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107. OK, when the speed limit is 70 mph, and I'm driving 80 mph, and the officer says

Fri Sep 13, 2013, 04:41 PM

Sep 2013

"I clocked you at 90 but I'm going to cut you some slack and write it for 80" does he seriously think that I don't know exactly how fast I was going, and that I see right through his transparent attempt to make me think he's a nice fellow?

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Ask the Po-Po anything. Seriously. Ask. [View all] TheDeputy Sep 2013 OP

hmmmm steve2470 Sep 2013 #1

Thick skin required for the job. TheDeputy Sep 2013 #3

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How long have you been in law enforcement? What changes have you seen in "militancy"? Scuba Sep 2013 #2

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How many homicides in your jurisdiction in the last 12 months? Scuba Sep 2013 #14

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OK, final question .... Scuba Sep 2013 #17

Yes. TheDeputy Sep 2013 #20

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Cool. I wondered if there was Phentex Sep 2013 #31

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ok, you seem very thick-skinned so far steve2470 Sep 2013 #38

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People who look away are suspicious. TheDeputy Sep 2013 #76

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My girlfriend. TheDeputy Sep 2013 #89

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Telling a wife her husband is dead. TheDeputy Sep 2013 #100

OK, when the speed limit is 70 mph, and I'm driving 80 mph, and the officer says petronius Sep 2013 #107

You got me! TheDeputy Sep 2013 #108

Hmm, so the 'round-up-before-rounding-down' gambit isn't a common PR strategy petronius Sep 2013 #128

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Ohio State Troopers TheDeputy Sep 2013 #120

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Hilariously TheDeputy Sep 2013 #116

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