[xnuyokr]

Originally Posted by Devryn17

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Is THIS your job? Do you put YOUR life on the line every day? ROLL DOWN YOUR FN WINDOW! Show a little respect! THEY don't know you're not like this guy!

Exactly!

[Angrybird 12]

[Normagene]

People forget that the Law or Rights don't apply to cops. They can do whatever they want whenever they want. It's your word against theirs. They can pull you over for absolutely anything, they can make up any reason they want, absolutely does Not Matter if its true or not. They are they law. They can say you were speeding/swevered/failed to do this/that - whatever. A bad cop is a bad cop - period, been there, done that...... You can't win.

That being said; if I knowingly have a violation, such as windows tinted to dark, and I get pulled over. The first thing I'd do is put the windows down. Not to show respect, but to hide my violation. Just seems like common sense. My taillights are tinted too dark so if my radar detector goes off, I check my mirrors, and if he's coming up behind me I immediately turn on my parking lights so my taillights look lit. It's worked so far......

[Mannsiam]

Originally Posted by Normagene

Fight the ticket, it will only cost ya some time out of your day. Tell your story, seriously; the cop said he smelled weed as you drove by with your windows shut, come on. Then let the judge/advocate know you where offended by the treatment and disrespect they showed by profiling you as a common criminal. Make the tint a secondary issue, citizens should not be Profiled and harassed. Ask the judge if you should make a complaint against the officer. The officer told you if you had rolled the window down completely - no ticket would be issued. Really...... Let the judge know you understand the officer must of been having a bad day, but that's no reason to take it out on you!

Quick story: 1am I pull off the hiway and tearing down the off ramp Bang, my radar detector starts clicking, so I slow down to the speed limit. As I go around the rotary at the bottom of the off ramp, there he is sitting in the parking lot looking for speeders. I drive past heading home and of course he pulls out and follows me. Tailgating, you bet, my radar detector is Screaming full blast and the cop is three feet off my ass, for a mile plus, so I know he's already running my plate. I keep it right at 50, the posted speed limit, and sure enough the Blue Lights come on.

First question; you know why I pulled you over, and I say "well I know I wasn't speeding" and he snaps back "well you sure came around that Rotary fast" and I said "Really?" Then he tells me I was driving on "the fog lane/line". And I'm like What the Heck is that, I never heard of that, (the white line along the shoulder). If anything I was much closer to the center line I said, which immediately snapped me into reality when the officer responded with "Are you calling me a Liar."

Call it an immediate Epiphany moment, I knew I was Screwed, and nothing I said mattered. After fifteen minutes sitting waiting he comes out of his car and he hands me a warning ticket. At the same time an on coming state trooper with lights on stops to see what the deal is, they have a few words and both take off in the same direction.

A Muscle Car, 1am, cop took his chance that it coulda been an arrest, alcohol/drugs, all possibilities in this scenario. But none of those circumstances where there, just got off work and was heading home. But the bottom line is the officer pretty much has free rein. Who's gana call the cop a liar???

Hate to tell you this but if he pulled you over because you were riding the white line while he was following its probably because that is a tell tale sign of a DUI. When a LEO gets behind a drunk driver they use either the center line or shoulder line to guide them straight so the officer does not see them swerve. As far as the RADAR screaming if the LEO is running radar right all your detector will tell you is your about to get pulled over. Radar is used to confirm what the Officer already knows (that someone was speeding). Yes sometimes LEO's leave the radar on and listen for pitch. But if radar is used right there is no way a Radar detector will help you.

[TeelsBlack]

Originally Posted by stt816

to "hear" all you need is a crack, what he really wanted to do was snoop in my vehicle....I know I am not "above the law" but I know I am an American citizen with rights...Yes I deserve to get the ticket, but turning all the way around to get someone with tints? that's laughable plus there is no way they "smelled weed" they said that so they had a reason to search my vehicle.

They didn't turn around for your tints, you even said the cop told you he wasn't going to ticket if you had rolled down your windows. Your actions only drew more attention to the issue. Terryble and you are right though, you had every right to only crack your window for the other officer. However, they had every right to ticket you for something illegal. If you hadn't been a smart ass, then no ticket. Simple as that.

On a side note, fight it. IF they don't show up, ticket goes out the window.

[TeelsBlack]

Originally Posted by Mannsiam

Hate to tell you this but if he pulled you over because you were riding the white line while he was following its probably because that is a tell tale sign of a DUI. When a LEO gets behind a drunk driver they use either the center line or shoulder line to guide them straight so the officer does not see them swerve. As far as the RADAR screaming if the LEO is running radar right all your detector will tell you is your about to get pulled over. Radar is used to confirm what the Officer already knows (that someone was speeding). Yes sometimes LEO's leave the radar on and listen for pitch. But if radar is used right there is no way a Radar detector will help you.

Agreed. I was pulled over one night because I stopped on the line at a stop sign, cop turned around and followed me. When i turned to go down my street he pulled me over because of the white line and i didn't turn on my signal till i was within 50 ft or so. I guess it was supposed to be on further away. They pay attention for possible DUI's

[Mannsiam]

The other question I have is why do people hate Police so much. If your not doing anything wrong then your good to go. If they stop you then be courteous. The reason some Police Officers are A-holes to people is because of the a-holes that give LEO's a hard time for doing their job. I have been driving for over 28 years and have been pulled over quite a few times. Everytime I treated the Officer with respect and yes I have gotten a few tickets (I earned them) but most of the time they just gave me a warning. I know there will be people that say a Officer just picked on them and they were doing nothing wrong (which I doubt). Because everyone thinks they are the victim.

[Dizzy82]

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[Normagene]

Originally Posted by Mannsiam

Hate to tell you this but if he pulled you over because you were riding the white line while he was following its probably because that is a tell tale sign of a DUI. When a LEO gets behind a drunk driver they use either the center line or shoulder line to guide them straight so the officer does not see them swerve. As far as the RADAR screaming if the LEO is running radar right all your detector will tell you is your about to get pulled over. Radar is used to confirm what the Officer already knows (that someone was speeding). Yes sometimes LEO's leave the radar on and listen for pitch. But if radar is used right there is no way a Radar detector will help you.

But I wasn't. If anything I was much closer to the center line, I was probably a good two feet plus from the white line. And I'm certain when he was just two or three feet off my bumper at 50 mph he could clearly see my radar detector maxed out threw the window, it was 1am, plenty dark so that red light was maxed out. Which probably pissed him off more because he knew that I knew he was hiding trying to catch speeders.

But I agree, he looked the car over as I passed by and probably concluded there was a good possibility, 1am/muscle car, that drugs and or alcohol could be found. He was wrong, and arrogant to boot, rookie on an ego trip to say the least. And even though I knew I wasn't doing anything wrong at the time, definitely Not Riding on the white line, had he said the center line, at least that would've been more believable, and when I questioned him on that...... His response of "Are you Calling Me A Liar", I knew exactly the kind of person I was dealing with, no integrity, or morales, and definitely not an honest officer of the law.

[11BEE]

The police have a hard job out there and remember just about anything we do can be construed as a crime. They were checking you out. You may have risen a line, there may have been reports of a dark Camaro in a robbery, they may have just wanted to check if you were drunk or high. In any case, as police they have EVERY RIGHT to do this. That is their job.

When you are intentionally breaking the law with dark tint, grow up and pay the fine. Whatever reason they used to stop you is irrelevant. Correct that tint or you will get a worse fine in the future.

My advise to you is always be 100% up front with the police if they stop you. I got pulled over once for 95 in a 65. I had to take a piss like nobody's business. When he pulled me over I told him I had to go and asked if he can follow me to the gas station and can write the ticket while I pee. He laughed his ass off and told me to go take my piss and slow down. Cops are people and usually are very understanding.

When you cracked your window, that raised suspicion. I would have ticketed you myself just for being a smart arse.