Getting pulled over...

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That female Cop did the same thing lots of people with some authority do, they tend to abuse it. Show/teach you they can too. Did you see the lady lose her gun in New Orleans? Sadly that is to often typical behavior.
Cops seem to be worse as they seek that authority. Ever watch the show " Cops" egad the abuses that go on there's a outrage in my opinion. Yeah I know lots of the victims of said abuse darn sure have it coming but many do not either.
Remember the bully in school? I do several and at least 3 of them became cops. Knew of one that bragged about " beating the S**t outta a guy" as a young deputy. Now he is the Sheriff of one of the largest county's in the nation ( he was not a bully in school). They enjoy being in charge. I have a older cousin that hurt all the rest of us kids, every time we went to visit. he became a cop. Lost his job for brutality. Went to another state became a undercover. Still is I guess.
Not all as some I have known are really good people, it is just a job authority seekers tend to gravitate to.

She was asserting hers.
 
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As soon as I pass the police car the officer whips out and almost hits the tail end on my truck. The officer is literally a few feet off my bumper. This kind of ticks me off so I brake check them (pretty hard)
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So you intentionally piss off a police officer and then wonder why she wasn't nice to you?

I'm amazed she didn't give you a ticket.
 
Case Dismissed. (Pun intended)
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Good ending. The "case" keeps it gun related. Seiously, I don't think that pulling over a maroon truck when you are looking for a red truck, particularly at night is even a little bit of a stretch. Your "Brake Check" and as you said "pretty hard" could even be considered reckless driving and was absolutely probable cause to stop you, probably enough to issue a citation, had she chosen to do so, and, (this may be a stretch), enough for a reckless endangerment arrest. As another poster said........Get Over It.
 
"Your "Brake Check" and as you said "pretty hard" could even be considered reckless driving and was absolutely probable cause to stop you, probably enough to issue a citation, had she chosen to do so, and, (this may be a stretch), enough for a reckless endangerment arrest. As another poster said........Get Over It."

"So you intentionally piss off a police officer and then wonder why she wasn't nice to you? I'm amazed she didn't give you a ticket."

Maybe you guys need to check out the traffic laws. As far as she knew, I hit the brakes to avoid hitting an animal (reducing speed to avoid an accident). Dash cams dont come on until the lights do (I know this because I have a few local LE friends). I didn't violate any traffic laws. She did. She was following too closely. You are supposed to allow at least a car length for every 10 MPH. I was doing somewhere between 25 and 30MPH (Speed Limit 30MPH on Main Street). Therefore, she should have been at least three car lengths away. She was maybe 3 feet off my bumber. As I stated earlier, if you rear end someone it is always your fault. Slamming on the brakes to avoid hitting an animal is a legitimate reason. She would not have known otherwise and couldn't review it on video because her dash cam wasn't on yet. If this "officer" aka jerk could have legally written me a ticket she would have! She didn't because she couldn't and if she did it would have been thrown out in court when I pleaded not guilty to whatever trumped up charges she gave me a ticket for. If she would have hit me, the local agency's insurance company would be writing me a check for damages done to my vehicle. She had no reason to pull me over. For all I know the thing about the red truck was BS. Even if it wasn't BS, she had no right to pull me over. The comparison to a drive by shooting was comical to say the least. I hope someone in one of those cars that has the changing paint on it don't peel out in my town. The cops will pull every car over and proceed to pistol whip them when they grab for their pen to write down their name and badge number to make a complaint about the cop being an overbearing jerk. I know many LEO in my area and most of them aren't jerks. This just happened to be an officer that was.
 
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As you have admitted here, no such animal ran in front of you.

You don't know why she was driving that close to you. She might have been that close so she could read your plate. You don't know.
As far as she knew, I hit the brakes to avoid hitting an animal
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You knew there wasn't any animal. You've told us there wasn't any animal. And she knew there wasn't any animal. You did it because you lost your temper. She knew that. You are very, very lucky that she didn't lose hers. Grow up.

As for the "maroon isn't red" bs, gimme a break.

An experienced police officer can write an equipment violation on just about any vehicle that they pull over. I'm amazed she decided you weren't worth the time.

You childishly pulled the tail of the tiger. I'm very surprised that this tiger didn't maul you. Given your postings here, I have little doubt that you will continue to pull the tail of the tiger and eventually you will live to regret it.
 
Hey Staff, don't you think it's time to close this thread?
When faced with "my mind is made up...don't bother me with facts", why waste the band width? Do us all a favor, and shut it down.
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my own weird stop story

I think I can one-up you in the weird stop department.

First a bit of background. When you pull off the main street that runs by our neighborhood, you pull into a little bottleneck of a street, maybe 50 yards long. There is a stop sign at the end of the bottleneck. Then you can turn either left or right, and either way, it will take you around a loop and bring you right back to the bottleneck street and out of the neighborhood.

The scene: I pulled into the neighborhood one early afternoon. Sunny day, kids were out of school for a school holiday. I stopped, looked to the left, and watched as a Precint 4 constable was talking to a few kids who were playing basketball in the street, down 4-5 houses from the stop sign. Though "aw, that's neat, he's connecting with the kids." Turned right, then turned right again into my driveway, only to hear the WHOOP WHOOP of a police siren IN MY DRIVEWAY.

I look up in my mirror and sure enough, there's the constable, behind me in my driveway. He walk up to the window. "Do you know why I stopped you?"

(Well, I think, you DIDN'T stop me, I'm in my own bloody driveway!) But I smile and said "No....."

"You cut me off. You didn't stop at that sign, you did a "California stop" and you cut me off. You thought I wasn't coming but I was and you cut me off and you could have hit me...." Yadda yadda.

This, my friends, is where old age pays off. Because in years past I'd have given him a piece of my mind. As it was, I punted. "Oh, well, um, I, um....I didn't know...."

He went on and on for a bit, then "let me off" with a warning. :rolleyes:

Had I cared to, I guess I could have gotten his card, gone and talked to the kids (who certainly had seen all this and must have wondered why the officer went and cornered the lady down the street) and then taken it to his superior. I'd probably have felt better. I certainly think I had standing to complain.

But this is the same guy who patrols my neighborhood, along with his brothers (and an occasional sister) and you know, next time, I may be seeing him because I need him to be there. All in all, a little humble pie didn't kill me (although it still sticks a wee bit in my craw).

But it was the dumbest "traffic stop" I've ever heard of or seen or certainly ever been the recipient of!

Springmom
 
I dunno sometimes, I swear, I just dunno...

Question was asked. Several answers were given. By several working officers, I might add. Umbrage was taken where none was meant and it's gone downhill ever since.

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