CAUTION: STRONG LANGUAGE IN VIDEO
"No wonder you people get shot."
That's what a 62-year-old driver told a Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputy after he handed her a ticket for going 51 in a 20 mph school zone, 31 mph over the limit.
The sheriff's office posted the encounter on Twitter as well as its YouTube channel.
Here's how the Sept. 1 encounter played out as the deputy walked to the driver's car to hand over the citation.
Deputy: Ma'am, ma'am.
Driver: What
Deputy: You are being cited for speeding. This explains what your options are. Drive safe.
Driver: You know what? No wonder you people get shot. You're absolute "a**holes"
Deputy: OK, thank you ma'am. I appreciate that.
Driver: You're welcome. Have a nice day.
Deputy: Drive safe.
The deputy then calmly returned to his car.
Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said the driver's behavior left him disappointed and angry.
"This is a deputy trying to make sure that children are safe and don't get killed in a school zone. He was doing his job. And I think it's totally unacceptable for somebody to talk to a deputy or any law enforcement officer like that, when that's what they are trying to do to protect our children,” Sheriff Bradshaw said.
According to the citation the ticket cost $606.
Ticketing a speeder going 31 MPH over the speed limit in a school zone is apparently why we are "always getting shot" pic.twitter.com/enrV9bcxMV
— PBSO (@PBCountySheriff) September 9, 2015
Keeping kids safe is a top priority. WATCH the reaction when we cited this woman going 51 MPH in a School Zone. https://t.co/8usZfu8lrS
— PBSO (@PBCountySheriff) September 9, 2015
