A Thank You note to a LEO

[dcarver]

[SIZE=12pt]Thought I'd share an email I just sent - names blotted out for privacy. Never done this before, but this guy was A-OK! [/SIZE]

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Sue Kurtz, Sheriff

Dear Sue,

I wanted to take time to applaud an officer working in your department, Officer zzzz.

Last July, I was touring your beautiful area on my Yamaha motorcycle. I had been on the road for over a week, and had travelled many hours that day. Perhaps too many, and I did a minor bonehead maneuver, resulting in Officer zzzz pulling me over.

With over 3,800 miles on this tour, this was my first LEO encounter and I feared for the worst. I had no need for the worry or fear. Officer zzz was extremely professional, asked me if I knew why he had pulled me over (I really didn't!), then explained what I had done.

The whole time Officer zzzz was very careful for *our* safety, was courteous and professional. He treated me with respect, asked all the right questions, honestly assessed the situation, ran my paperwork, and then, to my surprise, he offered great suggestions for my continued journey.

He cautioned me to stop often take a break, that I really should call it day as soon as possible. Unfortunately, all rooms in Leadville were booked, so carry on, but be careful at mile marker 82, a landslide had just been cleared the day before. Watch out for deer, they've been standing right next to the road (true!), and that the next available lodging was Montrose, as Leadville was completely booked. Oh, and be careful on the two-lane going into Montrose too.

Sue, you have a really good Officer on your force, and I felt that Officer zzzz need be recognized; he is a top notch officer, one you should be proud to have on your team.

Please let Officer zzzz know I appreciated his treating me with professionalism, dignity, and respect.

Sincerely,

(my name and address)

 

[ceddec]

Wow, great note & support.

 

[Wicked Webby]

Dcarver,

I am assuming that you didn't get the paper award!

Good for you!

WW

 

[zzzzip]

He'll probably get a day off without pay for showing mercy... especially to an out of state motorist... especially one of those motorcycle hooligans.

Seriously, he may look even more benignly on motorcyclists in the future as a result of your effort. And an attaboy never hurts... just remember: all it takes is 1 "Awshit" to wipe out all those "Attaboys".

B)

 

[Scab]

Maybe I should get to writing some emails. I was pulled over TWICE Wednesday. My luck continues. No ticket either time. On second thought, maybe I should write emails, send post cards, flowers, and a gift basket.

 

[user 213]

Maybe I should get to writing some emails. I was pulled over TWICE Wednesday. My luck continues. No ticket either time. On second thought, maybe I should write emails, send post cards, flowers, and a gift basket.

Nah, I'm sure the ******** you gave them was enough.

:bigeyedsmiley:

 

[ShawnKing]

Nah, I'm sure the ******** you gave them was enough. :bigeyedsmiley:

OK...that's funny, I don't care who you are.... :clapping:

 

[Bustanut joker]

Cool it King. Ya know Carver is ghey right?? :lol:

Don't see yer sorry *** signed up for EOM yet.. What yer mangina can't stand the ride??

:jester:

 

[Toecutter]

Never done this before, but this guy was A-OK!

And you waited until Friday because....

***-licker!

 

[Fairlaner]

forget wait till Friday it has been almost a month...............

what were you waiting for Don?

R

 

[ShawnKing]

Cool it King. Ya know Carver is ghey right?? :lol:

Hey, I don't care who r what he sucks as long as it ain't me...

Don't see yer sorry *** signed up for EOM yet.. What yer mangina can't stand the ride??

I'm so ***** whipped I don't yet have permission from my wife.

She's writing a book and is trapped at home in front of the computer writing for 15+ hrs each day until the end of October. So, apparently, that means if she's not out riding and having fun, *I'm* not allowed to be out riding and having fun.

I can go on day trips but I'm not "allowed" to go on anything overnight. I'm still working on her though and I might just be able to show up.

The next thing one of you tough guys will do is call me all kinds of juvenile names because I "let me wife tell me what to do!" And you'd be right.

After all, she's the one who bought me the FJR and she's the one taking me on a Mediterranean Cruise for 10 days and then spending another 10 days eating and drinking our way through Italy once the book is done so not being allowed to hanging out with you dried up old farts is a *small* price to pay.

 

[dcarver]

I have some choice words for some replies on this thread, most of them very caustic.

I've chosen to take the high road and not post my true feelings publicly.

If you want to push the buttons, I'll reply via PM, but you won't like what I have to say. Trust me. Most will start with **** YOU.

I wrote the email and posted this on the forum very seriously.

So many times Leo's take advantage of the power granted to them and make incorrect decisions. I've read many LEO bashing threads on this forum and wanted to share a positive LEO experience. This officer was a true pro; why diminish the situation? The officer had every right to cite me. I ****** up. His response was unlike ANY LEO experience I've ever had.

Please don't minimize it; whoever you are.

 

[user 213]

Ok Don, fair enough. My post was in the spirit of Forum Friday's, not a personal slam. Do know that. Not sure how that letter will be taken by the LEO's commander. Could go either way, depending on their point of view.

Seriously though, you did the deed, you were guilty, you got off. From your point of view, that was stellar. But did it have the desired effect from the LEO's point of view? Did it heighten your awareness of your fatigue and make you less likely to repeat the same mistake? In this case, perhaps it did. Only you really know that answer.

Now Scab's two stops in one day w/o an award, well to all the LEOs reading this forum, take note that those verbal warnings had no impact on the behavior of the rider that day.

We all manage our risks in a variety of ways. How we ride being one of them. We all make the personal choice to break some of the traffic laws, or not, when we ride. Do we sometimes just screw up and accidently break some law? Sure, and those are the times when a warning probably has more impact to our riding. When we choose to break the law, a warning has little or no impact on the reasons we chose to break the law, and no real impact on our future behavior.

 

[Mizz Bustanut]

Very nice Carver. Too bad more people don't acknowledge the good things in life more often. Can you imagine how much of a

difference it would make in the life of some people. A small gesture can go many miles.

:good:

 

[rammer9460]

dcarver,

Thank you for sending an e-mail to that Sheriff. As a LEO for the past 19 years I have had many conversations with my Sheriff as a result of letters and calls from the public. All of them positive. I know that my Sheriff appreciates getting positive feed back about his Deputies.

It's too bad that a lot of the public paints all law enforcement with the same brush. I'll be the first to admit that there are people in the profession that shouln't be. Many in law enforcement lack the people skills that are so important to the job. I work with a few people everday that I wonder why someone hasn't handed their @$$ to them yet.

Being in this line of work is not easy. I've seen comments made in forums that I dissagree with. Everybody expects different behaviors from cops. One person thinks cops should do this, one thinks they should do that... and all seem to forget one thing, cops are human too. I have to deal with inner conflicts too. I'd like to go on a ride and push it 25-35 mph over the limit for miles and miles, but I can't with good conscience do that. I know that I would be stopping people from doing that. My built in, conscience powered, rev limiter kicks in about 10-12 over the limit. I did run up the speed well into triple digits and the middle of nowhere Nevada (I'm only human ) I knew what I was doing and was prepared to take/pay the consequences if caught.

Anyway, enough of that, Thanks Again,

Erik.

 

[Hit the Road Jack]

Well done Don! The world needs more positive feedback.

 

[wheatonFJR]

I would also like to have sent a nice letter to Officer Fenwick of the CSP. He was very professsional but very courteous at the same time. However, as much as I would like to give him an attaboy...I am not sure how his commander would receive that letter. Would he be reprimanded for not writing out a citation? I don't know?

A patrolman's job has to be a tough one...only dealing with severe trauma, b*tching public, etc and rarely a positive word from the public they deal with. If I could send a letter to Officer Fenwick to let him see that I appreciate his service w/o jeopardizing his standing with his supervising officer...I would.

dcarver...I appreciate you sending that letter. I hope it did good for that officer.

 

[Tenchi]

Good stuff man... great letter. Hopefully will inspire others to be like him.

 

[FJRONAMISSION]

Nah, I'm sure the ******** you gave them was enough. :bigeyedsmiley:

OK...that's funny, I don't care who you are.... :clapping:

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Yea..... What he said :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: be sure to rinse and spit :clapping: