I got pulled over in Canada. I was wrongfully accused of doing somethign I didn't do. :)
08-16-2001, 10:14 AM
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You were lucky. Losing your cool by screaming at police...
after they explained the stop might get you into trouble in some locations. After they checked your registrations, I'm sure they knew the Golf wasn't a Civic.
If you haven't done anything wrong, like in this case, cooperating with the law is way better than copping an attitude (pun intended).
I've found Canadian police to be quite respectful.
BTW: Where were you in Canada?
If you haven't done anything wrong, like in this case, cooperating with the law is way better than copping an attitude (pun intended).
I've found Canadian police to be quite respectful.
BTW: Where were you in Canada?
08-16-2001, 10:32 AM
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Jason, I think you were wrong on this...
It's pretty obvious to me that the police honestly thought that you matched the description of the bad guys. When a crime occurs, the police attempt to catch those responsible. Obviously, that means that innocent people are going to be questioned the majority of the time.
Years ago, a robbery had just occurred in La Jolla. The suspect was descriped as a muscular black male, 6-2, 200 lbs, short cropped hair, wearing a brown shirt. I stopped a guy who fit that description to a T. He was within walking distance of the scene of the robbery.
All I got was a bunch of non-cooperation and insults. He kept going on and on about how he was a black guy in La Jolla, and that's why he was being "harrassed". All it did was make my job more difficult. I wasn't trying to harrass the guy because of his race. I was trying to arrest an armed robbery suspect.
As for the car make and model, witnesses often get this information wrong, so if I'm told that the suspect is driving a white Civic, I'm going to rule out Ford Excursions, but just about any small car is something that I'm going to look at.
Jason, you're a good guy, but I really don't think that anyone was out to get you, and next time, just be cooperative and go with the flow. If you end up being wronged, there are ways that you can address that later. Doesn't sound to me like the officers did anything wrong.
Years ago, a robbery had just occurred in La Jolla. The suspect was descriped as a muscular black male, 6-2, 200 lbs, short cropped hair, wearing a brown shirt. I stopped a guy who fit that description to a T. He was within walking distance of the scene of the robbery.
All I got was a bunch of non-cooperation and insults. He kept going on and on about how he was a black guy in La Jolla, and that's why he was being "harrassed". All it did was make my job more difficult. I wasn't trying to harrass the guy because of his race. I was trying to arrest an armed robbery suspect.
As for the car make and model, witnesses often get this information wrong, so if I'm told that the suspect is driving a white Civic, I'm going to rule out Ford Excursions, but just about any small car is something that I'm going to look at.
Jason, you're a good guy, but I really don't think that anyone was out to get you, and next time, just be cooperative and go with the flow. If you end up being wronged, there are ways that you can address that later. Doesn't sound to me like the officers did anything wrong.