tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post8304645868969162162..comments2024-02-24T05:11:30.646-06:00Comments on The Director's Desk: Not everyone crashedTom Casadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-60724418471765196952009-12-20T16:23:48.001-06:002009-12-20T16:23:48.001-06:00This post is late, but I can't help myself. Th...This post is late, but I can't help myself. This has got to be one of my pet peeves. Whenever a newspaper reports on accidents that occur when it's snowing, raining etc they almost always report that weather caused the accident! It drives me nuts, as you stated chief, many motorist navigated the same road that day without a problem. The bottom line is, slow down, drive defensively and use common sense and you'll more than likely be accident free even on the worse days. Whew! I feel better now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-87028144603437758072009-12-19T11:36:31.289-06:002009-12-19T11:36:31.289-06:00I don't imagine that the "helpful dad&quo...I don't imagine that the "helpful dad" has much luck with Chief Lamken when he tries to get a ticket dropped back home either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-79836565193143924592009-12-18T16:53:06.134-06:002009-12-18T16:53:06.134-06:00Was she texting or talking on her cel phone at the...Was she texting or talking on her cel phone at the time? It was interesting to see how many were that day/week. I hope she (and her dad) see this as a 'learning experience'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-43779830433397177022009-12-18T13:22:16.729-06:002009-12-18T13:22:16.729-06:00Poor weather conditions are not an excuse to run i...Poor weather conditions are not an excuse to run into other's vehicles with no consequences. As an officer, if I can respond to the accident without having one myself, then I expect other drivers to be able to as well. Furthermore, why is a parent writing a letter for a 20 year old adult? When I was 20, I was in the process of becoming a police officer and was completely independent of my parents-financially, emotionally and otherwise.<br />At some point you must grow up and accept responsibility for yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-68640455524610413022009-12-18T13:04:07.730-06:002009-12-18T13:04:07.730-06:00"Daddy, I got a ticket!"
"Oh honey..."Daddy, I got a ticket!"<br /><br />"Oh honey, I'll email the police chief and make it go away."<br /><br />What horrible logic that a parent thinks this way. Someday she'll learn to take care of herself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-3935034602892748042009-12-18T10:31:58.650-06:002009-12-18T10:31:58.650-06:00Well, then his rates won't take a hit, if she ...Well, then his rates won't take a hit, if she completes the class. Let's hope she'll be more careful, become a better driver, and that her first ticket will be her last one ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-82557920729724976012009-12-18T10:18:38.247-06:002009-12-18T10:18:38.247-06:009:06 -
It's her first ticket; she's STOP ...9:06 -<br /><br />It's her first ticket; she's STOP class eligible.Tom Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-90282139386171181512009-12-18T09:06:48.928-06:002009-12-18T09:06:48.928-06:00He just doesn't want his insurance rates to go...He just doesn't want his insurance rates to go up. I bet if it was a zero-points violation, he wouldn't be so objectionable. Is she eligible to have it wiped out (pun intended) in traffic school, or does she have too many recent violations?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-88589537728401279832009-12-18T08:02:38.136-06:002009-12-18T08:02:38.136-06:00This sounds like the typical "hover 'roun...This sounds like the typical "hover 'round" parent who wants to protect their baby at all costs from the consequences of the kids own decision making. She's inexperienced - so what?? I'm sure she learned something from this accident. To have daddy cry foul and bash the mean ol' police officer does nothing more than teach the kid to play the victim card and blame someone else for their mistakes. Seems to fit quite nicely in this era of no personal responsibility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com