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Originally Posted by vett boy
I sent a letter As you've recommended and received a form reply .Maine use to have troopers right out of the pages of Mayberry RFD .Polite ,down to earth,common sense and if you got a ticket you smiled and knew you deserved it .No I don't judge all alike and as a matter of fact I met a DOT officer in North Carolina .I was on my way to Junkies house and the officer and I had a long discussion .When I was all squared away he shock my hand said it was a pleasure and I was on my way.(no ticket)
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I hate form letters!
Hey Chief/Sheriff, here's a novel thought!
How about we take a moment, to have some secretary at least look busy and type out a dictated letter!
Then you can get off your pompous ass and sign the mother****** and send it to the citizen.
At least make them feel like you G.A.S.!
Or hell, have the division (IAD) director do it, who cares? As long as someone does it.
I usually toss form letters and start making phone calls.
Anyway, I'm happy you at least had a positive experience with DOT. Sometimes those guys can be more of a PITA than a regular street cop.
When it comes to tickets, when I was a motor officer, I would generally write tickets in a 3 to 1 ratio.
3 warnings to every 1 ticket.
It kept the "stats' up for the brass.
Showed I was actually doing something, and gave me the opportunity to examine a driver, vehicle, etc. a little closer for less reason
I wouldn't write a ticket for 8 over, but if I wanted to check something out, it was as good a reason as any and the written warning documented the stop