Comments on: The “Good Cop” Fnord and Selective Enforcement of Law http://www.nothirdsolution.com/2009/12/26/the-good-cop-fnord-and-selective-enforcement-of-law/ Blogging about liberty, anarchy, economics and politics Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:07:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: David Z http://www.nothirdsolution.com/2009/12/26/the-good-cop-fnord-and-selective-enforcement-of-law/comment-page-1/#comment-10351 David Z Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:31:19 +0000 http://www.nothirdsolution.com/?p=2867#comment-10351 Balls. Ballsagna. Balls. Ballsagna.

]]> By: Brad http://www.nothirdsolution.com/2009/12/26/the-good-cop-fnord-and-selective-enforcement-of-law/comment-page-1/#comment-10339 Brad Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:15:46 +0000 http://www.nothirdsolution.com/?p=2867#comment-10339 $125 for illegal left turn. $125 for illegal left turn.

]]> By: theftthroughinflation http://www.nothirdsolution.com/2009/12/26/the-good-cop-fnord-and-selective-enforcement-of-law/comment-page-1/#comment-10335 theftthroughinflation Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:09:21 +0000 http://www.nothirdsolution.com/?p=2867#comment-10335 DOn nice uesage of the word "jackboot"...time to switch it up because I have seen more cops in the last year or two than I have in my life and saying "zee gestapo" each time is getting lame. I had the goodcop pulled on me once too. I got an infraction from a local jackboot he decided to scrutinize my window tint. Of course window tint is beneficial for many reason and is normally ignored by jackboots; unless they decide to upgade your ticket. Anyways he gave me a notice to have my tint inspected at a licenced pro-state garage within 48 hours or face a 400$ fine. According to the white knight himself it was really great of him to give me the notice of inspection because he could have given me a ticket on the spot. Of course the pro-state monopoly garage was only open 10-4 so I had to loose half a day's pay to go there and pay 50$ for the inspection and 20$ for my tint guy to ripoff the front side window tint on short notice. Anyways I remaind polite with the officer even though he warned me that if he saw me in the area again he would pull me over if the tint wasin't fixed - I was just happy he didn't taze me to death in front of my girlfriend. Thanks officer! Thank you so much for protecting me against myself and forcing me to remove my evil tint! I won't mention that you reveresed against traffic and pulled an illegal/dangerous U-turn to follow me. DOn nice uesage of the word “jackboot”…time to switch it up because I have seen more cops in the last year or two than I have in my life and saying “zee gestapo” each time is getting lame.
I had the goodcop pulled on me once too. I got an infraction from a local jackboot he decided to scrutinize my window tint. Of course window tint is beneficial for many reason and is normally ignored by jackboots; unless they decide to upgade your ticket. Anyways he gave me a notice to have my tint inspected at a licenced pro-state garage within 48 hours or face a 400$ fine. According to the white knight himself it was really great of him to give me the notice of inspection because he could have given me a ticket on the spot. Of course the pro-state monopoly garage was only open 10-4 so I had to loose half a day’s pay to go there and pay 50$ for the inspection and 20$ for my tint guy to ripoff the front side window tint on short notice. Anyways I remaind polite with the officer even though he warned me that if he saw me in the area again he would pull me over if the tint wasin’t fixed – I was just happy he didn’t taze me to death in front of my girlfriend.
Thanks officer! Thank you so much for protecting me against myself and forcing me to remove my evil tint! I won’t mention that you reveresed against traffic and pulled an illegal/dangerous U-turn to follow me.

]]> By: Zach S http://www.nothirdsolution.com/2009/12/26/the-good-cop-fnord-and-selective-enforcement-of-law/comment-page-1/#comment-10319 Zach S Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:18:43 +0000 http://www.nothirdsolution.com/?p=2867#comment-10319 Negative. From Michigan. Negative. From Michigan.

]]> By: Don http://www.nothirdsolution.com/2009/12/26/the-good-cop-fnord-and-selective-enforcement-of-law/comment-page-1/#comment-10313 Don Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:13:10 +0000 http://www.nothirdsolution.com/?p=2867#comment-10313 Zach - you live close to my son, in Tampa. He lives on Willow. You aren't from Cape Coral are you? Zach – you live close to my son, in Tampa. He lives on Willow. You aren’t from Cape Coral are you?

]]> By: Zach S http://www.nothirdsolution.com/2009/12/26/the-good-cop-fnord-and-selective-enforcement-of-law/comment-page-1/#comment-10300 Zach S Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:28:14 +0000 http://www.nothirdsolution.com/?p=2867#comment-10300 That's why its nice living 2 blocks off the strip in Tampa. You all should come down. That’s why its nice living 2 blocks off the strip in Tampa. You all should come down.

]]> By: David Z http://www.nothirdsolution.com/2009/12/26/the-good-cop-fnord-and-selective-enforcement-of-law/comment-page-1/#comment-10298 David Z Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:26:36 +0000 http://www.nothirdsolution.com/?p=2867#comment-10298 I loathe downtown Royal Oak. Usually, by the time I'm able to park my car, I'm so fired up that I can't possibly enjoy myself the rest of the evening. It's just not fun to deal with the parking & driving arrangement down there. I loathe downtown Royal Oak. Usually, by the time I’m able to park my car, I’m so fired up that I can’t possibly enjoy myself the rest of the evening. It’s just not fun to deal with the parking & driving arrangement down there.

]]> By: Brad http://www.nothirdsolution.com/2009/12/26/the-good-cop-fnord-and-selective-enforcement-of-law/comment-page-1/#comment-10296 Brad Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:02:41 +0000 http://www.nothirdsolution.com/?p=2867#comment-10296 It figures. Should of Google Maped the place before leaving so I would not have been told to "turn left right now" at the last second not paying attention to the signs. My co-pilot does not like the idea of riding bikes to the bar in winter or taking $8 cab rides for a mile. I hate driving in downtown areas because of what happened. Too many rules and no where to park in a small area. It figures. Should of Google Maped the place before leaving so I would not have been told to “turn left right now” at the last second not paying attention to the signs.

My co-pilot does not like the idea of riding bikes to the bar in winter or taking $8 cab rides for a mile. I hate driving in downtown areas because of what happened. Too many rules and no where to park in a small area.

]]> By: David Z http://www.nothirdsolution.com/2009/12/26/the-good-cop-fnord-and-selective-enforcement-of-law/comment-page-1/#comment-10293 David Z Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:35:33 +0000 http://www.nothirdsolution.com/?p=2867#comment-10293 Brad you're screwed. I just used Google Maps street view. There's an overhead sign for the no left turns on Fourth & Main. Brad you’re screwed. I just used Google Maps street view. There’s an overhead sign for the no left turns on Fourth & Main.

]]> By: Don http://www.nothirdsolution.com/2009/12/26/the-good-cop-fnord-and-selective-enforcement-of-law/comment-page-1/#comment-10291 Don Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:47:19 +0000 http://www.nothirdsolution.com/?p=2867#comment-10291 One more thing, look and see if there is a sign that specifically says you CAN make a left hand turn. Say what? The rules don't always mean what you think they mean. Lemme 'splain. The otherday I pulled out of a camping area and as I was about to pull out onto the road I saw a small state installed sign next to the driveway. It said, "It is not legal to drive golf carts on the highway". Ponder that for a moment. It didn't say it was illegal (a violation of written law) to drive the golfcart on the highway. The presumption here is that it is ALREADY illegal to drive the golfcart on the highway UNLESS there is a state installed sign granting legality to doing so. You see where this is going don't you? Now this may sound crazy but as far as I'm concerned its a complete possibility that sometime in the future it will be presumed that everything is illegal unless permission has been granted, which more than likely will mean surrendering some coin in order to do whatever it is that you want to do. This is already the case with many things, like drivers license, hunting license, fishing license, etc. And you can't even plead ignorance. I hope I get a cellmate that has the capacity to converse intelligently. One more thing, look and see if there is a sign that specifically says you CAN make a left hand turn.

Say what?

The rules don’t always mean what you think they mean.
Lemme ‘splain.

The otherday I pulled out of a camping area and as I was about to pull out onto the road I saw a small state installed sign next to the driveway. It said, “It is not legal to drive golf carts on the highway”.

Ponder that for a moment.

It didn’t say it was illegal (a violation of written law) to drive the golfcart on the highway.

The presumption here is that it is ALREADY illegal to drive the golfcart on the highway UNLESS there is a state installed sign granting legality to doing so.

You see where this is going don’t you?

Now this may sound crazy but as far as I’m concerned its a complete possibility that sometime in the future it will be presumed that everything is illegal unless permission has been granted, which more than likely will mean surrendering some coin in order to do whatever it is that you want to do. This is already the case with many things, like drivers license, hunting license, fishing license, etc. And you can’t even plead ignorance.

I hope I get a cellmate that has the capacity to converse intelligently.

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