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Originally Posted by freethc
I got pulled over yesterday for my plates being in the windows by the University cops. I didn't get a ticket cause it is an old 79 Datsun I picked up in Oregon and the old plates are rusted to the car. A work in progress.  My other car is a 2003 Frontier. I hardly drive the Datsun, we use it for canoeing.
The rookie that pulled me over was doing something and the Sgt pulled me off to the side. He told me he has seen my lil pipe in the Datsun (spaced that one out) the last few weeks parked and he threatened my job, my education and told me how unacceptable it was. Then they let me go.
I do have my card and I have serious health issues. I think my rights were violated. |
So, you have a beater Datsun that you usually only drive when you go kayaking. Otherwise it sits. Sometime in the past, a University Cop sees it sitting stagnant, and decides to get out and walk around the car, checking for a flat tire, expired plates, any sign of abandonment. Through YOUR carelessness, the cop notices a pipe in plain view inside the vehicle. The next time he sees the car, you're driving it and your plates aren't correctly displayed, so now he has probable cause to stop you. Then he remembers the pipe and brings that up too, and he gives his opinion of you based on a snapshot of events and information.
Where were your rights violated, and
what specific right was violated?