Got a ticket today

[Gaijin]

Sorry, I had to post in here again on this.

I hated doing traffic but it was unfortunately part of the job.

Everytime I stopped someone it was a coin flip if I was going to be killed, shot, stabbed, assaulted, hit by a passsing motorist (friends of mine have had all the afformentioned happen to them on traffic stops) yelled at, accussed or being a racist and racial profiling ( though often times I did not know the race of someone I stopped until I was nearly up to their window ) told I was "harrassing" someone, asked if "don't I have anything better to do?", argued with and generally made to feel awful like I was inconveniencing someone or bothering them because I was doing my job. I have had people berate me right in front of their kids sitting next to them or in the back seat. I have been offered bribes people assuming that I must be on the take as they have seen this on TV (whatever), (BTW that is an instant trip to the cross bar hotel), and had women cry hysterically thinking that will help or attemp to use their sexuality like I am some gullible loser. I have had people run from me on traffic stops. Pulled over stolen cars and got into horrific pursuits. Some of the most awful fights I got into were the result of traffic stops where the driver ended up having a warrant. I could go on and on...
There is NO upside for an officer in doing traffic stops.

Why!? Why!? Would I enjoy this!? I hated it. Least favorite thing I HAD to do when I was a police officer. When an officer near me went out on a traffic stop I immediatley if I was free started rolling in his/her direction. They just have such a propensity to go sideways fast.

I would rather have a stick stuck in my eye than be assigned permanently to the Traffic Detail, which only does traffic enforcement, DUIs and accident investigations (fatals and serious injury wrecks.)

Exhausting the stereotypes generated, the misconceptions and the dislike for "cops."


I don't recommend that job to anyone. Ever. Glad I am done.