I work at a tobacco shop. And after they said I blown through a stop sign. When asked when drinking I said no. Then he said I smelled, and I quote, "of something suspicious". I get cops get their paycheck for tickets and such but seriously has it really gotten this bad that for a ticket they try to make it something bigger? and ignoring my rights?

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[–] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I've been lucky in that in the few interactions I've had, they've been mostly courteous and to the point. It's usually been about a car tag and my fault. But they either gave a warning or a ticket that I could avoid by taking care of the tag. It does help I'm a white male.

There was one though, long ago when I was just 18. He probably let me go for the same reason, white male, and I was scared to death. But his first line was that I was speeding. I looked at my Dodge Aries K-Car and even in my fright almost laughed. In this POS? Really? I think because it was late at night and I happened to get in his way he was being pissy. He also said I should pay attention to my rear mirror as he had his lights on the whole mile before the interchange where I pulled over. Total BS. We all know how damn bright those lights are.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    That second one is familiar. I'm pretty sure that I got pulled just in case I was drunk, but they had to say "speeding" because I was not driving erratically. Country cops on a nearly empty stretch of road with nothing to do...

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    yeah I got pulled like this too. midnight, empty stretch of 2 lane country road, and some jackass cop tailgating me with his brights on for several miles while I made attempts to let him pass (didn't know he was a cop yet). He pulled me and claimed I was driving erratically.

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