Sunday, March 18, 2007
Some Cops Suck, and Not in the Good Way
My respect for the DC Police Department is at an all-time low. And considering my respect for them was never all that high, that's saying something.
Adrian and I were in an accident in the District today. Everyone's fine, on the grand scale of accidents it was relatively minor, we got rear-ended by a cab while we were stopped and Adrian's car suffered some damage to and around one taillight, whereas the cab's front was pretty messed up. What pissed me off, though, was that Adrian got cited even though we were the ones rear-ended. Why? Because the cab driver flat out lied to the police officer, telling her we were pulling into his lane (he was actually changing into our lane and wasn't paying attention) and the cop decided to believe him rather than us, despite the physical evidence of the debris on the road that showed who was telling the truth (and fortunately Adrian remembered we have cameras in our cell phones now and we took photos of everything).
This sucks because the insurance company will look at the citation and say it was Adrian's fault. We have already written up our statements to appeal the ticket, which we think will be successful since we have photos. But I am frustrated by the fact that this cop has the power to make that decision and no apparent qualifications for making it (she didn't examine the damage to the cars or the debris in the road, suggesting she's not exactly their #1 accident investigator). I realize we need to focus on what we can control -- the appeal of the ticket, for instance, rather than the fact of her employment -- and we're doing that, but it still frustrates the piss out of me.
On the plus side, Adrian's insurance company seems to be pretty no-hassle when getting this fixed, so that should help.
Adrian and I were in an accident in the District today. Everyone's fine, on the grand scale of accidents it was relatively minor, we got rear-ended by a cab while we were stopped and Adrian's car suffered some damage to and around one taillight, whereas the cab's front was pretty messed up. What pissed me off, though, was that Adrian got cited even though we were the ones rear-ended. Why? Because the cab driver flat out lied to the police officer, telling her we were pulling into his lane (he was actually changing into our lane and wasn't paying attention) and the cop decided to believe him rather than us, despite the physical evidence of the debris on the road that showed who was telling the truth (and fortunately Adrian remembered we have cameras in our cell phones now and we took photos of everything).
This sucks because the insurance company will look at the citation and say it was Adrian's fault. We have already written up our statements to appeal the ticket, which we think will be successful since we have photos. But I am frustrated by the fact that this cop has the power to make that decision and no apparent qualifications for making it (she didn't examine the damage to the cars or the debris in the road, suggesting she's not exactly their #1 accident investigator). I realize we need to focus on what we can control -- the appeal of the ticket, for instance, rather than the fact of her employment -- and we're doing that, but it still frustrates the piss out of me.
On the plus side, Adrian's insurance company seems to be pretty no-hassle when getting this fixed, so that should help.
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First off, I am glad both of you are okay.
Second, from my experience with most officers, they suck donkey dick. Last year when I was actually having a seizure the fucking cop was yelling at me! Finally when he thought he would prove I was incompetent and asked me who the President was I replied without missing a beat, "A dick!". The paramedics laughed and the cop finally STFU.
I hate dealing with law enforcement. I understand their jobs are not easy and I certainly wouldnt want to do it myself, but so many of them have ego's the size of Mount Everest and are on power trips and it clouds their duty.
Okay, end rant :-)
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Second, from my experience with most officers, they suck donkey dick. Last year when I was actually having a seizure the fucking cop was yelling at me! Finally when he thought he would prove I was incompetent and asked me who the President was I replied without missing a beat, "A dick!". The paramedics laughed and the cop finally STFU.
I hate dealing with law enforcement. I understand their jobs are not easy and I certainly wouldnt want to do it myself, but so many of them have ego's the size of Mount Everest and are on power trips and it clouds their duty.
Okay, end rant :-)
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