Thanks for an open and clear mind. You (cop) have my full support. I have never
had any problems with the cops because of my truck. it is radically modified and
has a slight tint on the side windows. I was curious about one other item. The
legalities of the clear rear and front lenses. Why do we see so many Acuras and
Hondas with the clear rear lenses, yet never pulled over for fix it tickets??? The
only four Daks i know of with clear rear lenses hae each been pulled over 4 times
minimum. Thankfully they each kept their original lenses. Also - what is the
status of strobes for turn signals in the front and rear?
Most cops and sheriffs I know like my truck and stop to talk to me about it, not
harass me.
Jim
Dakota Flashfire
superskunk@mindspring.com wrote:
> I told myself that I wasn't going to get in a "cop vs. everybody else" or a
> "us vs. them" discussion on here when I joined. I am on here to see what other
> DAK owners are doing to their trucks and to learn new tricks and to also learn
> from their mistakes as well.
> I try to keep an open mind and not spend my time on here taking up for all
> the cops in the world. I am not ashamed of what I do for a living. I was once
> your age and had the same attitude towards cops. But after doing this for 10
> years, and seeing the stuff I have seen on the streets, all I can tell you is
> that until you spend a day in my shoes, putting up with the crap that we do,
> don't belittle us.
> Police do alot more than writing tickets and harassing the motoring
> public. If the 4 armed robbers had had limo tint on their car the other night
> when we caught them, after invading a couples home and beating them with a
> shotgun, one of us would not be here today. Atleast we could see in the car,
> I.D. the suspects, and arrest them without incident.(That looks like serving and
> protecting to me)
> And even though I haven't wrote tickets in the last 7 years, I do remember a
> saying........"Driving is a privilage, not a right". No where in all the laws
> you so dearly hate does it say that you have the right to drive.
> It's mentalities and attitudes like yours, i.e.see below and calling us
> "idiots", that assures me that I will always have job security.
>
> P.S. That's all I have to say about this. I guess we can both replace our
> keyboards now.
>
> Mel
>
> > Aaron said,
> >
> > P.S. I have mine windows tinted "illegally" and I'll keep it that way no
> > matter how many times I get pulled over. Think about it, we are criminals
> > and have to pay fines because somebody can't see into our vehicle. IF I
> > WANTED YOU TO SEE WHAT I WAS DOING ALL THE TIME I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT A GLASS
> > TRUCK!!!
> >
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