pulled over by a CONSTABLE

[crippy02]

So, it seems no matter how polite and respectful I am, there doesn't seem to be a single officer/deputy in any department that will cut me a break.

I was driving on Bluebonnet blvd going towards Jefferson. There was a Constable suv behind me, so I wasn't speeding. I used my turn signal when I turned left onto Jefferson, but, as ANYONE who has driven that area at the lunch hour can tell you, there's a lot of idiots out there that make it impossible to use your signal every time you suddenly find out you need to switch lanes to avoid creaming someone. So, the constable flips on his lights and pulls me over. He asks if I know why and I truthfully reply, "no, sir." He writes me a ticket for not using my turn signal more than five times.

Can I get out of this? I mean, this is pretty chicken sh*t imho. Not saying I didn't do it, just saying neither did anyone else, why me?

 

[jms]

Call and talk to you local Justice of the Peace . He may reduce it down or maybe not . In my area the Constable works for the J.O.P.

 

[topgunz1]

Baton Rouge City Constable I assume? depending on what part of Bluebonnet it may have been outside the city limits, but then again I am not sure if the Constables are limited to the city or what, I'm really not sure what they do at all lol.

 

[crippy02]

BR Constable, correct. He started followingh me on bluebonnet down byhighland

 

[jimdana1942]

America Is a police state, more or less. Many parts of the country you now have to go thru check points, just like it used to be in Russia.

Russia didn't disappear, they just moved to the U.S.

 

[Bayoupiper]

Damned JBTs at it again!






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[SigArmed1]

True story. I once, many moons ago, got a ticket for running the redlight on Essen Lane as you are getting off I-10 West. It was morning rush hour and was taking several light cycles to get though. As was the case every day, once the light would turn yellow, traffic would continue to creep through the intersection until it turned red and at that point there were always at least 4 or 5 cars still stuck in the road for a second or two until they could move on through. Well, I went through it just as it turned yellow and there were at least 4 cars behind me that went through after me. In fact, I was already through the intersection while they were still clearing it when a motorcycle cop pointed at ME and pulled me over. I asked him why me and not one of the guys behind me since it had just turned yellow when I went through and it was obviously a stale yellow or red when the others did and he, without missing a beat, asked me if I duck hunted. Thinking he had seen my DU sticker I had at the time, I eagerly answered "yes sir! I sure do!" thinking maybe I had an out after all. Then he said, "Ever just shoot into a flight ducks without really aiming at a particular one and then watch as one of those ducks you didn't even aim at comes falling out of the sky? Well, you're that duck!" I was so pissed that I was getting what I considered a BS ticket but I had to give him credit, that was a pretty good one. I think I met the only MC cop in BR with a sense of humor!

 

[JBP55]

Baton Rouge City Constable I assume? depending on what part of Bluebonnet it may have been outside the city limits, but then again I am not sure if the Constables are limited to the city or what, I'm really not sure what they do at all lol.

Constable's Office Jurisdiction is City-Parish .

 

[Hitman]

wow this is sad

True story. I once, many moons ago, got a ticket for running the redlight on Essen Lane as you are getting off I-10 West. It was morning rush hour and was taking several light cycles to get though. As was the case every day, once the light would turn yellow, traffic would continue to creep through the intersection until it turned red and at that point there were always at least 4 or 5 cars still stuck in the road for a second or two until they could move on through. Well, I went through it just as it turned yellow and there were at least 4 cars behind me that went through after me. In fact, I was already through the intersection while they were still clearing it when a motorcycle cop pointed at ME and pulled me over. I asked him why me and not one of the guys behind me since it had just turned yellow when I went through and it was obviously a stale yellow or red when the others did and he, without missing a beat, asked me if I duck hunted. Thinking he had seen my DU sticker I had at the time, I eagerly answered "yes sir! I sure do!" thinking maybe I had an out after all. Then he said, "Ever just shoot into a flight ducks without really aiming at a particular one and then watch as one of those ducks you didn't even aim at comes falling out of the sky? Well, you're that duck!" I was so pissed that I was getting what I considered a BS ticket but I had to give him credit, that was a pretty good one. I think I met the only MC cop in BR with a sense of humor!

 

[oleheat]

True story. I once, many moons ago, got a ticket for running the redlight on Essen Lane as you are getting off I-10 West. It was morning rush hour and was taking several light cycles to get though. As was the case every day, once the light would turn yellow, traffic would continue to creep through the intersection until it turned red and at that point there were always at least 4 or 5 cars still stuck in the road for a second or two until they could move on through. Well, I went through it just as it turned yellow and there were at least 4 cars behind me that went through after me. In fact, I was already through the intersection while they were still clearing it when a motorcycle cop pointed at ME and pulled me over. I asked him why me and not one of the guys behind me since it had just turned yellow when I went through and it was obviously a stale yellow or red when the others did and he, without missing a beat, asked me if I duck hunted. Thinking he had seen my DU sticker I had at the time, I eagerly answered "yes sir! I sure do!" thinking maybe I had an out after all. Then he said, "Ever just shoot into a flight ducks without really aiming at a particular one and then watch as one of those ducks you didn't even aim at comes falling out of the sky? Well, you're that duck!" I was so pissed that I was getting what I considered a BS ticket but I had to give him credit, that was a pretty good one. I think I met the only MC cop in BR with a sense of humor!

"Hahahaha....Good one, officer. Hey- Would you like to hear me tell a joke?

KNOCK KNOCK........"




N.W.S.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=271gItFZFEw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=271gItFZFEw[/ame]

(Don't do this. )

 

[RyanW]

My old line was "Ever go fishin?", "Do you catch em all?"

 

[crippy02]

So, I need to contact the justice of the peace for EBR parish? And beg for mercy, or try to reason with him/her?

 

[MOTOR51]

Glad Yall liked my duck joke,lol

 

[Nolacopusmc]

Baton Rouge City Constable I assume? depending on what part of Bluebonnet it may have been outside the city limits, but then again I am not sure if the Constables are limited to the city or what, I'm really not sure what they do at all lol.

http://www.ag.state.la.us/Article.aspx?articleID=178&catID=11

They are more proactive in various jurisdictions....

 

[crippy02]

http://www.ag.state.la.us/Article.aspx?articleID=178&catID=11

They are more proactive in various jurisdictions....

I actually had the balls to ask wtf constable's officers do. He said they function just like the sherrif's dept. He also said they have more power then the brpd in city limits. According to what's on the link, it doesn't say they have the power to write tickets, etc. or did I misread?

 

[Nolacopusmc]

I actually had the balls to ask wtf constable's officers do. He said they function just like the sherrif's dept. He also said they have more power then the brpd in city limits. According to what's on the link, it doesn't say they have the power to write tickets, etc. or did I misread?

Depends. Most have an AG commission from the state, but many also have a parish commission from their locality.

Yes, they can write tickets, make arrests, and do anything a regular deputy or officer can do for the most part.

Generally their purpose is to serve evictions and small warrants or subpoenas. But many function more or sometimes less depending on the area. NOLA is an example where they are a full fledged department with K9's. motorcycles, etc. Or at least they were before the merger.

 

[Hitman]

I know one such constable who is a complete douche bag and probably burned his ticket book. Randomly shows up in the constable car Impala just screwing off.

I'm sure others take it VERY SERIOUS

 

[dantheman]

So, I need to contact the justice of the peace for EBR parish? And beg for mercy, or try to reason with him/her?

You were pulled over by a Deputy Constable . They work for THE CONSTABLE . Reginald Brown .

" The mission of the City Constable's Office is to execute all City Court Orders, such as civil mandates, judgements, seizures, evictions, civil and criminal subpoenas. To operate the City Jail and provide security for the City Court facility, judges, staff and citizens. To function as a full-time law enforcement agency with authority in traffic, misdemeanor and felony matters; per State Constitution. "

 

[Mjolnir]

I know Reginald Brown, my sister is a Reserve Constable and I'm close friends with the Constable of the Year - who serves in BTR.

My opinion: most of them seem laid back but a few I've met were "hard chargers" and a couple of them are decent shooters.

If you tailgate LSU Football games it's the BRCCs who police the parking lots.

 

[jphilp87]

If you tailgate LSU Football games it's the BRCCs who police the parking lots.

There aren't too many, but the Constable's office actually helps in the stands in some parts too.

And they had a write-up a couple years ago on the Constable's office in the Advocate.

They can write tickets and have full law enforcement powers. As for what the actually do, I'm not too sure.