He explained that one with a straight face.
He wanted to run the IDs to see if there were any warrants.
“Nevermind if you’re doing anything wrong now, I want to find something to charge you with.”
“Nevermind if you’re doing anything wrong now, I want to find something to charge you with.”
A warrant indicates you have already been "charged" or are "wanted" in connection to a prior crime. Cops perform that function as a matter of course during a potential traffic violation.
And if there were, I'd want them off the street, wouldn't you???