Virginia town fires its entire police force.

#83
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clarksvol00 said:
Probably so they could write tickets to supplement city income.
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Yeah, Virginia is one great big traffic / speed trap.

Mind you, I work I-95. I make a lot of stops. But a few years back, my Sister-in-Law was driving with my wife and niece in the vehicle, on their way to PA to bury their Stepfather. So she gets stopped on I-77 in Hillsville, VA. 80 in a 65. I get it. 15 over; I'd make the stop as well. But what I would not do...and this officer did...is lecture her about how I could take her to jail for Reckless Driving, blah, blah, blah...and then write the ticket. Cop Rule: Chew their ass, or write the ticket. Never do both.

So yeah, I was pissed. Did my research on Hillsville, and Carroll County. Speed trap. Hillsville expanded their city limit to include a stretch of I-77. There's nothing "city" there. Just I-77. Don't need the FBI to figure that one out.

So I paid the ticket for her, and then wrote a very professionally worded letter to the officer who wrote the ticket. Told him who I was; where I was; and what I did (part-time now, but for over 20 years). Included a brief passage on my opinions regarding his professionalism, ethics, and ancestors. Invited him to reply; complain to my Sheriff; or knock on my door. Included my email; cell phone number, and address.

Crickets.

So yeah, I get it when the general public thinks we are badge-heavy, ill-mannered, rude, arrogant, revenue whores. Because, go figure, there are quite a few of them out there.

Shame, really. Such a beautiful state once you get away from the coast.
 
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Impossible Girl said:
Sounds like they were up to some Shenanigans.
Take a township the size of Townsend. They have a chief and two full, and one part time officer. So, to get rid of the “entire” department wouldnt mean a whole lot.
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I saw a news story a few years back about a small town where the police wrote so many tickets for nonsense. They would ticket you for going 3 miles over, they ticket you if you a tag slightly blocked. The people got so sick of it, they voted to disband the town and incorporate into the neighboring county. Those people were livid at the police dept.
 
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GreyWolf1129 said:
Yeah, Virginia is one great big traffic / speed trap.

Mind you, I work I-95. I make a lot of stops. But a few years back, my Sister-in-Law was driving with my wife and niece in the vehicle, on their way to PA to bury their Stepfather. So she gets stopped on I-77 in Hillsville, VA. 80 in a 65. I get it. 15 over; I'd make the stop as well. But what I would not do...and this officer did...is lecture her about how I could take her to jail for Reckless Driving, blah, blah, blah...and then write the ticket. Cop Rule: Chew their ass, or write the ticket. Never do both.

So yeah, I was pissed. Did my research on Hillsville, and Carroll County. Speed trap. Hillsville expanded their city limit to include a stretch of I-77. There's nothing "city" there. Just I-77. Don't need the FBI to figure that one out.

So I paid the ticket for her, and then wrote a very professionally worded letter to the officer who wrote the ticket. Told him who I was; where I was; and what I did (part-time now, but for over 20 years). Included a brief passage on my opinions regarding his professionalism, ethics, and ancestors. Invited him to reply; complain to my Sheriff; or knock on my door. Included my email; cell phone number, and address.

Crickets.

So yeah, I get it when the general public thinks we are badge-heavy, ill-mannered, rude, arrogant, revenue whores. Because, go figure, there are quite a few of them out there.

Shame, really. Such a beautiful state once you get away from the coast.
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Small town police can be great or big jerks.
 
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GreyWolf1129 said:
Yeah, Virginia is one great big traffic / speed trap.

Mind you, I work I-95. I make a lot of stops. But a few years back, my Sister-in-Law was driving with my wife and niece in the vehicle, on their way to PA to bury their Stepfather. So she gets stopped on I-77 in Hillsville, VA. 80 in a 65. I get it. 15 over; I'd make the stop as well. But what I would not do...and this officer did...is lecture her about how I could take her to jail for Reckless Driving, blah, blah, blah...and then write the ticket. Cop Rule: Chew their ass, or write the ticket. Never do both.

So yeah, I was pissed. Did my research on Hillsville, and Carroll County. Speed trap. Hillsville expanded their city limit to include a stretch of I-77. There's nothing "city" there. Just I-77. Don't need the FBI to figure that one out.

So I paid the ticket for her, and then wrote a very professionally worded letter to the officer who wrote the ticket. Told him who I was; where I was; and what I did (part-time now, but for over 20 years). Included a brief passage on my opinions regarding his professionalism, ethics, and ancestors. Invited him to reply; complain to my Sheriff; or knock on my door. Included my email; cell phone number, and address.

Crickets.

So yeah, I get it when the general public thinks we are badge-heavy, ill-mannered, rude, arrogant, revenue whores. Because, go figure, there are quite a few of them out there.

Shame, really. Such a beautiful state once you get away from the coast.
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I've never driven through VA so I don't know about the state as a whole. Tiny cities/towns are bad. There is amunicipality between my home town and a major city that decided to start patrolling the interstate. It got so bad that the state stopped them from writing tickets on the interstate.
 
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I live and work in Virginia. I actually work with a lady from Pound and she is fine as hell. Super nice and her accent drives me crazy in a good way.
 
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OL SMOKEY said:
I live and work in Virginia. I actually work with a lady from Pound and she is fine as hell. Super nice and her accent drives me crazy in a good way.
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Well if by chance you get lucky just remember that Payne Gap is only 9 minutes away from Pound Town.
 
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GreyWolf1129 said:
Yeah, Virginia is one great big traffic / speed trap.

Mind you, I work I-95. I make a lot of stops. But a few years back, my Sister-in-Law was driving with my wife and niece in the vehicle, on their way to PA to bury their Stepfather. So she gets stopped on I-77 in Hillsville, VA. 80 in a 65. I get it. 15 over; I'd make the stop as well. But what I would not do...and this officer did...is lecture her about how I could take her to jail for Reckless Driving, blah, blah, blah...and then write the ticket. Cop Rule: Chew their ass, or write the ticket. Never do both.

So yeah, I was pissed. Did my research on Hillsville, and Carroll County. Speed trap. Hillsville expanded their city limit to include a stretch of I-77. There's nothing "city" there. Just I-77. Don't need the FBI to figure that one out.

So I paid the ticket for her, and then wrote a very professionally worded letter to the officer who wrote the ticket. Told him who I was; where I was; and what I did (part-time now, but for over 20 years). Included a brief passage on my opinions regarding his professionalism, ethics, and ancestors. Invited him to reply; complain to my Sheriff; or knock on my door. Included my email; cell phone number, and address.

Crickets.

So yeah, I get it when the general public thinks we are badge-heavy, ill-mannered, rude, arrogant, revenue whores. Because, go figure, there are quite a few of them out there.

Shame, really. Such a beautiful state once you get away from the coast.
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It’s an awesome state ruined by a few Yankee infested cities
 
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Septic said:
I heard there were some missionaries looking for a position.
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There are some cowgirls who could get the job done. They could do it so well, they'll need to ask for the reverse cowgirl to even things up.
 
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