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So, I start my day off like I usually do, I went to Taco Bell to get some lunch, had to wait 20 minutes for my food because of the lunch rush, which was ok, I wasn't in any hurry. So I head home, with my food, excited to eat and relax until work I have to go to work later today. I turn to get on the highway, right before , I pass a cop. As I'm on the turn to get on, the cop turns around. I'm thinking to myself, "Ok, he's gonna check my plate and just go on his way." This wasn't the case here, right when I turn, he puts on his light (And just to give a background here, I'm always very courteous when it comes to dealing with police, I say "Yes sir", "No Sir", shake their hand, and I'm always cooperative. I always follow traffic laws, and hardly ever speed for the sake of gas mileage.) So, I pull over to the side, he pulls up behind me. I realize these cops have nothing better to do when another car pulls up right behind the one that just pulled me over, he was obviously in the neighborhood, and decided to stop by, DOUBT IT. This was an attempt to get as much out of me as possible, and you'll understand this later in the story. He comes up, asks for the usual license, insurance, blah blah blah.
After inspecting everything for 5 minutes, he asks, "Where you coming home from?" I say, "On my way home from Taco Bell, just picked up some lunch." He responds with a, "Coming home from lunch, huh?" As if I wasn't on my way home from lunch, and you could clearly see my Taco Bell cup in my cupholder, so I don't know why he was second guessing me. He then asks he to step out of the car. I oblige, thinking it's just a simple protocol. He then asks where my corrective lenses are, as I'm not wearing them, I was wearing my Oakleys, but I always keep my glasses in the center console, I even went to the car and pointed them out. He still asks me to step aside, and has the nerve to ask me if I have any drugs, or narcotics in my car.
I say, "No sir, of course not." He then asks to search my vehicle, again, second guessing me. So, this is where the second cop mentioned earlier comes in. While the first is searching my car, literally tearing it apart, the second cop is blocking me from seeing the searching, while personally searching me for any weapons or contraband. They don't find anything, on me or in the car, and then give me two citations. One for my registration, which expired in May, but I haven't even registered the car in my name since I haven't had the Celica for very long anyways. And another for not wearing corrective lenses (which, BTW, aren't even necessary anyways, I use the glasses for reading).
So, as you can tell here, these cops weren't just after a routine traffic stop, they pull over a person who looks like he is in the teenage years, trying to squeeze as much out of me as possible. I can see where the citations come in, but the fact that they were trying to possibly arrest me or find drugs on me is just ridiculous. I've seen asshole cops before, but these guys take the cake for the worst.
-Matt
So, I start my day off like I usually do, I went to Taco Bell to get some lunch, had to wait 20 minutes for my food because of the lunch rush, which was ok, I wasn't in any hurry. So I head home, with my food, excited to eat and relax until work I have to go to work later today. I turn to get on the highway, right before , I pass a cop. As I'm on the turn to get on, the cop turns around. I'm thinking to myself, "Ok, he's gonna check my plate and just go on his way." This wasn't the case here, right when I turn, he puts on his light (And just to give a background here, I'm always very courteous when it comes to dealing with police, I say "Yes sir", "No Sir", shake their hand, and I'm always cooperative. I always follow traffic laws, and hardly ever speed for the sake of gas mileage.) So, I pull over to the side, he pulls up behind me. I realize these cops have nothing better to do when another car pulls up right behind the one that just pulled me over, he was obviously in the neighborhood, and decided to stop by, DOUBT IT. This was an attempt to get as much out of me as possible, and you'll understand this later in the story. He comes up, asks for the usual license, insurance, blah blah blah.
After inspecting everything for 5 minutes, he asks, "Where you coming home from?" I say, "On my way home from Taco Bell, just picked up some lunch." He responds with a, "Coming home from lunch, huh?" As if I wasn't on my way home from lunch, and you could clearly see my Taco Bell cup in my cupholder, so I don't know why he was second guessing me. He then asks he to step out of the car. I oblige, thinking it's just a simple protocol. He then asks where my corrective lenses are, as I'm not wearing them, I was wearing my Oakleys, but I always keep my glasses in the center console, I even went to the car and pointed them out. He still asks me to step aside, and has the nerve to ask me if I have any drugs, or narcotics in my car.
I say, "No sir, of course not." He then asks to search my vehicle, again, second guessing me. So, this is where the second cop mentioned earlier comes in. While the first is searching my car, literally tearing it apart, the second cop is blocking me from seeing the searching, while personally searching me for any weapons or contraband. They don't find anything, on me or in the car, and then give me two citations. One for my registration, which expired in May, but I haven't even registered the car in my name since I haven't had the Celica for very long anyways. And another for not wearing corrective lenses (which, BTW, aren't even necessary anyways, I use the glasses for reading).
So, as you can tell here, these cops weren't just after a routine traffic stop, they pull over a person who looks like he is in the teenage years, trying to squeeze as much out of me as possible. I can see where the citations come in, but the fact that they were trying to possibly arrest me or find drugs on me is just ridiculous. I've seen asshole cops before, but these guys take the cake for the worst.
-Matt
