My favorite is when they pull you over and then ask you if you knew how fast you were going. I was coming back with a friend of mine from fishing on the Metolius and was going 62 on the Santiam Highway coming into Salem (light traffic, sunny day, posted 55 mph) when a state trooper going east pulled a U turn and turned on his lights. I pulled over and handed my license and registration to the cop who asked me how fast I thought I was going. I politely told him that I was driving at a reasonable speed under the circumstances. He obviously wasn't happy with the answer and then told me he had me on radar at 72 mph. I told him I didn't believe him and that my passenger was a deputy DA with Multnomah Co. and that we wanted him to show us the radar. He then told me that he had turned off the radar so he couldn't show me. I told him it was apparent that he was lying and that he just had wanted me to confess to traveling faster than 55 so he could write me a ticket and that I was bringing my friend to traffic court and he could explain himself to the judge and that my friend would confirm that we weren't going close to 72. Suddenly, the cop decided he would just issue me a verbal warning and left.
So, I agree with the point of the video. It also bothers me that given my few encounters with the cops how often they are just making stuff up to give normal people a ticket for the revenue. My brother had a red mustang and was pulled over a lot and it was apparent that the cops just wanted to look at a classic mustang.
They make it up all the time in CDA, those bastards have pulled me over 18 times in 2 god dammed years.... the last one because my light was out on my license plate.... really, you are going to waste my time on that fucker.... the worst was when a sheriff said i didn't stop when i had stopped for 5 seconds.... i lit into that fucker and made him give me a ticket... they hadn't given me one before as they are only looking for drunks. I go to the preliminary court action ask the prosecuting attorney how to pull dash cam footage... she had a nice deal if i did the infraction, traffic school, uh no....
3 days later it was dismissed... they reviewed the video and knew they were going to lose... had it gone to court and i won, after my discovery which would have been subpoenaing all my records, i would have sued them for harrament. But i didnt get the chance to get the film.....
I'm back the blue elsewhere, but not here fuck these dudes.
That's called bored and they are fishing. I'd hazard you were nothing they were looking for and you went on your way with a warning. Not driving a beat up old El Camino are ya?
Sure, but it shouldn't be allowed.
Valid stop. You'd be amazed what we find on "routine traffic stops". It's just police work.
No it's harrament. And revenue of the citizens back.
If I wanted to harass you you would know it. Working motors traffic was my job. I wrote more tickets. If I wrote you for speeding in say a 35 you had to break 50. That was my rule. Stopped a black guy one night and got the you just stopped me because I'm black bullshit. I asked to lean out his window and look at the oncoming traffic and tell me what color a driver was. He said "I can't see the the driver because of the headlights" I said "thanks, press hard 3 copies".
I used to sit on my motor at UNDER a no left turn sign. People would pull up to turn I'd hit my airhorn and point at the sign. They'd turn anyway. I don't have to nitpick or make shit up. I took that job so I could get better days off when we were having kids. Also you took the bike home, so free transportation. Hated writing tickets. I let the people write their own ticket. If you were an ass you got one. If you weren't you often didn't.
Also caught a lot of crooks. They often don't drive well. Also had to take all of the accident reports what joyous fun...
If the CDA cops acted like that I'd have no issue. They make shit up.
Let me check with @MarkFewDawg and get back to you.
My favorite is when they pull you over and then ask you if you knew how fast you were going. I was coming back with a friend of mine from fishing on the Metolius and was going 62 on the Santiam Highway coming into Salem (light traffic, sunny day, posted 55 mph) when a state trooper going east pulled a U turn and turned on his lights. I pulled over and handed my license and registration to the cop who asked me how fast I thought I was going. I politely told him that I was driving at a reasonable speed under the circumstances. He obviously wasn't happy with the answer and then told me he had me on radar at 72 mph. I told him I didn't believe him and that my passenger was a deputy DA with Multnomah Co. and that we wanted him to show us the radar. He then told me that he had turned off the radar so he couldn't show me. I told him it was apparent that he was lying and that he just had wanted me to confess to traveling faster than 55 so he could write me a ticket and that I was bringing my friend to traffic court and he could explain himself to the judge and that my friend would confirm that we weren't going close to 72. Suddenly, the cop decided he would just issue me a verbal warning and left.
So, I agree with the point of the video. It also bothers me that given my few encounters with the cops how often they are just making stuff up to give normal people a ticket for the revenue. My brother had a red mustang and was pulled over a lot and it was apparent that the cops just wanted to look at a classic mustang.
They make it up all the time in CDA, those bastards have pulled me over 18 times in 2 god dammed years.... the last one because my light was out on my license plate.... really, you are going to waste my time on that fucker.... the worst was when a sheriff said i didn't stop when i had stopped for 5 seconds.... i lit into that fucker and made him give me a ticket... they hadn't given me one before as they are only looking for drunks. I go to the preliminary court action ask the prosecuting attorney how to pull dash cam footage... she had a nice deal if i did the infraction, traffic school, uh no....
3 days later it was dismissed... they reviewed the video and knew they were going to lose... had it gone to court and i won, after my discovery which would have been subpoenaing all my records, i would have sued them for harrament. But i didnt get the chance to get the film.....
I'm back the blue elsewhere, but not here fuck these dudes.
That's called bored and they are fishing. I'd hazard you were nothing they were looking for and you went on your way with a warning. Not driving a beat up old El Camino are ya?
Sure, but it shouldn't be allowed.
Valid stop. You'd be amazed what we find on "routine traffic stops". It's just police work.
No it's harrament. And revenue of the citizens back.
If I wanted to harass you you would know it. Working motors traffic was my job. I wrote more tickets. If I wrote you for speeding in say a 35 you had to break 50. That was my rule. Stopped a black guy one night and got the you just stopped me because I'm black bullshit. I asked to lean out his window and look at the oncoming traffic and tell me what color a driver was. He said "I can't see the the driver because of the headlights" I said "thanks, press hard 3 copies".
I used to sit on my motor at UNDER a no left turn sign. People would pull up to turn I'd hit my airhorn and point at the sign. They'd turn anyway. I don't have to nitpick or make shit up. I took that job so I could get better days off when we were having kids. Also you took the bike home, so free transportation. Hated writing tickets. I let the people write their own ticket. If you were an ass you got one. If you weren't you often didn't.
Also caught a lot of crooks. They often don't drive well. Also had to take all of the accident reports what joyous fun...
If the CDA cops acted like that I'd have no issue. They make shit up.
Let me check with @MarkFewDawg and get back to you.
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