# Not asking for advice, Just sharing my encounter the the police today..... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [September 7, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/not-asking-for-advice-just-sharing-my-encounter-the-the-police-today/216291 "2011-09-07T16:44:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 6:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/not-asking-for-advice-just-sharing-my-encounter-the-the-police-today/216291/41 "2011-09-08T06:13:58Z")
I am WHITE, that makes all of this O.K. ---
**Author:** ![08GT500](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/08gt500/32/5417_2.png) [@08GT500](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/08GT500)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/not-asking-for-advice-just-sharing-my-encounter-the-the-police-today/216291/42 "2011-09-08T06:17:18Z")
> [@Geoff](#): > > Wow. Come on now… A wee bit out of context? ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 6:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/not-asking-for-advice-just-sharing-my-encounter-the-the-police-today/216291/43 "2011-09-08T06:20:21Z")
I’m telling you buy a domestic No front plate Dumped exhaust bullet mufflers huge cam Black tint all the way around Cops look and then drive away lol ---
**Author:** ![L8APEX1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/l8apex1/32/7276_2.png) [@L8APEX1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/L8APEX1)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 6:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/not-asking-for-advice-just-sharing-my-encounter-the-the-police-today/216291/44 "2011-09-08T06:21:22Z")
> [@08GT500](#): > > Come on now… A wee bit out of context? This whole thread seems a bit out of context. ---
**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 6:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/not-asking-for-advice-just-sharing-my-encounter-the-the-police-today/216291/45 "2011-09-08T06:23:55Z")
> [@08GT500](#): > > Come on now… A wee bit out of context? It was all in the same post where he was listing reasons why he thinks he shouldn’t have been treated the way he was. What other context am I missing? ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/not-asking-for-advice-just-sharing-my-encounter-the-the-police-today/216291/46 "2011-09-08T06:27:23Z")
Because you missed the part where someone asked him if he was black lol ---
**Author:** ![08GT500](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/08gt500/32/5417_2.png) [@08GT500](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/08GT500)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/not-asking-for-advice-just-sharing-my-encounter-the-the-police-today/216291/47 "2011-09-08T06:27:33Z")
I was in response to this: > [@Hass](#): > > Thankfully, you have that you work at delacy in your profile… > **otherwise my answer to your problem would have been that you are black** (i don’t know if you are or not, but that’s the obvious answer if this were up north a bit more) > > edit; > i don’t know what you did wrong then, btw. > > and badge numbers are on tickets, aren’t they? He was replying to what Hass had said and lumped it into reasons why he doesn’t think he’s a target for police. Just IMO. > [@See4Ways](#): > > Im not black, im white… im in my mid 20’s not 16 or some shit…my car is in really good shape not a shitwagon…and i have a 100% clean driving record…and i am just finishing my bachelors degree in criminal justice. I am on the waiting list for NYS corrections, sheriffs, and many more departments. > > Basically my point is i don’t have any qualities or anything that make me look like a punk. I am in dress clothes returning to my fairly well paying job in a relatively nice car, educated, and respectful. I guess none of that actually matters in life. > > A customer in the dealership (who is a DEA angent was pulled over and harassed right before my incident) ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 6:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/not-asking-for-advice-just-sharing-my-encounter-the-the-police-today/216291/48 "2011-09-08T06:30:41Z")
How long (time or distance) was it from the time you got lit up, until you pulled into your lot? ---
**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/not-asking-for-advice-just-sharing-my-encounter-the-the-police-today/216291/49 "2011-09-08T06:31:02Z")
Yep, definitely missed that 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![08GT500](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/08gt500/32/5417_2.png) [@08GT500](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/08GT500)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/not-asking-for-advice-just-sharing-my-encounter-the-the-police-today/216291/50 "2011-09-08T06:31:30Z")
lol ---
**Author:** ![See4Ways](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@See4Ways](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/See4Ways)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 6:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/not-asking-for-advice-just-sharing-my-encounter-the-the-police-today/216291/51 "2011-09-08T06:39:35Z")
Thank you 08gt500 for clarifying that situation, you are right on in your description. As far as how far it was. His lights did not actually turn on untill i was checking my rear view mirror with my turn signal on to pull into work. ---
**Author:** ![Jskrapper](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jskrapper/32/7570_2.png) [@Jskrapper](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jskrapper)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/not-asking-for-advice-just-sharing-my-encounter-the-the-police-today/216291/52 "2011-09-08T06:41:23Z")
As soon as I see lights (which is rare because I don’t really drive like an asshole) I pull as far as I can off the road, or a well light parking lot if I’m on a busy multi lane street AND SHUT OFF MY CAR. One cop actually thanked me for pulling off the road when I was on NFB near AJ’s. I am wondering if you were asshatting subconsciously for a while and the cop was following far behind unknown to you. For the most part, they LOVE when the car is shut off, and your hands are on the steering wheel with legit papers ready to go as they are walking up. It looks so much safer to them than a limo tinted car with people rummaging under seats and in glove boxes day or night. ---
**Author:** ![nytalonTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nytalontsi/32/5399_2.png) [@nytalonTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nytalonTSi)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 6:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/not-asking-for-advice-just-sharing-my-encounter-the-the-police-today/216291/53 "2011-09-08T06:56:38Z")
That is one miserable fuck. So he took his anger out on you. I can see getting pulled over for front plate or tints, even though the fronts are clear. But he was an asshole about it from the get go, then pulls you over again. What a joke of law enforcement. We should install mini vid cameras in our cars, for chances like this and other BS. ---
**Author:** ![FadetoBlack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fadetoblack/32/6118_2.png) [@FadetoBlack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FadetoBlack)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 7:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/not-asking-for-advice-just-sharing-my-encounter-the-the-police-today/216291/54 "2011-09-08T07:01:30Z")
> [@Jskrapper](#): > > For the most part, they LOVE when the car is shut off, and your hands are on the steering wheel with legit papers ready to go as they are walking up. It looks so much safer to them than a limo tinted car with people rummaging under seats and in glove boxes day or night. You gotta be careful though with having your papers ready. Unless you have them right where you can grab them (who does?) you’re supposed to wait for the cop to ask for them, that way when you go into your glove box they know you’re going for your documents, not something else. If they pull you over then walk up to the car and you’re already in your glove box, they don’t know what you’re getting. The best thing to do when pulled over is to pull as far off the road as you can so the cop can walk alongside your car without getting hit by another car, roll your windows down (if they’re power), put your dome light on, and put one arm out the window and one on the steering wheel. Look straight ahead. I got pulled over one time on the 190 South going home to South Buffalo, coming from Elmwood/Downtown. The cop put his lights on right when I passed the Smith Street exit and got behind me a little after. I got off on the Seneca Street exit, which is the next one and is where I get off to go home anyway. I put my right blinker on as soon as he got behind me with his lights but didn’t pull over until I got off the exit (by Elk Street) where it was safer for both him and I. The cop actually told me he appreciated it. Still gave me the speeding ticket though. 🖕 Sorry for the longwinded post. ---
**Author:** ![nytalonTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nytalontsi/32/5399_2.png) [@nytalonTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nytalonTSi)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 7:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/not-asking-for-advice-just-sharing-my-encounter-the-the-police-today/216291/55 "2011-09-08T07:05:26Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > I’m telling you buy a domestic > > No front plate > Dumped exhaust bullet mufflers huge cam > Black tint all the way around > > Cops look and then drive away lol So true lol. When I had a Silverado, no front plate, tints and no mufflers. That mofo was loud, even just crusing that mofo was loud. They’re invisible. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 7:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/not-asking-for-advice-just-sharing-my-encounter-the-the-police-today/216291/56 "2011-09-08T07:11:23Z")
See it all makes sense, most cops are racist rednecks and so are most American muscle car drivers so that is why you should drive one.🙂 More proof; look at all of the loud ass Harleys over the years, along come loud Hondas and all of a sudden loud is not “OK” any longer. ---
**Author:** ![Jskrapper](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jskrapper/32/7570_2.png) [@Jskrapper](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jskrapper)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/not-asking-for-advice-just-sharing-my-encounter-the-the-police-today/216291/57 "2011-09-08T07:21:04Z")
> [@FadetoBlack](#): > > You gotta be careful though with having your papers ready. Unless you have them right where you can grab them (who does?) you’re supposed to wait for the cop to ask for them, that way when you go into your glove box they know you’re going for your documents, not something else. If they pull you over then walk up to the car and you’re already in your glove box, they don’t know what you’re getting. > . Hence my statement of people rummaging under seats/gloveboxes. Who keeps their shit in order and easy to access? I do with all 4 of my vehicles. That is very important to me. 9 out 10 cops will be in their car for a solid minute or two before the door opens giving me plenty of time to open the glovebox and grab the folder. Either way…that is just advice that seems to work well for me. ---
**Author:** ![FadetoBlack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fadetoblack/32/6118_2.png) [@FadetoBlack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FadetoBlack)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 7:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/not-asking-for-advice-just-sharing-my-encounter-the-the-police-today/216291/58 "2011-09-08T07:28:56Z")
> [@Jskrapper](#): > > Hence my statement of people rummaging under seats/gloveboxes. > > Who keeps their shit in order and easy to access? I do with all 4 of my vehicles. That is very important to me. 9 out 10 cops will be in their car for a solid minute or two before the door opens giving me plenty of time to open the glovebox and grab the folder. > > Either way…that is just advice that seems to work well for me. Yeah I know you made a comment about rummaging and whatnot. I was backing that comment up, while just saying that if you don’t have your documents easily accessible, then you should wait. Easy access being somewhere where you can get it within 10 or so seconds. Getting it out of the glovebox I think is at least a 30 second thing for most people, more for those that have gloveboxes full of ketchup packets. My experience though is that cops hop out of their car immediately, maybe in a chance to catch you off guard if you’re up to something. I’ve been pulled over A LOT, (not for doing anything wrong, but because of the area I used to live, I was always let go) and I’ve known that to be the case. If you really have all of your stuff that easily accessible, more power to you. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![Jskrapper](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jskrapper/32/7570_2.png) [@Jskrapper](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jskrapper)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/not-asking-for-advice-just-sharing-my-encounter-the-the-police-today/216291/59 "2011-09-08T07:41:00Z")
> [@FadetoBlack](#): > > Yeah I know you made a comment about rummaging and whatnot. I was backing that comment up, while just saying that if you don’t have your documents easily accessible, then you should wait. > > Easy access being somewhere where you can get it within 10 or so seconds. Getting it out of the glovebox I think is at least a 30 second thing for most people, more for those that have gloveboxes full of ketchup packets. > > My experience though is that cops hop out of their car immediately, maybe in a chance to catch you off guard if you’re up to something. I’ve been pulled over A LOT, (not for doing anything wrong, but because of the area I used to live, I was always let go) and I’ve known that to be the case. > > If you really have all of your stuff that easily accessible, more power to you. :tup: :tup: I get what you are saying. Good points. I remember back when I was six, my mom got pulled over and couldn’t find her insurance card…the Kenmore cop was being such a dick, threatening to take the car away etc. My mom was in tears, and even after she finally found it, the cop still was a total dick. Mind you this was in the pre-in-car-computer days so he simply couldn’t check it and probably didn’t feel like calling it in. ---
**Author:** ![FadetoBlack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fadetoblack/32/6118_2.png) [@FadetoBlack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FadetoBlack)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 8:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/not-asking-for-advice-just-sharing-my-encounter-the-the-police-today/216291/60 "2011-09-08T08:33:38Z")
> [@Jskrapper](#): > > I remember back when I was six, my mom got pulled over and couldn’t find her insurance card…the Kenmore cop was being such a dick, threatening to take the car away etc. My mom was in tears, and even after she finally found it, the cop still was a total dick. Mind you this was in the pre-in-car-computer days so he simply couldn’t check it and probably didn’t feel like calling it in. That still really bites though. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/not-asking-for-advice-just-sharing-my-encounter-the-the-police-today/216291.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/not-asking-for-advice-just-sharing-my-encounter-the-the-police-today/216291.md?page=4)