Different cops...different reasons. Each more absurd than the last. If I wasn't so frustrated by the time they pull me over, I would laugh at the reasons. I'm usually on I 10 through Texas, Louisiana, Miss, Alabama, and Florida.
On this trip, an officer literally tails me for 15 or 20 miles. That may not seem like a lot, but it is when you are driving it. He literally tails me while people are driving past us. People are looking at me like I'm already on Cops or something. It was getting to the point that I was about to just pull myself over.
Either way, he eventually lights me up and here is the "reason" this time:
He did it because "there are a lot of state troopers up ahead and and they are writing a lot of tickets." He said that while I was properly signaling whenever I changed lanes, in LA I had to make sure that I left my blinker on for the entire lane change (since it takes more than 2 seconds? Is it even possible to not leave it on for a lane change?). The nice officer just wanted to warn me that there were mean troopers ahead who wouldn't take kindly to this....oh, and by the way can I see your driver's license and rental agreement, where are you going, what do you do, and on and on...
I have had times when I was pulled over twice on the same trip.
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Different cops...different reasons. Each more absurd than the last. If I wasn't so frustrated by the time they pull me over, I would laugh at the reasons. I'm usually on I 10 through Texas, Louisiana, Miss, Alabama, and Florida.
On this trip, an officer literally tails me for 15 or 20 miles. That may not seem like a lot, but it is when you are driving it. He literally tails me while people are driving past us. People are looking at me like I'm already on Cops or something. It was getting to the point that I was about to just pull myself over.
Either way, he eventually lights me up and here is the "reason" this time:
He did it because "there are a lot of state troopers up ahead and and they are writing a lot of tickets." He said that while I was properly signaling whenever I changed lanes, in LA I had to make sure that I left my blinker on for the entire lane change (since it takes more than 2 seconds? Is it even possible to not leave it on for a lane change?). The nice officer just wanted to warn me that there were mean troopers ahead who wouldn't take kindly to this....oh, and by the way can I see your driver's license and rental agreement, where are you going, what do you do, and on and on...
I have had times when I was pulled over twice on the same trip.
It must be a southern thing. I was never stopped at a road block by police until I moved to the Southeast region. Road blocks to check licenses, registration and insurance are the normal down here.
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It must be a southern thing. I was never stopped at a road block by police until I moved to the Southeast region. Road blocks to check licenses, registration and insurance are the normal down here.
To be honest, if it were a road block or something it wouldn't be as bad.
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There are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, Chuck Norris lives in Houston.
Either the United States will destroy ignorance, or ignorance will destroy the United States. – W.E.B. DuBois
I hear you brother. At least a road block would include everybody and nobody is made to feel like they are singled out because of gender or race.
yea because then everybody is made to feel like a criminal.
ugh
I fully believe Stew is being profiled. I believe it may be worse in La. than in most places and I do know that La. does road block "DUI Checks"
and it all makes me very mad at my home state that I love.
One of these days they are going to stop me at a DUI check and I will likely go to jail. Cuz when they ask me what I’m doing, I am going to respond
"standing on my head stacking BB's"
When they ask me where I am going I am going to tell them "to see Thor about a hammer"
When they ask me where I am coming from, I am going to tell them "from the part of the world that believes road blocks are an invasion of privacy, a violation the constitution and why in God’s name do they as police officers stand for such injustice".'
And Stew, if a cop gets behind you and starts tailing you. pull over and if he pulls in behind you just very politely tell him you were giving him the road and you had no idea he wanted to talk to you.
I was followed like that once. (I was acting suspicious driving 20 MPH in a 45...55...45..55...45 mph zone. This is just north out of Alexandria in Ball La.
it was late at night, cop gets in behind me and start tailgating me. I don’t do anything. he doesn’t go around me so I pulled over (legally). and when he came up to me, I asked him why he was tailgating me.
he said I was acting suspicious.
I told him his TOWN was suspicious with no less than 6 speed limit changes in a 2 mile stretch. I was really angry and not very polite but I was within the bounds of legal behavior... heehee...
it was an interesting and intense few minutes but he had no leg to stand on and I had broken no law so I didn’t go to jail...
La. has the worst highway/traffic behavior/law/law enforcement etc of any state I can name and it makes me very very mad.
Stew, I am sorry you are being treated that way.
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Different cops...different reasons. Each more absurd than the last. If I wasn't so frustrated by the time they pull me over, I would laugh at the reasons. I'm usually on I 10 through Texas, Louisiana, Miss, Alabama, and Florida.
On this trip, an officer literally tails me for 15 or 20 miles. That may not seem like a lot, but it is when you are driving it. He literally tails me while people are driving past us. People are looking at me like I'm already on Cops or something. It was getting to the point that I was about to just pull myself over.
Either way, he eventually lights me up and here is the "reason" this time:
He did it because "there are a lot of state troopers up ahead and and they are writing a lot of tickets." He said that while I was properly signaling whenever I changed lanes, in LA I had to make sure that I left my blinker on for the entire lane change (since it takes more than 2 seconds? Is it even possible to not leave it on for a lane change?). The nice officer just wanted to warn me that there were mean troopers ahead who wouldn't take kindly to this....oh, and by the way can I see your driver's license and rental agreement, where are you going, what do you do, and on and on...
I have had times when I was pulled over twice on the same trip.
Yeah, his "no" reason to pull you over is your first clue. Bless his heart.
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
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