my cop story

[live2well]

Originally Posted by brtaus

If he can't have tint on his tail lights but does, that is reason enough to pull him over; a flimsy but legal reason.

If the tint was enough to pull him over then write the ticket.

The Officer was WRONG. No two ways about it. He was either wrong for pulling him over or was wrong for not writing him up.

There isnt enough information to determine if he was just profiling. But I know Drug enforcement officers here in MD will pull you over if you are coming from an area that they are investigating. They want to know who you are, to see if you have any priors and to know who is coming and going. Its called fishing, and IMO is wrong too.

Here in MD it isnt procedure to pull you from the car on routine traffic stop either. You need to find out if that is procedure in LA and if not file a complaint. That type of officer brings a bad name to law enforcement. He needs to be stopped.

[chain1]

Originally Posted by the upcoming

so im driving along just picked up my girlfriend (cause her car is in the shop) from the university of louisiana when i saw 2 sherifs one in a car other in a suv driving stupid slow down the road the car slams on his breaks as i get on the side of him on the 4 lane road and gets behind me... now im between both of them so im crusing 1 mph under the limit and he tails me for about a mile and by this time there both behind me pulls me over at a hotel parking lot makes me get out and pats me down ....he said he pulled me over for 1. fog lights on with out headlights in incrament weather 2. tail lights dont reflect red....i explain how the headlights work from factory and point out that while i do have tint on tail lights the only reason there not reflectant is cause its gloomy out then we go to my car to get all my info and my valentine radar dector is rite ontop of inpection sticker and he says thats a nothre infraction cause its obstructing my view by this time im furious and cant believe this guy then he makes me stand out side his car while it was 40 out and a light rain....and in the end of all this hassle you know what he does lets me go and said to fix the problems
from my experence with these douches is that they were just giving me a hard time for no good reason flippin but pirates
(im directing this at these cops and not cops in general)

I honestly couldn't even get to the bottom of this post. This might be the most poorly written post I've ever seen. I'm not big on spelling, punctuation, grammar, etc. but when I can't even distinguish one sentence from another there's something wrong. Anyway, hope it all worked out, whatever happened.

[RozzyBoy117]

dude people just hate on young people, and hate it even more when they drive nice cars. especially liberals.

Originally Posted by mmongi7

Yep. Every cop is different. Some nice, some not so nice. At least he let u go. The cop who pulled me over wasn't so nice.

was it a gresham cop named durbin?

[toesuf94]

Originally Posted by hair10

Punctuation goes a long way. I quit reading when my head started hurting.

Right there with you. 'a nothre' was yet another reason I quit.

Does anyone teach spelling and punctuation any more? And I am not trying to be rude to the OP, but come on! Read the posts before you post them. It is stuff written like this that will get you thrown into the "stupid, Mullet wearing knuckledragers in Metallica t-shirts" ownership stereotype that magazine writers love to tout. Sorry if I offended you or anyone else.

And the cop was wrong if you were not breaking the law.

[Scrappy Doo]

Originally Posted by streetshark

Awesome, another cop thread.

[Archangel]

My friends funny cop story, he tells it better...
http://nothingwrongwithknowingyouare...mas-story.html

[brtaus]

Originally Posted by live2well

If the tint was enough to pull him over then write the ticket.

The Officer was WRONG. No two ways about it. He was either wrong for pulling him over or was wrong for not writing him up.

The officer was not wrong on either. He was in the right to pull him over for the tint and it was his discretion about whether or not to issue him a ticket.

Laws are laws but how they are applied is arbitrary. See the discussion: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...=67117&page=12

[brtaus]

Originally Posted by RozzyBoy117

dude people just hate on young people, and hate it even more when they drive nice cars. especially liberals.

great, now it's political.

[hrpiii]

feel lucky.. My last time I got pulled over, for turning left in a left turn only lane!!! Yes, he later told me that he just wanted to check my registration. WTF!!

[CamaroSkooter]

Originally Posted by brtaus

great, now it's political.

And here I was hoping everyone would just ignore that part

[CPanther95]

Originally Posted by live2well

If the tint was enough to pull him over then write the ticket.

The Officer was WRONG. No two ways about it. He was either wrong for pulling him over or was wrong for not writing him up.................That type of officer brings a bad name to law enforcement. He needs to be stopped.

I think you're right - he should have demanded a ticket or two.

Notice for LEO:

Giving a Warning = You're a bad apple that's in the wrong and must be stopped.

Giving a Ticket = You're a douche. Should have given a warning.

Do Nothing = You're a doughnut eating waste of tax dollars.

Maybe you guys should just drive around until you stumble across a fatality you can call in.

[Screaminz2002]

Originally Posted by CamaroSkooter

I see these posts all the time, and I wonder why I never have these problems. Are the SAPD officers just more lenient or are the other jurisdictions these things are happening in just that much more uptight?

I don't know what to tell you, other than you handled the situation pretty well considering the circumstances. I'm not sure who you would complain about this sort of behavior to, but it doesn't seem lawful to be treated in this manner just to receive a warning.

Just depends where you are Justin. Go through Alamo Heights without a front license plate or doing 26 in their 25 zones. Shertz is also reknown for their pita enforcements. The rest of SA is pretty laid back. I pulled up to a stop sign by the house which SAPD arrived at first. He waved me through and I am thinking here we go.. He gives me a big thumbs up so I waved as I passed. I have even talked to a few that just came out to Bigs to look at cars and talk smack.

[CamaroSkooter]

Yeah, that's why I made sure to point out SAPD only. I avoid Alamo Heights, Leon Valley, Shavano Park, Hollywood park, and Live Oak like the plague.

But the OP was pulled out of his car, patted down, and made to wait outside the officer's squad car as he was written a warning. That just amazes me.

[TommyTSquared]

At first I was like , and well... that's where it ended.