That sucks man, I had the same shit happen to me a few weeks ago. I was
coming back from college park MD from watching the md vs duke basket ball
game. I pulled through an intersection and passed a cop waiting to go the
other way. Soon as I passed him he pulled out and started to ride my ass.
I was doing exactly the speed limit and he just sat on my bumper. I cut
through the neighborhood next to mine to get to my house and to see if he
was really following me. Through every twist and turn and intersection he
stayed on my ass. Every stop sign I stopped , looked both ways and used my
flashers. Right when I am about to pull onto my street he hitts the lights
and pulls me over. He comes up gets my licence and registration, asks if
this is my vehicle and where am I going at 2am. I tell him that I was
coming home and I live on this street. He said I looked suspicious driving
through that neighborhood and because the condition of my vehicle (my truck
is in primer awaiting some graphite metallic paint). He says he pulled me
over because I was going a little fast back there in his words. He said he
clocked me at a little under 30mph (28 to be exact)..the speed limit is 25.
He was a real dick the whole time looking to get me on something. takes
20min to run my licence then comes back checking to see if I was wearng my
seatbelt and questioning me about things laying on the floor. Finally he
let me go with a warning, and saying if I was driving around this
neighboorhood at night at night i will get stopped again. The cops here in
PG county are horrible..they are there to stop me for nothing or break up or
peacefull cruise in spots...but where were they when I got jumped last year
or when my brother got robbed whmy moms car was stolen...they were no where
to be seen......
>From: Jayson Woodruff <woodrufj@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net, SCNAX_Club@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: DML: "The Man" is holding me down
>Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 22:33:19 -0800
>
>Damnit, I got profiled big time tonight. Read the whole thing.
>
>To set the mood. I got up at 5am today to do an AutoX race. Left all
>the equipment in my car and drove to work, then later drove to my
>fiancee's work, then finally came home at 9pm
>
>I got a ticket right by my house for doing 65 in a 60. And a warning
>for failure to yield. I don't doubt I was doing at least 65. I didn't
>look at my speedo, but I just got off the freeway and that whole
>periferial vision speed blur jazz was in full effect.
>
>The cop lights me up as I'm moving into a left hand turn lane. So I'm
>stopped at the RED light (for about ten seconds) and he hits his siren a
>honk, I don't know what else to do, so ten more seconds later he's on
>the loud speak telling me to pull sharply to the right (right turn from
>the left lane). I pull into a bus stop and a second cop pulls behind
>the first. I shut the car down, off the lights.
>
>First question. "Who's wheels are those". Mine Sir. "What vehicle are
>they for". This one sir. "Why do you have them now". I had a race in
>San Diego today. "In thins vehicle". Yes Sir. "Licence and
>registration".
>
>I hand it over. "Proof of insurance" (I thought they could only ask for
>this in a accident). I hand it over. He sees my expired driver's
>licence in my wallet that I keep for other ID purposes and nestoliga (it
>was my first licence). "Is that a fake ID" he askes. No Sir, I explain
>why I have it. "Your suppose to turn these back into the DMV". I did
>not know that sir. "I'll just take that for you".
>
>"You been drinking tonight". No Sir. "What's that". Shines his light
>on a pile of of stuff on the passengers floor board which includes a
>clear plastic cup. Just a pile of my stuff I threw in here. "Step out
>of the car".
>
>They put me on the hood of one of the cars, pat me down removing cell
>phone, keys and wallet. Then sit me on the curb (arm twisted behind
>back the whole time). "Anything illegal in the truck you'd like to tell
>me about". No sir. "Would you give me permission to search the
>vehicle". I'm awful tired, is there an alternative?. "We can impound
>the vehicle and detain you for suspsion of possesion of illegal goods".
>Go ahead and search the truck I say. Now this is a little embarassing.
>Lights flashing, my truck doors wide open with a cop going through it
>while I sit on the curb with a spotlight on my face in MY IMMEDIATE
>NEIGHBORHOOD.
>
>I ask to have my sweat shirt out of the truck (it's cold and I'm
>starting to shiver). "You can have it when he's done searching the
>vehicle" says cop #2. 15minutes later, cop is done. Says he'll site me
>for the speeding and warn for the failure to yield. Writes the ticket
>(has to look up both codes in his hand book, hmm... rookie?).
>
>Anyways, speeach about being safe, blah, blah, blah. Then he says "You
>should do something about those wheels, it's suspsious." Well sir, I
>haven't been home since I had to use them.
>
>Damn. 8years of driving so far, and no infractions or accidents. Now I
>have to go to traffic school.
>
>Well I think most will agree with me that 65 in a 60 rarely deserves a
>glance. But to drill and embarras me for 1hr, then still write the
>ticket seems just silly.
>
>oh well,
>Sh*t Happens.
>
>Jay W
>505/287 Dakota.
>
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