GRANTS PASS is the meth capitol of the PNW and a general crap hole. No wonder multiple vehicles show up during a car stop

Grants Pass property crime is 77.7. (The US average is 35.4)



Originally Posted by Ranger_Green
Originally Posted by Ringman
Originally Posted by IndyCA35
Originally Posted by SPQR70AD
if I see a traffic stop take ten minutes there will be 4-6 cops cars there coming one at a time. that shows me there are to many cops with nothing to do. so a lot of them could be removed and not change anything for the people in towns or cities. like teachers sanitation road crews etc all these public service jobs get bloated with employees and budgets


I call BS.

I've never had more than one cop car stop when I was violating a traffic law (usually speeding).

Also, I've always been courteous to the officer, and you know what? Lots of times I didn't even get a ticket and, unlike all those criminals that NFL doofuses put on their helmets, I didn't get shot either.


Here in Grants Pass, Oregon, a town of less than 40,000 I have seen as many as three cops at one traffic stop. I guess they are bored or scared.


Where I have worked and in these situations there are generally a couple of reasons. One is the vehicle pulled over might have been involved in a crime or the potential for escalation (suspended license, possible tow) exists and the other officers dutifully back up the primary officer. Deterrence often prevents violent resistance.

The other case if if there is nothing going on (oh blessed quiet town where most people control themselves!) and you have no reason not to keep you from backing up the primary officer, you just might be lazy. It is better to be there in a police contact and nothing goes wrong than to be minutes away and something does.

Last edited by ribka; 09/28/20.