“Cop courtesies” often extend to fire men, paramedics, politicians and relatives of cops. I have a cop in my family and have been on the receiving end of a courtesy. There’s nothing right about it but ask yourself, would I turn it down or would I insist that the cop write me a ticket?
If you say you’d rather get the ticket, you are straighter than I am.
It’s not just about the ticket. They’re seriously going to kill someone by speeding, and they sometimes do.
There was a fireman around here couple years ago, he killed a motorist who was stopped in heavy rain. Granted rain may have been a factor, but there is no question the guy was speeding and would NOT have hit the guy if he wasn’t.
The rain was a lucky excuse that got him off the hook.
But I did my very best to make certain I never put a civilian cop in that position, ever again.
And over the many years since,even after I became a civilian again,I have remained unticketed, due to the professional courtesy I extend towards cops.
Namely, I don’t break laws cops are supposed to enforce.
“Cop courtesies” are also extended to civilians, as well as LE.
And believe it or not, media too as they often have close contacts with police. I was in broadcasting for years and was on the receiving end of the "courtesy" several times and was happy to accept it.
That is a symptom of the problem, not the problem itself.