Did you ever notice those Fraternal Order of Police plastic badges people put on their license plates? We all know the only reason people donate to the FOP is for that stupid badge. You know those people are thinking, “If I get pulled over, the police officer will see the badge and let me go.” Seriously…
Although it is an ingenious marketing tactic, I really think it is the biggest racket ever. Think about how this marketing strategy was born…
- The FOP marketing team sitting in a room pondering the question, “How can we get some poor sap to donate money to our organization?”
- Someone says out-loud, “I know…we can create this cheap badge that we will give people. They will get it and put it on there car. They will think it will get them out of a ticket. Everyone will want one! We can produce different badges for different levels of giving.”
The reality? Every police officer sees it and says, “I bet they think they are getting off…we’ll see about that.” I really wonder how many people just before getting the ticket try to make sure the officer sees the plastic badge. I wonder what kind of stories these officers have about that. I bet they are great!
Moral of the story = if you don’t want a ticket, don’t speed. Don’t rely on some stupid plastic badge. If you want to support the FOP, GREAT! Just give without expecting something in return.
I may be wrong on this one…but…
November 9, 2007 at 4:52 pm |
My dad donated to the FOP because he thought he would get off of a ticket if he got pulled over. He got pulled over and didn’t get off, so he stopped donating and got rid of the ticket!
November 9, 2007 at 5:22 pm |
I was invited to actually become a member of the FOP in Michigan (you don’t actually have to be a law enforcement officer, you just have to get invited by a member). Now that would have gotten me out of a few tickets, I’ll bet (if I weren’t already a safe driver).
I couldn’t do it though. There was something wrong about buying a membership to a bar. Even as a non Christian, I wasn’t comfortable becoming a member at what was essentially a bar. I have a lot of friends up there who belong to the Moose. That’s all it is, cheap drinks and free pool.