went through road block

[NYJets77]

Cops asking you to do a burnout?

[RallyYellow11]

Cool Story. Kinda awesome that a cop is asking you to do a burn out. I don't think I would have done it either, maybe just rev the engine a bit

[Lee123]

Maybe the cops just liked his car. The second day I had my Camaro I came out of a store to find a Phoenix police SUV parked behind it waiting for me. My first thought was, "That didn't take long, I wonder what I did." He just wanted to ask about the car. A nice guy, as is every other police officer or MCSO deputy I've met since moving here from Seattle. It seems like every thread I've looked at where someone relates a humorous or friendly encounter with law enforcement results in responses saying the OP's rights were violated or that he should have taken offense and reported the cop for something. Sort of takes the fun out of what should be a funny story.

[WileySG]

Cops are people too (most of them). I would've followed the officers' directions and give them what they wanted.

[Guzman]

I hate cops lol

[djamphi555]

it is cool that the police were asking for a burn out. But it is an officer's job to maintain law and order and is constantly seeking incriminating evidence. It is not his job to befriend you. I too would not risk doing the burn out.
it is scary that people like jdenotter think that it is bad that California citizens are overunning their state. Last I checked the citizens were the ones in charge of all public officials. I supose it really doesn't matter. A driver's license checkpoint is a minor inconvenience as of now, just like the TSA when they first started,...and then progressed to: we all know what.

[Guzman]

The citizens empower the police. Citizens that make shitty decisions and vote uneducated empower chaos. This is why criminals have more rights then those who chose to obey law and honor peace. Morals are for the peaceful, and laws are for the ...

But hey, its just my two cents. We're all entitled to our opinion, which is what is still great about this country. I like denotter stand in front of men and women with guns and knives, threatening to kill all for lack-of-sense. Visit ODMP.com daily like I do, and take a moment to think if all of these men and women dying senselessly is really in vain. If it is, then why is it in vain. You're probably right, it is scary to think there are men and women out there who risk their livelyhood for others. And it's heinous to think that when a nice person with a nice vehicle on a nice day comes through such an excessive use of force as a Checkpoint, that the Officer would have the indecency and moral terpitude as to have a bit of humor.

It seems these days Cops are assholes, and God forbid you run across an Officer who isn't, then we'll have to fall back and say he was breaking his Oath and is attempting to deceive. Shame shame on us.

[chevyfan#1]

I don't think that situation could have went any better for you!

[Rocky1974]

I went through one of those here a few months ago. When the officer walked up to my window, I said: "I swear to god officer, I didn do it!" And he said: "We know you did because you're driving the getaway car!", which I thought was an excellant comeback and it made me grin all the way home.

[DuhKoDuh]

Cops asked my dad to do a burnout in a restaurant parking lot! lol

[DuhKoDuh]

Originally Posted by Guzman

I hate cops lol

[Allan Hernandez]

Originally Posted by 1954 Belair-man

Good story. There are alot of cops that are car guys in my area, back when the 5th Gen Camaro's came out one followed me into a gas station just to check it out and ask me about the performance, we talked about 10 min, a nice guy.

Nice to see how are tax dollars are being used! While someones out there commiting a crime Officer Carguy over here is talking to a random stranger about a car for ten min.

LOL jk

[Fiftydriver]

When I was a kid in highschool, a local cop stopped by a group of us with our cars (Mine was nothing special) but there was one kid with a blown 454 that was just crazy in a jacked up '80s Chevy 4x4.

The cop acted real interested about the cars, stayed there for about 20 minutes. Talked to the kid with the souped up truck and wanted to know if he could break 'em loose in 4 wheel drive. He said easily with his knobbies. Cop said he would love to see it. Being a young TRUSTING kid, he drove out of the Hardees parking lot, pulled to a stop and lit things up. The truck just started to bounce when all four tires broke loose. The truck hooped to the left lane and then slid almost sideways in the two lane, one way street.

It was really a stupid thing to do but being kids, he did it anyway. He did pull out of it before things got really out of control, pulls back into the Hardees parking lot and the cop walks up to him and gives him a ticket for reckless driving and also for intentionally endangering his passanger(girlfriend). The judge let him off the second count as he made her put her seat belt on but he nailed him on the Reckless driving violation.

Needless to say, that cop was just trying to bait someone into a crime. How that is not illegal is beyond me but there is probably a reason it does not work with more mature drivers.......

Anyway, you made the right choice, never know how they will respond if you do something like that.