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Originally Posted by Manbearpig
You see those words I bolded?
You support his argument directly. An officer can pull you over for any damn reason he so suspects. For some reason people with your mentality tend to think "I'm not speeding" while driving down the highway in illegal tint and sound issues and wonder why they're getting pulled over and/or cry harassment in some way shape or form. The law doesn't half-ass right or wrong, either you're abiding or not. The officer has the discretion to enforce that.
There is profiling, and there is being foolish. OP sounds like (knock on wood) he wasn't doing anything. My guess is the officer got a bit irritated with your sarcasm. Is it right? No. Is it in his power? Yep. That's how the world works. So long as you weren't doing anything wrong you can contest it in court, simple as that. As a young black male, I can tell you quite frankly, I've never had issues being pulled over, tickets or anything of the sort in a car, but I've dealt with enough issues regarding assumptions that it's made me more the wiser. In a perfect world our rights would be respected by every officer and every officer wouldn't be getting shot up on stops. Since we don't live in a perfect world then it falls on us to secure ourselves against such happenings. Next time you're in that situation, I'd advise keeping both hands on the wheel, address said officer in yes sir/no sir fashion and move on. If he tickets you for something ridiculous then address it properly, through his chain of command or in court. The side of the road is not the place to do it at.
That said, the times I have been pulled over were only to ask about the cars, checkpoints, etc. nothing bad.
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No you're missing the point. The OP stated he was doing nothing wrong. He had stock exhaust, and the officer was asking him questions unrelated to any infraction at all what so ever. Only when the officer was pressed did he make up a quick and lame excuse.
The evidence provided by the OP clearly shows the officer had 0 evidence or reasonable suspicion to initiate the stop. The stop ALONE was a violation of the OP's rights(at least in America)
Pulling someone over without cause or reason is an abuse of power. Those that allow that abuse indirectly condone it.
But yes, you're right. If I was doing 100 mph in a 45 I could be pulled over. If my tint is too dark, I can be pulled over. In CA if my car is too low, I can be pulled over. Do you notice a trend? I am describing violations of established law, OBSERVED by the officer.
None of which applies to the OPs story.
Nothing to see here, move along.