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    God i love being black...(not really)

    being profiled is a demeaning and disturbing thing to happen. i used to be ok with cops til i got up here and finally found out what it means to get profiled.

    its about 8:15pm last night and im at a light here in emmitsburg, maryland. i see a cop to my left go through the green light for his side. right when i saw that cop make his turn down the same direction i was going i thought to myself: "go down the road with the construction going on. dont go anywhere near that cop." but i figured nothing is gonna happen. he's in front of me what can he do?

    well my light turns green and i accelerate. i get to the speed limit(which is 25mph) and i stay at 25. im about like 1 1/2 car lengths behind the cop and he slows down to 20. i figure maybe its just someone in front of him. so i slow down with him. he pulls to the side of the road and i pass him. not speeding but doing 25. but after i pass him he gets in behind me. the 1st thought to myself: "yeah. ima get pulled. watch." and i did.

    so when the cop comes to my window he asks for my licence and registration. for some odd reason i got asked TWICE if the car i was driven is mine. but i this is the conversation:

    cop:"licence and registration."
    me:" is there a problem?"
    cop:"well your licence plate light is out."

    1st thought to myself:" if you got your freaking bright cop lights on the back of my car, how could you tell if its out or not?"

    5mins go by then his commanding officer comes up. this is our convo:

    CO: "so whats going on here?"
    me:" well he told me that my licence plate light is out."
    CO: "where you coming from?"
    me:"home. im on my way to work."
    CO:"you been drinking tonight?"
    me: surprised look on my face. "no sir. im not even old enough to drink."
    CO: "oh ok. thought i smelled something emminating from the car. been doing any drugs?"
    me:"no sir. DARE program in 5th grade."
    CO: "oh ok. well just sit tight, we'll be with you in a sec."

    they were friendly about it. not looking mean or nothing. but before the CO came to my window he was on the other side of my car with his flashlight serching through the windows. figured he thought he would find something.

    other cop comes back:

    cop:"well im going to give you a warning this time. but another who pulls you over may give you a ticket."
    me:"well i just got my paycheck so ill be sure to get that fixed tonight sir."
    cop:"ok. well for my boss's satisfaction mind if we serch your car?"

    1st thought: my 9th grade social studies teacher always told me. unless they have reason or a warrant, DO NOT let his search your car. it may be a dirty cop trying to plant something. but i did b/c i figured it would get me out of there faster. no dogs. no waiting for a warrant.

    me:" not at all."
    cop:" ok well just go ahead and stand next to my boss for me."

    the entire time i was talking to his boss, he asked me TWICE where i worked at and how long ive been up here. then out of nowhere(and this made me laugh) the cop's boss said: "did you drop something?" "i dont think so. i have nothing to drop." he searched around the ground to see if he could find something. the other cop said that was just from him shutting the door.

    sorry for the long thread. lmao. but after the search they said they have a lot of drug runners and dealers going through emmitsburg. my thoughts? i have a '90 honda accord. '14 STOCK steelies. door moldings missing. and dirty b/c of the snow. how do I, ME, look like a drug dealer? my dad is gonna have a field day with this one. lmao

    #2
    Same Shit Happen To Me 3 Nights Away Cept They Didnt Search My Car, He Just Ran His Flash Light Around But See My Car Is Completely Gutted, Im Asian, He Thought My Bottle Of Multivitamins Is Drugs, Wtf?
    knowledge is everything with experience on hand then just hearing word of mouth doesnt prove you can do anything

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      #3
      atleast you only got a warning out of it..
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        #4
        Originally posted by BIEN_DIESEL
        Same Shit Happen To Me 3 Nights Away Cept They Didnt Search My Car, He Just Ran His Flash Light Around But See My Car Is Completely Gutted, Im Asian, He Thought My Bottle Of Multivitamins Is Drugs, Wtf?

        lmao. dumb cop

        Originally posted by hondatuner4627
        at least you only got a warning out of it..
        true. but when you get pulled by a cop a few weeks earlier b/c you matched the discription of a suspect they had a warrant out for and the cop who pulled you was doing about 55-60mph. then you kinda of question the law enforcement. how could he ID me as that person going that fast passed me?

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          #5
          i love that song cop killer by ice-T

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            #6
            Yo i beg you to change that sig man... That girl is too hot for my eyes.... I hate walking around at work lookin like i gotta banana in my pants cause i saw ur sig......

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              #7
              Originally posted by Chrisisiced
              Yo i beg you to change that sig man... That girl is too hot for my eyes.... I hate walking around at work lookin like i gotta banana in my pants cause i saw ur sig......
              hahahah x2, but am at home,LOL

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                #8
                I have nothing to say about cops.....i find myself arguing/debating withthem when they pull me over for bs...if i was speeding I just take my ticket like a man...Profiling sux ass!
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                93 BMW 525it - SOLD
                92 Accord EX Sedan - SOLD
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                2003 Accord V6 6spd Coupe - Sold
                2001 Honda Civic Ex - SOLD
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                  #9
                  damn that sucks man. me and a friend get harassed alot out here, but then his mom went in and bitched the popo out, and when she was done fuckin them up for being so crooked out here, she said this:

                  "now i dont know about the rest of the town, but i know 2 boys who better damn well not get treated this way NO MORE. my son david evans drives 2 cars-a green honda accord and a blue honda civic si. the other boy is Landon white, he drives a black honda accord. if they get harassed one more time, ill be back."

                  aint been harassed since...
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by turbomaxx
                    damn that sucks man. me and a friend get harassed alot out here, but then his mom went in and bitched the popo out, and when she was done fuckin them up for being so crooked out here, she said this:

                    "now i dont know about the rest of the town, but i know 2 boys who better damn well not get treated this way NO MORE. my son david evans drives 2 cars-a green honda accord and a blue honda civic si. the other boy is Landon white, he drives a black honda accord. if they get harassed one more time, ill be back."

                    aint been harassed since...
                    Super mom kisks ass
                    1993 Accord LX - Sold
                    93 BMW 525it - SOLD
                    92 Accord EX Sedan - SOLD
                    2000 Accord Coupe - Traded-In
                    2003 Accord V6 6spd Coupe - Sold
                    2001 Honda Civic Ex - SOLD
                    2013 Chevy Traverse LTZ - Kid hauler
                    2003 Acura Tl 3.2 - Daily Commuter

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                      #11
                      pretty much the same thing happened to me when I was driving home from a concert in Jersey last year. It was like midnight, and I had stopped at a mcdonalds to get some food. cop pulled around the building TWICE and then followed me out of the lot. I was doing the speed limit and shit, and as I was getting on the highway he pulled me over. Said I had an out license plate light. eventually I just let him search my car (visually, he didnt actually go inside) because I knew I smelled like beer and pot from the concert and he let me go.

                      I was scared out of my mind.
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                      Swim out to where you were floating in the dark.

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                        #12
                        they tried that" license light out" shit with me before and I told him straight up that its impossible (being that couples days I wiped the overspray off from my pauint job and noticed that the lights worked fine) then he went ahead to say that my turn signals blinked blow which was correctish ...it was the blue bulbs that blinked hype white....sorry for going on.....Pigs are only good in pork form
                        1993 Accord LX - Sold
                        93 BMW 525it - SOLD
                        92 Accord EX Sedan - SOLD
                        2000 Accord Coupe - Traded-In
                        2003 Accord V6 6spd Coupe - Sold
                        2001 Honda Civic Ex - SOLD
                        2013 Chevy Traverse LTZ - Kid hauler
                        2003 Acura Tl 3.2 - Daily Commuter

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by 93EXaesthetic
                          i love that song cop killer by ice-T

                          yeap, but also i love big buuttttt and i cannot lie!! coughgirlinsigcough
                          knowledge is everything with experience on hand then just hearing word of mouth doesnt prove you can do anything

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Shadow1
                            being profiled is a demeaning and disturbing thing to happen. i used to be ok with cops til i got up here and finally found out what it means to get profiled.

                            its about 8:15pm last night and im at a light here in emmitsburg, maryland. i see a cop to my left go through the green light for his side. right when i saw that cop make his turn down the same direction i was going i thought to myself: "go down the road with the construction going on. dont go anywhere near that cop." but i figured nothing is gonna happen. he's in front of me what can he do?

                            well my light turns green and i accelerate. i get to the speed limit(which is 25mph) and i stay at 25. im about like 1 1/2 car lengths behind the cop and he slows down to 20. i figure maybe its just someone in front of him. so i slow down with him. he pulls to the side of the road and i pass him. not speeding but doing 25. but after i pass him he gets in behind me. the 1st thought to myself: "yeah. ima get pulled. watch." and i did.

                            so when the cop comes to my window he asks for my licence and registration. for some odd reason i got asked TWICE if the car i was driven is mine. but i this is the conversation:

                            cop:"licence and registration."
                            me:" is there a problem?"
                            cop:"well your licence plate light is out."

                            1st thought to myself:" if you got your freaking bright cop lights on the back of my car, how could you tell if its out or not?"

                            5mins go by then his commanding officer comes up. this is our convo:

                            CO: "so whats going on here?"
                            me:" well he told me that my licence plate light is out."
                            CO: "where you coming from?"
                            me:"home. im on my way to work."
                            CO:"you been drinking tonight?"
                            me: surprised look on my face. "no sir. im not even old enough to drink."
                            CO: "oh ok. thought i smelled something emminating from the car. been doing any drugs?"
                            me:"no sir. DARE program in 5th grade."
                            CO: "oh ok. well just sit tight, we'll be with you in a sec."

                            they were friendly about it. not looking mean or nothing. but before the CO came to my window he was on the other side of my car with his flashlight serching through the windows. figured he thought he would find something.

                            other cop comes back:

                            cop:"well im going to give you a warning this time. but another who pulls you over may give you a ticket."
                            me:"well i just got my paycheck so ill be sure to get that fixed tonight sir."
                            cop:"ok. well for my boss's satisfaction mind if we serch your car?"

                            1st thought: my 9th grade social studies teacher always told me. unless they have reason or a warrant, DO NOT let his search your car. it may be a dirty cop trying to plant something. but i did b/c i figured it would get me out of there faster. no dogs. no waiting for a warrant.

                            me:" not at all."
                            cop:" ok well just go ahead and stand next to my boss for me."

                            the entire time i was talking to his boss, he asked me TWICE where i worked at and how long ive been up here. then out of nowhere(and this made me laugh) the cop's boss said: "did you drop something?" "i dont think so. i have nothing to drop." he searched around the ground to see if he could find something. the other cop said that was just from him shutting the door.

                            sorry for the long thread. lmao. but after the search they said they have a lot of drug runners and dealers going through emmitsburg. my thoughts? i have a '90 honda accord. '14 STOCK steelies. door moldings missing. and dirty b/c of the snow. how do I, ME, look like a drug dealer? my dad is gonna have a field day with this one. lmao

                            You have to see it from their perspective. They didn't necessarily do anything because you were black.

                            I also live in an area with a lot of drug running. It is usually fairly standard around here too. I am white.

                            Also, they ask you the same question repeatedly because more often than not, the story will crack if you are indeed doing something you aren't supposed to. It is a check.

                            As far as the appearance of your car, that has nothing to do with it.

                            Only in the movies do all drug dealers drive expensive cars.

                            The reality of the matter is that law enforcement can repo ANY property that they can prove was used in drug trafficking.

                            Houses, cars, boats, airplanes.

                            As such, the dealers and traffickers have resorted to using the crappiest vehicles available, and have even resorted to renting cars for the transportation of drugs.

                            It isn't nearly as simple as people think it is.

                            Besides, a Ferrari can't carry as much as an Accord, and fancier cars are more likely to attract attention.

                            The best trafficking vehicle? Something like an Explorer, Taurus, Suburban ETC.

                            I personally would use a sedan, as they can't see in the windows of the trunk, but I am not a dealer so I don't know.

                            As far as allowing them to search the car, that is up to you. It isn't illegal as soon as you consent.

                            Personally, I think your teacher was right. They are going to have a warrant before they EVER search my car.

                            If they say they have "probable cause" they better find something, because I will be going after them when all is said and done.

                            More often than not people forfeit their rights because it is more convenient. It is going to be convenient for you when you have lost all of your rights?

                            I highly doubt it. Besides, don't forget, they have to sit there just as long as you do.

                            You SHOULD however, look into it just to make sure none of your rights were violated.
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                              #15
                              That makes me think of something else too.

                              Did you make them show you the burnt out license plate light?

                              I had that happen once, and my first question was:

                              Really? Where?

                              He gladly showed me.

                              If there is a discrepency noted with your car, make them show you.

                              Also, keep a tape recorder and photo camera on you at all times.

                              If you can help it, a vid camera would be good too.

                              Not just for law enforcement use, but for BS behavior that is becoming both more common and more condoned by the day.

                              If you don't protect your rights, you will lose them, because nobody else is going to protect them for you.
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