We are supposed to be “Innocent Until Proven Guilty” According to our laws. But when it comes to traffic violations ( e.g. failing to stop at a STOP sign, with no camera to prove it ), you are guilty until you can prove yourself innocent.
Very often, it’s the Police Officer’s word against yours and the court often ASSUMEs that the officer is right, even if you insist that you did stop.
Trying to catch the weed tourists coming back from Colorado?
I don't see why it's any cops business where I am coming from or going.
The FBI did this before Eisenhower built the Freeways, and interestingly many towns were left without Interstate Freeway access because their police did this.
The dogs on On Patrol Live and the predecessor have an incredibly awful record of false positives.
I’ve watched the videos starting on the first day of training until field proficient.
I watched the videos calling them trick dogs etc.....
I’ve been on the fence for a while-after seeing endless futility on the weekly show-they need to go.
“Hey, can I ask you something?”
“NO, sir/mam. I have to go. Am I free to go?”
Problem solved.
Driving down the highway with a defective muffler twisting and turning behind you, with windows tinted so dark as to reduce visibility to almost nil, with broken tail lights and bald tire treads, etc. - certainly do have something to with driving!
Regards,
Sounds like KHP watched too many Colombo reruns.
The corrupt Kansas cops aren’t after drugs. They ARE after any cash you might happen to have with you. Kansas cops are notorious for stealing any cash on you, claiming it “could be” drug related.
After the training the K9’s get put through sniffing for Pot they probably have the “munchies” and hit on a lost french fry or an escaped Honey Nut Cheerio the Kid dropped or threw.
In too many, way too many jurisdictions, the cops are just the best equipped street gang. I don’t trust them, period.
bkmk fourth
Several years ago, on I-70 in the People’s Republic of Illinois, an Illinois nazi pulled me over on a pretext and started a fishing expedition. I was guilty of driving alone while Texan on I-70 in the People’s Republic. I vowed that I would never, ever step foot again in that horrid place. That was about 5 years ago and I haven’t and will not.
The nazi drove very close to the centerline just off my rear quarter for a fair distance before pulling me over. The pretext? Said I was crossing the right side white line.
Just say “I do not consent to that search.”
I have to admit that my worst, and most pointless, traffic stop happened to me on I-70 in Kansas. I was driving through KS coming back from a West Coast tour after visiting a friend in Colo. I was living in Japan at the time, but I had a car in the US that was registered with my parents. I also had an international drivers license, not a US one.
I got stopped for speeding - 5 mph over the limit, which was unbelievable. I was going much slower than most everyone else, and my ‘86 Buick was a dog. Its speedometer only went up to 85.
After the cop asked me for my license, registration and insurance and looked them over, I became a suspect. I had to wait while he checked the registration, and I had to dig out my passport, as he initially refused to accept my international drivers license. He noticed I had been in Canada several weeks before, and decided that was a good enough reason to search the car. I told him no, and he started a spiel about how he could hold me until he got a warrant. God intervened at that point by having him get some urgent call for assistance. He gave me a verbal warning and told me to go on my way.
I hate Kansas Nazis!
Gestapo cops are easily handled by elected, pro-2nd amendment constitutional sheriffs.
If you want to rid your community of gestapo cops, elect a constitutional sheriff.
Bkmk
I'm not going to say who the driver was because the story is second-hand and I haven't confirmed it with him directly. Many people would recognize his name and would understand why he was tested so frequently. I'm sure the cop responded to realizing who this person was with a sincere "Oh, crap, I hope he doesn't make an issue of this." I'd be willing to bet that his body recorder suffered a malfunction on this stop.
The photo above the article appears to me to be of a New York officer on the I-87 Northway.
They don't respond to car theft, petty theft, don't respond to burglary, slowly respond to robbery and when children are getting killed it's 50/50 if they go or stay behind the barricade.
Get rid of qualified immunity and when/if they are fired, prevent them from going 3 miles down the road and becoming a LEO for another municipality. Make it a felony to mute or tamper with their recording device (like they always do), mandatory test them for adderall, testosterone and other chemical stimulants.
"protect and serve".... uh, sure.
https://youtu.be/Nz5prjhYGNg