I park in my highschool every day. One day i left the school when there were only a few cars left and there was a cop parked fairly far from my car and he was just sitting in his car. Right when I got into my car and started driving away, he came to where I was exiting the school (there are many lanes in the parking lot and he just chose mine) and he followed me exactly without putting the siren or anything. I get to a stop sign, and go and he does the same. I exit the parking lot and I drive for about 3 seconds and he puts on his siren and makes me stop and then he tells me that he has seen my car before and was waiting to meet me and he gives me a ticket. I believe that for some reason he wanted to give me a ticket in the street rather than in the parking lot. I don't know if cops are allowed to do this or what the advantage is for them.
2007-10-14 14:19:42 · 18 answers · asked by cutehuman398 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
it was for an expired registration
2007-10-14 14:26:30 · update #1
i mean why didn't he just see me reach my car and tell me why did he have to wait for me to start driving and lkeave the parking. the parking was empty, i left a bit late that day.
2007-10-14 14:33:32 · update #2
i live in Miami.
2007-10-14 14:52:05 · update #3
Yes the Police are allowed to do that.
He waited until you began to operate the vehicle so that he could verify that it was yours. He had every right to stop you for expired registration.
He probably also did it that way so that you wouldn't be embarrassed in front of your friends in the parking lot.
2007-10-14 14:36:36 · answer #1 · answered by CGIV76 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Robert, any parent who teaches their children to not have respect for the police, or any authority figure, does not need to be a parent. You are a bad role model and you have vindictive reasons behind your opinions of police. I would guess you've been in plenty of legal trouble throughout your life to come to such an opinion. That being said... A police officer does not have to tell you he is a cop. People ask me what I do for a living all the time when I'm off-duty, and it is none of their business. In regards to undercover work, a police officer does not have to tell you he is a police officer. If you are selling drugs and an undercover buys from you, you will be arrested. Doesn't matter if says he is a cop or not. You are thinking of entrapment. It is when you are compelled to do something illegal by a police officer that you would not normally do. That is something completely different. Good day.
2016-05-22 14:25:42 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here in Ontario traffice laws can't be enforced in parking lots. Once you were operating the vehicle on the roadway then the fact that your registration had expired could be enforced. Sounds like you've caught this officer's attention for a reason. We usually don't have the time to wait around for someone to pull out of parking lots.
2007-10-14 16:20:09 · answer #3 · answered by joeanonymous 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most states have decriminalized traffic violations and these laws need to be enforced on a public street. He probably saw your car, remembered it from an earlier encounter, then waited before you were driving on a public street. Must have been a slow day or you live in a small town. Most big cities don't have the time to sit and wait to write a ticket. I hope this helps.
2007-10-14 14:50:38 · answer #4 · answered by zbeast39 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The reason he or she stopped you on the street was as long as you are on private property then a ticket couldn't be issued but when you went out onto the public roadway a ticket could be issued.
2007-10-14 14:53:20 · answer #5 · answered by Steven C 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
well it is this the parking lot is private property and he was waiting for you to be on a public road so he could do a legal traffic stop----- yes the cops can do this----- your registration should have been legal
2007-10-14 14:50:45 · answer #6 · answered by Pearl P 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i am sure he was calling in and getting all the information he needed,like if there were any warrants.he then stopped you after he got the information.the question is why did you have expired registration?that is your fauly and responsibility.
----retired texas deputy sheriff----
2007-10-14 21:38:06 · answer #7 · answered by charlsyeh 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Missouri, I have one year to bring a traffic or misdemeanor charge against you. Maybe he wanted to stop you in the street, maybe he didn't care either way. He was within his rights to do what he did.
2007-10-14 14:23:37 · answer #8 · answered by Citicop 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Maybe the officer did not want to embarass you in front of your school mates.
2007-10-15 02:02:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will give you my favorite answer tell the judge and ask him if the cop can do this.
2007-10-14 16:17:58 · answer #10 · answered by trailsman1961 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋