It is false to say the cop pulled the driver over for having a CO plate. The fact is, the cop profiled the driver for having a CO plate and simply followed him to make him nervous and see what he would do. The driver pulled himself over instead of just maintaining speed and heading down the highway. Once he failed to signal, he gave the cop an EXCUSE to contact him. He did not have to give the cop permission to search his car, but he did.
The cop did nothing wrong in this case and the driver doesn’t have a leg to stand on.
True the cop profiled him, and we now know the cop was right to profile him, as he did have Marijuana in the car.
What we need is to decriminalize Marijuana so all the asinine gang wars and crimes surrounding it stop. Meanwhile, it is illegal in Idaho, the cop correctly profiled the driver, and the driver made a couple of mistakes giving the cop the legal opportunity to bust him.
“.....as he did have marijuana in the car.”
Huh? I read the report on “Courthouse News” and there was NO marijuana found in the 70 year-old man’s vehicle by the multiple cops who searched the vehicle at the sheriff department.
Where the fu@#k did you read that?
“To see what he would do”? Why? Don’t you think the public might be a bit better served if this cop had stayed put and roared out when he spotted somebody whom really, REALLY, (say extreme speed, swerving and acting impaired etc. etc.), deserved to be chased after? There is no way this cop knew that the driver was gonna hit the curb and fail to signal when he pulled his little cop macho blast out and start his chase after this guy so that is not relevant to this as far as I can see. Also, you need to re-read the story. Where did it say this guy was found with pot on him or in his car?
Legalizing it is not the way to go
The ensuing search of the vehicle by multiple unidentified officers found nothing and Roseen was issued a citation for “inattentive/careless” driving.
Bad Cop all around