How Much is Too Much?

[severous01]

ya...i got the fifth degree the other day for the same comment...

any way,

[chrisj]

We had a road check the other night, out of the blue. I have my skull license plate frame with the red LED eyes that I had toyed with hooking up to the license plate light, taking the stock one out. I didn't do it because the plate wouldn't be illuminated, and the other night I was certainly glad I didn't do that. (They're going to be hooked up to the brake lights soon).

[fnkngrv]

Originally Posted by chrisj

We had a road check the other night, out of the blue. I have my skull license plate frame with the red LED eyes that I had toyed with hooking up to the license plate light, taking the stock one out. I didn't do it because the plate wouldn't be illuminated, and the other night I was certainly glad I didn't do that. (They're going to be hooked up to the brake lights soon).

that is part of what I was talking about having your stuff together...there isn't a federal law regarding license plate frame lighting therefore it falls on your state statutes. If you state says no then you can't. Since you didn't they couldn't give you a ticket. Hell, many times they might harass just cause they want to check out your ride without admitting it...lol

[Black Yaris]

the wheels in my sig are actually gone.... I just pick of a set of Avenue 601 wheels in 18's so I still have a decent ride... And the Rav is tinted all the way around 35% on the entire windshield and 15% the rest of the way around, tinted tails and I painted the bezels in the headlights black and tinted turns signals. All black on black.... The Tick

[why?]

Originally Posted by chrisj

We had a road check the other night, out of the blue. I have my skull license plate frame with the red LED eyes that I had toyed with hooking up to the license plate light, taking the stock one out. I didn't do it because the plate wouldn't be illuminated, and the other night I was certainly glad I didn't do that. (They're going to be hooked up to the brake lights soon).

a road check, in the middle of nowhere? What's up with that? it says you live in kentucky, not some communist dictatorship.

[chrisj]

Everywhere here is the middle of nowhere! lol! I just think the cops had nothing better to do that night...than harass people.

[yaris2010RS]

every other thursday night (oddly enough in my entire life i have only seen 3 or 4 ride checks take place on either a friday, saturday or sunday) i drive through a ride check on the same strip of road on my way home from work. and it is in the middle of nowhere. i work in an industrial area which is surrounded by major city cores. i live on the opposite outskirts of one of those cities (for anyone who knows the Ontario GTA area, i work in the Toronto Airport Area (rexdale) and live in the outskirts of brampton between brampton and caledon) and i have never seen a ride check in a populated area.

[Randa]

That's what she said.

[chrisj]

Good lord. I have been through dozens of road checks in my time. Maybe because lots of people drink and do drugs around here? I don't know. Excuse me while I take a sip. ;)

[yaris2010RS]

Originally Posted by chrisj

Good lord. I have been through dozens of road checks in my time. Maybe because lots of people drink and do drugs around here? I don't know. Excuse me while I take a sip. ;)

bob marly FTW

[KCALB SIRAY]

....I need a beer already, is that wrong? hehe

[KCALB SIRAY]

yaris2010RS
yeah I hit the wrong button on the puter, lol, it deleted your portion. I was saying that I agreed with your points and added that I live in a heavily populated area (fastest growing county in the nation, yay for traffic)

[chrisj]

Well, everything and anything I do to my car, I have to be aware that I WILL be stopped by the cops at some point...if only in a road check. The license plate frame is a perfect example of a needless ass kicking I would get, knowing full well that I shouldn't do it. So, I preemptively didn't do it that way, and decided to rig it up to the brake lights. I see no need in ASKING for trouble, and if you think you're gonna do a U-ey and avoid one of those checks, then you're already guilty of SOMETHING! lol!

[fnkngrv]

^ well nothing for nothing, but with the age you are at I would think that would possibly buffer you from getting a ticket anyway. Sometimes age has its privileges, that and boobs...lol

[chrisj]

Originally Posted by fnkngrv

^ well nothing for nothing, but with the age you are at I would think that would possibly buffer you from getting a ticket anyway. Sometimes age has its privileges, that and boobs...lol

Hey! Double win for me! I have both!

I suppose I could always say it was my son's car (and the things these kids are doing to their cars these days...!), point out the disabled tag on the back of the car, and then explain that I am also a veteran. Hell, I could probably have a Florida's worth of dope in the car and drive away!

[why?]

Originally Posted by KCALB SIRAY

Road checks save lives, period. They help you and everyone else on the road, period. No disrespect guys, but you can't always think negative when it comes to these things and law enforcement. It's their job and the majority of them do it well. It's always the blame game when it comes to tickets and speeding. Yes, there a lot of new and old uniformed that have chips on their shoulders and their day will come and most likely already has and that is why they are 60 and still in a cruiser. Believe me, I know many of them that are in this position

All in all, if you have done nothing wrong, you have nothing to worry about. You're the duck, and they are the water.

stopping everyone on the road does nothing but waste everyone's time. It is just that simple.

And that if you have done nothing wrong line is bs. We don't live in a communist country, and by stopping everyone, they are assuming everyone had done something wrong.

Which is absurd. There is a reason you don't see road blocks everywhere, and that is because they don't do anything but annoy the heck out of people.

Trust me, if they worked, all law enforcement would use them, the reason they are nonexistent almost everywhere just goes to show you they are a waste of time.

Especially a road block in the same place. How will that stop anyone doing anything? They will just avoid it. wow, that is so hard.

So stop assuming everyone that says anything is placing blame, or hates the cops, or any of that garbage that you are assuming.

People can have opinions on things without someone like you coming in and saying crap like that.

[KCALB SIRAY]

Originally Posted by why?

stopping everyone on the road does nothing but waste everyone's time. It is just that simple.

And that if you have done nothing wrong line is bs. We don't live in a communist country, and by stopping everyone, they are assuming everyone had done something wrong.

Which is absurd. There is a reason you don't see road blocks everywhere, and that is because they don't do anything but annoy the heck out of people.

Trust me, if they worked, all law enforcement would use them, the reason they are nonexistent almost everywhere just goes to show you they are a waste of time.

Especially a road block in the same place. How will that stop anyone doing anything? They will just avoid it. wow, that is so hard.

So stop assuming everyone that says anything is placing blame, or hates the cops, or any of that garbage that you are assuming.
People can have opinions on things without someone like you coming in and saying crap like that.

~Obviously not everyone is subject to a check point, which is more than likely a sobriety check point or in conjunction with law enforcement relating to such issues as Amber Alerts or a wanted person of interest.

~The reason you don't see them everywhere is that not all states participate in SCP's. It has been ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court

~Check your words carefully before responding to a post. My statements were clearly defined and directed to a response from the OP and others without hostility. No assumptions were made in my response, I can only offer fact based knowledge from my own involvement with law enforcement as well as fact based, scientifically–sound studies, resulting in accurate results from the CDC. Decreasing alcohol related deaths and injuries by 20 percent or more each year from SCP's is all well and good in MY book. Increasing the arrest rate of individuals that obtain/carry/have/are etc. illegal firearms, drugs, warrants, pedophiles...and the list goes on, is a wonderful thing.

All I can say is that check points in general offer a great deal to our community.

[why?]

Originally Posted by KCALB SIRAY

~Obviously not everyone is subject to a check point, which is more than likely a sobriety check point or in conjunction with law enforcement relating to such issues as Amber Alerts or a wanted person of interest.

~The reason you don't see them everywhere is that not all states participate in SCP's. It has been ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court

~Check your words carefully before responding to a post. My statements were clearly defined and directed to a response from the OP and others without hostility. No assumptions were made in my response, I can only offer fact based knowledge from my own involvement with law enforcement as well as fact based, scientifically–sound studies, resulting in accurate results from the CDC. Decreasing alcohol related deaths and injuries by 20 percent or more each year from SCP's is all well and good in MY book. Increasing the arrest rate of individuals that obtain/carry/have/are etc. illegal firearms, drugs, warrants, pedophiles...and the list goes on, is a wonderful thing.

All I can say is that check points in general offer a great deal to our community.

and you offer nothing but your words to say so. If there are statistics and studies, link to them.

I simply think they are a waste of time.

No disrespect guys, but you can't always think negative when it comes to these things and law enforcement.

You said that. I'm sick of everyone saying that because you comment on a law, or what law enforcement does, you are against cops. it is absurd. We are on a forum, we can have opinions on everything, even what police do, without meaning we hate or are negative about what we are opining on.