digg

Join DiggAbout

NYPD traffic cop parks in front of fire hydrant for lunch watch!

youtube.com — That's why "you are not supposed to film any police, anybody who employed with the police department because of the terrorism".

Bury
show profanity settings
expand all
  • sungoddess808, on 04/20/2008, -9/+381Why did she park illegally next to a fire hydrant while dining? Probably because she thinks she is above the law (which she is not) and she doesn't have the stamina to walk her fat ass from a legal parking spot to the cafe.
    • mraustin1337, on 04/20/2008, -53/+46The guy making the video is kind of a moron. It's not really intelligent rhetoric to call someone a "*****." However this officer should be reprimanded for not only parking in front of the fire hydrant but flipping someone off. Not befitting of a law enforcement officer.
      • ligyron, on 04/20/2008, -34/+19Indeed. I thought it was good at first, but it went down hill towards the end. He's just another juvenile troll
        • mraustin1337, on 04/21/2008, -6/+2People dugg us down, but they are ***** so who cares.
        • zaknick, on 04/21/2008, -0/+5YOU PEOPLE ARE PATHETIC THE COP SAYING WE CAN'T FILM POLICE IS THE REAL STORY HERE

          ***** GESTAPO WANNABE CRIMINALS OFF WITH THEIR HEADS !!!
      • centerblack, on 04/21/2008, -2/+31She called him an *****, so she got called a *****. It really doesn't have anything to do with his IQ.
    • MrMax99, on 04/20/2008, -6/+53Unfortunately, a police officer can do whatever you cant stop him/her from doing.
      • blipblipbeep, on 04/21/2008, -0/+5Well then, I can do the same as long as there r no cops around i can do what ever i want.
        • ayeroxor, on 04/21/2008, -2/+2I think that logic stops at the point you start using letters as words...
      • crzdmn, on 04/21/2008, -0/+9Actually as a citizen you can have a police car towed as long as it is in violation of parking laws/permits etc. I've watched it happen in NY before, albeit not NYC but it was still funny as hell.

        Cop parked his car in a private parking lot and then went for a stroll down the street because he wanted to issue an arrest warrant without warning. The owner of the establishment called the tow company next door and had them towed. Probably was one of the funniest things I've seen happen to a cop, right up there with their patrol car getting hit for pulling ME over on an overpass with limited visibility.

        HAHAHAHA
        • Black6x, on 04/21/2008, -4/+1Private parking is a little different. If the officer were in the place while in the line of duty, and probably against teh owner, it might have flown.
    • HandsomeRuss, on 04/20/2008, -64/+5It is not illegal for an emergency vehicle to do this. They are exempt from traffic laws.

      Go back to playing Halo 3 now.
      • pintomp3, on 04/20/2008, -1/+86they can run red lights too... in cases of emergency. getting lunch is not an emergency.
      • grimw, on 04/20/2008, -0/+37Cops are never exempt from traffic laws, even when their flashing lights are on. You know why? Because it's the law that allows this.

        They may only speed, run red lights, or "violate" other common traffic laws when their flashing lights are flashing. At other times, they have no legal basis and can in fact be ticketed, fined, or whatever else. If you video tape them doing these things without their lights, they can indeed be punished.

        Next time, don't be an idiot.
      • chrgrose, on 04/20/2008, -0/+28In an emergency circumstance I would agree. The sudden urge to go on a dounut binge is not an emergency.
    • Zain123, on 04/20/2008, -15/+25Sorry to hijack but this is a dupe from last year:
      http://digg.com/odd_stuff/Video_Catches_Cop_Breaki ...
      • adrames, on 04/21/2008, -2/+1Recycling is good for the environment, kids.
      • arobar, on 04/21/2008, -2/+1If you were actually sorry you wouldn't post it at all.
    • plumcarrot, on 04/20/2008, -4/+3whoa, alot of "she" in that comment.
    • rekleiner, on 04/21/2008, -2/+7No wonder crime is so high in NY. With Fat asses like this for cops, who is chasing the criminals?
      • Railz, on 04/21/2008, -2/+2Crime rate in NYC is actually one of lowest in the USA.
    • HeDiggMe, on 04/21/2008, -6/+5Not defending the officer, but this cameraman is a pompous *****. An arrogant tone like his is the very reason people don't like cops who behave in the same deriding manner.
    • sinembarg0, on 04/21/2008, -2/+12Did anyone notice that the guy filming was a bit of a douche bag? I mean if you're gonna make a video of someone breaking the law, you could at least do it elegantly. The part where he is talking to the retired coplady, he could've been much more polite on the face of things, and actually be much more rude and damaging by doing it the right way. Saying that he has the right to film in public would be good, saying that his minor offense of filming in public is much less harmful to the general welfare then the cops parking in front of the hydrant, etc. Speak softly and carry a big stick, you will go far. (Convey meaning with your words, it works better)
    • willynilly, on 04/21/2008, -6/+3Wouldn't you rather have the cop park in an illegal space rather than take up a legal space that civilians need?

      THINK ABOUT IT.
      • arobar, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1I'm sure when your home is burning down because the fire crews couldn't get to the hydrant, you'll be saying "That's OK, that officer freed up a parking space for a civilian."
  • bossm4n, on 04/20/2008, -5/+232Do as I say, not as I do.
    • Borgcube636, on 04/20/2008, -26/+5OM NOM NOM!!!
    • deadlift, on 04/20/2008, -14/+2Wow, man., so filosofical
      • arobar, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1You know Firefox has a built-in spell checker these days. Just one more reason to make the switch.
    • sgtpppr, on 04/21/2008, -1/+13The same thing goes for speeding and traffic violations. I've seen motorcycle cops doing well over 90 on the interstate here (not pulling anyone over) and been cut off on more than one occasion to the point I thought I was being pulled over. Instead, they just needed to get off on the next exit. Can you imagine what would happen if you accidentally hit and killed a motorcycle cop because they cut you off and you couldn't avoid them? At least in california, they sure don't abide by any traffic laws at all. Nothing like a cop getting onto the I-5 doing 80+ and crossing over all 5 lanes to get in the fast lane for no other reason except that it's 'legal' for them to do so.
    • knarg, on 04/21/2008, -8/+1That's not a very strong argument is it?

      "You shouldn't kill people, but don't mind me, shooting all these people over here."

      Your argument has no "magnetism," meaning that why would you will upon others action which you would not will unto yourself, on your own accord.
      Go back to school.
      • bossm4n, on 04/21/2008, -0/+8WTF are you babbling about? I quoted a very old colloquial phrase. If you have never heard that or do not understand the meaning or context, might I suggest YOU go back to school.
        • knarg, on 04/24/2008, -0/+1I have heard it. I thought your claim wasn't sarcastic. My argument was sound, not babbling... The saying is irresponsible and ill-founded, is all I say.

          And finally, I'm a graduate student in philosophy and english. I know what I am talking about.
      • coliolio, on 04/21/2008, -1/+3He was mocking the attitude, not supporting it. You, sir, just made an ass of yourself.
      • arobar, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1*whoosh*
    • Slagtits, on 04/21/2008, -0/+2I was thinking, Hey this guys got balls, then, Hey we should all do this and not feel intimidated. Its like terrorism, if we give in, then they win - Fight for your rights!!!!!
  • smurfz, on 04/20/2008, -40/+29***** the police!
    • mariowario, on 04/20/2008, -9/+17Why should other cops pay for her ignorance and stupidity?
      • superdoofus, on 04/20/2008, -12/+3why should people of one ethnicity pay for what others have done?
        or maybe you haven't you heard of racial profiling, you *****.
      • jackspayed, on 04/21/2008, -2/+4Cops as a whole are worthless professional buzz kills. Police rarely PREVENT a crime from happening. Their primary function is to collect revenue for their city/county/state. Seriously, they suck
        • ayeroxor, on 04/21/2008, -1/+1So whatever you do, don't bother calling them when you're shot, or your car is stolen, etc...
          • Onyxblaze, on 04/21/2008, -0/+2I won't. Why? Because they won't come.
          • jackspayed, on 04/26/2008, -0/+1If I'm shot, i'd call an ambulance and if my car is stolen i'd call my insurance company...
    • bs0l, on 04/20/2008, -9/+3420 woooooooo!!
    • BlueCyclone, on 04/21/2008, -1/+2***** THE RIAA!
    • digg0t, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1COMING STRAIGHT FROM THE UNDERGROUND!
  • akkibaba, on 04/20/2008, -5/+163Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

    "Who will watch the watchmen?"
    • Rockout, on 04/20/2008, -1/+61I dunno... Coast Guard?
    • jlewicki, on 04/20/2008, -5/+4the NID
    • nighthawk8713, on 04/20/2008, -3/+27Ozymandias.
      • pendrachken, on 04/20/2008, -0/+8I dugg you, but I thought everyone was supposed to have forgotten him...
    • superdoofus, on 04/20/2008, -0/+6as evidenced by that which slips through the cracks when it comes to investigations within major cities, it's most certainly not internal affairs.
    • GamerVer05, on 04/21/2008, -2/+4First it's parking in front of hydrants then they shoot us in the streets.

      They shouldn't park there but this isn't a horrendous transgression
      • blipblipbeep, on 04/21/2008, -0/+6It would be if you did it, Oh unless you are a cop. Shameful
    • digitalunit, on 04/21/2008, -5/+2Satan.
    • KraftSingle, on 04/21/2008, -0/+4N.A.M.B.L.A
      • ayeroxor, on 04/21/2008, -0/+5The North American Marlon Brando Lookalikes Association?
    • coliolio, on 04/21/2008, -0/+3I will, come March of next year
      http://watchmenmovie.warnerbros.com/
      wooooo
  • TheFamousOne2, on 04/20/2008, -24/+267***** you, *****!
    Best...line...evar!
    • gtank92, on 04/21/2008, -12/+3who's evar?
    • Velnich, on 04/21/2008, -16/+7"Why am I an *****? You're an *****. You're a *****. ***** you *****."

      Someone shut that moron up.
    • ArikSantiago, on 04/21/2008, -0/+19"That's a scare tactic" was the best line
    • Takuro, on 04/21/2008, -6/+6I like how he tries to make himself sound intelligent but fails epically in the end.

      "By the way, aren't you supposed to wear a seatbelt when you move a gasoline-powered vehicle?"

      And that's why I lurve NY...
      • skyroket, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1"Seatbelt use required." Go play it again if you think he didn't mess that one up (2:57 in).
    • JulioChavez, on 04/21/2008, -0/+3Yeah.. no doubt. Dugg for "***** you, *****!". Of course, I would probably digg most videos with that in it. Good stuff.
  • DarkGerbil, on 04/20/2008, -7/+334Because of the terrorism!
    • flessa, on 04/20/2008, -0/+60He is absolutely right too -- ***** government scare tactics in action.
    • steamedrice11, on 04/21/2008, -1/+7the government and terrorism..... hmmmm.... what's the difference?
  • catachip, on 04/20/2008, -43/+14This is just as lame as it was when someone posted it a year ago.

    Although, I still dugg it for the "***** you, *****" comment.
  • Joet1980, on 04/20/2008, -26/+42I love this guy!
    • rootryan, on 04/20/2008, -13/+17that guy was annoying.
      • rentmitchum, on 04/21/2008, -1/+5Of course he's annoying, he's a New Yorker. You should see them drive when they come down here to Pennsylvania. Even worse than ***** Jersey people.

        In all seriousness, I liked all the New York people I met when I went to NYC. It was a blast. They drive like ***** though.
    • radsprack, on 04/21/2008, -6/+7This guy is stupid. Jimmy Justice, pfft. I don't know the laws and how police vehicles are marked in New York, but the ones in Texas have a little word above the the numbers that says "EXEMPT". I'm not actually condoning that type of behavior to go and park in front of a fire hydrant especially to go and take lunch of all things, but I watched some of his other videos and for the most part, a cop needs to be able to get in and out of a place as quickly as possible so they can get back to doing there job. Now whether or not they are actually doing that, I don't know. I sure as hell hope so though.
      • ZiggyDaZigster, on 04/21/2008, -0/+3understandable, but if it's just for a mid-day lunch........ it's like..... emergency? How can the LAW be "EXEMPT" from that?
      • sampanc, on 04/22/2008, -0/+3That's fine but it said on her uniform that she's a traffic cop. I mean come on, what emergencies are they even involved in that need them to be exempt from the rules of the road? I agree that the guy was arrogant and annoying and probably somewhat stupid as well but that fat cop does not deserve to be exempt from anything let alone a 5 min walk to the donut shop.
  • kmg9000, on 04/20/2008, -17/+11I love the guy's comments lol
  • Picaroon, on 04/20/2008, -17/+339She's a bitch for doing that and hopefully will get in trouble. But damn that guy is obnoxious.
    • catachip, on 04/20/2008, -10/+87Correction, that guy is a New York native. Ergo, he is obnoxious. You can't have one without the other.
    • daizaru, on 04/20/2008, -19/+7My sentiments exactly, who the hell is this guy stalking and harassing a police officer. Film it, send it in + put on youtube... but don't berate them... especially calling the other ex-officer a *****... that was just too much.
      • MtheoryX, on 04/21/2008, -1/+13"especially calling the other ex-officer a *****... that was just too much"

        What? That was the best part!
      • modernhumorist, on 04/21/2008, -1/+15He called her a ***** after she called him an *****. She didn't deserve any respect and she didn't get any.
      • siszam, on 04/21/2008, -2/+6He's one of the tax paying citizens the police are paid to serve and protect. The police beat and abuse people for nothing. I don't think they should be treated with kid gloves when they break the law and expect to get away with it.
    • 80hd, on 04/20/2008, -17/+50"you just moved a gasoline powered vehicle"
      What a tool
      • ez12a, on 04/21/2008, -2/+40he's just quoting from the vehicular code to be sarcastic/mocking.
        • DGHtruenorth, on 04/21/2008, -4/+5I doubt that the "vehicular code" gives a rats ass what the vehicles fuel is.
      • Spaceomega, on 04/21/2008, -5/+2I think it sounds wrong anyways - what about an electric car? No seat belt required there?
    • richardpryor, on 04/21/2008, -3/+11Wouldn't you be obnoxious too? Your taxes go to that fatass!
    • apollomurga, on 04/21/2008, -4/+4SHOULDN'T YOU BE WEARING A SEAT BELT IN A GASOLINE POWERED VEHICLE??? i guess electrics and hybrids are exempt from that one.
      • xBDVx, on 04/21/2008, -0/+9hybrids use gas the last time I checked.
        • Logan395, on 04/21/2008, -9/+0check again bitch
          • ayeroxor, on 04/21/2008, -0/+3You should really look into why they're called "hybrids" and what the word "hybrid" means.

            Oh yeah, I almost forgot... "bitch"
          • Velnich, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1You're wrong, but if you'd at least called him a ***** and told him to ***** off, you'd get dugg like crazy.
        • godofpumpkins, on 04/21/2008, -0/+3only part of the time, so I guess you can take your seatbelt off when the gasoline engine is off? :P
      • apollomurga, on 04/25/2008, -0/+1i know what the ***** a hybrid is...the way the guy was stating it in his airhead tone made it sound like the law of wearing a seatbelt only applied to cars that ran on gas...
  • SaTaNKiLLeR, on 04/20/2008, -32/+9And thats how to get arrested!
    • blipblipbeep, on 04/21/2008, -0/+6 He was just being a confused and inquisitive civilian trying to get to the bottom of something that all his life he had been taught not to do. No wonder he was as pushy as he was, Isn't that what cops do to get information out of people.
  • nvisible, on 04/20/2008, -55/+60Would some one tell him go change his tampon already.
    • centerblack, on 04/21/2008, -3/+16Yea, we'll leave it on your windshield.
  • Grumps, on 04/20/2008, -8/+124She park at the spot because she's too lazy to move her fat ass and she didn't wear a seat belt because it simply wouldnt fit her. Her belly is already reaching the steering. Reminds me of the stupid comedy Norbit.
    • Spaceomega, on 04/21/2008, -0/+5Aren't there fitness requirements?
    • ayeroxor, on 04/21/2008, -0/+3Did you just admit to being familiar with Norbit?
  • SRSco, on 04/20/2008, -61/+14OMG WERE LIVING IN A POLICE STATE! WAKE UP AMERICA! RON PAUL! GOLD STANDARD!

    Edit: who the hell cares? There are bigger problems in the world to go out and be a complete ***** to a sista who obviously just wants to get a sandwich.
    • swazo, on 04/20/2008, -2/+24if your fat ass craved donuts and parked in front of a fire hydrant and someone gave you a ticket, would you not get pissed if this cop got off the hook?
      • SRSco, on 04/20/2008, -20/+3No.
      • Salomas, on 04/20/2008, -16/+2The very least cops deserve is a good parking spot. They put up with enough *****, the last thing they need is some dickless ***** giving them migraines about fire hydrants.
        • xcheats, on 04/20/2008, -8/+10Except she isn't a true cop. She is a traffic officer.
          • Coven, on 04/21/2008, -1/+7I don't know why you're getting dugg down. This is true. She's a meter maid. All she is allowed to do is write parking tickets. Parking enforcement agents don't carry firearms. Their only weapon is that little electronic ticket machine.
        • blipblipbeep, on 04/21/2008, -0/+2What ***** would they be putting up with then, Apart from needing a good dietitian and maybe some glasses because diabetes has set in.

          In the end they chose that career. You might want to think about that for a moment.
    • Diderotten, on 04/20/2008, -4/+5Nobody brought Paul up until you, douche-bag. Contrary to popular opinion, not everyone on Digg is reactionary and responds screaming 'Help us almighty Ron!' I'm for him, but that's besides the point. Nobody said we're living in a police state here. The police officer is obviously in the wrong, and action shouild be taken accordingly, which isn't much ayway. Only $115 + whatever the courts decide he should get for harassing a police offcer and getting flipped off.
      • SRSco, on 04/20/2008, -5/+2You should read Digg more. Every article about police is negative and has a million comments about us being in a Police State. And then if you click on the commenters' profiles, you will find that 90% of them have Ron Paul's face up as their favorite candidate.

        So even if I was the first to bring it up here. It's been done elsewhere unfacetiously by true Ron Paul supporters.

        Fact of the matter is: what this cop did isn't a big deal. Cops are generally good people (including this traffic cop). There is no Police State on the horizon. The guy with the camera is a complete moron. So is Ron Paul.
        • Diderotten, on 04/20/2008, -3/+3I agree what the cop did isn't a big deal. Virtually nobody brings up Ron Paul nowadays in fear of getting buried. Obama gets mentioned every ***** thread, and they get diggs in the hundreds. If you you can't see that the whole Ronbot thing was exaggerated, you're deluded. If his face shows up everywhere, that's fine. That just means he's getting popular support on Digg.
    • MtheoryX, on 04/21/2008, -0/+4You mean a sammich, right?
  • crazyhorse13, on 04/20/2008, -15/+3yer blockin the fire plug!
    • bs0l, on 04/20/2008, -4/+1pump. yeah, fire pump. weird term, right? crazy!
      • twiztidsinz, on 04/20/2008, -1/+2hydrant?
        They are not pumps as they use the water pressure from the pumping station rather than their own (either from a manual pump or a mechanical pump at the hydrant itself).
        • bs0l, on 04/21/2008, -2/+1Yeah well see, crazyhorse13 was attempting to quote the video, then I corrected him.

          And thank you for clarifying what I fire hydrant was, I must admit I was very confused.
    • crazyhorse13, on 04/20/2008, -2/+1Wow ok I'll explain this. "Fire plug" is the old-timey (Andy Griffith) way of saying fire hydrant. But I guess no one got that.
  • theradical, on 04/20/2008, -48/+9Although it sets a bad example, I don't really see the problem. Had a fire erupted anywhere nearby, the officer certainly would have moved. The law is to keep people without any priority or any idea from blocking off essential services. So just relax.
    • superdoofus, on 04/20/2008, -3/+6considering the animosity between the nypd and the nyfd, i'm not convinced she would have complied with procedure quite as readily as you might insist.
    • twiztidsinz, on 04/20/2008, -2/+27Next time I get a ticket for parking anywhere near a Hydrant I'll use that line... "If there was a fire I would have moved my car"... lets see how far that gets me.
      • theradical, on 04/20/2008, -13/+1Why, are you a police officer?
        • bjtitus, on 04/21/2008, -0/+2So how is it that police officers have any better "sense of a fire" than anyone else? Lets say the building next door went up in flames and she didn't even know about it. Would she be able to move her car then?
    • chromerium, on 04/20/2008, -3/+6So ... its ok to break the law if you're a police officer and know what the law was intended to avoid and therefore make sure that you avoid that thing, rather than just, not break the law?

      Next time you're being beat down because you were 'resisting' arrest, after not being able to provide ID or something else like that that has been manufactured, and it's all "legal", you'll maybe think about what you said and realise how ***** stupid you were.
      • theradical, on 04/21/2008, -4/+2Oh, it's no worry for me. I live in Canada.
        • 14justice, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1Yeah, they'll only taser you to death up there.
    • meed, on 04/21/2008, -0/+6The issue is that this police officer speciffically enforces the same laws she broke. Law enforcement is not above the law. Think about it.
    • lickmylovepump, on 04/21/2008, -0/+3so her 'priority' would be FEEDING HER FAT ASS another sandwich?
  • dmark77, on 04/20/2008, -23/+9A bit stale... we've seen this on the front page before.
    • badjoke, on 04/20/2008, -0/+7I haven't.
    • MtheoryX, on 04/21/2008, -1/+2You do realize that you're just as annoying as the "only X diggs and front page??" people, right?
      • dmark77, on 04/21/2008, -0/+2Man, check your history - you troll after anyone you don't agree with.
  • Grumps, on 04/20/2008, -6/+91Dont the PD have a regular physical standard inspection? She look like she could barely move a feat extra, what's more keeping us safe.
    • SquareHipster, on 04/20/2008, -3/+11I'm sure the PD does, for front line officers. But I'm also pretty sure that parking enforcement and by-law officers are not chasing down the bad guys.
    • daizaru, on 04/20/2008, -0/+5Where I live, you pretty much have to pass a physical and other tests going in... but once you're in your job is pretty much protected.
    • mille716, on 04/21/2008, -0/+5I think her physical condition is why she's only a parking cop.
      /apologies to any parking cops on digg
      • Mike89, on 04/21/2008, -0/+4Don't apologise to them, ***** them.
      • Paul1245, on 04/21/2008, -0/+4What? Apologizing? Whats wrong with you... everyone hates parking cops. Ill bet parking cops even hate parking cops.
    • TomTruelle, on 04/21/2008, -0/+2The excess adrenaline pumping through her veins would probably give her a coronary in say a high speed chase.
    • internetwinner, on 04/21/2008, -1/+0All firemen/women and police officers are protected from further physical testing after they have completed their preliminary testing. Physical condition has little to nothing to do with job placement. As you can see, she has her sergeant stripes. This is just proof that you can be a fatass and still succeed in the field of law enforcement.
  • matschig, on 04/20/2008, -59/+5The camera man is an arrogant prick who needs the shaft of my penis firmly pressed against the mucous covered lining of his large intestine.
    • Emnsta, on 04/20/2008, -2/+19Are you retired NYPD?
      • dohidied, on 04/20/2008, -1/+7No, then he would have used a toilet plunger.
    • superdoofus, on 04/20/2008, -3/+10let me guess, you're a retired corrections officer?
    • Charun, on 04/20/2008, -1/+6gay
    • 80hd, on 04/20/2008, -1/+8You know, I don't understand at all how the hell you thought you'd one-up him by using the same overwrought tone as that tool did.
  • crowbar77, on 04/20/2008, -14/+2Funny video but was it really worth the time it took to stake out the restaurant?
    • 80hd, on 04/20/2008, -1/+1think Dwight Schrute. Only real - and worse
  • anagoge, on 04/20/2008, -31/+11The guy was pretty much asking to be led away in cuffs, to be fair.
    • BillMoocho, on 04/20/2008, -0/+25For what? He's not doing anything against the law.
      • Slick50, on 04/20/2008, -3/+8Yes he is. Didn't you hear what the retired "*****" said? "Because of the terrorism" I guess you can be arrested for anything now because of "the terrorism".
    • superdoofus, on 04/20/2008, -0/+12how is that "fair"?
      let alone, hold up on a legal basis?
      the fact that cops might pull that kind of ***** is why people equate cops to lawyers on their *****-lists.
  • mdaize, on 04/20/2008, -13/+9I like how in one of the videos, there is a firetruck on the job and the cop doesnt even bother to notice...
  • aydoubleyou, on 04/20/2008, -34/+17Their licenses say "Exempt". Technically they can do this.
    • zephyr42, on 04/20/2008, -3/+7she's on break though...
      • bs0l, on 04/20/2008, -2/+5A good police officer is never on break! Huzzah!
    • pak314, on 04/20/2008, -0/+32I though that meant exempt from paying registration fees with the dmv.
      • agentlame, on 04/20/2008, -0/+18You are correct. It's just in regards to regulatory fees.
    • Scaryclouds, on 04/20/2008, -2/+10Your a moron if you believe that.
      • hammerpants, on 04/20/2008, -2/+6*You're a moron.
      • mhuggins, on 04/21/2008, -0/+2Please never try to tell anyone they're a moron again.
        • willynilly, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1Unless you learn to spell first; then you can have a 90-day probationary period in which to call people morons, and we'll see if it works out.
    • XIStEw13IX, on 04/20/2008, -0/+15marked cars are only allowed to break parking and traffic laws when there is an emergency situation, and that doesn't include a big mac attack.
  • ogisdan, on 04/20/2008, -17/+105They are both douche bags.
  • shyboy2008, on 04/20/2008, -29/+13whats this guy job? going around the city looking to film cops doing wrong stuff? he needs to get a life.
    • convergent, on 04/20/2008, -1/+13Says the guy posting on digg...
    • superdoofus, on 04/20/2008, -3/+7it's probably a hobby. and it's far more effective than your gun collection.
      • TheCasablancan, on 04/21/2008, -1/+1You won't be saying that when WWZ hits.
    • Cronus6, on 04/20/2008, -1/+5It's not like you have to look hard....
  • MBHockey, on 04/20/2008, -17/+12This has been on digg way too many times.
  • sfriedlander, on 04/20/2008, -9/+20oh ***** that cops gone rouge
  • EwMo, on 04/20/2008, -21/+5Can't you choose something that actually matters in the world, instead of nitpick? You're no better than the cops themselves.
    • ZiggyDaZigster, on 04/21/2008, -0/+0Easy to do when they do it to us all the time
  • Yankees368, on 04/20/2008, -20/+9OLD OLD OLD OLD OLD!!!! This has been posted so many times.
    • MtheoryX, on 04/21/2008, -0/+4IGNORANT IGNORANT IGNORANT IGNORANT IGNORANT!!!!

      Your comment has been made so many times.
    • twertyto, on 04/23/2008, -0/+1That means you check Digg too often. Take a break.
  • sleeknerve, on 04/20/2008, -19/+13Theres plenty of good cops out there. My friends dad was shot dead in the line of duty and yet i hear people criticize cops every day for using a tazer or doing something bad, sometimes, you need to get the full of the situation to understand it. People out there dont understand, theres always going to be a few bad cops that slip through. This shouldn't make the rest of em any less important. This woman should be fired but its not like we need to scold every cop out there for being a cop.
    • jaydoj, on 04/20/2008, -0/+12I feel for your friends dad, I am in school to become a Paramedic/Firefighter. I respect public servants much more now that I have seen what they go through, and more specifically what I'm about to go through if I make the cut for the F.D. Bad cops will spoil the bunch, but there are a few decent cops out there.
      • SRSco, on 04/20/2008, -3/+6You act like decent cops are a rarity. Bad cops are not the rule but the exception to the rule. Don't let a bunch of basement dwellers on Digg tell you otherwise.
        • superdoofus, on 04/20/2008, -2/+3and cops should employ the same consideration before discharging their taser or utilizing some other form of less-than-lethal force.
          understand?
    • zephyr42, on 04/20/2008, -1/+6I'm sure we have the full situation here.
    • pintomp3, on 04/20/2008, -5/+5just like teacher's unions, cops get a bad rap because they often protect the bad ones.
    • NonLeftistDiggr, on 04/20/2008, -3/+8***** that, cops get off on micro managing ***** like where you park or how fast you drive, the when your car is broken into they are too "undermanned" to show up and do anything of value.
    • Typhoon2009, on 04/20/2008, -6/+5Welcome to Digg, where cops and soldiers are considered the scum of the earth by 90% of its users. You and I are a dying breed, the so-called "non-dunces" who recognize that a bad apple shouldn't spoil the whole tree.
      • jugger74, on 04/20/2008, -2/+2To qualify as a "non dunce" you may have to open your eyes and see that America has been turned into a police state and these scumbag degenerates can not be allowed to get away with it. It is called a first step, there are more people in prison in America than China for Christ sake.
        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarceration#In_the_ ...
        Wake the f**k up you DUNCE!!
      • NonLeftistDiggr, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1Is it really so much to suggest cops follow their own rules?
    • daizaru, on 04/20/2008, -0/+6I don't think anyone would refute the existence of good police officers, unfortunately more and more there seem to be more obvious bad cops and very few of the good ones get any acknowledgment they deserve. Cops are also just "the man" and a lot of people can't stand it, even when you technically deserve getting a speeding ticket nobody likes it and blames the officer. It's a rough job.
    • buckrogers1965, on 04/21/2008, -0/+2Yeah, dammit, the 90% bad cops give the 10% good cops a bad name.
  • mbonzo531, on 04/20/2008, -11/+36you have to be the anti-christ to be a traffic cop... imagine if your job was to make hundreds of people miserable every day.
    • IpwnZnoobs, on 04/20/2008, -2/+9imagine if there was a group of people who prevented people from doing crimes, and kept drugs off the street.

      what a world that would be
      • mbonzo531, on 04/21/2008, -0/+7Because when I think of American heros I think of the Traffic Cop who tickets your car and kills all those drug dealers with her batton.
        • breezytrees, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1Batton.. more commonly known as anti-drug dealer device.
      • centerblack, on 04/21/2008, -0/+3If a group like that did exist, I'm pretty sure we wouldn't call them traffic cops.
    • willynilly, on 04/21/2008, -1/+1Imagine if there WERE a person who knew basic grammar. Just imagine...
  • Hindermore, on 04/20/2008, -11/+10I saw this last year. Really something eh?
  • rahamm, on 04/20/2008, -5/+169"You are not suppose to film anybody with the police because of the terrorism."
    • chrgrose, on 04/20/2008, -0/+26god damned ridiculous.
    • Jforsyth89, on 04/21/2008, -0/+53Quiet, the terrorism may be listening!
      • shadeOfGrey, on 04/21/2008, -0/+16After seeing this, now the terrorists know we have meter maids.
      • Mac454, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1And watch out for the Iraq. They are both watching youtube.
      • Otab, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1Quiet,the terrorism may be reading!
    • Jalh, on 04/21/2008, -1/+3na rly bitch !
    • sgtpppr, on 04/21/2008, -0/+24Prior to this, terrorists didn't realize you couldn't park in front of fire hydrants and might have been foiled! Back to the drawing board!
    • Paul1245, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1She seems like an excellent candidate for an NYPD Parking Inspector......
  • PatNolan, on 04/20/2008, -20/+4Bore me. Get a shot of NYPD shooting black people or anally raping Hispanics with plungers and then try again. Seriously, with all the problems any large organization has, don't you think that blocking the plug is rather minor?
    • superdoofus, on 04/20/2008, -2/+10not when they blitz the citizenry with tickets, no.
      • PatNolan, on 04/21/2008, -4/+2If the worst thing you have to worry about in life is a ticket for breaking the law -- you have nothing to complain about. The video shooter's attitude ruined his point of view. It was parking for christ's sake. Don't play it up like any of the previous issues NYPD has had.
  • Supernova36, on 04/20/2008, -5/+5Sometimes you have to bend the law to catch those who break the law... right...? Hmm..
  • Nelka, on 04/20/2008, -23/+35Can he make a point without being so vicious and crude? The moment he starts cussing these people out, he sort of loses any credibility.
    • superdoofus, on 04/20/2008, -2/+40the moment the retired officer called him an "*****", i think all manner of decorum went out the window. in fact, i would call it irl trolling.
      • theonlywizdum, on 04/21/2008, -3/+0if he wanted any credibility, he shouldn't have taken the bait. OH NO! SHE CALLED HIM AN *****, he better swear back at her to make it even.
    • sgtpppr, on 04/21/2008, -1/+5Well, this guy is about NYC as it gets. She called him an ***** and that's all he needed to let loose the flood gates on her. I'm not sure you are allowed to live in NYC without 'cocksucka', '*****', and '*****' in your vocabulary.
    • digitalunit, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1With that frame of mind you're not necessarily watching for a problem but rather your own entertainment because you simply don't care, but that's ok, that's what everybody else does and she can get away with that now.
    • dustout, on 04/21/2008, -3/+1agree'd, the guy in the video sounded like a real jerk
    • kurtwinter, on 04/21/2008, -1/+2What's crude is $115 ticket you get for parking illegally for even a second in NYC. These pig ***** deserve all they get when they break the rules, because when regular people do, you end up having to walk 2 miles, spend $500 and wait 2 ***** hours to get your car out of the towing yard.
  • agentlame, on 04/20/2008, -13/+48While I did enjoy the "point" of the video, the commentary from the person operating the camera was completely childish.

    "You're a *****!" Really?
    Personally, I think he nullified his own point. He should muted the audio, and used subtitles.

    Shame to, the video speaks volumes about how some police regard the laws they have sworn to uphold... so long as they don't interfere with their lunch.
    • geezor, on 04/20/2008, -3/+20To be fair, he only cursed in response to the a**hole curse that the "retired cop" shouted at him.
      • agentlame, on 04/21/2008, -2/+8You are correct, and that is almost the point I'm making.
        He could have gained more credibility--in book, at least--by being the 'bigger person'.
        But when presented with the option to do so, he behaved childishly.

        To me, it's not about what he said, it's about his character.
        • Velnich, on 04/21/2008, -4/+2Line all three up. The guy holding the camera is the one I'd want to beat the ***** out of the most.
        • digitalunit, on 04/21/2008, -1/+1Right, Velnich, because you get to judge and punish other people, you have that right.
    • scamper22, on 04/21/2008, -2/+1oh blah. when when people realize police officers are just workers, like everyone else.
      Just like doctors, engineers, nurses... are all workers like everyone else.

      does 'swearing to uphold' the law really mean anything grand? It's a given that police officers are going to abuse their powers. Police officers will speed, drink and drive, park illegally and no other police officer is going to arrest them. The average police officer is no more honest than than average guy on the street.

      Making a big deal about this traffic cop is like being mad at the ATT tech who gets caught torrenting. You know they do it no matter what they lecture you on.

      Should we expect more from our officers? Maybe. Yet, the solution is not to rant against them. It's to make sure there is a proper civilian complaints and oversight body.
      • 14justice, on 04/21/2008, -0/+2I disagree. Ranting is necessary to mobilize public opinion in order to generate sufficient complaints that the oversight body finds it politically expedient to actually do something about the problem.
  • llama5492, on 04/20/2008, -8/+2Owned IMO.
  • shyboy2008, on 04/20/2008, -16/+34let see Jimmy Justice go into harlem and pull this ***** off.
    • pintomp3, on 04/20/2008, -0/+45because harlem is overflowing with love for cops?
    • sgtpppr, on 04/21/2008, -1/+12Cops try to avoid areas with high crime. If they didn't, they'd be busy all day and who wants to actually work for a living?
  • earthceltic, on 04/20/2008, -8/+19I'm pretty sure you can film anyone you want in a public area, number one.
    Number two, instead of harassing the woman he should have gone ahead and called the cops ON the cops, they are fully expected to write tickets against their own force when necessary. I know a few instances where cops have been pulled over for speeding in my home town (I was an EMT)
    Although the "retired" worker was an annoying bitch, I don't get the whole "awesome commentary" from this.. the guy was a douche.
    • superdoofus, on 04/20/2008, -1/+3oh yeah, the iab is known for its veracity in pursuing matters. *****, the iab is about as effective as a health warning on a pack of cigarettes to a longtime smoker.
    • Scaryclouds, on 04/20/2008, -4/+3I agree. Also the comments made about here moving her car five feet with out wearing a seat belt is utterly ridiculous.
    • proliance, on 04/21/2008, -1/+1I've never know a police officer to give another cop (on duty or not) a ticket for a moving violation unless it was for DUI. But the cops will ticket off duty Deputy Sheriffs for minor violations such as expired plates.
      Watched it happen one day when I was pulling into work and saw a city cop gave a ticket to a uniformed Deputy Sheriff for plates that had expired the month before. He wasn't too happy.
    • scamper22, on 04/21/2008, -1/+1sorry man. I'd be afraid to call the cops on the cops. You must be insane to think you should do that. Cops don't arrest other cops, unless its like murder or something. You'd be labeled just a trouble maker and will be treated as such.
    • AngeloM3, on 04/21/2008, -0/+2earthceltic.... you are correct. As long as you (or the camera) are on public property, you have every right to film anyone you want. You can also film someone that is on/in private property... as long as your still on Public property.
  • HandsomeRuss, on 04/20/2008, -20/+8Jesus you people are ignorant. Emergency vehicles are exempt from parking laws. She can park wherever she wants. Her car needs to be very easily accessible in case she gets an emergency call. This is why it is completely legal and should be.
    • theL3G4CY, on 04/20/2008, -0/+10Agreed, but... in case she gets and emergency call? really?? what the ***** is her fat ass going to do in an emergency? Just stick to the "those vehicles are exempt from parking laws" which i totally buy, but you and I both know she can't assist anyone during an emergency call in her physical state.
    • ileftfark, on 04/20/2008, -0/+11I didn't realize a Traffic Cop was an "Emergency Responder". Thanks for the info.
    • superdoofus, on 04/20/2008, -0/+5even when it's someone whose body-type is recognized as morbidly obese andis thereby eligible for a handicapped plate due to limited mobility? is that why police might need the ability to park right outside? because some on the force can not scramble to their car and can only waddle?
  • JamesMatt, on 04/20/2008, -10/+3the camera guy is stalker waiting outside for the cop to come out........hahahaha
  • BigglesPiP, on 04/20/2008, -5/+84The guys a dick, but he's right.
    • Velnich, on 04/21/2008, -8/+3He's enough of a dick, that I don't care anymore that he's right. The dick:correctness ratio was way too far off.
  • jaydoj, on 04/20/2008, -1/+19She's a bit girthy to be a cop, a traffic cop even....There's got to be some physical standard for police officers, even the ones that dont' chase 'bad guys'. What if her fellow boy (and girls) in blue need back up, and shes the only one around to help? Her physical state would prohibit her from actually helping in any way.
    • Typhoon2009, on 04/20/2008, -7/+4There are these things called "guns"... they work much like the bow and arrow or the spear. I prefer the latter for hunting sabre-tooths, but the "gun" is nevertheless a viable method of catching prey.
    • jaydoj, on 04/20/2008, -0/+6and how do i obtain this 'gun' you speak of?
      • Typhoon2009, on 04/21/2008, -0/+3The blacksmith in Forlearon has a few.
    • RoshanK, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1boomstick is also an acceptable term.
    • Innominate227, on 04/21/2008, -0/+0Are you kidding she could create a shield for at least 5 of her fellow officers.
  • czeman, on 04/20/2008, -22/+38"***** you, *****."
    If this guy wants to play vigilante, he needs to be more professional than the people is he trying to bust. He shouldn't even have confronted the officer. He isn't out there trying to make sure officers are held to the letter of the law. He's out there trying to pick fights and thinks he looks cool doing so. He FAILS. He truly is an *****.
    • superdoofus, on 04/20/2008, -4/+25"***** you, *****" was uttered after a retired officer called him an "*****" and before the uniformed officer raised her middle finger at him. you wanna talk about respectful interaction and professionalism some more?
      • czeman, on 04/20/2008, -3/+4You COMPLETELY missed the point. Do investigative reporters (typically) lose their cool when confronting the people they're investigating? No. Like I said, he needs to be more professional than the people he confronts. Nobody expects them to behave, but I would like to believe that most of us would expect better out of him when he's doing this.
        • becknell, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1The only case I can think of is the Panorama episode on Scientology.
      • Velnich, on 04/21/2008, -2/+2The retired officer was just stating the obvious.
    • C0MF0RTABLYnumb, on 04/20/2008, -0/+7I have to say this video was the exception, in all of his other videos he is respectful.
  • cidman2001, on 04/20/2008, -12/+4I think this guy must work for the Fox News show "The O'reilly Factor". He seems to be obnoxious enough...I do have to admit I've felt tempted to say something when I see cops doing things they would bust you for. I see them roll thorough the 4 way stop sign in front of my house all the time. To make matters worse, I live next to a playground! Dumb Asses!
    • sgtpppr, on 04/21/2008, -0/+3If this was on Fox News, it would be a story about how filming police, gov't officials, or landmarks is a threat to national security and should be made illegal to protect our children from 'islamofascists'.
    • 14justice, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1So make a video and put it on Youtube!
  • crackedlogic, on 04/20/2008, -5/+35I AM JIMMY JUSTICE!!! YOUR DAYS OF RUNNING AROUND THIS CITY LIKE SOME SORT OF COWBOY ARE OVER!!!
    • mckirsch, on 04/21/2008, -0/+3Please add "RWAAARWWWRRRRR!!!" to that comment to perfect it.

      /That is all
  • rockrapdude, on 04/20/2008, -3/+10Well, our mayor parked on a road crossing and they didn't do anything.
  • and303, on 04/20/2008, -16/+2Is the dude filming 14 years old?
    I kept secretly hoping that she'd smash him in the face with her baton.
    • AppleMacStud, on 04/20/2008, -1/+4If she tried that she would likely hurt herself far more than she would him. In her condition all she can do is observe and report like a security guard. Disgusting.
    • siszam, on 04/21/2008, -1/+2I wish she had. Then she would be fired and he would be rich.
  • Donoram, on 04/20/2008, -12/+6Didn't I see this last posted on Digg in march of 1983?
  • Fetching more discussions...
    Show 51 - 100 of 152 discussions
  •  

    Login or register to add a comment

    Create a new account or login to join in the conversation on Digg. You'll also be able to Digg stories to help promote things you like.


© Digg Inc. 2008 — Content posted by Digg users is dedicated to the public domain.
DIGG, DIGG IT, DUGG, DIGG THIS, Digg graphics, logos, designs, page headers, button icons, scripts, and other service names are the trademarks of Digg Inc.