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Originally Posted by Ziggyman
Cops don't like Zs.  |
This is false. I love my Z and all of my partners do too lol.
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Originally Posted by Highway
He would definitely have to test the windows before any ticket could be handed out. I've only had one of my cars tested and they gave me 30 days to remove it. I never did because the car came from Florida and I wasn't about to pay to have it removed. If they wanted to pay for the removal then I would have agreed. Never had issues after that.
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You dont HAVE to test the windows before you issue a ticket. At least not here in TN. If the windows are in obvious violation (5%) there is no need to test it because its, well obvious. Also its not the States/Cities issue to make sure youre not violating the law. It is your responsibility to keep your vehicle within violation. With that logic, if your headlight goes out, the State/City should buy you one since your car came with one?
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Originally Posted by NOFATCHX
Have him reason of suspicion.
Look I can't stand cops ESP when they bust your balls but ya can't really argue this.
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99% of police officers havent done anything to you lol.
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Originally Posted by PapoZalsa
A lot of cars these days come already with the Quarters and back windows tinted, that doesn't mean your front windows are tinted too or to the same %.
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Originally Posted by Kayzee
70% is factory tint. And no im not talking dark tint, im talking the barely noticable green anti UV tint that every aingle car has.
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Every car I have ever tested has some sort of tint. Like Kayzee said i believe that from the factory all cars are tinted to at least 70%
PopoZalsa, Traffic cops get paid to do traffic. They have plenty of other better things to do like read the news paper, go to the gas station for coffee, or watch a movie on Netflix, but the public would go nuts if this is all they did. However, the public also gets mad at these traffic cops for doing what they are paid to do. Traffic stops. Its a lose/lose situation. Your second sentence explains exactly what they are supposed to do. Pull you over "for the hell of it" really means pull you over for a violation, no matter how minor it is lol.
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Originally Posted by Nismo89
they do that, they know that people get uneasy and don't like that, so they do it and follow you long enough to get you nervous enough to make a driving mistake, thus they can pull you over. i got pulled over one time at 415 am going to work and the guy was real smart A$$ like. shining the light in my eyes and checking if i was drinking. and asking me what i was doing out at this time of night, i said going to work, he said , at 4 am? i said yes, and if you don't mind, your going to get me in trouble by you holding me up, if you don't mind, i would like you to speak to my Team leader and tell them the reason im not there is because Your holding me up.... he then stuttered and doubled back on his words and just told me " drive careful next time" i told him i was driving under the speed limit , i wasn't drunk, i was obeying all rules, i was on my side of the road..... driving careful is what i was doing. he just quickly got back in his car apologizing.
so .. i got pulled over.... officer tried to find something to get me for... couldn't, got called out for it, doubled back on his words and drove off, no warning, no ticket.... just a waste of my time. i also mentioned my father and my brother are "CPL ____ of the Maryland state police and my brother is SGT_________ of the Maryland State police.
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Where to start.... I really cant tell you how many times I have been behind a car for a while, trying to get to a call. I know that the driver of the car probably thinks what you said above, that im just trying to pull them over for some reason because we are all the bad guys, when in reality, im driving to a call and they just happen to be going the same way. This literally happened to me yesterday and I was behind this particular car for about a mile lol. 90% of the time, if a cop is behind you, he is trying to get around you to get to a call, back to the precinct for doo doo time, or because its almost time for fresh doughnuts. You say that police follow you and try to make you make a mistake to pull you over like thats what we all do, all the time. In reality, this doesnt happen that often at all, and when I do it, its because I KNOW the driver is dirty (known drug dealer, just pulled off of a street known for its high level of drug sales, etc.)
Most people driving around at 4:15 have probably been up all night and heading home to go to sleep or something of similar equivalence. There is a lot of drunk driving going on around that time. Sometimes driving too carefully is a sign of drunk driving. If I stop you, and you give me lip about how im going to make you late to something with any hint of an attitude, im going to keep you there as long as I legally can. Im doing my job, and im sorry if im inconveniencing you because you broke the law. If you feel like you were stopped for no reason, did you file a complaint? I would. That is a violation of your 4th Amendment and I dont take that lightly.
Now before everyone starts to think that Im your typical cop who is a male genitalia, Im really not. When im on the job I treat everyone with respect as they deserve it. I you disrespect me, im going to disrespect you. I dont expect respect because of my uniform, I expect it because I am a human being. I would never intentionally disrespect anyone just because. I also never cite anyone for window tint unless the driver is rude. If you are rude it is fair game. Being rude will NEVER get you want you want with the police. I can promise you that. When Im not on the job you would never know unless I told you. People dont like the police because they enforce laws. Even the stupid ones. That is an unfortunate by product of the job. We may think that a law is stupid, but it is our job to enforce it. I encourage everyone here to do a ride along at your local police department. It will open your eyes to the lives and personalities behind police when they arent behind you (see what I did there
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One last story. Cops are def not perfect, as we are human beings. Some like for people to think that they are. Everyone knows that this is false lol. A couple of weeks ago I got behind this car that I saw with expired tags. I initiate a traffic stop and approach the vehicle. The driver is a teenage male black who looks at me puzzled. I say "Hey hows it going? The reason I stopped you is because your tags expired in Oct of 2013." He stares at me like wtf, and I stare back at him like wtf. After saying that out loud and realizing that im a DA, I politely say "Sorry about that, have a nice night", walk back to my car, and drive away feeling like a moron lol. Good times good times.