tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190524197374045099.post5580252115455992109..comments2024-03-17T11:09:57.186-07:00Comments on Officer "Smith": Thoughts From Behind the Badge: Tickets...Officer "Smith"http://www.blogger.com/profile/16053602205443157704noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190524197374045099.post-83746371423427472162009-03-27T12:26:00.000-07:002009-03-27T12:26:00.000-07:00Before I got into Law Enforcement, I always thanke...Before I got into Law Enforcement, I always thanked an officer if they pulled me over and gave me a ticket. I always knew they were just doing their job.Front Porch Societyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515383787374168157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190524197374045099.post-45867937532855245692009-03-26T21:53:00.000-07:002009-03-26T21:53:00.000-07:00Thanks for sharing that Mike. That's exactly how ...Thanks for sharing that Mike. That's exactly how I explain citations to most of my drivers. Reminders.Officer "Smith"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16053602205443157704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190524197374045099.post-40708756011414064872009-03-26T18:48:00.000-07:002009-03-26T18:48:00.000-07:00I was thankful for a ticket I got a few years ago....I was thankful for a ticket I got a few years ago. Well, not thankful for the ticket itself, but for the warning that came with it.<BR/><BR/>I was out Sunday driving, heading south on a dirt road when I came to a blacktop. As the officer said, I came to a complete stop, no problem at all in that regard.<BR/><BR/>However, I then immediately proceeded to pull right in front of the oncoming officer, not seeing him at all!<BR/><BR/>I had barely crossed the road and looked in my mirror to see the flashing lights. I was shocked, I mean I had just pulled out from a stop, I wasn't speeding, weaving or anything, plus, where did he come from?!?<BR/><BR/>So I pulled over, and a shaken, white-faced officer came up to my window and asked if I knew why he had stopped me. I told him, I had no idea, and he explained I had just pulled out in front of him so close that if he had been a speeding teenager, he would have t-boned my car.<BR/><BR/>I've never seen an officer so shaken up, and when I realized the implications of what he told me, I was pretty upset myself. He apologized but said he had to write me up. I didn't thank him, but I should have, for now I always look both ways before pulling out.<BR/><BR/>I don't know how or when I got in the habit of just glancing, and not really seeing, if anything was coming, but after the ticket I remembered a couple of times where I had been upset that someone had pulled out in front of me ... or so I thought. I then realized what had probably happened.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, long story, I hadn't really shared this before (maybe I'll post it on my site :-) but I really was thankful because I truly believe he saved my life. Not that day, but one day soon, I would have done the same thing with disastrous results.mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05054125373878531133noreply@blogger.com