your limit along with the police speeding past
you. There must also be a wealth of video evidence from city cameras of
reckless driving by police. |
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Margel (TN) |
It's bizarre... and sad... The police officer should should always
be an example. Otherwise it's not going to work, they will not earn
respect. |
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FilthyPigs UK |
M E T R O P O L I T A N P O L I C E
CAN YOU TRUST THE POLICE, OR ARE THEY ALL A BUNCH OF FILTHY,
RACIST, CORRUPT COWARDS?????
M E T R O P O L I T A N P O L I C E not working together for a
safer London |
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Metropolitan Police UK |
Police are a bunch of cowards. They would not dare challenging individuals
on a gypsy camp. They are such cowards as they can't work alone.
They suddenly become courageous when with their mates. How many officers
would dare raid a property on their own? ****ing cowards! The Police often
speed...They know they won't get nicked.
76535473 drivers caught speeding!!! Zero robbers caught. The filth are too
lazy to catch real criminals...They need Crimewatch, Crimestoppers, etc to
catch anyone. |
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Filthwatch |
Unfortunately those corrupt filthy pigs will ALWAYS get away with it...just
like the recent offence committed by a pig doing over 150 mph....Testing
his car. I HATE THESE COWARDS! May they ALL rot in hell.
Best thing to do is get car-cams and record these speeding pigs. Pigs like
to lie when it suits them so you can use this evidence against them!!! Do
not bother with the IPCC as they will simply pass it on to the DPS who are
filth and are only interested in looking after their own. The DPS will fob
you off with some crap. Best thing to do is post those speeding pigs on the
internet and if you can, Name and shame those pigs. Find out their home
addresses and post them too. |
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Aaron E. |
Stop the ABUSE! |
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Johnny D |
It use to be that cops always drove the speed limit. That was part of what
earned our respect. Now, they are always speeding but what's worse
it when they are off duty they drive even worse. Everyone's heard
the threat that if we don't let them speed when they want to they
won't speed when you call them in an emergence. Fact is, they
should be held to high standards which is not only how it should be but
would also regain a little of the respect they have lost. |
| 22 |
Kate |
Shadow Dweller: I'm going to guess that you are a cop. You must be
pretty upset that someone wants to crack down on your joy riding. By the
way watch the language! |
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Jason Billings |
****ing pigs....think they can get away with anything. |
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Ray Randall |
Police officers should obey the very laws they enforce. I have on several
occasions followed police officers in excess of 100mph going to lunch.
Police officers abuse their authority more often than not. They are
supposed to set an example. I personally despise police officers. They
believe they are somehow superior and above the law. Police officers get 2
hours worth of driving training...I myself have an SCCA license...does this
mean I can speed? Absolutely not....and I have been more thoroughly
trained than police to drive a vehicle at high speeds. |
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Gemma |
Police are enforcers of the law; they should not be above it. If exceptions
are made for police, then it sends drivers the message that the laws are
merely there to control drivers and are not there for safety.. because
obviouly police have other drivers' safety in mind.. yeah right..
And to police being specially trained.. even if I were to take a driving
course in driving at high speeds safely, I would still get pulled over for
a ticket, despite showing them my certificate proving I am a safe driver in
all conditions... |
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chris |
I support this petition as well as law enforcement officers. but the fact
still stands, as a gwinnett police officers nearly striking me by going
around my vehicle as I was merging into the left turning lane. No lights ,
No siren. Officer then proceeded to accelerate over 90 mph in a residential
45mph zone without any lights or siren. If he is responding to back an
officer up or a call, he may kill those he has sworn to protect. You can
respond in stealth by using emergency lights without sirens. I think they
need to reveiw their department SOP regarding to responding to calls.
Another roswell police officer shot past at the speed of 80-90mph early in
the morning, 4 miles down the road his cruiser was at Quicktrip and he was
at the counter drinking coffee. I assume he was responding to a coffee
theft, yeah? But, you cannot lump every police officer with the ones that
takes advantage of their authority. I was please to over hear a forsyth
county sgt instructing a deputy to slow down on Hwy 400 after the deputy
informed the SGT he was not responding to a call. |
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Teri |
I support this petition. |
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Ronny |
I support this petition. Shadow, try reading it next time. |
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Shadow Dweller |
WTF!!! are u people taking about! cops need to speed if there responding to
a call *******!!! So JUST SHUT THE **** UP!!! |
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Johnny K. |
I support this petition. I think the dissenters are mistaking this for an
anti-cop petition, but it's not at all. |
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Joe |
Mike: It doesn't matter how good they are at driving. They can
still make a mistake, or cause someone else to get in an accident.
They should only speed when they are responding to a call.
It is a fact the some, not all, disobey the speed limit to quite an
extent. There is an easy and fair way to curtail this abuse. |
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Joe |
To Mike and Angelo:
Whether the police actually cause accidents is irrelevant. The point still
stands.
This petition refers to when they are not responding to a call and they
are speeding -- it happens all the time, but of course you will never
believe it.
Your point that some departments don't allow use of emergency
lights is exactly what I want to change. |
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mike |
Aren't police trained to drive fast and control their
vehicle in all kinds of conditions. The average drivers are not
and they are the ones that cause the accidents, right? |
Members Area
Speed limit enforcement is important for the safety of the public. However, police officers should be required to obey the same laws they enforce. If they are not responding to a call, with lights and/or siren activated, preferrably both, they should not be going in excess of the speed limit. If you have ever witnessed a police cruiser traveling in excess of the speed limit, or tailgating you when you are doing the same limit, we urge you to sign this petition. Even if you refuse to believe that police officers abuse their power by speeding, you should still sign this petition if you believe police officers should not be speeding unless they have lights and/or sirens activated.
