FZRMatt

9 miles each way.

I don't know about the rest of you, but I have been so engrossed by reading the rest of the posts that I forgot all about this guy. This is a response that can only come from the Wesiiiiiiiiiiiiiide!! BITCHES!!!!

You had an attorney and he didn't tell you that speed alone does not constitute reckless opp in the state of Ohio? You got screwed!

1985 1/2 Ford Escort 1979 Ford Econoline Conversion Van 1978 Fiat X19 1994 Ford Thunderbird 1966 Ford F100 1996 Pontiac Grand Am (company car) 1998 Chevrolet Malibu (company car) 2001 Ford Taurus (company car) 1995 Ford Windstar 2001 Dodge Neon 2000 Dodge Durango 2006 Dodge Durango 2002 Dodge Durango

You only get credit for stealing the beer on Mother's Day if you are actually out with your mom, at said bar, and shooting pool. As far as the pig, I still don't know what I would have done if I had actually got that big bastard all the way into the back seat of my cruiser. I'm just glad I found the owner before the media arrived.

I hope that it wasn't anyone on here. The rider was a mid 60's man riding a cruiser of some type. The person riding with him (another bike) stated to the officer that they had been drinking at a bar before the crash.

Sorry to disappoint you, but I don't write tickets unless I have to. So, the answer is 0. However, I do know an officer that received a sustained complaint from I.A. after a citizen called in for him eating a hamburger while driving.

Unfortunately, we can not legally check phone logs if we stop someone. We have already been told that the only way to check the log is to get a warrant. We were also told that we can not get a warrant unless there is a serious injury/fatal accident. Just having a phone in their hand does not warrant a ticket but if we feel that they were texting, we can stop them. However, we have been told that basically, unless they say "I was texting" there are to be no tickets issued.

Let me start off by saying that I appreciate the fact that no "F-ing cop" stuff was posted in any of the replies to my post. I 100% agree that the trooper handled the initial contact in a completely wrong and tactically incorrect way. I say tactically incorrect because handling a situation in a tactical manner is what keeps myself and other officers alive every night. Again, if he had let the marked cruiser make the stop in the first place, this wouldn't be an issue. Had the rider had a CCW permit, he would definitely have a case for self defense had he shot. As far as the charges being retaliatory, we don't know if the state prosecutes those cases aggressively on a consistent basis. If they do, it obviously isn't retaliatory, but we don't know for sure. To be honest, I wish our state/city had the balls to prosecute a lot of the things that they don't. On a side note John, do you live close enough to hear the shots fired at club Ice/Fire tonight?

My $0.02 cents worth. Look at the Smith and Wesson M&P compact (I like the .40 myself) or a completely hammerless revolver. I have never been able to shoot a revolver worth a damn, but you never even need to pull it out of your pocket if you are shooting in an emergency situation.

I was debating on replying to this post, but speaking as a "wide eyed idiot", I will say that there are some things that should have been done differently on both parties part. First, how about the biker not putting himself in that position to begin with. Even though the rider seemed to be in "control" while riding, he still put himself and everyone else on the road at risk by pulling a wheelie on a public road with traffic. Second, the trooper should not have made the "traffic stop" in the way he did. Although I wouldn't concider that being "cut off", he should have let the marked cruiser conduct the stop (it was right there anyway). In my city, traffic stops are to only be conducted by marked cruisers with officers in uniform. However, it is not illegal nor discouraged in other areas. And third, had the trooper allowed the marked unit to conduct the stop, this would all be a non-issue, but he didn't. So, just because the bike is backing away, doesn't mean that it is not a threat to the trooper. Had the rider dropped the bike in 1st gear and took off forward, he would then be piloting a 600lb (rider included) weapon directly toward the trooper. The trooper will then have almost zero time to react, and it could easilybecome a deadly force situation (and a justified one at that depending on their laws about unmarked vehicles making traffic stops). Feel free to tell me what a douche bag I am for defending the loose cannon (even though I'm not). I am simply trying to show the side of the equasion that the non-law enforcement person never sees. Also, video only tells part of the story and we didn't see what (if anything) else happened before the stop was made. Sorry is the post comes across as cranky or grumpy, but is was a long night at work and to be honest the F-ing cop crap gets old after a while.

Thanks, I can use the help.

If you like being maced or tazed by the police, either Fire or Ice would be fine (actually Ice closed). Those two are more for the thug crowd. McFaddens is ok. Do you want more of an adult crowd, or a nice place to hang out?

I figured it out after I posted. Like I said earlier, computers are not my strong point.

Which FZR forum are you on? Is it Archives or Online?

I do have some pictures...if I can figure out how to post them, I will.

My name is Matt and I live in Hilliard. I have a '94 FZR 600 which is my 3rd bike. I got my start riding in about 1977 and have been riding some form of motorized 2 wheelers on and off for about 32 years. FYI, I suck with computers, so, it may be a while before I figure out how to post pictures or anything of that nature.

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