Why do they fly down the road lights on but no sirens ? Are they trying to "sneak" up on a suspect ? I just saw one flying down and as he reached the busy intersection he didn't turn on his sirens and almost got T-boned.
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Why do they fly down the road lights on but no sirens ? Are they trying to "sneak" up on a suspect ? I just saw one flying down and as he reached the busy intersection he didn't turn on his sirens and almost got T-boned.
AR's Italian Tonic
Dunno.. could be a "*******" manuver, but I'm sure they do get t boned from time to time.. in D.C. they passed a law a few years ago that all cops have to have their lights on while patroling... which I think is rediculous because they can be seen coming from miles away. Its not their full on red and blues, but rather a "softer" white light that is constantly on...
http://www.nowpublic.com/lights_came...lights_problem
VET
that happened to me about a month ago while exiting a shopping plaza....he was flying through the intersection and just as he was going under the light he decides to put his siren on so i slammed the brake to avoid being t-boned by him only to be rear ended by the kid behind me....the cop saw this happen and just kept on going the fukin jackass...
Snook~ AR Lounge Monitor
That's retarded. Only time a cop should use the red/blues + sirens is when he is breaking traffic laws to pursue a suspect.Originally Posted by Igifuno
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That sucks ghettoboyd. I remember a few months back I had my music blasting at max and windows up I couldn't hear shit. So I start to go through the intersection and look left and am ambulance I didn't hear is coming. Thankfully he saw my dumb ass.
I think most cops want more action than real life warrants so they get overexcited in these situations.
AR's Italian Tonic
Yeah I doubt the cops like it either.. if I were them I wouldn't want people to know I was coming.. especially if they were in the middle of breaking into a car or something.. they could see me coming and split or just start walking away like nothing is going on..
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I think its to alert traffic of their presence to get through without alerting criminals that they are on their way
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Maybe they are going to a home break in or w/e and don't want to have the suspects hearing their sirens and fleeing the scene before they get there? I dunno. Same reason they lecture you about speeding, and then drive home from the end of their shift at 90 mph.
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cops around here are always on their cell phones while driving
Productive Member
Ours are much more experienced than that as they can text while eating their duncun donuts dipping them in their coffee, while driving as they talk to their buddy next to them.
Last edited by Shol'va; 07-24-2010 at 10:13 AM.
Anabolic Member
they do it because they can.
i HONESTLY see it all the time. they blow by you, run reds, dont signal, speed...... then 2 mins later down the road, you're either beside them at a light that they actually stopped for, or they are getting coffee, etc etc.....
then again, i'd do it too if i could
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Unfortunately, a lot of time people in a position of power take advantage of it. Practice what you preach. Don't pull someone over for talking on the cell phone if you do it yourself. Some cops are cool though. They're not all power tripping
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I once made a cop come without dialing 911.
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On a side note, my girlfriend's cousin just became a police officer. Knowing this guy for a while, it's very troubling to me that he's wielding that kind of authority and power! He's a cool guy to hang with, just not thrilled with the idea of him being in that kind of position.
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yeah, but enough of em ARE power tripping. Control freaks with guns is not a good combination. In this case, one bad apple CAN spoil the whole bunch!
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Another possibility is that they are responding to a medical call. Sometimes you will also see ambulances with their lights on but on the siren, typically they do this if they have a heart attack victim in their truck because they don't want the siren to scare them/make their heart condition worse. 2 cop cars were the first 2 responders to a neighbor of mine's about a week ago. Both had lights on but no sirens. Then also 2 ambulances and 1 fire truck, also lights but no sirens.
That said, cops typically suck ass. I used to like to screw with them when i was younger (once I told a cop during an interrogation that I was gonna dig up his dead grandmother and rape her bones lol) He didn't think it was funny but I did. The dept beat me unconscious a short while thereafter. This all occurred after the cop planted drugs on me and then arrested me, for real.
p.s. they didn't charge me with the drug crime/set up, I guess they figured justice was meted out with the beating. that was when I cared more about being macho than being a ghost/innocent joe citizen to cops.
"3 stars and a sun"
Suspended or Banned either way gone!
bad boys bad boys
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They use them here just to get from breakfast to lunch........
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Hoggage. I love the avi!!! Is that the most interesting man in the world? Cheers
Suspended or Banned either way gone!
Stay thirsty my friend...
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Hahaha. Love it!! I don't drink beer often, but when I do I prefer XX.
Anabolic Member
cops are hot.
"3 stars and a sun"
"3 stars and a sun"
"3 stars and a sun"
Associate Member
You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.....
JBM, send those cops over to my house. i've been committing crimes.
"3 stars and a sun"
Associate Member
Now THAT's what I'm talking about! She's going to have to search me. I'm hiding a gun in my pants. LOL
"3 stars and a sun"
lololol!!!!!!!!!
AR's Italian Tonic
jbm wins... But I shall contribute.
AR's Italian Tonic
Associate Member
Hahaha NOT those cops JBM lol. The previous ones. The last ones in underwear cannot arrest me. I'd be on the run and move to Mexico.... On the other hand, Igifuno, you can send those cops over to pat me down!
Anabolic Member
If you ask them, they will tell you they are on silent pursuit. But they just do it cus they can.
Anabolic Member
The one on the left has a real small head??
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It mostly depends on the time of day. Between certain hours in a residential area, they are not suppose to run sirens.
Snook~ AR Lounge Monitor
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Yep...freaked me out the first time a cop was behind me with his lights on in DC.
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I remember when i was about 12 riding in the car with my family to go to a barbecue restaurant and a firetruck blows by us going through intersections on reds. Well we get to the restaurant and see the truck parked outside so we figure something happened there
Ours are much more experienced than that as they can text while eating their duncun donuts dipping them in their coffee, while driving as they talk to their buddy next to them.
Nope. Just 4 guys sitting down and eating. Must have been an important meal
Snook~ AR Lounge Monitor
If it was PWO meal then totally worth it.
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