I just got pulled over by the State Police for NO Reason!!!

satansbedbugs

This is an example of EXACTLY why I do not drink and drive. As I was leaving a local watering hole tonight ( about 30 minutes ago ) after a bite to eat and NO ALCOHOL thank god, I was going 52 in a 50 mph zone. Next thing I know this cop is flashing his lights behind me on his loudspeaker saying " pull your vehile to the side of the road ". So I graciously pull over . Here is the sequence of events:

Cop: Hello sir , I stopped you because your were at 55 in a 50 mph zone and your licence plate light has only 1 working ( is that probable cause? ). Where are you coming from?

Me: Oh ok, I had no idea my light was out and Im just coming from the Bar down the road.( which I hadnt had anything to drink, so I was proud to say " The Bar" )

Cop: Licence, Reg, blah blah blah....Have you been drinking?

Me: Here you go ......and No I havent had anything alcoholic tonight sir..

Cop 10 minutes later: Please watch your speed as you pull out , and have a good night..

Me: TY, you do the same.......

thats it? This cop pulled me over for that? He was sitting litterally 1/2 mile from the bar....Is that entrapment for those who are going to be leaving soon? Are they allowed to just sit there like that?

Another reason why I do not drink and drive!! live, learn.....

Discuss

Hinny

I spose the exceeding speed limit part is one reason.

you are

where do you people live? (talking about you and the guy on the motorcycle in some other thread) i get away with 5 to 7 over the speed limit all the time. good ole Tennessee!

anyway, who knows? he was probably determined to catch a drunk driver.

satansbedbugs

you are wrote:

where do you people live? (talking about you and the guy on the motorcycle in some other thread) i get away with 5 to 7 over the speed limit all the time. good ole Tennessee!

anyway, who knows? he was probably determined to catch a drunk driver.

yup. I agree!! a good reason why its not worth it to drink and drive...

Fighting Hellfish

Police stop my brother again.....




okay, I couldn't resist

Rygar

Simply could have been he knew where you were coming from.

Brain of J.Lo

satansbedbugs wrote:

He was sitting litterally 1/2 mile from the bar....Is that entrapment for those who are going to be leaving soon? Are they allowed to just sit there like that?

I think it would only be entrapment if he set up a beer stand on the side of the road and then arrested people as they drove away from it.

I don't think it's surprising that a cop would sit and wait where he knows some illegal activity (drunk driving) will likely take place.

duggro

for no reason?

you were speeding and you just came out a bar and got into your car. both valid reasons

i'd prefer police were out doing this and wasting some of my time, than letting twats get wasted and head out onto the road

by the sounds of it, you only had a few minutes of your times wasted, but good on the cop

Get_Right

yes they had probable cause to pull you over
speeding and possibly a violation with the plate light

but the cop was just looking out for drunks obviously, otherwise he would have hit you with a fine

a minor inconvenience to keep the roads safe, think of it as a drunk trap rather than a speed trap

Phantom Pain

"Fuck the Po-Lease comin straight outta Compton"

RolandTD20Kdrummer

Speeding is their primary excuse to stop you. It's like a free ticket for them to get creative with anything else they find, for whatever particular mood they happen to be in at the time.

It's mostly thanks to the dummies that blast around residential streets that are the source of police/$peeding relationship. If you absolutely must, keep it in industrial zones. Stop speeding around people's houses where pets and elderly live, and children play.

brainofPJ

cops can and will get away with anything these days

binauralsounds

satansbedbugs wrote:

Cop: Hello sir , I stopped you because your were at 55 in a 50 mph zone and your licence plate light has only 1 working ( is that probable cause? ). Where are you coming from?

Discuss

End of Discussion........

russmc

Theres a story about this guy who stumbles out of the bar, and staggers to his car. And there is a cop across the street watching this take place. So the guy finds his car, and tries for a few minutes to put his car key into the door to unlock it, dropping them on several occasions and cussing at himself. Finally gets in the car and backs up a little bit, then pulls forward and backs up again, making several attempts to get out of the parking space. The cop is keeping his sights on the guy and waits until the guy pulls out onto the street and starts to follow him for a few minutes before flipping his lights on. He does the standard questioning of the guy and gives him the breathalyzer, only to have the breathalyzer not register anything. The cop thinks his machine is messing up and has the guy try again, only to have it not register anything yet again. The cop makes some remark about the machine messing up and the guy says its not messing up, he hadn't had anything to drink that night. He was just the decoy to occupy the cop while his friends left without having to worry about the cop harassing them.

pjtradeking

I am so anal about drinking and driving, it is scary. I just WILL NOT DO IT! and I DO NOT ALLOW IT. I pretty much havent drank/drunk in over 10 years anyhow, but my wife and friends still love to get their drink on. My wife USE to have a serious prob when it came to calling for a ride. Not sure why either. Her, her friends, my friends, doesnt matter, I have a policy that you can call me 24/7 for a ride. I would rather be woken up at 4 am by a drunk asking for a ride rather than getting a call that someone were in jail, or a knock on the door that there has been an acident.

In years past, my wife just wouldnt call. She would drive or sleep in her car(also not smart) or whatever. I am so against it, that I have told her, and this is NOT A JOKE. If you get a DUI, do NOT call me. Call someone else, and then I will send you divorce papers once they are drawn up. Not is it just not safe to do, but being married to someone who gets in an accident can ruin EVERYONES life. Because of one person fucking up, the other can lose there house, cars, everything, and it is not something I am willing to do. May sound harsh and over the top, but that is my stance on drinking and driving....:D

HushBull

Brain of J.Lo wrote:

I think it would only be entrapment if he set up a beer stand on the side of the road and then arrested people as they drove away from it.

I knew something was fishy about the trail of donut crumbs leading to the straight line.

Pearls&Stones

satansbedbugs wrote:

Is that entrapment for those who are going to be leaving soon? Are they allowed to just sit there like that?

It is not entrapment when YOU choose to drink and drive. If the cop gives you beer, then helps you to your car then pulls you over---> that is entrapment.

As far as "can they sit there?" If the bar doesn't own the property across the street, and the owners of that property let the cops stay there, it is perfectly legal (I believe). And frankly, I see nothing wrong with it. If you choose to be irresponsible and drive drunk, you deserve to pay.

If the cop is waiting for you to come out of the bar, and pulls you over, don't act like a victim.

libragirl

I guess they are posted there to get drunks...which isn't a bad thing. Good thing you weren't drinking.

Ott

Phantom Pain wrote:

"Fuck the Po-Lease comin straight outta Compton"

um...
fuck tha police comin straight from the underground
young ni**a got it bad cause I'm brown.
i'm not the other color so police think
they have the authority to kill a minority.
fuck that shit cause i ain't the one
for a punk muthafucka with a badge and a gun
to be beatin on...

...just sayin...
Ott

Heineken Helen

duggro wrote:

for no reason?

you were speeding and you just came out a bar and got into your car. both valid reasons

i'd prefer police were out doing this and wasting some of my time, than letting twats get wasted and head out onto the road

by the sounds of it, you only had a few minutes of your times wasted, but good on the cop

Yip I agree... I always wonder why they don't just park up in a pub car park... firstly those who see them and have a couple of drinks will NOT drive... those who are drunk, don't see them and drive deserve everything they fucking get.

I don't understand how ANYONE could drive after drinking. One drink, I can understand, 2 is pushing it but anything over that... ya won't be getting any sympathy from me

SENROCK

satansbedbugs wrote:

This is an example of EXACTLY why I do not drink and drive. As I was leaving a local watering hole tonight ( about 30 minutes ago ) after a bite to eat and NO ALCOHOL thank god, I was going 52 in a 50 mph zone. Next thing I know this cop is flashing his lights behind me on his loudspeaker saying " pull your vehile to the side of the road ". So I graciously pull over . Here is the sequence of events:

Cop: Hello sir , I stopped you because your were at 55 in a 50 mph zone and your licence plate light has only 1 working ( is that probable cause? ). Where are you coming from?

Me: Oh ok, I had no idea my light was out and Im just coming from the Bar down the road.( which I hadnt had anything to drink, so I was proud to say " The Bar" )

Cop: Licence, Reg, blah blah blah....Have you been drinking?

Me: Here you go ......and No I havent had anything alcoholic tonight sir..

Cop 10 minutes later: Please watch your speed as you pull out , and have a good night..

Me: TY, you do the same.......

thats it? This cop pulled me over for that? He was sitting litterally 1/2 mile from the bar....Is that entrapment for those who are going to be leaving soon? Are they allowed to just sit there like that?

Another reason why I do not drink and drive!! live, learn.....

Discuss

you should not drink and drive PERIOD. Not just becuz you might get pulled over.

SENROCK

Heineken Helen wrote:

those who are drunk, don't see them and drive deserve everything they fucking get.

I don't understand how ANYONE could drive after drinking. One drink, I can understand, 2 is pushing it but anything over that... ya won't be getting any sympathy from me

agree 100 percent.

PJ_ROCKS

Yes a light out on your LP is cause to get pulled over!!

PEACE

Flannel Shirt

PJ_ROCKS wrote:

Yes a light out on your LP is cause to get pulled over!!

PEACE

Yes. I have been pulled over twice for this bullshit. Both times were late at night (between 1-3 a.m.). Once, the light was working fine when I got home. Who is going to say "jeez officer, really, can I see?". They know nobody so they get you over with that BS and then they look for something else (drinking, drugs, etc).

SENROCK

Flannel Shirt wrote:

Who is going to say "jeez officer, really, can I see?".

ME!!! I was in my camaro with my friend and we got stopped. The cop came and said "hey how are u tonite? Can i see your license & registration please." I was like 'yeah but......WHY are u pulling me over?! whats the deal!' He puts his hand on his sam brown and squares his shoulders. Im looking at him WAITING for an answer. Then he says "are u aware you have a tail light out?" I look at my friend who is scared and then look back at the cop and i say "pffffft yeah How am *I* suppost to know that? Im not running behind the car or anything so......how would I have known this?!" he just looks at me with this serious face then smiles huge and says "good point. get outta here."

CityMouse

yeah cops do the sitting and waiting thing all the time, and they really don't even need a "reason" to pull you over as far as I know. When I was in high school we used to like to go this nearby town that was a penninsula because they had this great look out point over the water. since there was only one way to get on and off this "island" and since the cops in this town had nothing else to do, they would sit at the end and wait for people to drive over. a car full of teenagers was all they needed to pull over. We would tell them we had a friend and town and were going to her house. My grandfather lived in this town so we'd give them that address. it was really craziness, we weren't drinking or doing anything illegal except going to this town where we didn't live!

CityMouse

PJ_ROCKS wrote:

Yes a light out on your LP is cause to get pulled over!!

PEACE

I got slapped with a $100 ticket for driving in the left lane of the highway without passing anyone!

lalalalaaaaaaaa

satansbedbugs wrote:

This is an example of EXACTLY why I do not drink and drive. As I was leaving a local watering hole tonight ( about 30 minutes ago ) after a bite to eat and NO ALCOHOL thank god, I was going 52 in a 50 mph zone. Next thing I know this cop is flashing his lights behind me on his loudspeaker saying " pull your vehile to the side of the road ". So I graciously pull over . Here is the sequence of events:

Cop: Hello sir , I stopped you because your were at 55 in a 50 mph zone and your licence plate light has only 1 working ( is that probable cause? ). Where are you coming from?

Me: Oh ok, I had no idea my light was out and Im just coming from the Bar down the road.( which I hadnt had anything to drink, so I was proud to say " The Bar" )

Cop: Licence, Reg, blah blah blah....Have you been drinking?

Me: Here you go ......and No I havent had anything alcoholic tonight sir..

Cop 10 minutes later: Please watch your speed as you pull out , and have a good night..

Me: TY, you do the same.......

thats it? This cop pulled me over for that? He was sitting litterally 1/2 mile from the bar....Is that entrapment for those who are going to be leaving soon? Are they allowed to just sit there like that?

Another reason why I do not drink and drive!! live, learn.....

Discuss

That's not bad when u compare it to what I usually get. I'll give ya a quick rundown of the last 2 times I got pulled over by the pork:

Incident #1:
I was pulled over in the middle of the day on rt. 4 in New Hampshire, which is a 2-lane highway kinda road. I was doing 5mph over the limit or something...but the statie came FLYIN' up behind me, lights on, whaler on, etc....so I stop, and he comes out immediately over to my window and yells "where you coming from?!" I mean, there is absolutely no reason for him to be all tense at this point. So I say "from somewhere back there" (pointing back down rt. 4). He's like "oh very funny!....lic & reg, smartass". So I take my time diggin' that stuff up before I give it to him (hehe). Then he says "you got any drugs or weapons in the car??". So I tell him "I have a mag-lite and some Advil". He then FREAKS out and yells "wait right the fuck here!"...he went and ran my plates (dunno why he didn't do that before he got out, but anyhoots..). He obviously found nothing on me, and I wasn't speeding badly enough for him to gimme a ticket, so he comes back and whips my lic/reg at me, and lets me go with a stern verbal warning not to drive through "his town" again. I forget what town it was though.

Incident #2:
I was driving in my hometown, again not speeding. I drive by a cop on the side of the road, and of course as soon as he sees me, the lights go on. I pull over into someone's driveway, since this is on a small street. The driveway has a steep incline, and the cop stumbled on the way over to my window (which I lol'ed at and he heard me). He comes up, face bright red, and says "who are you and where are you coming from??". Again, a cop is immediately freaking out over me. So I say "Jim...my house". I give him my lic/reg, and he starts walking around the car...he does this 2 times. Then comes back to my window and tries to tell me that my inspection sticker is a fake, and that is grounds for an arrest. I laugh and show him the paperwork from the place I got it at. Then he takes all that and goes back to his car and gets on his little coptop computer to check it out. He comes back like 15 min. later and apologizes HAHA....hands me my shit back, and says have a nice day. I say nothing, and back out of the driveway and speed off.



I got a handful of these, I swear. The basic point of these stories is simply this: cops are VERY nervous when they see me for no apparent reason, and I get very paranoid when cops are near me as a result. I'm sure there are some wonderful cops out there...blah blah blah....but srsly, stay the hell away from me :P

blackredyellow

I got pulled over in high school and the cop said his reason was that my license plate didn't match the car...

The truth is that he saw my buddy (who could get served) walking out of a bar with a bag of six packs... he followed us for a bit, then pulled us over for the license excuse... That plate was on my car for 2 years and I even pulled over once for running a red light, so if it matched up then, it would have this time too.

They ended up citing us for "disorderly conduct" instead of underage drinking, which would have really sucked. So we paid our $80 fines and left it at that...

If he would have cited us for underage, we would have fought that, but it wasn't worth fighting it for disorderly conduct, knowing that they could probably bring up the booze.

Poncier

CityMouse wrote:

yeah cops do the sitting and waiting thing all the time, and they really don't even need a "reason" to pull you over as far as I know. !

Yes they often perch themselves near bars and such late at night, but they do need reason to pull someone over.
Speeding (even just 2 MPH over the limit) is probable cause as is any light being out.
Sbb was pulled over because of where he exited, using the light and speed as legitimate probable cause...at that point the cops are taking a shot he may be impaired (and coming out of a bar late at night their odds are decent), if he's not, probably a warning or just a "get that bulb replaced", if he happens to be drunk, they make an arrest.

fanch75

This is yet another example of white people being oppressed by the police.