Well, as a cops wife, a cop that has worked for his County for more than 25 years, I just have a little bit I want to say here.

First, it wouldn't be a issue if he had taken care of the fine in the first place. The cops may not get you right then, but they will eventually. So if he would have done what he should have done in the first place then you guys wouldn't have been embarassed in front of your neighbors.

Also, they bring 3 officers because there is less of a chance of one of those officers, or all three, not coming home to their wives. There's saftey in numbers. I am always thankful for the guys that have my husbands back and make sure he comes home to me safe.

There was a lady officer here about ten years back that went to serve a warrant and she was shot and killed. Left her husband and two kids behind, because people of the community didn't think wasting tax payers money on more cops was a good idea. Yeah, they've changed their mind set a little since then.

"It makes me sick what they can do because they can hide behind a badge" and it makes me sick for a criminal to hide behind the system for so many years then fuss when they do get caught.

and one more thing then I'll get out of this blog.

When you are in trouble they are the first people you call, and when someone has broken into your home the person that you want to see the most is a cop. When you need them they will be there and they are willing to give their life up for yours. And they don't even know you. Just something to ponder about these guys that you hate so bad.

On the flip side, there are some Barney Fife's running around, no question about that. They aren't all good guys........but alot of them are.

Same thing as Leia. In the midst of DH separating from BM he wrote a check that bounced. BUT, he didn't get arrested. Our county sent a notice in the mail - like 3 years later saying, hey you're about to be arrested if you don't take care of this. I got my butt down to the courthouse immediately. How he was never aware of it, could be because he moved, was changing banks at the time, I'm not sure. I agree that just taking care of business when it comes about is the best way to avoid all of it.

On the otherhand, if they knew the address to come and arrest your husband, couldn't they have figured out where to mail him a dang notice sometime in 6 friggin' years! I think a stamp would have been a little more cost effective considering like BMJen said, a lot of places are having to cut back on law enforcement because of budget cuts. I believe those 3 officers' time would have been better spent elsewhere, not to mention your hubby would have appreciated not having to spend the night in jail.

this also happened to my STBX. he had a fine/court cost from 11 years ago. he was on probation for the offense then (pre me) so i'm sure he paid it to get released from probation. NOW 11 years later the court house sent a letter saying his license would be suspended on april 12th if he didn't pay it. so he saved the money up and went down to pay it again, since he couldn't find his receipt from 11 years ago. at the court house counter a police slapped cuffs on my STBX and was about to haul him away for a $200 fine from YEARS ago, thankfully STBX has cash and paid the fine right then. also they claim not only has he had a warrant for YEARS but also his licenes has been supsnded for years. However, he recently got a new job (where they ran his license), he's gotten new insurance (which ran his license), i've runa check on his license to make sure it wasn't suspended for late CS payments and he even renewed his license and i'm sure was pulled over at least once in 11 years.
the DMV website still shows his license as good however the court house is ready to bury him.
Crazy how that works.

God will forgive me. It's his job.
~~Heinrich Heine

i have a similar story to yours, but i also agree with the first poster. people in law enforcement are individuals, and it would be wrong to trash an entire section of our population (like saying all stepmothers are cruel.. that would be incorrect). there are all types in every profession and law enforcement is an extrememly stressful and often dangerous job. for example.. i dont agree with the war in iraq, but i have compassion for the soldiers who are in harms way simply because they are human beings. with that said.. i would like to share my story, if thats ok. when dh and i started dating, i was 19 and he was 23. dh looks very young for his age, even now, and one night was hanging out with some younger friends (late teens). he was the only african american in the group. at one point a 13 year old boy came over to the group, asked dh to buy him alcohol. when he refused, the boy started taunting the group and dh's friends threw the kids sneakers and backpack into the pool. dh made his friends go into the pool and get his stuff out. well, the boy's mother came out, called the police and told them that dh had hit her son. when dh stood up to explain to the police what had happened, they put him in handcuffs, sat him down and the officer kicked him repeatedly in the shins in front of about 5 witnesses. they then put him in a police car and drove him downtown. it went to court, and our lawyer proved that the police officer was lying under oath. dh was cleared of all charges. i understand where you are coming from and why you are so angry. i really, truly do.

"if you don't have anything nice to say, then shut the fuck up."

I have absolute respect for Law Enforcement professionals and the job that they do.

However, it troubles me that they generally come from the bottom 10% of HS graduates. Years ago I saw a study that indicated that Police Officers generally come from the bottom 10% of HS graduates. I have not been able to find that study since a few weeks after it was first published. Apparently the powers that be did not like what the study indicated and it went away.

I too have experienced both sides of the Law Enforcement quality coin. Most are certainly good at their job and I have had positive experiences with them. Then the bottom 10%er element raises it's ugly head and you get an asshole with a gun and a badge.

What they do is critical to our society and dangerous. They choose their profession and should "Protect and Serve" appropriately to each situation. That is what we pay them to do and should expect from them. I do not tolerate "assholes" in my workforce and as a tax payer the Police Force is my work force and is the workforce of all tax payers.

The job they do is important and as such they should be significantly more highly compensated than they are. Because they are so critical to our society and should be more highly compensated we should also require that Police Officers as well as Teachers be selected from the top 10% of college graduates rather than the bottom 10% of HS graduates.

All assuming the study was correct.

IMHO of course.

Best regards,

Success is rarely final. Failure is rarely fatal. It is character, courage and consistency of effort that count. Vince Lombardi (with some minor Rags modifications) To each according to their performance, screw Karl Marx. (Rags)