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Originally Posted by Bowtie Guy Z28
Okay so color of vehicle has no bearing. But what about the race? The way I see it is if I was a suspect for something based on the information this cop had written, they would be looking for a White guy in a Red Camaro... I'm a Black guy in an Orange Camaro. How could that hold up? I'm just trying to understand this...  |
Well, the traffic citations are informational. NOT used for criminal aspects such as race, color of car etc.
The reason race, sex, height, weight, hair, eyes are on there are for two reasons. Say if I pull you over and you do not have a drivers license and I have to run your name on the computer. I write you and add that info, then the charge DWLS or drive W/O license. You go to court and claim "that wasn't me"!..Well, after I give you your copy, I add that info so that all other copies are replicated in 5 copies. Traffic citations are used also for non driving offenses such as pedestrian infractions or loitering. No license information is required, yet the descriptors (sex, race, weight...et al) are included.
I have NEVER used any race, sex, weight infor on my tickets because it is tantamount to profiling and according to our general orders, that info should not be added when identity is NOT in question.
What officers percieve is one thing. If he wrote red 2010 Chevy Camaro liscense plate 123-WER and the only issue is that your car is orange, you have no stance. Now if the color written is black and the plate is wrong, you have stance.
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It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas. What do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?