I was arrested Options

[BlackCelicaGT94]

Yep i was arrested for reckless driving. This was a couple of weeks ago. Some guy pulled out right in front of me and i used the center left turn lane to pass around him. Cop saw me coming around the guy and made a U-ey and I instantly pulled over in my works parking lot (i was going back to work anyways) and he asks me why I was in a rush and I told him that guy pulled out infront of me and so I went around him. He then asked me to step out of my car cuz i was under arrest for reckless. I didnt put up a fight but WOW TALK ABOUT EMBARASSING since it was infront of my work. He puts me in the back of the car searches my car and asks why theres alcohol in the backseat. I said the minature bottle was from a mariners game a month ago - which is true. it was unopened. Then he told me that "come to think of it, you do smell like alcohol. Have you been drinking" I was actually quite offended by the remark but told him I hadnt and I was willing to take a breathalizer. He told me it wouldnt be neccesary. He then told me if I cooperated he'd just cite me there. So I did the whole time but I guess he changed his mind cuz when he returned to the car he started to drive away. I asked if I could tell my work since this happened on the backside and they probably didnt see me but he said I could call htem after I was ffingerprinted. Which would be after my work was closed anyways.

So were driving to the station and he takes me in and they had no where to put me. All the holding cells were filled. They talked about putting me in the bathroom till they realized they had someone in there being held. So they put two guys togehter in a cell then put me in one (alone). I stayed quiet. The lady who was doing my fingerprinting and pics was really nice but the cop told her to take her time with me. So I finally got out about 2 hours later or so and I walked 3 miles back to my work. I didnt want a ride from anyone cuz I was upset with myself. So my parents were upset but more upset with the cop for A. Handcuffing their little girl B. accusing me of smelling of Alcohol and C. Giving me such a harsh ticket.

Well im dealing with one of the best lawyers now - 2500 bucks but well worth it in the end I think. Parents luckily put up the money for it cuz I dont have 2500 bucks to pay upfront. So im in the process of dealing with that and paying them back.

Im not mad at the cop - yeah I shouldnt have downshifted and went around the guy but I have a fear of braking hard ever since I had to do that once and my brakes went out.


Note - no comments needed of how I deserved the ticket - im not putting up a fight over it but the 2 lawyers ive talked to even said it was pretty harsh and they usually wouldnt give reckless for that.

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

cops have the one of the hardest job in the world. Everyone hates them when they are on their ass, but when the cops come to save the same ass, they are hero's. (sigh) Some things will never change.
I say +1 for honest cops

Screw cops, I hate cops. They almost killed my uncle. He was drunk and they just about beat him to death. They pull over good people and harass them, and let drunk drivers go with just little warnings. They profile people in sport compact cars as bad people. I hate cops. I do nothing wrong, nor have I ever been arrested. I've gotten 3 tickets for speeding, and none in the past 3 years. But I still hate cops and everything they stand for. I'll take care of my own problems, they can stay away from me.

You have by for said the most ignorant comments i have heard in years. I honestly pray that you are kidding

I'm not kidding, and if you think I'm ignorant, it just proves how much you are. When they beat my uncle, it was about 40 years ago. It's simple psychology, proven by Philip Zimbardo. When people are put in power positions, they will act on it. Cops deal with a lot of bad people, but they then treat everyone like a bad person. I don't like getting harassed by them when I don't do anything wrong. When I'm speeding, that is understandable. People in general will act power crazy if it's given to them. It doesn't mean that every signal cop is bad, but most of them are. And I really don't like them. Anyone who wants to challenge my knowledge, feel free to do so.

[confucious]

I'm not kidding, and if you think I'm ignorant, it just proves how much you are. When they beat my uncle, it was about 40 years ago. It's simple psychology, proven by Philip Zimbardo. When people are put in power positions, they will act on it. Cops deal with a lot of bad people, but they then treat everyone like a bad person. I don't like getting harassed by them when I don't do anything wrong. When I'm speeding, that is understandable. People in general will act power crazy if it's given to them. It doesn't mean that every signal cop is bad, but most of them are. And I really don't like them. Anyone who wants to challenge my knowledge, feel free to do so.

I will challenge your education. Why? Because

1.) Zimbardo was a 5 or 6 day experiment. Nothing real conclusive can come from actors. Try being placed in this situation for years upon years.
2.) Have you EVER been in a position of authority? That is like saying every supervisor is bad.
3.) Have you EVER been specifically a police officer?
4.) Do you witness police interacting negatively towards everyone, or is this what is known as a "stereotype"?
5.) Not ever "singal" cop is bad, actually, very few of them are.
6.) Chances are, if you are dealing with the police YOU DID SOMETHING WRONG.
7.) Psychology is a worthless major unless you play on going Masters or above, which I highly doubt you are. I have a psychology minor, but that would be because it directly relates to the field I'm in.

without laws comes anarchy

Yay! Anarchy!

YAY! I can rob/stab/do whatever to you and get away with it! YAY!

You people seriously disgust me. Grow up about 5 more years. Once you are all post age 21 cops will suddenly be your best friends. Unless of course, you are a piece of trash who beats your wife.

[airfron]

several of my friends are entering law enforcment.. either CHP or LAPD

i have had several experiences with police and one certainty i have is that campus police actually do fit the "stereotype" of the cop that abuses their power. at my local CC i was running to class because i was running late and was stopped by two campus police officers( and they are real police officers). they assumed i had stolen something because i was running. they cuffed me and took me to the station. while searching my bag they found my new textbooks, purchased the day before, still wrapped and asked if i had stole them from the bookstore, since i had no reciept they locked me in the cell until they got ahold of the bookstore to verify nothing was stolen. 40 min. later they let me go and made me 1hr late to class without an apology.

i have also had my car searched twice for no reason while leaving the campus. one time for supposedly "racing". the car i was allegedly racing was a chevy suburban and there were a line of 7-8 cars in front of me slowing down for a red light. also halloween last year while driving past the college at 4pm i was pulled over for "possible DUI" which i passed the breathalyzer but still managed to get my car searched and detained in the back of the car and put in handcuffs. i think their reasons were bs but if i make a complaint i will still prob. see them around campus and i don't want anymore drama

i have nothing but respect for the police and actually considered becoming one esp. after seeing Super Troopers