The answers I got were amazing however I must admit that this
sampling has no scientific value and anecdotal evidence is by no
means a substitute for
authentic validated proof.
Below are the results of my informal survey. The names and
certain identifying details have been changed.
Rose Marie
Of course we do. The more charming the woman is, the better.
I don't care how
anti-feminist it sounds... simply having boobs and a good smile
work wonders.
I've never cried or
begged or flirted...but I've been pulled over probably 10 times
in my life. I've gotten one ticket - and that was for an
inspection sticker that was four months overdue. And the cop
apologized like crazy.
It's just part of being
a chick.
Sadie
I think Rose Marie is right on this one. Although, I once got
really ticked at a cop that pulled me over cause he was hitting
on me, he was a slime ball, and he ended up writing me a ticket
when I mouthed off to him. It drives me crazy when females start
crying to get out of tickets. I have never done it. And don't
plan on doing it anytime soon. But I have had a couple of
warnings as well. One time I didn't have my registration,
insurance or DL with me and got away with just a verbal warning.
Bayla
I have been pulled over probably like 10 times and I NEVER get a
ticket. And I swear I think it has to do with being female. I've
never begged or cried, but I honestly think a nice smile and a
little charm go a long way.
Lilly
As to being female myself, I have not had a speeding ticket in
15 years, but have been pulled over more than 10 times. One time
I was doing close to 95, got pulled over, and told the cop I was
in labor (I was seven months pregnant at the time) and he
tripped on himself trying to get away from my car. Me thinks he
didn't want a baby popping out on his shift.
Got pulled over for
wearing no seatbelt, had expired tags, no insurance card and
inspection was expired. Cop found out he was a patient at where
I work and gave me a warning.
I never had a cop apologize to me for giving me a ticket.
In fact, I recall that almost every police officer seemed
satisfied when they handed me the form to sign.
One time, an acquaintance of
a friend of mine did have a cop apologize to her. It was on the
Memorial Day weekend and she was on her way to meeting a big group of
friends to go out to a club. She was an attractive teacher
dressed like she was going to a nightclub with a tight short little skirt and a
very revealing top.
She told the cop that she was a
teacher and he profusely apologized for giving her a ticket claiming
that he never gives teachers tickets but since it was the Memorial
Day weekend, anyone who was being pulled over was being tracked. As a
result, every
speeder had to get a ticket regardless of the circumstance.
Now my friends were
complaining that what does being a teacher or being in any profession have to
do with getting an apology or avoiding a ticket. Was it her
occupation or whether or not that she was just attractive
with a sexy outfit that warranted the
apology.
Lilly
Some cops do not give tickets to people who are in certain types
of professions. Usually it is called professional courtesy, but
most cops don't like to give nurses, paramedics, practitioners
or doctors simple traffic tickets. If it is more serious, like
DWI they will. So, I am not surprised about the teacher comment.
Certain professions...
Hmm...
When cops pulled
me over, I never get the opportunity to have idle conversation with them and none of them
ever bothered to do any small talk with me. And during all those the times I
never got the chance to spill out my life story. Overall, the police
do not chitchat or ask what I do for a living.
And like that teacher
acquaintance of mine as well as others, I always wondered about that.
How was
she able to get into a conversation about her profession in the first
place?
As for all the times women
get pulled over, when does the subject of a profession come up? I am
assuming that the topic of "certain types of professions" only pertains to
females?
Lilly
Uhhhh...because I was always wearing scrubs.
Therefore they would ASK
me what type of work I did.
And as to knowing the
certain professions, uhhmmm, a lot of my patients are cops and
they specifically will tell me they do not give many tickets to
people who work in medicine.
Rose Marie
Well, maybe so. I was going to say that perhaps it's the region
that they'd strike up small talk, but you're from Texas, so that
wouldn't make sense - I'd think Texas would be one of those
regions.
I've been chatted with
many of the times, if not all. One guy who pulled me over for
speeding in Texas had grown up in the same small town in
Oklahoma that I had and he was asking me who all I knew was
still there.
Maybe it IS a chick
thing. Never thought about that part. I just assumed it was
normal to chat and be kind.
For many men, that is not normal. Cops usually don't want to shoot the
breeze with us when we get pulled over or talk about how our day
went. In fact, it is all business when it comes to writing out a
traffic ticket.
Somehow, I think that most men still feel that they get the short
end of the stick. If anyone else would like to add to this, feel free to
write back and I will include your comments.
NOTE:
After this article was published, we received numerous comments from
law enforcement as well as from a number of our readers. We separated the
responses from the police and from our readers into separate pages:
Cops and Women - Police
Discuss Special Treatment: Part 2
Cops
and Women - Readers Discuss Special Treatment: Part 3
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