{"id":97193,"date":"2015-08-31T18:37:38","date_gmt":"2015-08-31T16:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=97193"},"modified":"2015-08-31T22:00:22","modified_gmt":"2015-08-31T20:00:22","slug":"watch-cheeky-jmpd-officer-gets-sassy-with-mouthy-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/97193\/watch-cheeky-jmpd-officer-gets-sassy-with-mouthy-driver\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Cheeky JMPD officer gets sassy with mouthy driver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video has emerged showing a cheeky to-and-fro between a JMPD officer and a driver pulled over for allegedly shooting a red light.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, 28 August, Clive Naidoo was pulled over at the intersection of Bram Fischer Drive and Jan Smuts Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>According to Naidoo, the stop started out cordially enough, before an &#8220;abrupt and arrogant female JMPD officer&#8221; barged onto the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Sensing that things were not going to go his way, he recorded the following conversation.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span id=\"fbPhotoPageCaption\" class=\"fbPhotosPhotoCaption\" tabindex=\"0\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;*G&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:45}\"><span class=\"hasCaption\">On Friday 28 August 2015 approximately 08h45 at the intersection Bram Fischer Drive and Jan Smuts Ave, I was pulled over by a polite female JMPD officer who went and checked my licence disk then came to my window and greeted and I gave her my drivers licence.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"fbPhotoPageCaption\" class=\"fbPhotosPhotoCaption\" tabindex=\"0\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;*G&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:45}\"><span class=\"hasCaption\">At that stage another very abrupt and arrogant female JMPD officer barged in saying \u201cyou got four\u00a0eyes can\u2019t you see you shot the robot\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"fbPhotoPageCaption\" class=\"fbPhotosPhotoCaption\" tabindex=\"0\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;*G&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:45}\"><span class=\"hasCaption\"> I repl<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">ied \u201csorry, I got two\u00a0eyes and a pair of glasses and might be you got four eyes\u201d. At that stage she grabbed my drivers licence from the other officer and went to get a fine book.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"fbPhotoPageCaption\" class=\"fbPhotosPhotoCaption\" tabindex=\"0\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;*G&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:45}\"><span class=\"hasCaption\"><span class=\"text_exposed_show\"> I realised that this was not going to look good so at that stage I started recording the conversation; watch what transpired.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In the video, the officer, who knows she&#8217;s being recorded, sarcastically quips that she wants a salary increase, after Naidoo asserted that his taxes pay her salary.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I pay tax,&#8221; the officer quipped back. &#8220;Then my tax pays who? Your maid? Don&#8217;t do that. I also pay tax.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The officer walks with a spring in her step and she gleefully states that she &#8220;loves her job&#8221; while writing out the ticket.<\/p>\n<p>The officer is also mindful of the recording, expressing that she will keep the conversation in English, and will make sure the driver has enough content to show everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Social media comments under the video express disgust at the officer&#8217;s &#8220;arrogant attitude&#8221;, but other views sided with the officer, saying that Naidoo was being rude and got what he deserved.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video below:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0YzNVw8uc9c\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-351\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_351\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/news\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_351_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"31aa4a31e2\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"351\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p><strong>Who was more in the wrong?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-351-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-1067\" name=\"poll_351\" value=\"1067\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-1067\">The JMPD traffic officer<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-1069\" name=\"poll_351\" value=\"1069\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-1069\">The driver of the vehicle<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p><input type=\"button\" name=\"vote\" value=\"   Vote   \" class=\"Buttons\" onclick=\"poll_vote(351);\" \/><\/p><p><a class=\"poll-results\" href=\"#ViewPollResults\" onclick=\"poll_result(351); 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