Speeding Ticket

 

Two Highway Patrol Officers were conducting speeding enforcement on I-5, just north of 

Oceanside , California north of San Diego.  One of the officers was using a hand held 

radar device to check speeding vehicles approaching the crest of a hill.

The officers were suddenly surprised when the radar gun began reading 300 miles per 

hour and climbing.

The officer attempted to reset the radar gun, but it would not reset and 

then it suddenly turned off.

 

Just then a deafening roar over the treetops revealed that the radar had in fact locked on 

to a USMC F/A-18 Hornet which was engaged in a low flying exercise near its home base location.

Back at the California Highway Patrol Headquarters the Patrol   Captain fired off a complaint to the 

US Marine Corps Base Commander for shutting down his equipment.

The reply came back in true USMC style:

'Thank you for your letter. You may be interested to know that the tactical computer 

in the Hornet had detected the presence of, and subsequently locked on to, your 

hostile radar equipment and automatically sent a jamming signal back to it, which 

is why it shut down.

Furthermore, an Air-to-Ground missile  aboard the fully armed aircraft had also 

automatically locked on to your equipment location .

Fortunately, the Marine Pilot flying the Hornet recognized the situation for what it 

was, quickly responded  to the missile system alert status and was able to 

override the automated defense system  before the missile was launched to 

destroy the hostile radar position. 

The pilot suggests you cover your mouths when cussing at them, since the 

video systems on these jets are very high tech .

Sergeant Johnson, as his name badge said, the officer holding the radar gun, 

should get his dentist to check his left rear molar. It appears the filling is 

loose. Also, the snap is broken on his holster."

Semper FI