Where is the line between doing your job and harrassment for police officers? My god father needs help...?

Question

Imagine . . .
I am a black man living a small white community in northern cal, I used to own my own limo service and teen club; I was a very respected member of my community by everyone but local pd. I was sent to prison for a weapon found in my limo that was accessable to all public. I've been out of prison for 3 years, successfully completed parol and began rebuilding my life. On my way to a Taco Bell drive-thru, with 2 passengers, I was pulled over for no front license plate...I was drug tested...passed...no big deal, when I returned to the same block as my first stop I was pulled over again.

This time a different officer came directly up to my drivers side and said "Didn't I tell you about that ******* license plate?" I told the officer not to speak to me that way and he demanded I exit my vehicle while he reached for my door handle. I have a camero with the legal limit tint and it was very late at night. When I got out of my car the officer pushed me to the curb, re-tested me, numerous times, and went to other officers on the scene to discuss something, all while the remaining 2 passengers sit in my car. The officer then came to me, and placed me under arrest for being under the influence; he sat me in a patrol car, told the people in my car to get out, reached into my vehicle, walked over to the people in my car, talked for a minute, and then he walked back to my car, reached in my vehicle and pulled out a handful of paraphanelia. A week later the same officer that had just arrested me pulled me over and gave me a ticket for having my sunglasses to far away from my face.

Answer 1

I dont feel sorry for you at all.
If I were the police I would have stopped you to.
Why dont you put a plate on your car.
What on earth does that have to do with you being black?
YOu got pulled over because your car was in violation of the law.
I am sure that it was two different police officers who pulled you over.
i doubt that they called each other and decided to pick on you.
If you did have a plate, I could see your point but you didnt so they were well within the law to pull you over.
I would love to see you get laughed out of court for filing a lawsuit for that

UPDATE: I just read your update and that does sound a bit more like harrassment than what you initially stated.
I would probably keep a notebook handy and write down all of this stuff including dates and times and officers names.
Talk to an attorney and see what they can do. Often times a LETTER from your attorney will be enough for them to leave you alone.
p.s. you might have had one of their ex girlfriends in the car and it made them mad.

Answer 2

I would like to participate in this question. I am not a cop or anything of a Law Enforcer. Just a regular citizen (law abiding). I posted a question yesterday about Douglas Russel (CHP veteran for 22 years); the way he died and the witnesses to that was other police officer's. He got run over and killed immediately! Police Officer's is the witnesses and how more bona fide can you get. That Zanan guy is going to trial for the death sentence. He showed up in court yesterday and pled not guilty! I think the law on that is half and half all nonsense and ridiculous. It all depends on the crime committed and knowing that person IS 100% guilty, should not have the choice to plead innocent. You know, cut the chase and go straight to the sentencing. It will save the family from going through more grief than they should. The Law Maker's should start thinking and having MORE COMPASSION for the innocent victims. That's all.

Answer 3

It could be a race thing. In that case move to a more educated, evolved area. That cop is abusing his power and planting evidence. The fist drug test was not even legal because he had no probable cause. Then he lied about you failing the second test. Which you shoud fight. Because he lied he has no evidence that you have ever done drugs (the fact that you have or have not is not the point) Have a real court test your hair samples if you have never used or have not used in many years. This will prove your inocence. Notify federal or state officers(none from the town you are in) of his corrution.

Answer 4

i know it sounds like they are harrassing you but they are doing there job
according to the rules given to them. I am in florida and i have a similar situation here i was arrested for something i cannot physically do and the fact that i had four wittnesses to prove i didn't do it but till this day i will get pulled
over just because i am who i am. you can thank the city you live in for the way you are treated

Answer 5

You have good and bad cops. Thankfully most are good but believe me there are immoral, unethical cops doing illegal activities.
And remember there is nothing bigger than a cops ego.
In the cops defense if you had to deal with the lowest rung of the barrel people every day it can be hard to provide good public service.

Answer 6

If he's not getting paid, it's not his job. Now if the situation is that extreme then by all means he should do something, but minor things that are not life threatening should be left to the cops that are being paid for it.

Answer 7

sorry to tell ya, but there is no harrassment for cops. They will always have an excuse and the judge will always take their side over yours. If you can, i would move