Why popo keep popping my hood in socal?
 

I thought this was pretty funny.

Why do Officers always ask to pop my hood in SoCal? - Police Forums & Law Enforcement Forums @ Officer.com

WOW that guy is a complete and utter moron. This made my day. Thanks for the lulz.

the guys an idiot

true, but I will say this, THANK GOD I DONT LIVE IN CALIFORNIA. Cops can just ask you to pop your hood at will? not allowed to modify your engine? WTF? fuuuuuck that man.

I will say the OP is not the best at arguing his point but I won't say he's wrong. It seems to me that everyone on the site just wants to bash him for being a "ricer" even though he owns a stock vehicle that also happens to be one of the best sports cars on the market.

Seems to be a bunch of Impala loving police officers wanting to bash on a guy with an import to me.

i wouldnt go so far as to call an Evo a "Sports" car per se, more of a "performance sedan" :p

Call it what you will but it destroys "sports cars" on the track. The more I read the thread the more I understand the attitude of these cops. One cop tells him to keep his modified car on the track only after he has repeatedly stated it is stock. One assumes he is under 20 years old becuase he drives a "ricer." Another actually mocks his vehicle becuase it has a big wing.

Bottom Line: A very small percentage of officers do the job because they want to help citizens by upholding the law. Most are those who want a decent paying job requiring minimal post high school education. As such most are a**holes with a chip on their shoulder.

A ton of people are going to hate on me for saying that but it's what I believe to be true. Let the flaming begin.

hey man they can and will ask in texas too! El Paso will catch up with the rest of texas soon.....

Driving anything loud will get you pulled over.
Good thing the z stock is real quiet.
Almost like a mouse compared to others.

Yeah, this guy isn't the best at arguing his position and that makes him look like sort of a tool -- but he does make a few good points.

I think I would be pissed if I was pulled over because my car looked a certain profile not because it had gaudy things hanging off it or it had things that were dangerous on it but simply because it was essentially an import. The picture of the dudes Evo makes it look really conservative as far as they go, too.

Part of the reason you drive a car like that is because you like the look, anyway. It is bold and stands out and a lot of people like that -- you shouldn't be punished for doing that, especially if your car is stock.

Yeah my NISMO would get stopped all the time in Cali. I blew by a bike cop with his radar gun out yesterday going ~78 in a 65. He didn't even flinch. I usually give them a small wave as I pass and of course slow down or change lanes as per the new law.

Yeah the guy must have been doing this just for fun, but he does make a good point is it his fault that he drives a stock evo responsibly but he still gets pulled over?

No, he speeds, and has tickets from doing so. Officer sees the car, runs the plate, sees a record, then pulls him over.

I am totally and completely against an officer looking for any reason to pull someone over just because they have had tickets and their car has a wing. No one should have to schedule every day with an extra hour cushion because they had some tickets and bought a car with a spoiler.

I'm sorry but cops do this all the time in cali, i myself drive an evo. I have no record whatsoever and i never ever street race, I always take it to the track. But i got pulled over already here in norcal, driving my in laws back to SF i was going 70 on a 65 on cruise control I do have a catback but it's so quiet under cruise control. I don't have problem with authority i'm in the military and i'm always to defend cops, but that **** is such a hassle when you get pulled over just minding your business with in laws in the back asking me what did i do.

I've had illegal tint, no front plate, loud exhaust, not to mention my car is bright red, no under the hood inspections so far! Thank god im moving to Oklahoma in a week:tup:

My Z is probably pretty 'riced' in the eyes of the cops, but so far none have hassled me. In Torrance they're pretty harsh, but it seems like they've grown used to seeing a lot of modified import vehicles that, for the most part, are still street legal. I guess it helps to work in the city where Toyota and Nissan have big presences...

The police are more than likely looking for stolen parts from chop shops!

Just get a new car....geezz

And you know this because you're a cop and deal with them all the time right? :ugh2:

Dont make stupid assumptions because you like to base a population on a statistic.

I can't say whether or not cops do the job because they want to help the citizen or because it only takes 25 years to get a good pension along with decent pay. I will say this, however, law enforcement (specifically police) is the only proffession in which you can have a bad day and take it out on the people you work for (yes, cops do actually work for us, as long as you pay taxes). If I said half the **** cops have said to me to my boss I'd be unemployed.

I'm surprised it took so long to hear this. I can only base my assumption on the group of cops I know (yes, I do know quite a few police officers including my own uncle and father) or have dealt with. I will never meet every cop in the world so I must base my knowledge on the ones I have. It's as simple as that.

Of course if you only based your knowledge on the officers on the board linked above the outlook would be even worse.

Eh not really. That dude was making himself look stupid and kept repeating himself when he was given an answer.

We can agree to disagree because it looked to me like they were enjoying bashing that "ricer" way too much.

Its alright. When I'm on the job I'll remember I'm doing it so you have the right to disagree with me. :tup:

The OP may have not been the best at arguing his point, I could see that early on, but when I read this I closed the thread:

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"Just as an FYI I profile your POS rice rocket and YES I would have you pop the hood. It is not a search in MD to have you pop the hood. I am allowed by MD law once I have my PC for a stop to conduct a FULL vehicle inspection on the side of the road to include driving it for a breif distance if I so choose to. However thats a bit much. Poping the hood looking for the turbo or the NOS tubes is plenty enough for me.

If you refuse? Then you get to go to jail for failure to obay a lawful order and I yank you through the vent window, you go to jail, and I impound your car......after I inspect it."

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Great attitude for a cop. and they wonder why they're so universally loved. That guy should retire and take an anger management course.

I stopped reading at this line from one of the cops on there..

"First off, your 4th Amendment rights are not in question here. When a cop looks under your hood, it's an inspection....not a search."

FK YOU *******.. what a crock of ****..

If I was that guy I'd be pissed too, but he probably picked the wrong forum to bitch about it on.

id say matters where you live. i hate tickets, only love my job to watch grown men cry when they get caught doing **** they shouldnt (beating wifes, burglary, robbery ect).

i though the same before as well of the %, but its hard to see from the public perception. it is not feasible to explain why everything is done what done, and can come off as rude.

yeah, i pulled you over for window tint. u think its crap bs and i should be reducing crime. do i respond the only reason i pulled you over reallllly is b/c there are 4 shaved heads in the car, in a gangster neighborhood? no, bc its not worth it.

my little rant.....

You think? :tup:

And I thank you for performing that aspect of your job. It's the police officers that have the attitude like those posted above that truly bother me.

Here's my favorite line from the post:

"I think they keeping pulling you over in hopes of meeting a girl. It is a girls car you know. :D"

Unfortunately the system is flawed, sure someone can argue that it gives the cops unlimited discretion but it's such a fine line and no one would bother with the legal costs.