sunday morning at 1:30am, i was going for a cruise as I had a stressful day on sat. driving the evo relaxes me. i wanted a smoke so i stopped at an empty mall plaza parking lot.
i got out, had my smoke, got a call from a friend asking what i was up to. when i finished the smoke, i got into the car and drove off. i did the speed limit of 50km/h which is SLOOOOOW for a large 2 lane street (4 lanes both way) in a commercial area. that's basically 30mph! since it was the middle of the night, there was no one around. i would usually let the evo go a little under those circumstances, but wasn't in the mood.
not 30 seconds after i leave the lot i notice a car tailing me. since we're the only ones on the road i look carefully and it's a cop car. so now i def. keep an eye on the speedo. exactly 50.
he paces me for 45sec. then he lets the lights go. i chuckle to myself because he had no reason to pull me over. I didn’t want to stop in the middle of the road, so I drove another 15sec and pull into the next nearest parking lot. Shut the engine off, and lower my window. Didn’t feel like turning the dome light on as the cop can see me pretty well with his cruiser lights were pointed right at me.
2 min go by and another cruiser pulls up. This guy called for backup…lol. He approaches my car:
cop: how are we doing tonight?
me: good evening officer, why did you pull me over?
Cop: you were exhibiting signs of impaired driving.
Me: I’m sure I wasn’t speeding or swerving. What exactly did I do?
Cop: what are you doing out here tonight? Have you had anything to drink?
Me: I just felt like taking a drive. No, I have not had anything to drink.
cop: why did you pull into this lot?
me: it's the middle of the night, thought it would be safer in here for the both of us.
Cop: license and registration please.
At this point, another cruiser shows up, asks if the cop was ok, and leaves. The other one still stays. 5 min pass as he runs my info. now i know he got scared after i pulled into the lot and called everyone from around the area lol. I was getting pissed fo getting pulled over for no reason. If he asks to search my car I will start being an *******.
He comes back after running me through the system
Cop: appreciate your co-operation, have a good night
Me: thanks. (But thinking fuck you)
So why did he pull me over? Zero probable cause. Spoke to a lawyer friend, we then finally concluded that he saw me pull into the lot, waited, smoked, got a call and then promptly left. All that time he was staking me out thinking I was making a drug run. With no reason to pull me over, he pulled that impaired driving shit out of his ass. the combination of what i did and what i drive probably got his cop senses all hot and bothered...thinking he was gonna nail a drug dealer.
I’ll let it go cuz he was doing his job, however misguided, but I would’ve made his life difficult and taken him to court if he tried to search my car with no cause.
i got out, had my smoke, got a call from a friend asking what i was up to. when i finished the smoke, i got into the car and drove off. i did the speed limit of 50km/h which is SLOOOOOW for a large 2 lane street (4 lanes both way) in a commercial area. that's basically 30mph! since it was the middle of the night, there was no one around. i would usually let the evo go a little under those circumstances, but wasn't in the mood.
not 30 seconds after i leave the lot i notice a car tailing me. since we're the only ones on the road i look carefully and it's a cop car. so now i def. keep an eye on the speedo. exactly 50.
he paces me for 45sec. then he lets the lights go. i chuckle to myself because he had no reason to pull me over. I didn’t want to stop in the middle of the road, so I drove another 15sec and pull into the next nearest parking lot. Shut the engine off, and lower my window. Didn’t feel like turning the dome light on as the cop can see me pretty well with his cruiser lights were pointed right at me.
2 min go by and another cruiser pulls up. This guy called for backup…lol. He approaches my car:
cop: how are we doing tonight?
me: good evening officer, why did you pull me over?
Cop: you were exhibiting signs of impaired driving.
Me: I’m sure I wasn’t speeding or swerving. What exactly did I do?
Cop: what are you doing out here tonight? Have you had anything to drink?
Me: I just felt like taking a drive. No, I have not had anything to drink.
cop: why did you pull into this lot?
me: it's the middle of the night, thought it would be safer in here for the both of us.
Cop: license and registration please.
At this point, another cruiser shows up, asks if the cop was ok, and leaves. The other one still stays. 5 min pass as he runs my info. now i know he got scared after i pulled into the lot and called everyone from around the area lol. I was getting pissed fo getting pulled over for no reason. If he asks to search my car I will start being an *******.
He comes back after running me through the system
Cop: appreciate your co-operation, have a good night
Me: thanks. (But thinking fuck you)
So why did he pull me over? Zero probable cause. Spoke to a lawyer friend, we then finally concluded that he saw me pull into the lot, waited, smoked, got a call and then promptly left. All that time he was staking me out thinking I was making a drug run. With no reason to pull me over, he pulled that impaired driving shit out of his ass. the combination of what i did and what i drive probably got his cop senses all hot and bothered...thinking he was gonna nail a drug dealer.
I’ll let it go cuz he was doing his job, however misguided, but I would’ve made his life difficult and taken him to court if he tried to search my car with no cause.
