Ask a cop

zguynate

Its against the law in the state of TN to have a quota. Many of my friends ask me if I have a quota. When I tell them no, they think im lying to them lol. Some departments have performance standards, which will compare one officers numbers to the shift average.

Im not a big speeding ticket writer unless I feel you are putting public safety at a risk. If youre hauling through a school zone or residential area, Ill probably give you a ticket. If you dont have insurance, you will be getting a ticket. If you run a stop sign (blatantly run it, not a slow rolling stop) or a red light, you will be getting a ticket. Anything that I feel can put others at risk. I will also give tickets for state registration. However, a slow rolling stop at a stop sign, lights (tail light, brake light, headlights), window tint, speeding on the interstate (as long as its not 100 mph lol), slight speeding on city streets (10-15 mph depending on conditions), etc, I usually do not give tickets for. Unless youre an a-hole of course lol.

Most of my traffic stops are to check for warrants, drugs, weapons, DUI, etc.

My department only pursues for a violent fleeing felon. Even for most of those, our supervisors break it off.

Given that, some officers still do it lol. They will chase off the radio. If you wreck out, the officer will turn his lights off and haul *** the opposite direction lol. We had one guy that chased a guy on a motorcycle for speeding and somehow ended up running over the motorcycle in the back yard of someones residence lol. I have no idea how that happened lol....

That is just the typical thing to say. There really isnt a specific reason most officers say that. I usually say "Hey how are you doing? The reason im stopping you is...." If you say "Do you know why I pulled you over?" that gives people the oppurtunity to say "Because im black", "Because you think im hot", and whatever other crazy stuff people can conjure up.

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Cbtech

I would make the assumption that you are asked this when you are pulled over is to incriminate yourself. Most cops will write a small note on the back of the ticket about the stop just in case they end up going to court. When I got a recent speeding ticket the CHP asked if i knew how fast I was going? Again being a veteran here, I said "No i was going with traffic." He then proceeded to tell me I was going 85. he then asked me on 2 separate occasions if I was running late? And both times i said "No", just heading to the office. This would be an example of trying to get me to incriminate myself.

In the past when you would go to your initial court date they would ask how you plead and you could either plead; not guilty, guilty with an explanation, no contest or guilty. If you pled one of the last 2 you were sentenced (or fined) right then and sent on your way. if you Pled to the others they would send you back with an assistant DA and they would negotiate with you unless the cop noted the ticket then they would use that against you and get you to accept their deal. Maybe its budget cuts or what have you but they no longer do that. You plead not guilty they set you a court date and you are on your way.

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