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Jul 5, 2014 18:42:59   #
dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho
 
Black Bart wrote:
I don't know what the law is in Indiana but the state troopers are allowed to use the patrol car when off duty.
I was a long distance trucker for 42 years so I spent a lot of time on the road and I have seen them pass me NOT in uniform had wife in front seat and kids in the back and driving 80mph and even faster.
I ask one why they never got stopped and the answer I got was we extend him professional courtesy.


Not a good way to build goodwill because a few hours later he is on duty arresting people for driving 65mph.

Just last week while in the barber shop he told me about this Indiana Trooper that has a Dodge wing car I think they called them Superbird but he took the barber for a ride and was doing 140mph the barber said he told him to slow down they were going to get a ticket. The reply he got was I'm a Sargent on the Indiana State Police who the hell is going to arrest me.

Sadly the answer is no one.
Like I said I don't know what the law actually is but in this state the cops are above the law they drive like idiots knowing nothing will result from it.
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In my area we had a judge who said in open court that if he found out about one cop giving another a break he would jail that cop for not doing his duty. He was serious. One thing to remember though is the police do have discretion in their arrests. I did not ticket everyone who I saw commit a traffic infraction.
I am afraid if I saw an officer speeding with his family in the car I would be writing to his agency if it was a gross violation.

Dennis

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Jul 5, 2014 19:13:22   #
Black Bart Loc: Indiana
 
I remember seeing a show on TV I think it was 60 minutes they were in Maryland and they had video of this state trooper doing 80mph he led them into a donut shop another trooper was already there.

Then they followed one driving over 80 and when he got to his destination they confronted him.
Turns out he was going to be late for work he was a driving instructor. :shock:

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Jul 5, 2014 19:19:04   #
dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho
 
Black Bart wrote:
I remember seeing a show on TV I think it was 60 minutes they were in Maryland and they had video of this state trooper doing 80mph he led them into a donut shop another trooper was already there.

Then they followed one driving over 80 and when he got to his destination they confronted him.
Turns out he was going to be late for work he was a driving instructor. :shock:


The other side of this coin is I was once stopped for speeding by two CO Highway Patrol vehicles while I was driving a CO State issued vehicle. I was told I was doing 36 mph in a 35 mph zone. I promised I would slow down and did not receive a citation. Must have been a very slow day or they just needed somebody new to talk to.

Dennis

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