• IninewCrow
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    7 months ago

    This is the police … if you get pulled over by a jerk of an officer, they’ll find a different excuse to search your vehicle … or at the very least hold you up, get you out of your car and generally give you a hard time.

    Do your lights work? How’s your tire treadwear? Is your documentation up to date? You were driving about five over the limit. This is a ride check.

    And one of the worst questions I absolutely hate being asked by a cop … “Where are you going?”

    • @[email protected]
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      17 months ago

      Remember, they are asking if they can search your vehicle. You are allowed to say no. Then they must justify an arrest

      • IninewCrow
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        17 months ago

        It’s an imbalance of power.

        If a guy with a gun and a license to kill … which is basically what a police officer is … if they start asking questions, I’m answering politely.

        I’m not going to argue with them or disagree with them … even if I say ‘no’ I’m still at risk based on the personality of the cop.

        I’m also a big brown skinned long haired indigenous person so whenever I get stopped by a cop … I’m doing what I’m told or I risk getting beaten, arrested or even shot.

        This is also the reason why I placed four different cameras with audio around my vehicle.

        • @[email protected]
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          17 months ago

          Okay, that is absolutely fair, and I do not blame you one bit for doing what you have to do to stay safe.