I could be wrong, but I believe Utah is one of the safest states in the nation.
So safe, in fact, that fellow coppers quickly get bored with their uneventful professions and back each other up on routine traffic violations, as depicted above (taken from my living room window).
I see this regularly; 2-3 patrol cars for every one perpetrator. Here’s an idea, Utah — reduce the number of cops and cut taxes! Yeah, I just went there.
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December 21st, 2007 at 1:14 pm
Three cops usually means the person they have pulled over is suspected of a felony.
December 21st, 2007 at 2:02 pm
If that’s the case, we must have an elephantine number of felonies here.
December 21st, 2007 at 10:46 pm
I agree with Blake. I’ve lived in places where gunshots are a nightly experience . . . and I’ve lived in places where traffic violations are the ultimate crime.
Sure, they could be following up on domestic abuse cases, but then they’d just be at home, wouldn’t they?
Yeah, I’m half kidding . . . unfortunately.