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79T/A · 08-06-2010, 01:23 PM

Ah, the memories! My dad was a cop long before I was, and gave me his card. The first time I got pulled over, the cop ripped me a new one with several colorful phrases for emphasis (This was before in-car cameras) and followed it up with "I'm sending the card to your father!" I spent months waiting for the axe to fall, but it never did. My guess is the cop had a chuckle at my expense and then threw the card out at the end of his shift. Or stuck it in a map pocket or somewhere else in the car and forgot about it. Whatever the case, I had a few sleepless nights over that one, and couldn't drive without constantly checking my speedometer every few seconds. I got lucky. But these days, you never know. Everything's about the computer now. If he stopped you, he ran the plate. Chances are he could've put it in the computer that he stopped you and gave you a warning, which will show up every time someone runs your plate (If they happen to use the same computer system).

What's supposed to happen is the cop is supposed to give the card to his/her union delegate, who will then take it to the monthly delegates' meeting where they give them back to the delegate of the agency the card came from, and then ultimately that delegate returns it to the cop. What usually happens is that the cop takes it, then sticks it somewhere in the car and forgets about it. But you never know.

IMHO, rather than go through what I did, I would just tell dad and get it over with. You didn't actually get a ticket, so the card did what it was supposed to. I think that most dads are realists (Being a father of two boys, one almost ready to drive, the other only driving Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars for now) and understand that if their son is driving a nice car, he's gonna get pulled over sooner or later. Better he find out from you than someone else later on. It may draw immediate consequences and some hollerin', but it will be far worse if he knows you were hiding it. Might actually build some trust and credibility in your character. Just my two cents.

08-06-2010, 01:23 PM	#15
79T/A Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Wantage, NJ Posts: 693 iTrader: (0)	Ah, the memories! My dad was a cop long before I was, and gave me his card. The first time I got pulled over, the cop ripped me a new one with several colorful phrases for emphasis (This was before in-car cameras) and followed it up with "I'm sending the card to your father!" I spent months waiting for the axe to fall, but it never did. My guess is the cop had a chuckle at my expense and then threw the card out at the end of his shift. Or stuck it in a map pocket or somewhere else in the car and forgot about it. Whatever the case, I had a few sleepless nights over that one, and couldn't drive without constantly checking my speedometer every few seconds. I got lucky. But these days, you never know. Everything's about the computer now. If he stopped you, he ran the plate. Chances are he could've put it in the computer that he stopped you and gave you a warning, which will show up every time someone runs your plate (If they happen to use the same computer system). What's supposed to happen is the cop is supposed to give the card to his/her union delegate, who will then take it to the monthly delegates' meeting where they give them back to the delegate of the agency the card came from, and then ultimately that delegate returns it to the cop. What usually happens is that the cop takes it, then sticks it somewhere in the car and forgets about it. But you never know. IMHO, rather than go through what I did, I would just tell dad and get it over with. You didn't actually get a ticket, so the card did what it was supposed to. I think that most dads are realists (Being a father of two boys, one almost ready to drive, the other only driving Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars for now) and understand that if their son is driving a nice car, he's gonna get pulled over sooner or later. Better he find out from you than someone else later on. It may draw immediate consequences and some hollerin', but it will be far worse if he knows you were hiding it. Might actually build some trust and credibility in your character. Just my two cents.