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I got pulled over today for a little speeding. At the end of the interaction, the Trooper realized I was local EMS and said "You should have told me right away! We could've saved all this time."
Has anyone experienced similar? I know many departments do 'professional courtesy' type exceptions in minor stuff like this, but I definitely wouldn't be comfortable just bringing it up. Experiences? Stories? Tips?
 
Professional courtesy should be obeying the law in the first place and not using one's choosen line of work as a "get out of jail free" law. Whether a ticket is issued or not should not depend on the other persons profession, including (and especially) if the offender is a police officer. Otherwise it's like a bad adaptation of Animal Farm. "All animals are equal, some animals are more equal than others."

Quick question, what state are you in?
 
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If I do the crime I'm man enough to accept the time..or fine.

Having said that I have had one officer pull me over some time ago and a few days later his supervisor, he, and I ended up on a call together and we were discussing our previous meeting. The supervisor looked at his subordinate and asked, "You didn't give him a ticket did you?" When answered with the negative, he pats the kid on the back and tells him, "That's good, this guy is off limits and has a get out of jail free card."

Even then, I told them, if I do the crime I take my punishmnt, but it's kinda hard to convince a cop who was also your patient a couple of times. :)
 
I have never purposefully utilized my career to get out of a ticket. However...I'm often in my uniform, I have a Texas Paramedic sticker on my rear-window and my stethoscope on my rearview mirror. They can do what they want with that information.


Hey, I won't argue one way or the other ^_^
 
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The last time I got pulled over it was by a Sgt who shot in my flight at IDPA the weekend before. He smiled, reminded me that he won and let me off with a verbal warning.
 
Hey, if a cop wants to let me off a speeding ticket I am not going to argue him on it.
 
Linuss said:
I have never purposefully utilized my career to get out of a ticket. However...I'm often in my uniform, I have a Texas Paramedic sticker on my rear-window and my stethoscope on my rearview mirror. They can do what they want with that information.


Hey, I won't argue one way or the other ^_^
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Pretty much the same here. I have my agency parking sticker in the rear window and I'm often in uniform. Plus I usually have my wildland turnouts sitting in my passenger seat and my wildland med kit in the passenger footwell. That being said, I've only been pulled over once and it was for not using a turn signal. :-S That trooper was in the process of writing me up when a deputy who is a personal friend showed up and talked the trooper out of giving me a citation. Ha!


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I got pulled about a year ago for texting and driving (I was actually checking my email thank you very much :P). The state trooper who pulled me over let me off when he saw the hazmat awareness and operations book in my backseat. All I had to do was promise that if he got into a wreck because of someone else texting and driving that I would "come and help scrap him off the road"
 
I was wearing an agency jacket (not agency issued, but had their seal and was approved for off duty use) the last time I was pulled over. Got let off with a warning. If I wasn't doing something terrible, I have no problem with them letting me off. I'd prefer they didn't pull anyone for going 10 over the limit, but that's not my call.
 
I've been pulled over once in my life (expired inspection sticker) about thirty years ago and even though I had all my agency stuff in the car, I took my violation/ticket and paid my fine. I tend to keep my speed within acceptable limits for law enforcement.:cool:
 
Linuss said:
and my stethoscope on my rearview mirror.
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Lucky they don't ticket you for obstructing the view out the windscreen. :) How does the rubber on your tubes tolerate the extended exposure to heat and direct sunlight? Better than mine did I hope.
 
Been there for nearly 3 years and I havent noticed any detriment except for the permanent curve in it from hanging down in the same position. Still usable. Yay Littmann.



And nope, not a single one has said a word about it being there.
 
It technically is a moving violating to have something dangling from the rear view mirror. I've only heard of Forest Service LEOs ever ticketing someone for that, tho.
 
During my last (off-duty) interaction with LE he asked to see my license, I handed it to him and I guess he saw my County EMT card in my wallet and asked what it was, I handed it to him without a word. He looked at it, asked if I was working anywhere, I told him where and he told me to have a safe night.

I don't think I should be able to pull out my card and utilize as a free pass, but I'm not going to argue with them when it happens.
 
GoTowardsTheLight said:
I got pulled over today for a little speeding. At the end of the interaction, the Trooper realized I was local EMS and said "You should have told me right away! We could've saved all this time."
Has anyone experienced similar? I know many departments do 'professional courtesy' type exceptions in minor stuff like this, but I definitely wouldn't be comfortable just bringing it up. Experiences? Stories? Tips?
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I dont care for it. Being an emt does not make you above the law. Emts should know better than most that speeding/running lights can be devestating.

Slow down, obey the laws. Its not difficult i promise.

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Sasha said:
Slow down, obey the laws. Its not difficult i promise.
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The only way I can go the speed limit is with the assistance of cruise control. However, if the officer sees fit with giving me the ticket, I have no problem clogging up the courts with it.
 
CollegeBoy said:
All I had to do was promise that if he got into a wreck because of someone else texting and driving that I would "come and help scrap him off the road"
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I would have laughed in his face. Cops are the WORST distracted drivers. They drive around while on the phone, drinking coffee, talking on the radio and typing on their MDT. I'm sure there are some exceptions and I have nothing against cops, but most will admit they do this.

I will not use my job to get out of a ticket. Once I got pulled over for speeding. Officer (different agency than I work for) asked where I was coming from, I answered work. He asked where I work and I replied dispatch (not specifying if I dispatched buses or cops or something else). He asked me where and I finally told him. He let me go with a warning. This was an agency that is infamous for ticketing cops and other public safety folks. I think many cops are just sick of excuses and the tricks people pull to get out of tickets, regardless of who they're coming from.

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My father was a FF/Paramedic.

I can't even begin to count how many times as a kid he'd he'd be speeding, get pulled over, and when the officer got to the car he'd look in and go "oh god damnit *dads name*, get out of here, try to take it easy" ...
 
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