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Is it illegal???

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jambone
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Today me and my friend were goin to his house and we watched 2 cops set up a speed trap, in a place where everyone speeds. It was like 1/4 mile down from his house. WE were bored and it was nice day so we decided to set up lawn chairs at the end of his driveway and hold up signs saying "Po-Po Ahead slow down" People were honkin and waving and giving us thumbs up, i felt pretty good about myself.

But the question is... is it illegal?
May 29 2007 11:26PM
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eheath
Posts: 61098 - Karma: 118,247
Did you get arrested? The probably not, I don't see why it would be.
May 29 2007 11:27PM
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Rooddss
Posts: 1420 - Karma: 14
no, why would it be, people flash their lights 3 times if their nice to let u know theres a cop, and thats not illegal.
May 29 2007 11:28PM
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DANETRON
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probaly. if they want it to be they could say it is. but good job takin the man down!

May 29 2007 11:28PM
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Reptar
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cool story hansel. sorry.
May 29 2007 11:29PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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hahahahah thats hilarious, it's not illegal but speeding is bad at times, I guess you have good reason to feel that this spot is a gay ass trap so what you're doing seems legit. Props mang
May 29 2007 11:29PM
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.jon
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it cant be illegal if youre not interfering with it physically or anything
May 29 2007 11:29PM
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Nicholas.
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i think they could call it obstruction of justice, but not if it just said slow down.
May 29 2007 11:29PM
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pmills
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what you should have done is have one of you up street like you did and have the other go down past the cops with a sign that says "tips"
May 29 2007 11:33PM
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nedward
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i doubt it...thats pretty awesome of you and your buddies to do that though...props
May 29 2007 11:33PM
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ProducerXXX
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It might be in some states, I'm not sure.


But anyways, that's the coolest fucking thing ever. Props. So many cops out this weekend...
May 29 2007 11:35PM
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jambone
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I love it... next time.
May 29 2007 11:46PM
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steevner
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my dad got pulled over doing that once. sucks to try to be the nice guy
May 29 2007 11:49PM
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Paul-o-Rama
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thats sick, good for you
May 30 2007 12:12AM
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1440ski
Posts: 2049 - Karma: 1,110
Well you did a good turn today you should come do that by my house sometime
May 30 2007 12:13AM
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StevenSegal
Posts: 1716 - Karma: 16
it is, good for you
May 30 2007 12:14AM
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WONTON
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why would stuff like that be illegal? i dont get it. Basically ur just tellin people to do what they should be doing, slowing down. So, in fact, u are helpin the cause by telling people to do what they should do in the first place, meaning no reason to be ticketed. good job
May 30 2007 12:17AM
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mtbakerteacher
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what a good lil' boyscout you are
May 30 2007 12:20AM
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flyinghighagain
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well thats ur good deed for the day
May 30 2007 12:21AM
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Elijah.
Posts: 9322 - Karma: 76
Nah it isn't, but props to you man.
The fuzz are dicks sometimes, thats all I know.
May 30 2007 12:29AM
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PLJaCks
Posts: 566 - Karma: 10
illegal... no. fuckin awesome... yes
May 30 2007 12:29AM
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mtbakerteacher
Posts: 4185 - Karma: 20
Ahahahahahahahahahahaha

Poor Eli...
May 30 2007 12:29AM
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Dr.Barq
Posts: 720 - Karma: 15
yea  it is illegal, its disturbing a police investigation or something like that
May 30 2007 1:04AM
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keystoner1
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so worth it good job dude
May 30 2007 1:07AM
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andrewg
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what investigation. it isnt illegal.
May 30 2007 1:09AM
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SkiMN
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It should be legal. Heres my reasoning.

In golf, a person is not allowed to ask anybody but their partner or caddy for help playing the game. One of the few things exempted from this rule is the location of the pin. You can ask that because it is considered common knowledge and by telling somebody you only save them the trouble of running ahead to look.

The fact that a cop is sitting at a certain spot is public knowledge. You are only telling people what they could already know. Nobody can prove that all those people werent going to get out of their cars, walk up, and check for a speed trap.

I guess next time you could just say "Slow down, thank me later" or "Slow down, I have my reasons" then your not really fucking with the cops and they cant prove that you werent there trying to do the same thing they were.
May 30 2007 1:16AM
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duhamelski
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haha way to be a bro
May 30 2007 1:20AM
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3ski6guy0
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you arent supposed to do that. not supposed to flash your lights either
May 30 2007 1:29AM
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mad_540_trix
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fuck that shit, i flash my lights every time haha.

May 30 2007 1:35AM
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cobra_commander
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well it would not be illigal because the cops goal is not to give tickets it's to get people to slow down and obay the law. So your just getting people to obay the law. and if they ever came up to you and told you to stop (you probably should) but you could just say you were tiered of people speeding by your house and found that this was an effective method and that you had no idea that there was a bunch of lazy pigs down the road eating doughnuts while holding a radar gun.
May 30 2007 2:05AM
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Sdot.
Posts: 4100 - Karma: 4,430
Word, that probably saved me from one or two speeding tickets this weekend, and I know I probably saved a few other people from the same, as well.
May 30 2007 2:11AM
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eheath
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I've never seen/heard of anyone around here flashing lights when there is a cop. I only flash dumb asses who leave their brights on.
May 30 2007 2:12AM
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skodeo7
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hahaha thats fucking awesome. You rock. One time I flashed this car that was coming towards me because I had just passed a cop that was on the side of the road. It was at night. Once I passed the car I realized it was a state trooper. Oh fuck. I got out of there as soon as possible and nothing ever came of it. Either way, sketchy as fuck.
May 30 2007 2:21AM
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Sdot.
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I've seen pleanty of people in Alaska, Oregon, Washington, California, and British Columbia do it. I picked it up in AK, and have seen it most abundantly used in OR (probably the cops here are fucking evil and regularly hand out tickets for going five over the limit).
May 30 2007 2:22AM
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eheath
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I had a friend who back in 10th grade thought it was really funny to flash random cars with his bright at night. So he was high with a couple kids(not saying its bad just stating it) and they flashed a car, and as it passed it was a cop, and he started to brake, and they almost tossed their pipe and shit, luckly he was taking a turn at a road, i found it funny, but i wasn't there.
May 30 2007 2:28AM
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Sdot.
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Ohh shit, definitely sketch. I'm always afraid that I'll end up doing something like that at night. Fucking cops, man.
May 30 2007 2:32AM
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sherpachlo
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hahaha brilliant
May 30 2007 6:28AM
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freeskiin1080
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probily but who cares you didnt get caught thats pimp!
May 30 2007 7:27AM
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actchill
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haha no, thier goal is to give mad tickets and meet thier quota
May 30 2007 7:37AM
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bangarangmules
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hahaha me and my friends did that one time
May 30 2007 7:45AM
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JAYTRON
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I know that in NY that is illegal.
May 30 2007 8:16AM
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pmills
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i just wanted to put this in here, a big thankyou to all you guys who DO flash after seeing a cop. In CO it's a pretty unknon tradition, i my self have been saved 3 times by curtious drivers giving warnings, and always give the signal. practice good road karma!
May 30 2007 8:40AM
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skodeo7
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Indeed! Its a big thing in VT as well. People always looking out for people.
May 30 2007 11:25AM
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snwbrdmilf
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i've always flashed twice...

wow that doesnt sound good...
May 30 2007 11:28AM
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*Four*Zero*Six*
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Dude you are the shit i want to recruit you for my neighborhood...seriously ive had cops wait two houses down from me and throw their lights on just from how loud my car sounded comin out of the driveway sayin it sounded like i was in a hurry and being reckless...F**k the Police they say they are just out there makin thing safe but i see them doin the same things they pull me over for and what nothing happens and they are supposed to be the safest drivers on the road!
May 30 2007 12:00PM
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SeanK
Posts: 702 - Karma: 130
haha that sick i dout its illegal though...your really not doing someting wrong
May 30 2007 12:02PM
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tay03usa
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all i got to say to that reply is word.
May 30 2007 12:06PM
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lushlaxstr
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sometimes when i pass speed traps and i have nothing to do i will sit in my car a little ways up, flashing my lights at people. haha. my mom told me i can get a ticket, beacuse its illegal to warn people of cops, but i donno. 
May 30 2007 12:08PM
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TimothyLord
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STICKING IT TO THE MAN!

May 30 2007 1:18PM
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hawaiiansteeze
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yea that is the same is what these guys are doing so it desnt matter
May 30 2007 1:21PM
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xAtticusx
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hahahh what a good smaritan(sp?)
May 30 2007 1:28PM
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