Comments | tonguesintrees: I got yer Christmas spirit right here, pal!

tonguesintrees

I got yer Christmas spirit right here, pal!

Dec 22, 2011 13:07

To the City of Ft. Lauderdale cop who followed me for more than a mile before pulling me over, demanded my license without telling me why he'd pulled me over, and wrote me a ticket (including a $95 fine!) for my left rear brake light apparently not working - FUCK YOU. It's three days before Christmas, you couldn't have given me a warning or ( Read more... )

yule shoot your eye out, sometimes i get my rant on, flames on the side of my face, a day in the life

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azalea581 December 22 2011, 19:23:45 UTC

Wtf :( that sucks :(

tonguesintrees December 22 2011, 22:42:18 UTC

Dude, I know! How the hell am I supposed to know my left rear brake light isn't working? I'M KIND OF DRIVING THE DAMN CAR!

beautifulriot December 22 2011, 23:44:22 UTC

dude. what a fucking dick. contest that in court!

tonguesintrees December 23 2011, 00:11:58 UTC

I'm not required to appear in court. My options appear to be get the brake light fixed, mail in proof and $95 OR don't get it fixed, mail in $115. I'm really, really fucking pissed off.

averyrockut December 23 2011, 09:48:36 UTC

Whutta butthole!

tonguesintrees December 23 2011, 16:23:05 UTC

Hahahaha, R, that is a PERFECT picture of Lijhers for this situation!

snuggledown December 27 2011, 10:05:21 UTC

That sucks. He could have pulled you over as soon as he noticed the light not working and told you nicely that you need to get it fixed - the approach he used sounds downright intimidating. :(

I hope you and the family had a wonderful Christmas despite this! <3

tonguesintrees December 27 2011, 14:31:47 UTC

I think intimidating is exactly what he was going for - fortunately for me, I don't find cops intimidating! I knew I hadn't been speeding or driving recklessly - I had Olivia in the car with me! - so I had no idea why he pulled me over. I guess he was just trying to be a badass. Too bad he only succeeded in being a jerk.

We did, thank you! I hope you had a nice, restful holiday weekend, too. :D

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tonguesintrees January 5 2012, 16:12:00 UTC

I wish! My options are clearly outlined in the nice little brochure the cop gave me with the citation, and whether I have proof that it's been fixed or not, there's still a fine - $95 with proof of repair or $115 without. I'd suck it up and pay the fine for speeding or something I'd actually done wrong, but how the hell am I supposed to know that a rear brake light isn't working? I think that's what has me annoyed.

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tonguesintrees January 7 2012, 20:31:50 UTC

Pretty much. But the brake light has been fixed, so I will mail in the receipt along with my $95 and go on my merry way cursing Ft. Lauderdale cops under my breath every time I see them.