DUI Checkpoint Video

gilesfan said:
As I expected you acted like a dick to the cop.

You probably acted a lot like the kid in this video.

I have had cops come to the door. I have volunteered to let them check things out if they would like and in both instances they declined and went on their way.
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I was a dick only after the cop was intentionally wasting my time. When he asked us to turn the music down, we happily complied. When he insisted I should let him in my house and tried to intimidate, I got angry.
 
Someday Gilesfan will have someone in power abuse him then it will be fun to see his change. Though maybe he's just the subservient type.
 
I don't know where you guys seem to live with all these cops being 'dickheads' but every cop I know is cool. Never had one show his ass to me. believe it or not but at every DUI checkpoint I've ever been in I just showed the cop my id, he gave it right back and I left in matter of seconds of him asking for it.

I do believe that if you come across like an ass, always cry about how unfair life is, or have drama in your life you get the same back. Are some cops pricks? Yes but every job has pricks and everyone can be a prick at times.
 
Krgrecw said:
I don't know where you guys seem to live with all these cops being 'dickheads' but every cop I know is cool. Never had one show his ass to me. believe it or not but at every DUI checkpoint I've ever been in I just showed the cop my id, he gave it right back and I left in matter of seconds of him asking for it.
I do believe that if you come across like an ass, always cry about how unfair life is, or have drama in your life you get the same back. Are some cops pricks? Yes but every job has pricks and everyone can be a prick at times.
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I know cool cops, I know dick cops. I ran into a cop who tried to intimidate me when I was 17 cause he clocked the wrong guy speeding. I wasn't being smart he asked why he pulled me over I said I wasn't sure and he said for going 60 in a 40. Considering I never go 60 through that spot and was going I believe 50 at the time I was near his radar (was descending in speed so may have been slightly over or under) which no one ever gets pulled over on that stretch for going 50 but was passed by someone very quickly and told him what happened. He was bullying me trying to get me to confess and I just wouldn't admit it. He wrote me a ticket but wound up never filing it. Don't know if in the end he felt bad for being a dick or if he believed my story.

I also had a local cop pull me over for doing nothing wrong but having my cruise control on at 2 in the morning and he was fishing for a DUI. He claimed I was swerving but I wasn't and was gonna even write me a ticket for reckless driving or something to coerce me into taking a field sobriety test and I flat out asked him what suspicion he had I was intoxicated and that I had nothing to drink and I did not swerve and I'm sure his traffic camera would confirm that, he went back into his car and came back 10 minutes later and handed me license and sent me on my way.

Of course there are plenty of cool cops. I'm not goldy who wants all cops gone. But I hate people who abuse their power and if I find out about a cop who has I will chastise him for eternity because you're given a position of power by your community and you're abusing it.
 
sturg33 said:
Question for the pro-cop folks...

If a cop comes to my house and wants to search it for drugs, and I say "no - not until you go get a warrant" - is that me being a dick? Should that be enough reason for him to have enbough suspicion to be allowed in?
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No... That's not why we're saying the kid was being a jackass though. He was just being purposefully obnoxious from the very beginning.
 
sturg33 said:
Question for the pro-cop folks...

If a cop comes to my house and wants to search it for drugs, and I say "no - not until you go get a warrant" - is that me being a dick? Should that be enough reason for him to have enough suspicion to be allowed in?
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Question for you:

Should I buy salted or unsalted peanuts?

That's about as relevant to the conversation as yours
 
zitothebrave said:
I'm too lazy to add quotes here.

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Nice quip, as usual, all sizzle no steak

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I'm paying attention to what you have been saying, but you're using your typical meta speak of staynig high above things without actually giving a real opinion. About par for the course but I was hoping for better.
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Sorry, I'll bring it down to Zito approved discourse:

LOL LMAO LOL ROFLCOPTER U THINK WOT M8??
 
sturg33 said:
But why not just comply? You have nothing to hide? And not doing so makes you suspicious.
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Find me where these situations are remotely similar and perhaps I'll answer.

Do you have problems with truck weigh stations as well?
 
Carp said:
Find me where these situations are remotely similar and perhaps I'll answer.

Do you have problems with truck weigh stations as well?
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I'm not trying to compare it to the other situation... I'm asking you why wouldn't you just comply, especially if you have nothing to hide? Not doing so is only going to instigate, right?
 
I've been through several DUI checkpoints and only once was even asked to present ID. The others I just rolled down window, said Hi and went on my merry way.
 
zitothebrave said:
I know cool cops, I know dick cops. I ran into a cop who tried to intimidate me when I was 17 cause he clocked the wrong guy speeding. I wasn't being smart he asked why he pulled me over I said I wasn't sure and he said for going 60 in a 40. Considering I never go 60 through that spot and was going I believe 50 at the time I was near his radar (was descending in speed so may have been slightly over or under) which no one ever gets pulled over on that stretch for going 50 but was passed by someone very quickly and told him what happened. He was bullying me trying to get me to confess and I just wouldn't admit it. He wrote me a ticket but wound up never filing it. Don't know if in the end he felt bad for being a dick or if he believed my story.

I also had a local cop pull me over for doing nothing wrong but having my cruise control on at 2 in the morning and he was fishing for a DUI. He claimed I was swerving but I wasn't and was gonna even write me a ticket for reckless driving or something to coerce me into taking a field sobriety test and I flat out asked him what suspicion he had I was intoxicated and that I had nothing to drink and I did not swerve and I'm sure his traffic camera would confirm that, he went back into his car and came back 10 minutes later and handed me license and sent me on my way.

Of course there are plenty of cool cops. I'm not goldy who wants all cops gone. But I hate people who abuse their power and if I find out about a cop who has I will chastise him for eternity because you're given a position of power by your community and you're abusing it.
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Why do you even bring up confessing to a speeding ticket? You don't have to confess or not, if he said you were speeding and wanted to write you a ticket, he would.

I've been pulled over for nothing before. One time it was a mistaken identity and the cops played it off as someone claimed I was driving recklessly and said he clocked me speeding (I was a mile from house). I was friendly to the cop, explained and explained that I had just left my house and admitted to going 10 over the speed limit. He sent me on my way. I've also been pulled over twice for going 17 over the speed limit and have been let go with a warning.

I don't see what people get out of being dickheads to cops. Maybe making youtube videos and having your tin foil hat screw circle jerk to them? Probably 99% of the time, it is beneficial to you to be friendly.
 
gilesfan said:
As I expected you acted like a dick to the cop.

You probably acted a lot like the kid in this video.

I have had cops come to the door. I have volunteered to let them check things out if they would like and in both instances they declined and went on their way.
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Why would you invite a cop to just come in and rummage through your stuff? Maybe you aren't as private a person as I am but there are a number of reasons other than privacy that would keep me from letting one in voluntarily. What if they decided to pull a bag of weed out of their pocket and claim they found it in a drawer? What if you had a party and someones drugs slipped out of their pocket and got wedged into your couch? What if you meet the description of a known rapist/murderer and they coincidentally find suspicious looking evidence in your house of a crime you didn't even know about? Sometimes cops are just looking for anyone to place the blame on whether they're guilty or not. I don't see the point in even risking that no matter how low the chances are.
 
I've never had a cop rummage through my stuff. Im guessing people that don't act guilty aren't treated suspiciously.

I guess you are under the assumption that cops are shady and would plant evidence? (I'm sure there is a very small percentage that would be willing to do it, if any).

If a cop planted evidence against, me I will worry about that in court when I accuse them of planting the evidence. What are the odds of that actually happening?

I don't have parties at my house with people that I believe would bring drugs to my house. I don't hang out with that crowd, why would I?

You are making not only off the wall assumptions, but also bringing up 1 in a billion scenarios.
 
gilesfan said:
I've never had a cop rummage through my stuff. Im guessing people that don't act guilty aren't treated suspiciously.

I guess you are under the assumption that cops are shady and would plant evidence? (I'm sure there is a very small percentage that would be willing to do it, if any).

If a cop planted evidence against, me I will worry about that in court when I accuse them of planting the evidence. What are the odds of that actually happening?

I don't have parties at my house with people that I believe would bring drugs to my house. I don't hang out with that crowd, why would I?

You are making not only off the wall assumptions, but also bringing up 1 in a billion scenarios.
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Man you are white and privileged.
 
ESP47 said:
Why would you invite a cop to just come in and rummage through your stuff? Maybe you aren't as private a person as I am but there are a number of reasons other than privacy that would keep me from letting one in voluntarily. What if they decided to pull a bag of weed out of their pocket and claim they found it in a drawer? What if you had a party and someones drugs slipped out of their pocket and got wedged into your couch? What if you meet the description of a known rapist/murderer and they coincidentally find suspicious looking evidence in your house of a crime you didn't even know about? Sometimes cops are just looking for anyone to place the blame on whether they're guilty or not. I don't see the point in even risking that no matter how low the chances are.
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Didn't we just have a thread about profiling? Seriously, I'm not trying to dredge something up here. You are making a pertinent point.
 
Wait, cops aren't always ethical? Wow...

Bottom line is that if he just lowered his window and answered a question he would have been gone in less than a minute.
 
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