While on a run tonight, a cop car stopped me and threatened to give me a ticket for running.

You should have asked for his badge number and called up your local PD.

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Looky Here wrote:

You should have asked for his badge number and called up your local PD.

In hindsight, yes. I still sent an email to the police chief describing the situation, the time of day, and the location, so it is possible that they may figure out who the officer was. In any case, am I correct that I was not doing anything wrong? I can understand how it's less safe to use the road following a large snow-fall, but it doesn't change the legality.

Don't ask the badge number, just read it and remember it. The badge should say their name too.

Ask a lawyer about the legality.

Here you go:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM8LZdDzs-8

Bad Wigins wrote:

Don't ask the badge number, just read it and remember it. The badge should say their name too.

Ask a lawyer about the legality.

Too late now, obviously, but we'll see what the police chief says (if he bothers to respond). Would be nice to have talked to the chief himself if these same runner-haters try to stop me again in the future. Actually, it would be really nice if the chief says I'm fine and these same guys try to give me a ticket in the future - I am sick of cops here thinking they're above the law and I would definitely attempt to get some punitive actions brought down on them.

You just got f$cked with by one of our finest. This is not an unusual scenario as not all cops are of the highest intellect, or common sense for that matter. It seems you met with a guy who wanted to show you his "AUTHORITY", so you did the right thing. You normally will lose if you push these kinds of things, because his supervising officer will get caught up in having to show support for his employee, even if it was bs.

Maybe they know you're not Mormon (you can tell...) and they are trying to get you out of their state.

Just sayin'...

What likely happened...

The cop kindly suggested the runner stay off the street for his own safety in case a distracted driver over-corrected because of the snowy conditions...

The runner gave the cop attitude (which most of us build up when running) at which point the cop became irritated and the situation turned hostile. The cop eventually threatened the runner with a ticket, and whether legal or not, in the grand scheme of things was looking out for your safety and trying to get you off the road in unsafe conditions.

Should have asked him if he's seen First Blood

Raptured wrote:

While on my run, I was stopped by a police vehicle, who told me ...

Until now, I was not aware of the existence of these threatening police vehicles. Is this the equivalent of the CIA's drone program?

Stating the obvious wrote:

Maybe they know you're not Mormon (you can tell...) and they are trying to get you out of their state.

Just sayin'...

given the location (Utah) and the day (Sunday) this is highly probably. Except would a Mormon be working on Sunday? I guess its possible. Most Mormons are nice people, but in majority Mormon controlled areas they can be as bad as fundamentalist Christians or racists.

Romulus wrote:

Most Mormons are nice people, but in majority Mormon controlled areas they can be as bad as fundamentalist Christians or racists.

Both Manti Te'o and Mitt Romney are Mormons.

Yurts wrote:

Raptured wrote:

While on my run, I was stopped by a police vehicle, who told me ...

Until now, I was not aware of the existence of these threatening police vehicles. Is this the equivalent of the CIA's drone program?

Moreover: "While on a run tonight, a cop car..." I guess a car that can run might also be able to stop pedestrians.

Collin, Couldn't you have outrun the police officer? I thought you were doing more speedwork these days!!

Raptured wrote:

In any case, am I correct that I was not doing anything wrong? I can understand how it's less safe to use the road following a large snow-fall, but it doesn't change the legality.

Are you sure about that? The rules of the road do change sometimes depending on the weather.

For instance: if you are driving on a highway with a posted speed limit of 70, doing 70, it's normally legal. If you are doing 70 on the same highway during a blizzard, you could get ticketed for driving too fast for the conditions. And in certain weather emergencies, the powers that be can declare all cars off the roads.

So....I don't know the exact laws where you are, but is there a chance that when the weather reaches a certain point, bicyclists and pedestrians/runners are banned from certain roads? Maybe not, but that's the only possibility where you would have been wrong.

Old Man Runner wrote:

Collin, Couldn't you have outrun the police officer? I thought you were doing more speedwork these days!!

I have been, but you know me, I still have no leg, foot, or even ankle speed velocity!

More Likely wrote:

What likely happened...

The cop kindly suggested the runner stay off the street for his own safety in case a distracted driver over-corrected because of the snowy conditions...

The runner gave the cop attitude (which most of us build up when running) at which point the cop became irritated and the situation turned hostile. The cop eventually threatened the runner with a ticket, and whether legal or not, in the grand scheme of things was looking out for your safety and trying to get you off the road in unsafe conditions.

Have you ever met a cop? They are all a$$holes on power trips.

More Likely wrote:

What likely happened...

The cop kindly suggested the runner stay off the street for his own safety in case a distracted driver over-corrected because of the snowy conditions...

The runner gave the cop attitude (which most of us build up when running) at which point the cop became irritated and the situation turned hostile. The cop eventually threatened the runner with a ticket, and whether legal or not, in the grand scheme of things was looking out for your safety and trying to get you off the road in unsafe conditions.

This is probably mostly true, except that the cop was extremely belligerent right from the start. Haha.