What is the weirdest/worst town you've ever been to and why is that?
Waldo and Starke, Florida on Route 301 are both speed traps. The towns finance their budget by writing speeding tickets and to facilitate this there are numerous speed changes within a five block area, from 55 to 15 MPH and back up again. There are cops behind billboards, bushes and in fields. Out of state plates automatically get a police escort through town. I had generic vanity plates with a black bear and conserve wildlife instead of the Florida county, a plate that is favored by law enforcement so usually was not harassed. My plates were because my Dad told my husband that now that we were married he could change my Indian name Little Buffalo to something he would like better and he chose Bear from the Woods and threatened to put a sign on my desk that said “Don't feed my bear" as coworkers would bribe me with treats to fix thing for them.
Name of wrestling movie???
I am looking for the name of a wrestling movie about a kid who has to lose a lot of weight in 3 weeks. The movie is at least a few years old. Thanks for your help!!!
Why do families of law enforcement officers not get traffic violation tickets very often?
This practice is an extension of "professional courtesy." For a more detailed explanation, see Do law enforcement officers have "a code" or a culture where they overlook the transgressions of other cops or retired cops? How does it work and how far does it go? A family member is likely to have one of the "associate" cards I mentioned in my other answer. I have also seen mini-badges with some engraving of "Cop's Wife," "Cop's Son," etc., although I've never been shown one of these in the field. A chief of police I knew had made a replica of a license plate, small enough for a key chain. It read, in big capital letters, "CHIEF'S WIFE." There is a whole web page devoted to these here: Family Badges: Courtesy Badges for Family Members of Police, Firefighters, Law Enforcement, and Emergency Service Personnel . The image above was taken from that page--I don't know a thing about how the cops in Derby, NY handle this. Please keep in mind that badge vendors often make up badges for nonexistent agencies and ranks to show the design. I have been handed driver's licenses with cops' business cards stapled to them. Occasionally, I would recognize the last name of a driver as the same as an officer I knew, and ask, "Are you related to ______?"Cops are often inclined to cut breaks to other cops' family members for the same reason most are hesitant to write tickets to the cops themselves. Local police culture, and the organizational culture of the officers' agencies, determine how rigid this practice is. In some places, cops regard "professional courtesy" as nothing less than a birthright. Writing the ticket or making the arrest is a social faux pas of the worst kind. The cop who does this probably won't get any official grief from his employer, but he can be made a pariah among his peers. I've seen the professional courtesy custom strongest in the northeast and midwest, and not as prevalent in other parts of the country. However, most places, if a cop can find a way to cut another cop or one of their family members a break, they're probably going to.