Flirting with the Hypo last night....

Originally Posted by Scrappah

You know what they say about opinions ..... ( maybe take this with a grain of salt ?)

It just seems like there ought to be a better way of doing the job. They're putting themselves and the public at risk with late night traffic stops.



It would be a lot simpler to sit in the U-turn areas and just light them up at random intervals if they're not out on a call. I've seen a variation on that done on I-95 when the average speed was starting to get to a point that's unsafe. The eighteen wheelers take the cue, bunch up, then gradually bring the speeds down to safer levels.

With a ratio of eight to ten thousand people per one law enforcement officer there's no way he can effectively perform his function without the support of the public.

Most laws are more for revenue collection than safety. Red light cameras make once safe intersections into crash areas that generate money for the gov't.

PS... What is a Hypo? I mean, I get that it is a cop, but why do you call it a hypo?

Originally Posted by pjost

It's a South Dakota thing to call HP's HYPOs. I moved to SD from North Dakota. We never said "HYPO" in ND. Also in SD they call Beef Tips "Chislick". Never heard of Chislick until I moved here. And one more thing about SD vs. ND: They don't throw down as much salt on the roads in the wintertime as ND does. ND is also much more "business friendly" than SD. On the other hand, SD does not have state income tax. ND does.

You know your stuff about the differences between ND and SD. It's obvious that you've lived both sides so you understand.

Ummm ... it's good, but it's almost too much information to take in all in one post. Maybe break it up into a number of smaller bite sized pieces over a number of posts ?

Seems there was a thread on it somewhere last year but i've forgotten the details.

Something about a Goat, a boot on it's two hind legs, a piece of rope around it's neck, and attempting to push it off a cliff ?

Or was that a sheep ?

Originally Posted by Scrappah

Or was that a sheep ?

Sheep = Velcro gloves....

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Originally Posted by Scrappah

I had to think about it but i think it's short for HIghway POlice ?

Just an opinion but the cop probably thought there was something suspicious about Rog. Maybe it's cause he was driving an old car. He followed him for awhile and ran Rog's plates for any outstanding warrants or prior offenses. After he had a better idea of what he might be dealing with he turned on the blues. A license plate light out, and five miles over the speed limit,gave him probable cause to make the stop.

Turns out he didn't find anything of interest.

Writing him up with a warning establishes probable cause and covers his ass later in case Rog files a lawsuit against the state for invasion of privacy.

Now that I see it, it makes perfect sense. Thanks.