FL - 'Grinch' tickets holiday drivers (AGAIN)

**StlouisX50** · 12-07-2007, 09:28 AM

ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 6 A police officer dressed as the Dr. Seuss creation the Grinch handed out one traffic ticket per minute for several hours in Central Florida.

The green costumed officer said he was given very little time to rest Wednesday as motorists ran red lights and committed other traffic offenses, WKMG-TV, Orlando, reported Thursday.

"We averaged about one (ticket) a minute and we have been out here for about 50 minutes," Orange County sheriff's representative Ken Wynne said early in the day.

Some motorists said they do not believe their citations were fair.

"I think I'm being ticketed wrongly," one motorist said after being cited by the Grinch.

Deputies said 184 people died in traffic accidents in the state in 2006.

"That's 184 people that would have survived last year if everybody would have obeyed the law," Wynne said.

Copyright 2007 by UPI

**chowner** · 12-07-2007, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by StlouisX50

"That's 184 people that would have survived last year if everybody would have obeyed the law," Wynne said.

:roll: :roll: :roll: seriously

Wonder where they got the money for the costume

**ELVATO** · 12-07-2007, 04:34 PM

You know, I can never run into them. I hope I get to jam them one day.

**PMoth** · 12-07-2007, 04:59 PM

They died from people text messaging and all those d@mn drunk @ss drivers!!!!

**jimbonzzz** · 12-07-2007, 06:48 PM

Hmm... I wonder if we're going to get 100 posts this year about police dressing as elves?

**StlouisX50** · 12-08-2007, 01:35 PM

Originally Posted by jimbonzzz

Hmm... I wonder if we're going to get 100 posts this year about police dressing as elves?

Jim I wondered the same thing and did you notice the leos won't dress up as a Turkey? It's a good think theres no such thing as a donut day!

**Event Horizon** · 12-08-2007, 03:45 PM

is it that same fat cop as last year with the PL III? lol.

**Nighthawk243** · 12-08-2007, 05:57 PM

I really don't think the grinch is a great character for PR of the already distrusted police forces...

Thats like a Catholic church recruiting members by having the clergy wear thongs saying NAMBLA and playing Michael Jackson :shock:

**SpeedingVolvo** · 12-09-2007, 07:15 PM

The cop should dress up like a certain kind of animal that bacon is made from...

**JDS** · 12-11-2007, 06:44 PM

Originally Posted by StlouisX50

Deputies said 184 people died in traffic accidents in the state in 2006.

"That's 184 people that would have survived last year if everybody would have obeyed the law," Wynne said.

I didn't know they outlawed being stupid and distracted, the cause of death for about 173 of them according to statistics.