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After years of talking about it, finally decided to do it. Got an appointment booked at Sweet Baby Octane in two weeks to get this. Will be full color / photorealistic. The tat will be on my right arm from the shoulder down to the short sleeve line (7" tall) I mentioned this is another tattoo post, but the backstory is: Advice needed: Is there anything I need to do to prepare other than make sure I'm well fed, well hydrated and haven't taken any alcohol or painkillers. I've heard multi-vitamins with zinc helps the healing? Also I'll wear a sleeveless workout shirt (that I don't mind getting blood or ink on) so I don't have to roll my sleeve up. The tattoo artist tells me it will be 4 hours. What do you do for 4 hours? Talk to the artist? Read a book? Listen to music? The pain is not something that concerns me. In Marital Arts I've lived through a broken nose and cheekbone, a broken ankle, pieces of my foot bone torn off my toe by the ligaments, torn ankle ligaments and a broken rib/sternum cartilage - all in the last two years. If they didn't bother me enough to stop doing MA then the tattoo won't bother me either. Anything else I should be ready for?

The thing that makes an officer a "dick" or a "cool guy" is not whether he tickets you or not. It's his attitude, demeanor and professionalism while he is interacting with you. I've had a ticket from a cool cop and a warning from a complete dick.

This is it right here. Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk 2

So nobody should ever talk about the police doing good things because it could be used as evidence against them by people accusing them of doing bad things?

I don't see the problem. Cops have a bad rep because people only ever post negative stuff. Posting a positive encounter can't be a bad thing, can it?

I'd call it discretion, not discrimination.

I have a few friends and relatives who are police officers and I have gleaned a tiny bit of information on how they like traffic stops to go. It's different in the US versus UK. The basic concept in the US is that you should never make the officer think you might be a threat, it puts him/her on edge and destroys any rapport that you may have. Your best chance of a easy traffic stop is to have the officer know you're a good person who just made a mistake. - Pull over NOW. The officer will not signal you to pull over in a dangerous place. When the lights come on, pull over. Lone women / unmarked cars etc are a judgement call, but if it is a marked cruiser then stop safely but immediately. Don't throw the anchor out, and don't spend a mile looking for a spot to pull over. - The helmet can be a barrier to effective communication, it can also be a way to conceal identity - but it can also be a weapon if thrown or swung. It is a judgement call. If you have a full-face then flip up the visor and make eye contact. If you have a half, 3/4 or modular then keep it on unless asked to remove it. - Never reach for anything unless the officer asks you to. When asked for something that is in plan sight you should reach for it calmly and smoothly, no furtive or unexpected motions. If the thing you are asked for is NOT in plain sight, tell the officer where it is and ask if it's ok to reach for it. Those places can conceal guns as well as insurance papers, so suddenly diving into the glove compartment, even when asked for insurance papers etc, is going to make the officer wonder if you're gonna pull a gun from there. Communicate where and why you are reaching and you'll keep the officer comfortable and he'll be more likely to be on your side. - On a motorcycle, don't get off the bike unless asked. Just like getting out of a car - don't do it. The officer has a tactical advantage when you are inside the car / on the bike, and that advantage keeps him or her more comfortable. - Consider turning the engine off (assuming your vehicle is not some old hoopty that may not start up again). This signals you have no intent to drive away. On a bike especially, don't give the officer any reason to think you're going to floor it when he or she is out of the cruiser. This puts the officer on edge and gets in the way of a friendly rapport. - If the officer pulled you over and you know why, then don't act like a dick. I'm not saying you have to give up your constitutional rights or anything - but I have found that honesty has only ever resulted in one ticket for me, despite being pulled over 6-7 times. - He's not your friend, and he's not your enemy. Treat him like you'd treat any other professional you come into contact with.

Video added to first post.

How am I going to incriminate the officer? He did nothing wrong. if the local prosecutor wants to pull the video and track me down and file a speeding ticket against em then so be it. I'm not losing any sleep over that possibility. Heck, if I GOT the ticket I still wouldn't be mad. I certainly deserved one.

Back from the dead! I'm going to get my tattoo as described above. I'm looking at getting it done at Sweet Baby Octane in Columbus. Anyone have any experiences with them?

My wife would say I look it.

No helmet cam. Just the windshield cam (sees nothing) and the rear-facing cam on the top case. I'll stitch it together and put it on youtube. Difficult to hear, so I'll have to add subtitles.

Front or back?

What he said was; "At that speed what are you gonna do if a deer jumps out? Come on, I don't need to tell you guys this stuff, you know." It's a valid point. At 75 I'm not gonna stand a chance avoiding a deer.

I didn't get off the bike or take my helmet off because I know that can be considered signs that I'm going to fight him - just like you don't get out of the car unless asked, etc. I turned off the bike so he knew I wasn't gonna try and run. I did eventually take the helmet off but I asked him first "Can I take my helmet off? I'm having trouble hearing you." I just checked the video - he caught me at the tail end of a passing move and I was doing +30 about 1/4 mile before. He could have lit me up for reckless op easily at 25 over, but instead he used his discretion and it was a pleasant conversation. Over in under 3 minutes.

Having a little too much fun on the bike and caught the eye of a local deputy. Pulled over right away. Turned the engine off but stayed on the bike. Flipped up my faceshield but kept my helmet on. When he asked for my id I told him which pocket it was in (inside my overpants for added fun) and made sure he was comfortable with me reaching for it. He actually walked around to the side I was reaching for so I figured he saw my CCW status on his computer - I let him know I was not armed. He was real professional. Asked if i had a ticket in the last year. "Sir, my last ticket was over ten years ago!" Gave me my license back. Reminded me, nicely, that he should not have to tell me the result of a speeding biker hitting a deer... Complimented my bike and sent me on my way. Overall very positive. Nice guy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUSN8HBKyH8

Doesn't look like that was the end of that story - car started chasing him.

As a card-carrying Limey, i found the disposition of the english group to be spot on. :-D Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk 2

How drunk do you have to be to flip a U-ey on a roundabout and think you're driving just fine...

Nowhere near Dublin...

"Why do you have that?" (*cracks knuckles in preparation*) "I get through traffic much more quickly waving this than when I flip people off." "I wanted to be a cop but scored too highly in the intelligence test." "In case I get robbed for the 200lbs of Heisenberg Blue in the trunk." "The voices told me I would need it." "Because there is no such thing as a Concealed AR15 Permit." "I used to have a cop but he died from positional asphyxia when I crammed him in my holster."

The way you worded that, it sounds like the bat used the keys to get in..

Sorry. Fixed now. Was using the youtube editor to shorten the video from 2 mins to just the interesting bit.

Ironic that a Darwin Award winner was also the Missing Link...

The first driver was 15. They let 15yos drive in this country? In the UK you have to be at least 17 to get a provisional license.