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Old 06-08-2010, 05:33 PM   #21
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Regardless of his reasons that's a pretty stand-up thing to do.
pretty easy to be "upstanding" when it only costs a little money. (insurance doesn't increase for that ticket nor do you lose points.) and in return you get to put your name out in the media as a "good guy".
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Old 06-08-2010, 08:13 PM   #22
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Perhaps cops should set the example then, by NOT speeding?
I'd be pissed if they all stopped speeding. Cops going the speed limit fucks up traffic more than a Florida Buick convention. People won't pass a cop, even if they were doing 25 on an interstate.

And speaking of handicapped spots, I rarely see someone use them who is actually handicapped. They may have a tag but I've seen them park at my gym to get on the treadmill and run me into the ground.
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Old 06-08-2010, 08:25 PM   #23
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I'd be pissed if they all stopped speeding. Cops going the speed limit fucks up traffic more than a Florida Buick convention. People won't pass a cop, even if they were doing 25 on an interstate.

And speaking of handicapped spots, I rarely see someone use them who is actually handicapped. They may have a tag but I've seen them park at my gym to get on the treadmill and run me into the ground.
You're right that most people won't pass a cop, no matter what lane he's in or what speed he's doing. I routinely pass cops at 10-15 Khm over the limit, on 100 Kmh highways.
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Old 06-08-2010, 08:34 PM   #24
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You're right that most people won't pass a cop, no matter what lane he's in or what speed he's doing. I routinely pass cops at 10-15 Khm over the limit, on 100 Kmh highways.
Same here. I will pass a cop all day long if they are going under the limit with no lights on.
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Old 06-08-2010, 08:53 PM   #25
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Same here. I will pass a cop all day long if they are going under the limit with no lights on.
Man up and pass them like this. Well sort of like this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjZ4g2n3xco
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And speaking of handicapped spots, I rarely see someone use them who is actually handicapped.
I guess there's no shortage of assholes, is there?

Oddly, I walk with some difficulty, and I would probably qualify for plates, yet on principles I choose to leave such things for people worse off than me...perhaps those with wheels...but whatever...

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Old 06-08-2010, 09:06 PM   #27
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Man up and pass them like this. Well sort of like this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjZ4g2n3xco
man I haven't seen that vid in a long time

still makes me chuckle.
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Old 06-08-2010, 09:33 PM   #28
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I guess there's no shortage of assholes, is there?

Oddly, I walk with some difficulty, and I would probably qualify for plates, yet on principles I choose to leave such things for people worse off than me...perhaps those with wheels...but whatever...

Usually people who do need it won't park there becuase they know for a lot of them exercise (even a walk from the back of a Walmart parking lot) is what will help their recovery time or just keep them active.

Now if your fat ass weighs 400lbs or more and you use a rascal to move your lard ass around then you should be forced by law under the policing powers of government to park at least a mile away. Being a fat ass shouldn't be a handicap. If someone goes through 3 packs of smokes a day do we give them a tag so they can make it into the store easier because of their emphysema? Fat asses are usually the people I see use handicapped spots.
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Old 06-08-2010, 09:48 PM   #29
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I'd be pissed if they all stopped speeding. Cops going the speed limit fucks up traffic more than a Florida Buick convention. People won't pass a cop, even if they were doing 25 on an interstate.

And speaking of handicapped spots, I rarely see someone use them who is actually handicapped. They may have a tag but I've seen them park at my gym to get on the treadmill and run me into the ground.

Fat people are too handicapped. Not weight capped, but capped on the handi.
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I guess there's no shortage of assholes, is there?

Oddly, I walk with some difficulty, and I would probably qualify for plates, yet on principles I choose to leave such things for people worse off than me...perhaps those with wheels...but whatever...

Aren't you just the good fuckin samarian.
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