Tanks for all the response. I live in Tennessee. I was going mybe 50 mph in a 45 mile zone. I did speed up because I didn't want to get hit. I have no DUI's and as I wa waiting for my friend to catch up with me at a ervice station, he went by on a slow street and looked at me. My friend and I didn't think anything as we were getting off from work. He got in between my fried's car and me and we went down for almost 2 miles before he pulled me over. I had ost my billfld a couple of days before, so h got me for no drivers licence. He also pulled a gun on me after he toldme to reach down in my backpack and pull everything out. He said I was going 53 after he got behind me, but wrot on my ticket I was doing 57 miles. My friend stop and came back and he started hollering at him. He was a young cop and I plan to go tocourt over this. I was just wondering if there way a name for this kind of behavior of following too close. Thank yo all.
2006-10-17 14:38:23 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
He's got just as much right to drive on that street as you do. He followed you for as long as he did to see if you'd give him any additional reasons for pulling you over. You did. It's called a speed limit because it's illegal to exceed it. He did his job and pulled you over. You made him nervous when you refused to show ID. Every felon wanted on warrants uses the line " I lost my license". That's why he had his weapon out. He didn't know if you were going to pull out your gym socks or a gun. He was alone and you were an unknown quantity. Your friend came back and now he sees that he's outnumbered and he still doesn't have any verification of who you are.
Piece of free advice. If you are pulled over, make it as easy on the police officer as you can. Keep your hands visible at all times. Address him politely and respond to his questions. If he has pulled you over for something minor then 9 times out of 10 you'll get off with a warning. Traffic stops are nerver wracking for police because they never know if the person they are pulling over is a sunday school teacher or a wanted felon fleeing the law.
2006-10-19 04:10:09 · answer #1 · answered by Cain 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, I currently live in TN and was a officer for years in GA and graduated from both the Federal and the State law enforcement academy.
1. he police can follow you for 100 miles if they want to if they don't leave thier jurisdiction, so as long as you are driving around in thier area they are free to follow you all night if they have the time and want to.
2. Your friend should have been ordered back to his car and most likely ticketed also if he got out of the car hollowing at a police officer, I would have pulled my gun on him, the minute he got out of his car comming at me yelling
3. Police cars often get close to the rear end of the other car to read the plates, and those small tags that show the expire date. ( esp if there are plate covers hiding part of this info)
And yes if you start reaching into a large bag the officer normally brings his gun out of his holster and holds it pointing down, in case you pull a gun out, this is normal for most officers who do it by procedure,
If you go into court with a attitude, ( and keep that jerk of a friend at home for sure) you will be lucky not to be found in contempt of court, The judge will not care that the officer was following you and it will be your word agaisnt the officer as to the speed. The DA may drop the spead to 53 ( which is less than 10 over and counts less against you, if you agree to plead guilty, so I would talk to the DA to see if they will do that.
I am nto being mean, just telling you what will really happen
2006-10-17 16:21:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually, the police will pull you over near the location where the infraction occurred, but it is not uncommon for them to wait until they can do so safely. It could be that he was suspicious of your actions or something that made him verify your license plate BEFORE pulling you over. He may have been checking if the car was stolen, if the car's owner had prior arrests, etc. My understanding is that as long as it is still in his jurisdiction, he can pull you over whenever he wants. Now if you want from being on a city road and he stopped you on an interstate highway or you entered a new county, not sure if that still applies. And I have never found the need to antagonize the cop by asking him that because I figure he could probably have me there all day with bigger fines - lol.
2016-05-21 22:18:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what do you mean you sped up because you didn't want to get hit--hit by whom or what? Cops follow until they finish a tag/license check on a vehicle under suspicion.
what behavior caused him to follow you? What probable cause did he have to brandish his weapon?
Generally police will not cite you for going LESS than 10 miles over the speed limit. Have your speedometer checked by a professional. Ask for the tape/recording of your traffic stop. If he really did say 53 then wrote the ticket for 57 I would protest the ticket.
Your friend should not have stopped nor gotten out of his vehicle-this is how cops get killed so the cop had a right to get upset-he was concerned for his safety.
2006-10-17 14:54:22 · answer #4 · answered by rwl_is_taken 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well...lets start off....
"50 mph in a 45 "
You have to be going OVER 5 mph the limit to be speeding. Atleast in New York...
"He got in between my fried's car and me and we went down for almost 2 miles before he pulled me over."
That could be profiling. If you can play a race card, all the better.
" had ost my billfld a couple of days before, so h got me for no drivers licence"
Well, no drivers licence is an offence by itself. If you EVER lose it, run by the DMV if you got the time and get another.
"He also pulled a gun on me after he toldme to reach down in my backpack and pull everything out"
Cops can't draw a gun unless they are immedietly threatened or feel so. How he used it was threatening. That's one against him
"He said I was going 53 after he got behind me, but wrot on my ticket I was doing 57 miles"
Lieing on a police report!! SLANDER!!!
"My friend stop and came back and he started hollering at him."
In his face? That could be harrasment. But under the sircumstances, not mutch so.
That should be somthing to help your lawyer get a aquittle together.
2006-10-17 14:47:47 · answer #5 · answered by zealot_guy 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It is legal for the cop to drive behind you for 2 miles.If it was not then cops would not do it daily.Alot of cops call in your licence plates and wait for the dispatcher to report back to him/her before they pull you over.You asked if there is a name for it,I say yes there is.It is called a cop doing their job.The cop clocked you doing 53-57mph.They always put down the highest speed on the ticket which once again is legal.
2006-10-17 15:02:34 · answer #6 · answered by darlene100568 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
police can pretty much follow you as long as they want. you could have been going 53 when he got in behind you but you might have been doing 57 when you past him. it is tough to say. as far as his behavior you can file a complaint. good luck.
2006-10-17 14:48:13 · answer #7 · answered by Steve B 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
legally? only for a mile...unless its trafic and what not...but a cop can not follow you untill u do something bad like actually speed not go go 7m.p.h over the limit...tell the cop to shove it and leave...that cop is young and must be new, he doenst know everything...and w/ the gun, he cant do that, he can put his hand on it to like tell u a warning to stop, but other than that, no
2006-10-17 14:46:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It does not sound like mature professional police work but that is almost non-existant anymore....
You may have some kind of court case but following too close isn't
one of them...
2006-10-17 14:47:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
again-they can do what they do because they can. you will get no more in depth answers than you did the first time you asked.
2006-10-17 14:56:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋