if i stopped someone that had a roach or two (even a whole joint) on them, it was not worth the paperwork. i would just take it and scare the hell out of the person.
later i would flush it or throw it out.
its not worth the risk to do it anymore.

 

this is the ultimate catch 22.
if you don't give permission it gives suspicion that you are hiding something, and i get a warrant.
if you do give permission anything i can find is fair game.

as for searching the general interior search...
that varries county to county. some give the ok to search the front seating area.
others give the ok to search what can be reached from an open window (the catch here is you had to roll down the window to talk to the cop).
there is one town that pushes the limit and searches every car that it stops, reguardless of the infraction.

 

is that not an infraction in itself? i do believe by law, u have the right to decline an officer's request to search the car....sure, if they are given permission then it's fine but every single car is superfluous it's just waaay to much!

i think it's just a waste of time to do that....free money (paid for not working hard)? or looking for something to actually give a ticket or issue an arrest?

 

it is actully just inside the limit of the county law.
the change was not received well when it whent into effect. the town was a reckless dragstrip stoplight to stoplight. the highways were like the autobahn but with out manners.

now, people know what will happen if you get stopped.
nobody does +5 over the limit, nobody cuts off others, nobody forgets to signal.
and this area has become the most desireable in the state and has the richest town in the state.

you will be amazed at what is an infraction of the law and what laws are in the books.

 

Sorry but I disagree with the catch 22 that Djhotlava mention. I also disagree that a town can issue a "Blanket Policy" that every vehicle no matter what the infraction can be searched. I am not saying that it doesn't exist.I just wouldn't want to be a part of that, especially when someone challenges the Policy in court.

When Police Officers "ask" for consent to search mainly it means that they have a suspicion that some element of a crime exists, but they have no Probable Cause to effect a search under the Law. If I see, smell, or hear something it would fall under Probable Cause. If I just suspect something then I only have "Suspicion".

"YOU CAN REFUSE" It is your right period. If an Officer askes why? "Because it's my right to refuse Officer and I wish not to speak anymore" Simple.

As far as warrants go. Don't sweat it. No Officer is going to apply for a Warrant based on his "Suspicions" and no facst to support it. If the Officer had the "facts" then he would have Probable Cause to effect the search right on the spot.
ScionCop

 

I am not aLiberal person. Actually i am very conservative and I do my job very aggressivly. I don't mind doing some paper for a small Narcotics arrest. Yes I have squashed some things out on the road, especially if I am already swamped with paperwork and or the circumstances of the car stop.

I do beleive in the Law. That which is designed to protect us"From each other". It protects citizens from criminals, criminals from criminals, citizens from citizens and "EVERYBODY" FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND OR AGENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT". Our rights were set for a reason. (Checks and Balances)

I see no reason to reach for the pinch with so many Fish in the Sea. I see some cops push the limits of the Law and I ask myself why.
ScionCop

 

Back to radar detectors...what about the K40 Diffuser? Your thoughts?

 

k40 is good if you know how it works and it limitations. it will not keep you from getting caught, but if used right it will lower your risk.

i would not buy one...
learn to read the road and the reactions of the cars in front of you, and watch the rear view mirror.
you wouyld not believe how many people get caught from the rear (using the pacing method).

 

the towns i was talking about are very conservitive and very rich(meaning with alot of influance). the local PD used the AG guidelines to develop this attack on the streets.
they were getting know as the trafficing route of choice(drugs).
i have been back up to many stops and i would not perform my stops in the manor they do.
the PD has been sued a few times for their MV stop protocol, never lost and nerver swayed from the current directive.

about squashing things.
the county im based in has the worst convition rating in the state. it is a waste of the systems time to push for a small amount of drugs.
as you said there are more (and bigger) fish to hook out there.

 

I'm no expert in the many brands of radar detectors but i'll tell you this....

I think they all suck and are a waste of money. Any radar detector older than 2 years is obsolete.

Probably the only thing those things are good for is picking up wide band radar that is constantly left on. if it's lidar your toast, if you use a jammer your toast, if you fry my equipment your going in a cell and then your going to be toasted.

If your speeding and I want you I'll get you period. I stop so many people with radar detectors and I'll ask the same thing Did it work? Hell No they say this ____ sucks.

ScionCop

 

how many cops do u know that actually abuse their power....i mean like as far as tickets and stuff go i'm curios b/c my one friend Mandee, super hot girl might i add, she models for some girl store, got pulled over for doing 93 in a 55 and claims to have drove off with a warning b/c she showed the cop her *****....now i think this is unfair....if i showed a girl cop my *****, she'd slap me with indecent exposure on top of the huge ticket and license-suspending amount of points that i would receive....


idk just ____es me off to no end....

Jeff

 

Dude don't be a hater. If she decided to show some boobies, I just wish it were me she was showing it too.

It would be an abuse of power if the Cop even hinted towards a citizen to do something like that. I would have no respect for that Officer.

Good idea to keep your ***** in your pants (I laughed when I read that). Hey, I give it to you straight. This is real world stuff.

I have gotten 3 beaver shots, but I never asked for it. 2 were let go but one was arrested. The arrest was on a sever DUI.

ScionCop

 

i wanna be a cop now for beaver shots and boobies!!!! hey aren't u married? and it really does work when girls show cops their ____?

i hate girls!!!

 

Busted ! Well yes Im married and I just found out that she's been keeping track of the thread. So what is this ____ about boobies and beaver shots? She asks.

My Reply "Well Hun it's technical Police stuff". *Smack*!!! I guess she can assault a Police Officer and get away with it LOL !!!!

What can I say Xbox2, sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't like anything else in life. Don't think this happens all the time. I been on the force for about 7 years and I can count maybe 3-5 times this has happened.
ScionCop

 

be glad you don't work in my area, i get that 3-5 times a month...
its funny and sad to see the lenghts girls will go to just to get out of a summons. (including turning on the water works, god i hate that one)

 

Is it legal to drive around without side mirrors on my car? I have a Broadway Convex rearview mirror, that lets me all around the car. My side mirrors are useless.

 

14-99 Failure to have a Mirror C.G.S.

A MV is not epuipped with an attached mirror that allows the operator a clear reflected view of the highway to the rear of the MV, or of the highway parallel to the left side of the MV.

I am not sure if your Broad-Mirror qualifies foir this.
ScionCop

 

I get that a lot too. That ____ boils me up. I never let that bull____ tactic work. Funny how once they see that your issuing a ticket anyways, they totaly turn and off the sob story and morph into a raging beast. Plan-A to Plan-B--LOL!!!!

Also a lot of girls "Claim" to be strippers and think they got some kind of juice card. I could care less who or what they are.

I always say this......
Just be cool and be yourself. Cops are people too. We speed, and have done MV violations just like anybody else.

If you follow what I posted earlier in the thread (page1 or2) chances are better you'll be cut lose---and no it's not kissing an Officers ___ like some idiot posted a while back and by the way I haven't heard any reply from his dumb ___ remark.
ScionCop

 

is it legal for a cop to use a residence driveway to pull people over for speeding and such. here is the story there was a house that was built and finished a month ago and the oweners wont move in untill late august. there drive way has tall bushes around it so u really cant spot the driveway. a cop took it upon himself to set up a little speed trap and catch people. i think that you have to have the owners permission to do something like that and if he didnt have that permission then the ticket would be void.

also another question can a officer hand out tickets in a mall parking lot? my friend rolled past a stop and the cop issued him a ticket and i think the mall lot is private property so isnt it the malls job to handle that..

sorry one last question do cop have to have parking lights on or some sort of light on when they are sitting on the side of the road etc.

 

A cop getting permission to use the driveway is only a courtesy between the Officer and Home owner. The fact that it is a private driveway has no relevance to the speeding ticket.

A parking area of 10 or more spaces is considered a roadway under Ct Law. If anything, your friend can check to see if the stop sign was STC approved (State traffic Commissioner). If it is not an approved sign from the STC and it is only a sign that the Mall bought and posted then your friend can fight the ticket.

Many people ask me the "light's on" regulation. I have never seen anything that says that a Cruiser "must" display some sort of lighting when parked on the roadway.
ScionCop