The illegal parking is unacceptable. Kudos to you for saying something.
Once while working in Manhattan, we had 2 lanes of one block closed. It was coned off and closed to traffic. We were inspecting sewer pipes, my truck was in the coned off/taped off area and in front of a hydrant. I got a ticket while we were working. The cop was like a ninja....one second nothing then poof there was a ticket in the windshield wiper.
FWIW, you probably were ticked by a traffic agent. Cops and traffic agents are different, look at the patch to see the difference, they (traffic agents) used to wear brown uniforms (showing my age) now they are in the same blue.
-Vinny
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Mybe it was more tactically sound to park there, I don't know I am not an officer. Could be many reasons. And when you park illegally at your favorite gun shop... what is your excuse?
I dont park illegaly at my favorite gun store called SOUTH SHORE SPORTSMAN WHO HAS THE BEST FREAKIN PRICES AROUND, CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT I LOVE AND THE OCCASIONAL SHUT UP THAT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE A FRIEND. Sorry I had to plug SOUTH SHORE SPORTSMAN
One is the hydrant parking. You and I can't block a hydrant because the fire department may need access to it in a n emergency situation. Unlike most other "no parking" areas, there is a very legitimate safety issue involved. On a call or not, police or not, there is no justification for blocking the hydrant.
THe other issue is public perception. These two cops may have been the hardest working police in the history of the force. I don't know - and neither does anyone else here. The cops in Penn Station mentioned in another post may be working their tails off and genuinely keeping us safer.
The problem is the _perception_ is different.
Any time I drive by a firehouse on Long Island I see a cop car (or two or three) parked there. I don't know what they are doing in there all day (I have been told by a Nassau cop that they sleep, drink and play cards, but I don't know for sure). The only other place I see a cop is monitoring a stop sign or at a speed trap on the highway. I also get to see them turn on their lights to blow through a red light then turn them off once through the intersection.
If I was a drug dealer or felon, I may see some of the tougher work cops inevitably do. Being a law abiding citizen I don't get to see that side of things.
The average person is probably guilty of some misconceptions which are justifiable based on what they see every day. Cops are also guilty because they help perpetuate these misconceptions through their public behavior - ogling cute girls in Penn or blocking hydrants do not help the situation.
You have no idea what I have seen on my short time on this earth...eugh...alot of good, alot of bad. Either way, I know where all of the people who complain about NCPD at firehouses are coming from. FOR THE MOST PART, NCPD officers get a 60-90 minute meal break (10-7) and some shorter 10-5 breaks and they use only these breaks to conduct personal business. The other side of it is guys sleeping on their breaks, not so bad, guys sleeping off of their breaks, guys taking off their duty belts (and guns) and leaving them places (like with other sleeping officers; I know someone who was caught doing this). I have also run into personal problems with specific officers for knowlingly interrupting their on-duty parties to do legitimate work. I have noticed that this tends to be isolated to certain precincts and posts, ie. its related to direct supervisors.
If you don't want to pay for paid firefighters, you have NO RIGHT to complain about guys taking a little off the top (dinners, taking trucks home, getting food while they volunteer their time). The fact is, anything you can do to keep guys on call is good. I'd rather have my local ambulance crew out getting food in a close district at 2AM than sleeping at home. As for paid services, no excuse to be out of district.
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Ok this got a little out of control. I was only pointing out 1 squad car and my conversation with the cop and his partner. It was supposed to be a funny thread. Some might not view it as funny but to me it was especially if you saw the female cop. She was breathing deep like a french bulldog. This wasnt meant to be a cop bashing thread.
Here is the pic I took that is on my blackberry. If you look behind the fire hydrant you will see the apron which where cars can drive up and pull into the staples parking . The fat female donut cop probably told him walking from the parking lot is to far. Lets park here so I can only burn off 10 calories walking 15 feet to the door. She was so large her jacket didnt close and her bullit proof vest barely covered her chest and exposed at least 10 inches of stomach. The Michelin man is a model compared to her LOL. At first I thought maybe there are traffic but then I saw their pistols and it didnt say traffic on their patrol car.
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Ill start off with the fat cops. The majority of officers have I seen are in good shape, I can honestly say that I have only seen a handful of fat cops in my whole life. I did see one particularly morbidly obese female copon a skiing trip upstate. I believe she was a Delaware County Sheriff's deputy. The particular deputy was so huge she could barely fit through the door of her patrol car.
In regards to the cops at the firehouses, my sister is a volunteer EMT with the local fire department and she claims that the local sector officers will routinely stop by and watch entire football games on the big screen TVs and have a few beers with the firefighters (yes, they are drinking on duty - obviously someone in the chain of command in the SCPD is condoning this crap). They clearly need more supervision and controls. Rumor has is that the FBI and the US Dept. of Justice is investigating the department for numerous complaints involving (among other things) corruption and civil rights violations. I hear alot about the SCPD and very little of it is good. Ironically enough I rarely hear anything bad about the State Police, Suffolk County Sheriff, etc.
In regards to the cops at the firehouses, my sister is a volunteer EMT with the local fire department and she claims that the local sector officers will routinely stop by and watch entire football games on the big screen TVs and have a few beers with the firefighters (yes, they are drinking on duty - obviously someone in the chain of command in the SCPD is condoning this crap).
I'll tell you, of all things, I have never seen, heard of, or suspected this of a Nassau COP. Though walking around in unifrom, without a gun, is probly not such a great idea, drinking on the job is a whole different ball game.
Byrhtwold: “He who thinks to turn away from this battle now will always regret it. I am experienced in life, I will not go away… but by the side of my lord I intend to lie.”
Ill start off with the fat cops. The majority of officers have I seen are in good shape, I can honestly say that I have only seen a handful of fat cops in my whole life. I did see one particularly morbidly obese female copon a skiing trip upstate. I believe she was a Delaware County Sheriff's deputy. The particular deputy was so huge she could barely fit through the door of her patrol car.
In regards to the cops at the firehouses, my sister is a volunteer EMT with the local fire department and she claims that the local sector officers will routinely stop by and watch entire football games on the big screen TVs and have a few beers with the firefighters (yes, they are drinking on duty - obviously someone in the chain of command in the SCPD is condoning this crap). They clearly need more supervision and controls. Rumor has is that the FBI and the US Dept. of Justice is investigating the department for numerous complaints involving (among other things) corruption and civil rights violations. I hear alot about the SCPD and very little of it is good. Ironically enough I rarely hear anything bad about the State Police, Suffolk County Sheriff, etc.
Not something I'd expect of the highest paid cops in the country. Don't sh** where you sleep
Mike
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I dont park illegaly at my favorite gun store called SOUTH SHORE SPORTSMAN WHO HAS THE BEST FREAKIN PRICES AROUND, CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT I LOVE AND THE OCCASIONAL SHUT THAT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE A FRIEND. Sorry I had to plug SOUTH SHORE SPORTSMAN
I park the way everyone else does
Yes in the "No Parking Loading Zone" Like we all do. BTW for my job I am at locations throughout the day that I park "illegally". I block driveways, hydrants, etc. Sometimes it happens. I am always within view. Perhaps the parking lot was "out of view" so they parked where they could see the patrol car.
you and i both know i always park legally and if im not buyin something at south shore i never take parking spots away from paying customers even when i just hang out there
Yes in the "No Parking Loading Zone" Like we all do. BTW for my job I am at locations throughout the day that I park "illegally". I block driveways, hydrants, etc. Sometimes it happens. I am always within view. Perhaps the parking lot was "out of view" so they parked where they could see the patrol car.
Paul the parking lot was to the left of the pic and they need to go through the parking lot to get inside. there was plenty of parking in front of the windows so their view wasnt obstructed
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