i was coming from the club,i didnt take my normal route i decided to take a shorter route so that i could get home early..seconds later i saw a cop car behind me.i didnt panic i just took it easy because i wasnt drinkingg any alcohol..**** as i took the turn the cop started blinking me..the little ****** didnt bother to say ''hi sir good evening please can i see licence and registration''..he said get out of the car with your hands up in the air..seconds later i heard the dog bark..the sound startled me so i jump because i was frightened..next thing the police comments were if i dont cooperate he was goin to let the dog bite me..then my comment were..''isnt that against the law''..he said shut the **** up..then he and 2 other cops started searching my car from top to bottom..i know that im a jamaican and we are known for selling drugs and doin stupid ****..the ******* tore my **** up..then he started searching me..he took off my hat,unbutton my shirt,.took out my wallet out my pocket and took my money out of my pocket,.it was like i was a convict and i didnt have any rights..i felt violated..its 19 degrees and the cop wanted me to sit on the cold pavement..would they tell a white man to do that..i refused and they took me by my belt and put me in the cop car..they wrote me 3 tickets when it was all over..he called me a retard..i know im young and i drive a nice car..but they acted like i was a drug dealer..
2007-12-14 05:59:58 · 8 answers · asked by andre r 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Judging by the language used in your post...I'd suspect there's a bit more to this story than you've mentioned!
2007-12-14 06:06:36 · answer #1 · answered by KC V ™ 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Sounds to me like you weren't being fully cooperative. If a white man did the same things you did, the same things would have happened to him. Police can take out your wallet, take money out of your pocket etc., you weren't treated like a convict, you were treated like anybody the police do a search on when detaining. If you don't want to feel violated in the future, cooperate, be respectful and take a look at those tickets and figure out what it was that you did not have correct (whether a light on the car is out or you being uncooperative etc.) and fix it. I suspect like the previous answerer posted that there is more to this story than you let on; take this as a wake up call and change your ways.
2007-12-14 06:11:12 · answer #2 · answered by no free rides 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure you are not leaving any of this story out? What were the 3 tickets for? If you were not acting irrational, were not high or drunk, and did not have any illegal items, drugs, alcohol, weapons, crank pipes, claymores in plain view, then you have to question how did the officer have probable cause to search your vehicle. They do have the right to search you for their protection, but not the right to tear your car apart. You could contact the police station and report them if that were the case. Their names should be on the citations. you could also contact a lawyer, because if they performed an illegal search then you could most likely get out of paying for the tickets and get all your points back on your license.
2007-12-14 06:52:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow, I would definitely feel violated. What were the tickets they wrote you for? Where were you when you got pulled over? In the US? I would just let it go if I were you, honestly theres nothing you can do about it these days, they can make up a bunch of bulls**t and it looks like they didn't do anything wrong..that's just the way it goes unfortunately..
2007-12-14 06:08:32 · answer #4 · answered by Zephyra 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
A good way to handle this would be to sue the department for racial profiling, get an attorney and get the officers name off of the tickets and take him to court, most police have cameras in there cars,if in court you should demand the tape be shown if you believe you did nothing wrong.
2007-12-14 06:14:08 · answer #5 · answered by William M 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
You forgot something in this drama. Being Black has nothing to do with it. Get over yourself. Mon
2007-12-14 06:20:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think you're playing the black vs white card here so i'm afraid i can't take your story seriously.
2007-12-14 06:15:54 · answer #7 · answered by Sarah J 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, did you have drugs?
2007-12-14 06:08:27 · answer #8 · answered by Kristy Lynn 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋