Comments on: Alabama State Troopers Swarm Atmore

By: Bobby

Bobby — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:56:15 +0000

Fact is,

First of all, having a quota has been illegal since the 70’s. The fact is that most departments, especially small departments don’t want you writing tickets because of local dirty politics. It is the Troopers job to keep the roads safe by enforcement and education. If you don’t do your job (if you have one) you would get fired. The same holds true for Troopers. I have never met a Trooper in Alabama that wasn’t a very reasonable and fair man. I have never been stopped for something that I didn’t do either.
Second, it makes sense that there is a month long initiative in the end of May and June because it is the most traveled time of the year. People from all over the country drive throught Alabama going to the beaches. I am sure the Troopers are advertising it and letting everyone know for safety and because the good people in the state appreciate them being out there in force keeping us safe from all the excessive out of town traffic coming through. They want us to feel safe and know that they have it under control.
Once again, thank you Alabama State Troopers for being the best of the best and being the few and brave men that you are.

By: Fact is

Fact is — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:49:48 +0000

Yeap, end of the physical year for the state is close so here we go with filling that last minute quota…..I would just like to know who is going to stop the officers that drive down the road on their cell phones, computers and crossing over the line, up on people and then once around them, they act like we don’t have a speed limit? Next thing you know there will be a national holiday called “click it or ticket”…nothing wrong with wearing the seatbelts at all but why make a month long campaigne out of something that should already be a daily issue.

By: Wharf Rat

Wharf Rat — Fri, 25 May 2012 02:05:53 +0000

I know Alabama State Troopers can not do this, but I wish Florida Highway Patrol would follow suit, and do something about the quagmire at Olive and Davis between 7AM and 8 AM every morning. The rule is the boldest driver has the right-of-way. Speed around the Walgreens, bypass the traffic light, force your way out into trafffic, screw up the “traffic flow.” Left turn arrows mean nothing. Florida DOT needs to study this disaster again, and help law abiding citizens get to their destination with at least a normal pulse rate and blood pressure.

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Fri, 25 May 2012 01:20:07 +0000

John it is not a serious effort to avoid law enforcement, but the entertainment of driving our back roads and enjoying the scenery. I am buckled in 100% legal.
I feel that our State Troopers are the best LE you can ask for.

I do not believe that I will be at the beach, I think I will just party with friends near home this weekend.

Let us remember our fallen and MIA soilders this holiday.

By: John Parker

John Parker — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:25:51 +0000

429SCJ, you shouldn’t avoid areas just because troopers are around enforcing traffic laws. Just don’t disobey the laws and you should have nothing to worry about. It’s kind of unusual to try and put so much effort to avoid law enforcement. Everyone out there be safe and have a great holiday season!! See you at the beach!!

By: Learn2stop

Learn2stop — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:19:05 +0000

@OldGoldie…..you are so right about the stop signs….i live on the corner of a 4 way stop and have small children and pets and my direct neighbor has small children….i have actually had a car flip in my front yard….AT A FOUR WAY STOP!!!! i call atmore pd all the time to try and get an officer to come sit over this way to catch the hundreds of cars a day that do not stop but its a lost cause. they always tell me they will send someone but never do…..

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:47:52 +0000

I would love to go up to Oak Hill Cemetary today, but am weighing the risk. I could slip in through Nokomis and acess Jack Springs Road and take Sunset to hwy 21,
but still have to drive 21 the half mile to the entrance of Oak Hill.

The Holidays will be over with next week, best to wait and not take a chance.

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:25:28 +0000

James I have to agree with you about the State Police, they stop you, cite you and send you on your way.

The local law enforcement always want to perform some kind of search. I remember being pulled over for a loose tag, and the officer wanted to know about all the empty munitions containers in my vehicle (I don’t leave mine on the ground).
He was looking at the different calibers and ask me if I owned weapons for all the calibers and where the weapons were located. I had to politely inform him that was none of his business, I fixed the tag and went on my way.

People get tired of being hasseled, why not just check for warrants, issue the ticket and everybody be on their way?

By: bamma

bamma — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:50:11 +0000

I just got me a seat belt ticket!!!!!!!

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 24 May 2012 10:47:15 +0000

Regardless of your views on whether or not you should be stopped… I think we can all agree that $116 seltbelt violations seems pretty excessive!! That is not proctecting and serving… or raising awareness …. that money making … so instead of urging people to wear their seatbelts by means of “reasonable” ticket amounts, it is simply encouraging people to harber negative feelings towards police and just drive “safe” when they see a police car.