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The stop was fine, as acknowledged by my initial post and praise.



edited to bail out of this discussion.

edited so it wouldn't be mistaken as a personal confrontation.

PSTL*PAKR wrote:NOT AIMED AT THE OP. JUST IN GENERAL....Why do CHL holders feel like they shouldnt be ticketed when pulled over? Get upset when they do receive a citation. We are not above the law or even equal to the law. Police officers do not consider us "one of them"or "like them." But a lot of CHL holders feel like LEO's shouldnt write us up if we break the law. My twin brother is a police officer. (H.P.D) He says there are a lot of cops that would even ticket their OWN MOMS for speeding. I feel like if you do the crime, you got to do the time!

I know this wasn't aimed at me but I wanted to mention that the prevailing attitude seems to be more of a gratitude that we (CHL's) seem to get out of some tickets that we think we would/should have gotten otherwise. I haven't seen the entitlement attitude you are referencing. (at least not in the threads I've read)

Granted he could have been fishing for dope smell or whatever. But the fact is that I DIDN'T know I had a brake light out and the IS ticketworthy. I was surprised to not get a ticket.

So you guys are saying that ANY stop that doesn't end with a predetermined ticket, with no explanation or context involved, is a fishing expedition? I think that is a real negative statement about our law enforcement. I hope I missed some context in your posts. And if that is really what the job is these days, I give the Deputy credit, he's doing his job better than any other LEO I have contacted.

Call it what you want, I call it a good contact because compared to all other stops I remember, this one was a pleasant, and involved true public service. (many others also didn't involve a ticket)

This happened 2 weeks ago while on vacation. Officer was a fairly young Travis County Sheriff's Deputy.

About 10pm on a Sun night ( wife and I were headed to the HEB to get meds for sick baby) at 71 / 620 I see cruiser pull across 3 lanes of traffic to get in behind me at the light. He followed me until we got an area that was safe and easy to pull over before hitting the lights. He greets us with a smile and a good evening. I had DL,CHL & Ins. at the ready for him- his only question on the entire stop was if I have weapon on me. Yes Sir. Then he lets me know that he stopped me for a brake light out and his stop was a matter of courtesy since I would likely not know it was out. He actually apologized for holding me up but wanted to be sure I knew so I could get it fixed. He then told us to have a great evening. No questions, no fishing, nothing but the most polite and respectful LEO I have ever encountered. I thanked him for letting us know and wished him a happy Thanksgiving.

This stop go against everything I have heard about TCSD and has completely changed my opinion of them.