when is it police harrassment? - Page 2

DagoCountyGee · 04-08-2014, 08:36 PM

Put your cats back on bro.

13blackLS · 04-08-2014, 08:42 PM

Someone probably complained...we get that in my neighborhood all the time..and the officer always explains that they stop us because some one has made a complaint...never tickets us loud cars but asks us to try to keep it down...

Fred 6528 · 04-08-2014, 08:44 PM

Make your exhaust legal and he will stop. Call his supervisor and you will get every petty ticket that he can write every time he see's you. He is making a legal stop on you and giving you a break, so go ahead and complain on him for doing his job and he will show you how well he can do it. Just the way it is

Trob85 · 04-08-2014, 08:47 PM

Not to shit on where you live but if I were you pack it up and move from the nazi state of California. Just an option but really most cops I have a run in with are ok, and I'm not a cop person, but there are a few that I know have that I'm a big man look at my dick syndrome. Just check your laws you're going to lose performance but get it done so he can f-off.

nighttowl · 04-08-2014, 08:47 PM

any modifications to an exhaust system on an emissions controlled vehicle in California is illegal.

what I would do is buy some quieter mufflers, and get some electric cutouts to run outside of town.

obviously if the guy wanted to really mess with you, he would have the state highway patrol come out and inspect your car while he has you pulled over.

PalmerGA · 04-08-2014, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by rebelyell22

Get his badge number and report him to the chief. As long as you are in compliance with vehicular laws, he has no reason to stop you. I would be pissed too

Well let's see...

no front plate = violation
no cats = violation
no mufflers = possible noise ordinance violation

That's three right there.

Sorry, OP. You wanted to draw attention to your car... and it's working.

Gary24 · 04-08-2014, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by rebelyell22

Get his badge number and report him to the chief. As long as you are in compliance with vehicular laws, he has no reason to stop you. I would be pissed too

He's not in compliance. No mufflers, no cats. Not lawful.

Ringo64 · 04-08-2014, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Bad@ssCamaro

First off, if I was in your shoes, I would make sure that I'm not violating any noise ordinances in the city. If you are then, that has to be addressed. Secondly if you are not in any violation, then the next step should be having a conversation with his superior and try to come up with a resolution that would satisfy all parties.

Frankly, if this guy has been on the police force for awhile, he can make your life miserable if he chose too. If you don't want to deal with the harassment, it would serve you well to tone it down.

Best advice. Though I think it is very weird that he has yet to write you a ticket.

If you are within ALL laws then you should go talk to his supervisor and try to resolve this a peacefully as possible.

StealthZL1 · 04-08-2014, 09:06 PM

Don't blame the officer for the attention your illegal modifications draw.

MBS · 04-08-2014, 09:07 PM

Meanwhile the Harley drives past shaking the ground , You are screwed , He has it out for you , You need to quite it down or your just going to get pulled over again , Only thing I would say is try to make nice with him . Buy him lunch , coffee, maybe he will take it easy on you.

caper · 04-08-2014, 09:08 PM

ok, sorry - I am not saying my car is legal, I understand ther are a number of things I could be ticketed for...what I am saying is there are countless officers who see it daily with no complaints...except him. yes I am being singled out, yes my cars exhaust is not legal. btw cats and FI don't like each other from what I read. I am not opposed to a set of mufflers either. but at the same time I seriously don't like or think its right that a car that is otherwise not being driven dangerously, causing attention etc is being pulled over by one single officer who appears to be laying in wait for the car. he isn't exactly doing his job when he is concerned with a car that at times is loud and in his opinion "obnoxious" , this is a city with a fairly high crime rate. I am sure there are more pressing matters than to be bothering a otherwise lawful person. hell I could even see if I was reving the guts out of it to make noise...at least that might warrant a ticket. I am not doing any such thing to cause attention.

Angrybird 12 · 04-08-2014, 09:09 PM

He has given you two chances to get your car in compliance with the law. He could have written you tickets, but chose to chew you out instead. Count your blessings, get your car in compliance and he will quit bothering you and go after the Mustang next, or next time he stops you, you may get more than an ass chewing.

ChrisBlair · 04-08-2014, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by caper

ok, sorry - I am not saying my car is legal, I understand ther are a number of things I could be ticketed for...what I am saying is there are countless officers who see it daily with no complaints...except him.

What the other officers choose to ignore is their problem. Just becasue one out of a dozen police officers choose to do something about a violation, that doesn't mean you have made no violation.

You already know you're in the wrong, you just don't like being called on it, and I don't blame you. But slice it any way you like, and the facts when boiled down are that you know your car is illegal.

It sucks. But it's the facts: the car is the problem, not this cop.

1LE Captain · 04-08-2014, 09:52 PM

Caper,

You live in California, home of CARB, originators of all of the smog laws.

There are some big fines if they catch you without the cats, federal and maybe state on top of the noise violation.

They might even take the car off the road if they find no cats on it.

You are playing with fire, this cops is gunning for you. He will get you eventually.

Just sayin'.

04-08-2014, 08:36 PM	#15
DagoCountyGee Drives: '15 SS Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: North County Posts: 1,233	Put your cats back on bro. __________________ Follow My Car on INSTAGRAMhttp://www.instagram.com/forb1dd3n_ss

04-08-2014, 08:47 PM	#18
Trob85 Svt lol Drives: 2011 ss inferno orange blown Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Topeka Posts: 2,312	Not to shit on where you live but if I were you pack it up and move from the nazi state of California. Just an option but really most cops I have a run in with are ok, and I'm not a cop person, but there are a few that I know have that I'm a big man look at my dick syndrome. Just check your laws you're going to lose performance but get it done so he can f-off. __________________ plasti dip is not a mod.......and a cold air intake doesn't make you fast!

04-08-2014, 08:47 PM	#19
nighttowl Sarcasm loading -------- Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: TX Posts: 1,905 View My Garage	any modifications to an exhaust system on an emissions controlled vehicle in California is illegal. what I would do is buy some quieter mufflers, and get some electric cutouts to run outside of town. obviously if the guy wanted to really mess with you, he would have the state highway patrol come out and inspect your car while he has you pulled over. __________________ "The salesman actually told me to stop getting it sideways during the test drive" 2018 MBM ZL1 1LE - 652 rwhp, 588 rwtq SAE 2014 CRT ZL1 574 rwhp, 537 rwtq - SOLD 2010 IBM SS Camaro VVT L99 w/ TR6060 swap, 489 rwhp, 444 rwtq - SOLD

04-08-2014, 09:06 PM	#23
StealthZL1 Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 321 View My Garage	when is it police harrassment? Don't blame the officer for the attention your illegal modifications draw.

04-08-2014, 09:08 PM	#25
caper Drives: 2010 IOM 2ss/RS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: SoCal, I.E. Posts: 1,546	ok, sorry - I am not saying my car is legal, I understand ther are a number of things I could be ticketed for...what I am saying is there are countless officers who see it daily with no complaints...except him. yes I am being singled out, yes my cars exhaust is not legal. btw cats and FI don't like each other from what I read. I am not opposed to a set of mufflers either. but at the same time I seriously don't like or think its right that a car that is otherwise not being driven dangerously, causing attention etc is being pulled over by one single officer who appears to be laying in wait for the car. he isn't exactly doing his job when he is concerned with a car that at times is loud and in his opinion "obnoxious" , this is a city with a fairly high crime rate. I am sure there are more pressing matters than to be bothering a otherwise lawful person. hell I could even see if I was reving the guts out of it to make noise...at least that might warrant a ticket. I am not doing any such thing to cause attention. __________________ Turbonetics running 8lbs boost at 700rwhp tuned by Hi Rev, installed by K&M w/cat-muffler delete, ACS splitter, Fesler GFX, MPD1 spoiler, Custom painted Rally stripes, Cordon CR1 wheels 275/315s, Hotchkiss comp sways and end links, Barton shifter

04-08-2014, 08:42 PM	#16
13blackLS Drives: 2013 camaro ls; 2005 rx8 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Houston Posts: 577	Someone probably complained...we get that in my neighborhood all the time..and the officer always explains that they stop us because some one has made a complaint...never tickets us loud cars but asks us to try to keep it down...

04-08-2014, 08:44 PM	#17
Fred 6528 Drives: 2011 ss Join Date: May 2013 Location: va Posts: 983	Make your exhaust legal and he will stop. Call his supervisor and you will get every petty ticket that he can write every time he see's you. He is making a legal stop on you and giving you a break, so go ahead and complain on him for doing his job and he will show you how well he can do it. Just the way it is

04-08-2014, 09:07 PM	#24
MBS Drives: 2010 rs 2lt Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: wisconsin Posts: 2,497	Meanwhile the Harley drives past shaking the ground , You are screwed , He has it out for you , You need to quite it down or your just going to get pulled over again , Only thing I would say is try to make nice with him . Buy him lunch , coffee, maybe he will take it easy on you.

04-08-2014, 09:09 PM	#26
Angrybird 12 7 year Cancer Survivor! Drives: 17 Cruze RS, 07 G6 GT, 99 Astro Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 21,546	He has given you two chances to get your car in compliance with the law. He could have written you tickets, but chose to chew you out instead. Count your blessings, get your car in compliance and he will quit bothering you and go after the Mustang next, or next time he stops you, you may get more than an ass chewing. __________________ Cancer's a bitch! Enjoy life while you can! LIVE, LOVE, DRIVE... The Bird is the word! Last edited by Angrybird 12; 04-08-2014 at 10:23 PM.

04-08-2014, 09:52 PM	#28
1LE Captain Drives: 2014 Red Rock 2SS 1LE RS NPP Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Hudson Valley New York Posts: 246	Caper, You live in California, home of CARB, originators of all of the smog laws. There are some big fines if they catch you without the cats, federal and maybe state on top of the noise violation. They might even take the car off the road if they find no cats on it. You are playing with fire, this cops is gunning for you. He will get you eventually. Just sayin'.