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Unprepared people.......
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I work at a major university, and we have a fairly large proportion of foreign students, staff, and faculty. I'm continually amazed at the fact that so many of these people get driver's licenses and buy cars and don't have the foggiest notion as to how they work or the most basic aspects of maintenance other than putting gas in the thing.
I helped one lady change a tire.... She didn't know how to access the spare, had no idea if she had any tools or where they were or if they were there how to change a tire..... This is pretty common.
We are often called to jump-start cars which have batteries that are merrily cranking the engine.... The jump-start is seen as a magic cure-all.
Now it's true that a large percentage of the students are from well-to-do families and they just carry AAA.....
I helped one lady change a tire.... She didn't know how to access the spare, had no idea if she had any tools or where they were or if they were there how to change a tire..... This is pretty common.
We are often called to jump-start cars which have batteries that are merrily cranking the engine.... The jump-start is seen as a magic cure-all.
Now it's true that a large percentage of the students are from well-to-do families and they just carry AAA.....
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Just an FYI. Departments use rigid SOP's as guides for what officer's are and are not supposed to do. Officers are not mechanics. They will assist with traffic and/or contact help for you. But why would they work on a vehicle no matter how simple if they would not be backed by the SOP's. for example, scratch the car changing the tire... Sued, put your back out changing the tire... Work benefits will not cover your injury since it was not a work related injury, the list goes on and on. Flat tire call a mechanic. A cop is not your fix all. I bet that trooper would have been a lot more helpful if she was being attacked on the side of the road. Because that is what he is trained for and expected to know how to handle.
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So kind of like the response to "Why do you carry a knife?" - "So unprepared people like you can borrow it when you run into difficulty"
Nowadays it's a can of expanding foam, a phone and a credit card. Because why take any responsibility for yourself, when you can offload your troubles onto someone else (at a cost)?
I am trained as an environmental health specialist and expected to do that job but my parents also trained me to be a gentleman. I would have helped the lady irregardless and I'm sure my boss would back me on it.Your explanation is a weak excuse for a rude cop.--KV
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Kvaugn, your hearts in the right place but as an environmental health specialist how many disabled vehicles do you respond to every day? I bet a trooper responds to atleast 5 a day and most have a reason to need "extra attn"... Young kid, preg woman, elderly, handicap, children in car, etc. while you can be a "nice guy" the once in a while you are put in the position (and I commend you for that) a trooper can't be expected to do the same. He does his job... Alerts on coming traffic, contacts a tow/mechanic/aaa/taxi and makes sure the scene is safe. He is not going to risk his career and his family's lively hood by ignoring his jobs duties and making exceptions when that often results in litigation. In my opinion expecting a trooper to change a flat is as silly as calling one to do your taxes or mow your lawn. Who is watching traffic while he changes the tire. Btw, There are probably a lot of cops out there that I would never want to touch my car. Lol, they have a lot of tools on their belts but I have never seen a wrench.
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Nobody called the police, he pulled in because he saw my wifes handgun, and if any man can't lift a tire without throwing his back out well, thats a whole other story , he didn't tell my wife anything about his SOP he said I just came on duty and I don't want to get my hands dirty, FWIW I have a very close family member who was over the state police here in AL for many many years, When I told him the situation he wanted to know what city it was in , the officers name, ETC. but we aren't that kind of people rude or not that officer probably has a family or needs his income so we let it go. Also FYI the trooper didn't offer to contact anyone , he didn't offer to do anything , he looked at my wifes pistol permit, ran her name and went and sat in his car until she was done.FWIW also he was not directing traffic, he wasn't doing anything he sat in his car while my wife changed her tire, I was going to let it go but posts like that piss me off. On the side of every cop car I see it says protect and serve, Well what exactly is the serve part??? Serve me with a citation for speeding? And the comment about him being more helpful about if she was being attacked on the side of the road, Um not so much a dear friend of mine who has since passed on was in a similar situation and two men stopped to help him, he said no thank you and continued working on his truck, Well the men attacked him and tried to rob him , He eventually fought both of them off , and called 911 , but the responding officers were more concerned with the fact that he had a handgun in his front seat than the fact that he just got the hell beat out of him by 2 thugs trying to rob him, I said I respect LEOs but I can go on and on if youd like... In my previous posts I stated that they were not mechanics, but where I'm from you help a lady out, especially a pregnant one or older etc, and most people are the same way, where in a departments SOP does it say an officer will not get his hands or uniform dirty while on duty, ??? Again I know several Cops some family most friends I've known since we were kids and everyone I've told this situation basically had the same response, He's just plain lazy and or a P.O.S. because we help people out all the time.
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I keep a tubeless tire plug kit along with one of the slow but steady mini air compressors abut the size of a mans lunch pail, a 20 foot nylon tow strap and a fire extinguisher. I drove a service van for quite few years and fires aren't all that rare, nice to have one if someones car is on fire. I have jumper cables but in a small toolbox with a bottle jack and screwdrivers and electrical tape, it goes along on trips longer that 2 or 3 hours away. Last week we had batteries go out in both of our cars the same day, You can be prepared for emergencies but you can't prepare for Every problem. I don't see many LEO on the road much recently, I suspect they are on reduced funding for expenses like fuel, I have read of entire towns LEO being let go/kicked to the roadside and expecting their county sheriffs and state troopers to "take up the slack"
Not sure what an insurance agent has to do with it but if you are implying that I would help someone in a difficult situation,guilty as charged.
Every chance I get. Your occupation shouldn't keep you from being a compassionate human being. Unfortunately that seems to be the case with a number of LEO,s that I have encountered. Particularly the ones that think the laws you and I have to obey don,t apply to them.That is another rant and I dont want to distract from the OP,s LEGITIMATE complaint.--KV
I apologize. I thoroughly misread your post.
