mzbk2l
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jaredbelch wrote:
The cops used to try to shut down teens "cruising the pits" in my hometown growing up. We knew we'd get nailed for any little thing they could find, so my Friday night ritual consisted of checking every single bulb on the car before I went anywhere so they would have no excuse to pull me over. (Usually worked, too, unless they caught my Trans Am with smoke rolling off the back tires.)
I don't have a problem with cops properly using the laws on the books to bust someone, or even just to check them out. I have a problem with the few cops who think they should make up their own laws to accomplish the same thing.
jaredbelch wrote:
So if they're pulling people over (instead of using roadblocks), presumably with probable cause (license plate light out, failure to use turn signal, etc.), what is the issue? If you drive legally, in a vehicle that meets legal standards, you should have no problem. The driver has to break the law first to give the cops the excuse to pull him over.http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=4159892
21 arrested in weekend DUI blitz September 2nd, 2008 @ 10:52am (KSL News) A DUI blitz in Park City over the weekend netted 21 arrests.
The Utah Highway Patrol worked with Park City police to step up patrols and pulled over more than 200 vehicles during the three-day operation.
The cops used to try to shut down teens "cruising the pits" in my hometown growing up. We knew we'd get nailed for any little thing they could find, so my Friday night ritual consisted of checking every single bulb on the car before I went anywhere so they would have no excuse to pull me over. (Usually worked, too, unless they caught my Trans Am with smoke rolling off the back tires.)
I don't have a problem with cops properly using the laws on the books to bust someone, or even just to check them out. I have a problem with the few cops who think they should make up their own laws to accomplish the same thing.