Posted on 04/08/2011 9:41:03 AM PDT by Realman30
Or, the cop saw two suspicious looking black thugs in a two year old Lambo with dealer plates on it, and wanted to get a little closer look.
I've been pulled and let off with a warning a couple of times for speeding 60 in a 55. By myself. Both times on Saturday nights, right after closing time.
No doubt that the cop saw a young male, out late, in a pickup truck, and wanted to smell my breath. Was I getting profiled? Yup. But was I violating the law? Also, yup.
If an illegal doesn't need papers or pay fines ... why must my tax burden be increased to feed the pigs in congress and the tax collectors the feed from the same trough?
You don’t know the law.
It is well established by Federal and Supreme Court decisions (ala Constitutional) for police to detain a passenger in order to identify them. You just don’t get to walk away from a traffic stop as a passenger because you can be called as a witness against the driver and therefore have to be ID’d in the report.
I think you don't understand how America's political system works. We have states, and we have a federal government. Congress doesn't collect taxes on automobiles, ever. License plates are issued by the state, period. If you operate a vehicle on a road that isn't registered, titled or tagged, then it will be impounded until those fees are made current.
It has nothing to do with Congress and nothing to do with illegal aliens.
You turned left when your signal was red? 450 does seem a bit extreme, but it sounds like you screwed up.
One cost 450 for photo enforced red light traffic cam when I did a CA-stop and turned left in NO traffic.”””
In case you intend to drive in Nevada in the future:
Those types of ‘stops’ you are referring to are called “Hollywood Stops” here because you are only ACTING like you might stop.
I don’t know the current fine for such behavior here in Nevada, but I don’t advise you to perform such stops while here.
I turned right not left. mistake.
Maybe, maybe not. Depends on the circumstances.
If the cops spotted the driver causing a near mishap because of his failure to signal, then I think they they should have pulled him over.
Failure to signal didn't used to be much of a problem, because the vast majority of drivers habitually signaled when they went to turn or change lanes.
Over about the last ten years or so, I've observed a phenomena that I call Refusal to Signal. More often than not, it's committed by some young person driving a late model Euro car, who is 'too cool' to let you know that they're about to cut in front of you when you least expect it.
Iverson's driver sounds exactly like one of these social degenerates to me.
Iverson’s a thug. A real piece of trash. He started a near race riot in Newport News before heading off to Georgetown and he beat up a white girl with a chair...he should have spent years in prison but because he can bounce a ball he got to head off to school. Garbage.
“You might a an amnesia victim.”
“How about you hand me your license and let’s see if we can’t establish your identity.”
It is well established by Federal and Supreme Court decisions (ala Constitutional) for police to detain a passenger in order to identify them. You just don’t get to walk away from a traffic stop as a passenger because you can be called as a witness against the driver and therefore have to be ID’d in the report”””
Also- Iverson was the passenger but ws also the OWNER of the car. The driver didn’t own the car.
I’ll bet that there is a proof of insurance issue in this mess, also.
In California it is also call the Legislature made up of the Assembly and Senate.
So, Old Deck Hand... get a book. Each state has a government. Read about it and you might learn something.
Your are right! Even the Gov of Virgina intervened when Iverson was in college and was pulled over with an illegal firearm.
No, the passenger was held because the driver of the $400K car couldn't provide any documentation that he either owned or was otherwise in possession of the vehicle legally.
The story said that police had to run the VIN. Why? Because the vehicle had dealer vanity tags on it instead of license plates.
For the all the cops knew, they just pulled over two men who lifted that car from a lot.
“Traffic cops have to be SOOOOO danged tired of hearing
“do you know who I am?””
I should try that line next time. I’ll report back here the results.
Police State is bad for liberals and conservatives alike.
“If I can’t practice, I can’t practice. It is as simple as that. It ain’t about that at all. It’s easy to sum it up if you’re just talking about practice. We’re sitting here, and I’m supposed to be the franchise player, and we’re talking about practice. I mean listen, we’re sitting here talking about practice, not a game, not a game, not a game, but we’re talking about practice. Not the game that I go out there and die for and play every game last it’s my last but we’re talking about practice man. How silly is that?” - Allen Iverson, 2002
MANY years ago I had breakfast with George Young, who was GM of the NY Giants at the time. He told the story of how a number of players would get a $60,000 paycheck on Friday and come in Monday morning and ask for an advance on next Friday’s pay because they spent the entire $60,000 that weekend...
Seriously, do actually live in this country?
What part of "driving is a privilege, not a right" don't you understand?
The law in GA is clear - if you want to operate a motor vehicle on a public road, then it has to be titled, tagged and registered. Are you familiar with any similar laws about "suits"? I'm not.
"Police State is bad for liberals and conservatives alike."
Asking someone to prove that they're the legal owners of a vehicle that does not have a license plate on it is not a "police state" - it common sense policing.
Get a grip.
Take a $150,000 loss rather than pay insurance?
Not me.
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