this police department is much more professional than others I've had contact with. sure they can be a little rough around the edges if you're being a dickhole, but if you're respectful then so are they. I had a friend who was being just that. he did not have a good interaction... but I sure did with the other officer who was there. we were both doing the same thing, walking down the street wearing black in the middle of the night. I guess the person who called 911 said we looked suspicious. neither of us were arrested, but my friend just couldn't shut the eff up.
to the people who were pulled over by officer abel... well so was I about a year ago. he was firm and made sure I understood why he pulled me over, but you know what? I was polite and respectful and... no ticket. he gave me a warning. probably because I wasn't immediately argumentative and didn't project the all too typical "fu€k cops vibe."
so, if you're up to no good then you probably won't have a very pleasant interaction... because... you know... you're up to no good... and who likes to take responsibility these days anyway? psssh... that's like soooo last century (15 yrs ago).
ps - to the lady who lives by mt peak... yeah that is not their jurisdiction. they can't come out there for criminal complaints. unless they're going to back up or assist a county officer. which is probably what they were doing when that person crashed in front of your house. you want a better call response time, since county often has one officer for the entire southeast side and can be on the other side of the county at times... then vote to be annexed into the city. problem solved and you no longer have reason to bit€h and whine about that. as for your suspended license "clerical error?" yeah, if your driving record says you're suspended, how is that the cop's fault again? they aren't there to listen to excuses that I'm sure they hear all the time. you can clear that up later in court, which it sounds like you did. you didn't go to jail, so sounds to me like you got off pretty easy. probably because your kids were in the car and the officer was actually being considerate of that fact. also sounds like your blame should be directed toward the "wonderful judge and friendly court staff" who I'm sure are the ones who actually made that "clerical error" in the first place. and as for assuming the officer's reasoning for taking your picture at the scene... well that's just subjective speculation... kind of like calling yourself a "pretty girl."
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