If you are a police officer, trooper, court officer, correction officer, telecommunicator, highway patrol, federal agent, or any other type of police (peace) officer either full-time, part-time or retired that has been disrespected or insulted by another police agency (officer) by not receiving some sort of professional courtesy, please register and post your story with the information so we can read it.  If you have been arrested for a crime and want to use this as a podium to rant, go somewhere else. If you want to bash another officer, then find another way.  If a story finds out to be false, we'll pull it immediately.

This is a site for officers getting traffic tickets that ANY normal civilian could get a warning on, verbal or written.  This is a site for cops, about cops, and designed by cops (though we remain nameless - if you work in the field you know that once you're in the corner office, it's hard to get out).  Needless to say, we are fed up with hearing about this and think something should be done.  There's always another ticket down the street.  We are all family and maybe someday you may need one of us to get out of our car and save your sorry ass.  But odds are you're the cop that doesn't do anything to begin with. 

Here's a comment that we received and it pretty much sums it up.

Professional Courtesy In Law Enforcement

 "I do not suggest nor endorse the concept that anyone is above the law or be given immunity from arrest, nor do I have an axe to grind, because I personally have not been issued a traffic ticket. However, in the patrol function of police work there are many times and situations that a traffic violator is allowed to continue on without receiving a traffic citation.  This is called “common sense and officer discretion”.

I find it troublesome that this courtesy is declining when it comes to an off-duty police officer that has been stopped for a traffic violation and is being replaced with a “you should have known better” attitude and a ticket is issued.

 We do not, nor should we, take this hard line attitude with the general public, so why do we do this to each other? There was a time when all police officers extended themselves to helping each other because all professions have unique fringe benefits, and professional courtesy is the only one we have.

Part of the curriculum for the cadets at the academy is the professional driving course, where cadets are instructed and taught that they must change their driving habits and technique from defensive driving to aggressive patrol driving. This course requires the officer to develop the skill and ability to drive at high speeds in addition to having the authority to circumvent other established traffic laws for which they understand the scope of the risk and liability for the situation created.

After many years of developing these driving techniques / required habits, it is unrealistic to expect the off-duty officers to automatically return to the prior ‘Defensive Driving” attitude they were operating under prior to becoming a police officer, because of a change from operating a patrol car to driving their private vehicle. I know of no police officers that have the attitude that they can intentionally disregard the traffic laws because they are immune from arrest.

It is time for some officers to consider my thoughts and return to the basic principles that police officers are in a dangerous and unique profession and must rely on each other at a time of need. Hopefully, the responding officer will not be one that had been a victim of “You Should Have Known Better” instead of common sense Professional Courtesy."

Chuck, Ill State Police

"LET’S BE CAREFUL OUT THERE. All we have is each other."
CWC Staff

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