<VV> The Lousy Cop (Jon Miller)

[henry kaczmarek]

Jon

All too true.

Many times we don't reflect on what we don't know about our jobs, but expect 
every cop out there to have intimate knowledge of every law.  It's patently 
impossible!!!

I HIGHLY recommend any Corvair owner to keep copies of pertinent laws in 
their glovebox.  When confronted with the printed evidence, there isn't an 
officer out there who won't mind being corrected. Unlike the people he 
stops,  HE KNOWS he doesn't know everything.

For Example: If you have a  greenbrier sportwagon,  your title might have 
the letters SW in the VIN??? More than one officer has miskaken this for 
STATION WAGON instead of SPORTWAGON, and may suggest you have re-vin'ed the 
vehicle because it was stolen. Keeping a copy of the explanation of that in 
the glove box may just save you a hassle on the road someday. Don't ask me 
how I know this.


A while back Smitty had a problem with his safety inspector.  I had a 
similar situation in VA with my 65 monza---

Inspector asked---Where's the rear seatbelts??
I told him ---Optional Equipment in 65---look it up?? He did.

Inspector asked ---Where's the Backup lights??? (I Had 4 tail-light lenses 
with jumpers)
I told  him----Optional Equipment again---look it up??  He did.

Now I would just keep copies of that in the glove box to show him---after 
all he was only 24 and not too familiar with the way things---"Used to be". 
Would help with the cops as well.

Regards
HANK
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Miller" <jonm925 at adelphia.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 10:41 PM
Subject: <VV> The Lousy Cop (Jon Miller)


This is for what I consider a disturbing thread. It was written by Trooper 
Mitchell Brown of the Virginia State Police two months before he was killed 
in the line of duty.
Well, Mr. Citizen, I guess you've got me figured out. I seem to fit neatly 
into the category you placed me in. I'm stereotyped, characterized, 
standardized, classified, grouped and always typical. I'm the Lousy Cop.