Spongebob
Regular Member
Hey all, long time no chat if anyone of you remember me. I would very much like some insight from you all.
Although written in first person, story is not about me.
My friend and I were driving through greenfield to go to another friend's house to enjoy the weather. I was in the front passenger seat. Suddenly, we are being pulled over. The officer walked over to my window on the passenger side (probably to stay out of traffic) said he stopped us because the driver was tailgating the car in front of us. He took our licenses, went back to his squad for a few minutes. When he walks back over to me asked what I was reaching for when he pulled us over, and why I was so nervous. (I reached for nothing, nor was I nervous.) I was laughing at my friend because I CONSTANTLY tell him not to tailgate. I thought my friend would just get a warning and we would be on our way. I was not nervous, as I had nothing to hide, and I know I wasn't reaching for anything. Anyways, he asks me to step out and if I have anything drugs, guns, weapons, or anything illegal he should know about. I told him I did not. So he asked for permission to pat me down for weapons. I comply, and he searches me completely, not just a weapon pat-down. while he is searching me he finds a box cutter. (I had been helping someone move furniture earlier that day, and had a box cutter for cutting tape) He immediately puts me in handcuffs, and has me sit down and cross my legs. I asked him why I was being detained, and he said it I'm not being detained, I am under arrest, because I didn't have a CCW permit. I told him I carry a pocket knife almost every day of my life, never had any trouble, and that it was in fact legal to have a blade, so long as it's under 3 inches or whatever. He said "I asked you specifically if you had any weapons and YOU LIED TO ME!" I told him, that I didn't really remember having the cutter on my person, and that it never even registered, because I don't consider it a weapon. He Was a DICK. Kept saying things like "Who were you gonna use that on? What are you up to that you need to carry a weapon"... Just treating me like I was some huge dirt-bag because I had a box cutter. He didn't want to hear anything I had to say. So they pulled out the driver, and brought a dog to search the car. He seemed to be sure we had a gun for some reason. So they search and search and find some drug paraphernalia that belonged to the driver. So they arrest us both, and take us to the GFPD station, and take 7 hours to book us, the entire time acting as if we were criminals and scumbags. This one officer especially, was acting like he stopped us from going to cut whoever I was gonna cut with the box cutter. So after humiliating us, wasting our day, writing us tickets, they cut us loose and tell us to "Stay out of trouble". EFFING-AYE! I am so sick of how pigs act towards citizens, and now I have a 400 dollar ticket, and will have a concealed carry violation on my record!
So, a few questions.
What do you guys think about this story in general?
Is it really illegal to carry a pocket-knife?
Should I fight this in court or just pay it?
Will having this on my record affect me getting a concealed carry permit in the future?
Any other advice or opinions y'all have would be greatly appreciated.
Although written in first person, story is not about me.
My friend and I were driving through greenfield to go to another friend's house to enjoy the weather. I was in the front passenger seat. Suddenly, we are being pulled over. The officer walked over to my window on the passenger side (probably to stay out of traffic) said he stopped us because the driver was tailgating the car in front of us. He took our licenses, went back to his squad for a few minutes. When he walks back over to me asked what I was reaching for when he pulled us over, and why I was so nervous. (I reached for nothing, nor was I nervous.) I was laughing at my friend because I CONSTANTLY tell him not to tailgate. I thought my friend would just get a warning and we would be on our way. I was not nervous, as I had nothing to hide, and I know I wasn't reaching for anything. Anyways, he asks me to step out and if I have anything drugs, guns, weapons, or anything illegal he should know about. I told him I did not. So he asked for permission to pat me down for weapons. I comply, and he searches me completely, not just a weapon pat-down. while he is searching me he finds a box cutter. (I had been helping someone move furniture earlier that day, and had a box cutter for cutting tape) He immediately puts me in handcuffs, and has me sit down and cross my legs. I asked him why I was being detained, and he said it I'm not being detained, I am under arrest, because I didn't have a CCW permit. I told him I carry a pocket knife almost every day of my life, never had any trouble, and that it was in fact legal to have a blade, so long as it's under 3 inches or whatever. He said "I asked you specifically if you had any weapons and YOU LIED TO ME!" I told him, that I didn't really remember having the cutter on my person, and that it never even registered, because I don't consider it a weapon. He Was a DICK. Kept saying things like "Who were you gonna use that on? What are you up to that you need to carry a weapon"... Just treating me like I was some huge dirt-bag because I had a box cutter. He didn't want to hear anything I had to say. So they pulled out the driver, and brought a dog to search the car. He seemed to be sure we had a gun for some reason. So they search and search and find some drug paraphernalia that belonged to the driver. So they arrest us both, and take us to the GFPD station, and take 7 hours to book us, the entire time acting as if we were criminals and scumbags. This one officer especially, was acting like he stopped us from going to cut whoever I was gonna cut with the box cutter. So after humiliating us, wasting our day, writing us tickets, they cut us loose and tell us to "Stay out of trouble". EFFING-AYE! I am so sick of how pigs act towards citizens, and now I have a 400 dollar ticket, and will have a concealed carry violation on my record!
So, a few questions.
What do you guys think about this story in general?
Is it really illegal to carry a pocket-knife?
Should I fight this in court or just pay it?
Will having this on my record affect me getting a concealed carry permit in the future?
Any other advice or opinions y'all have would be greatly appreciated.