Anything Goes 21: Sears Tower has a big cap hit

[Marina]

Haha true. What bugs me the most is their hypocrisy and complete lack of empathy. I know someone from high school who became a cop, and he used to smoke weed and drink before he was 21. I'm pretty sure he even drove drunk a few times. And now he'll be arresting or giving tickets to people for doing something he's done before.

I see cops disobeying traffic laws all the time. I'm sure the cop that gave Marina the ticket hasn't worn his seatbelt before. But cops in smaller towns have nothing better to do.

What gets me is I was wearing my seatbelt, he just said I wasn't wearing it properly. That's how I wore it when I did my drivers test and no one has ever said anything to me that it was illegal. I've never even gotten a ticket before.

Ugh whatever.

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

My seat belt ticket was $60 and nothing added to my insurance. Of course I was a passenger in the car, which im sure makes some difference in things

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

Marina, does the ticket specifically say you weren't wearing it properly?

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

My seat belt ticket was $60 and nothing added to my insurance. Of course I was a passenger in the car, which im sure makes some difference in things

Yea, that's like a parking ticket.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

Contest the damn thing.

 

[Marina]

Contest the damn thing.

How? The law technically says you have to be wearing it "properly" which I wasn't.

Marina, does the ticket specifically say you weren't wearing it properly?

No it says not wearing it. It's not like I drive without a seatbelt on.

 

[hisgirlfriday]

Contest the damn thing.

I have heard of people just not paying their ticket and showing up to their traffic court date hoping the cop that gave them a ticket won't show up.

 

[hawksrule]

What the ****? When I got a ticket for not wearing one at all it was a $10 ticket.

You should wear a seat belt.

Haha true. What bugs me the most is their hypocrisy and complete lack of empathy. I know someone from high school who became a cop, and he used to smoke weed and drink before he was 21. I'm pretty sure he even drove drunk a few times. And now he'll be arresting or giving tickets to people for doing something he's done before.

I see cops disobeying traffic laws all the time. I'm sure the cop that gave Marina the ticket hasn't worn his seatbelt before. But cops in smaller towns have nothing better to do.

It's rather myopic to say that someone who drank/smoked in high school and subsequently cleaned up his act is a hypocrite. People change.

 

[Marina]

I have heard of people just not paying their ticket and showing up to their traffic court date hoping the cop that gave them a ticket won't show up.

I live in a small town unfortunately, cops here have nothing better to do.

 

[Pepe Silvia]

You should wear a seat belt.



It's rather myopic to say that someone who drank/smoked in high school and subsequently cleaned up his act is a hypocrite. People change.

Lmao no it isn't. You are a hypocrite for punishing someone for doing something that you should have been punished for. It doesn't matter if they changed. That's where the empathy part comes into play. If people want to become a cop, then they shouldn't break the law. Have some integrity.

 

[Pepe Silvia]

He wouldn't even be a cop had he been caught.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Oh get off your high horse. People do dumb things when they're young, it doesn't mean they can't grow out of it.

 

[hawksrule]

Lmao no it isn't. You are a hypocrite for punishing someone for doing something that you should have been punished for. It doesn't matter if they changed. That's where the empathy part comes into play. If people want to become a cop, then they shouldn't break the law. Have some integrity.

Lmao, it absolutely does matter.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypocrite

a person who claims or pretends to have certain beliefs about what is right but who behaves in a way that disagrees with those beliefs

Notice the words claims, pretends, and behaves are all in the present tense.

As an aside, whether or not the person was punished in his youth has nothing to do with whether he's a hypocrite. Hypocrisy measures the person's actions vs. the person's stated sentiments. Whether or not he was punished for those actions is irrelevant.

Lol that anyone who broke a law in their youth should be precluded from a future career in law enforcement.

 

[Pepe Silvia]

Oh get off your high horse. People do dumb things when they're young, it doesn't mean they can't grow out of it.

Lmao what high horse? I've done plenty of stupid things, but doing stupid things isn't really the point. A cop who has broken a law should have some empathy towards people they're busting for breaking that same law. That's all I'm trying to say.

 

[madgoat33]

okay, its still the cop's job to enforce the law whether or not he empathizes is irrelevant.

 

[Pepe Silvia]

Lmao, it absolutely does matter.



Notice the words claims, pretends, and behaves are all in the present tense.

As an aside, whether or not the person was punished in his youth has nothing to do with whether he's a hypocrite. Hypocrisy measures the person's actions vs. the person's stated sentiments. Whether or not he was punished for those actions is irrelevant.

Lol that anyone who broke a law in their youth should be precluded from a future career in law enforcement.

Congratulations on posting a definition every knows. Believe me, he's not against smoking weed or underage drinking, and many cops aren't, especially the ones who have done it. The person I'm talking about is still in their early twenties and recently became a cop. And they were recently underage drinking and smoking weed before they became a cop. I feel bad using him as the example because he's a good guy and I'd still hang out with him.

And I do believe breaking certain laws in your youth should prohibit you from becoming a cop, seeing as how they're expected to catch people doing those things. Maybe not traffic laws or underage drinking though.

 

[hawksrule]

Congratulations on posting a definition every knows. .

I thought everyone knew it, but you proved me wrong.

 

[Pepe Silvia]

I thought everyone knew it, but you proved me wrong.

Well seeing as how the rest of the post explains that hypocrisy, maybe you don't know it.

 

[hawksrule]

Good one.

 

[hawksrule]

Lmao what high horse? I've done plenty of stupid things, but doing stupid things isn't really the point. A cop who has broken a law should have some empathy towards people they're busting for breaking that same law. That's all I'm trying to say.

That guy's a cop now. And you think he should let off drunk drivers (and endanger other people's lives) because he was an idiot in his youth? Yes, let's let others die lest this man be considered a hypocrite. That's one of the dumbest things I've ever heard.

 

[RayP]

You should wear a seat belt.



It's rather myopic to say that someone who drank/smoked in high school and subsequently cleaned up his act is a hypocrite. People change.

That was the thing that pissed me off. I ALWAYS wear my seatbelt. I just happened to be pulling out of a gas station parking lot, and was putting it on as I pulled out, and that's when he got me.

 

[Pepe Silvia]

That guy's a cop now. And you think he should let off drunk drivers (and endanger other people's lives) because he was an idiot in his youth? Yes, let's let others die lest this man be considered a hypocrite. That's one of the dumbest things I've ever heard.

Lmao where the hell did I say he should let off drunk drivers? Are you really that dense? Or just grasping at straws? I was using his drunk driving as one of the examples of him breaking the law. When I say use empathy, I'm talking about petty crimes like underage drinking or smoking weed.

All I'm saying is if you make the decision to become a cop, then you should adhere to the law from that point on, especially since you'll be busting people for doing some of the same **** you're doing. I don't care if you're still in high school or college and not a cop yet. I don't think that's too much to ask. If you make the decision to become a cop after you've already broken the law, then I see your point.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

D3 bball brackets just released.

NFS, if DePauw wins their first round game, they play Augie, who is the #1 overall seed.

DePauw just beat Wash U on their court.

And the fated matchup between my alma mater and my #2 school in my college search begins.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

I have a buddy at work who guts his dip. As somebody who chews that's disgusting.

 

[hawksrule]

Lmao no it isn't. You are a hypocrite for punishing someone for doing something that you should have been punished for. It doesn't matter if they changed. That's where the empathy part comes into play.

If you make the decision to become a cop after you've already broken the law, then I see your point.

Oh, so it does matter if the individual changed. Good to see you came around.

A cop who has broken a law should have some empathy towards people they're busting for breaking that same law. That's all I'm trying to say.

Lmao where the hell did I say he should let off drunk drivers?

Grasping at straws

So this cop that you're talking about -- the one who smoked weed and drove drunk in his youth. The one you're criticizing for arresting people who drove drunk like he did -- What sort of empathy, as opposed to handcuffs, should he be showing them?