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Originally Posted by PeanutButter,May 24 2007, 02:29 PM
well if it was private property they had no right to even approach you on it
You don't have a right to be on private property you don't own without the owner's consent and seeing as this looked like some sort of commercial parking lot (closed down or not). That is how the police crack down on street racing spectators because they usually end up spectating from private parking lots and that sort of thing.
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Originally Posted by gerdaland,May 23 2007, 10:19 PM
she
hense the ticket. i got caught doing the same thing.
i looked over and my heart sank, then he held up a note pad with "10" on it and then drove off.
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Originally Posted by 1AP12NV,May 24 2007, 06:58 AM
This is ridiculous.
Ever think that maybe you would have gotten off with just a "get out of here and go home" if you weren't running on a restricted license? My guess is that the cop suspected (pretty correctly from where I'm sitting) that anyone who is going to do that kind of showboating while on a restricted license needs to be taught a lesson. She wasn't being a hard-ass at all and I think she actually let you off light. If I had been in her shoes I would have given you a reckless ticket (and it is reckless not recless).
Don't get me wrong, I'm sure you're a fine guy and I understand being young and just wanting to have fun in your car (you're lucky to have an S2000 at under 25). I'd be a hypocrite if I bashed you for having an S at a young age (I bought my '03 new at 22 I think). I think you just need to prepare yourself for a lot of negativity headed your way on this post because a lot of us are getting VERY tired of getting pulled over and cited for code violations on modifications made to our car because a lot of cops instantly assume that we're a street racer or reckless youth out doing silly and dangerous stuff in our cars. The reason a lot of cops have this belief is because they run into a lot of younger drivers out just having fun in their cars (albeit doing stupid stuff).
So when we see something like this and see someone who thinks the "man" is out to get them because they got caught doing something dumb instead of recognizing that they were doing something dumb and taking steps to becomming a more mature driver, it might incur some anger
Just some friendly advice, use this incident to become a more mature driver and prove all the stereotypes about car tuners wrong instead of proving them right
You'll also probably find that your car is more likely to stay in one piece too
Ever think that maybe you would have gotten off with just a "get out of here and go home" if you weren't running on a restricted license? My guess is that the cop suspected (pretty correctly from where I'm sitting) that anyone who is going to do that kind of showboating while on a restricted license needs to be taught a lesson. She wasn't being a hard-ass at all and I think she actually let you off light. If I had been in her shoes I would have given you a reckless ticket (and it is reckless not recless).
Don't get me wrong, I'm sure you're a fine guy and I understand being young and just wanting to have fun in your car (you're lucky to have an S2000 at under 25). I'd be a hypocrite if I bashed you for having an S at a young age (I bought my '03 new at 22 I think). I think you just need to prepare yourself for a lot of negativity headed your way on this post because a lot of us are getting VERY tired of getting pulled over and cited for code violations on modifications made to our car because a lot of cops instantly assume that we're a street racer or reckless youth out doing silly and dangerous stuff in our cars. The reason a lot of cops have this belief is because they run into a lot of younger drivers out just having fun in their cars (albeit doing stupid stuff).
So when we see something like this and see someone who thinks the "man" is out to get them because they got caught doing something dumb instead of recognizing that they were doing something dumb and taking steps to becomming a more mature driver, it might incur some anger
Just some friendly advice, use this incident to become a more mature driver and prove all the stereotypes about car tuners wrong instead of proving them right
You'll also probably find that your car is more likely to stay in one piece too 
i've been into cars a long time and i got the stupid stuff out of my system when i was much younger. now i mostly just want to be left alone and its getting harder and harder to stay under the radar. from my experience with cops you got off easy. she didn't just let you go but she didn't screw you as vigorously as she could have. taught you a little lesson which IMO is what more cops should be like. id rather get pulled over and see the error of my ways rather then just getting freaking owned and hating all police men ever for it
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Originally Posted by versionJDM,May 24 2007, 07:10 AM
female cop=lesbo.
hense the ticket. i got caught doing the same thing.
i looked over and my heart sank, then he held up a note pad with "10" on it and then drove off.
hense the ticket. i got caught doing the same thing.
i looked over and my heart sank, then he held up a note pad with "10" on it and then drove off.
that meant your gotd 10 seconds to peace out or hes gonna "throw the book at you."
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Originally Posted by PeanutButter,May 24 2007, 03:33 PM
unless the owner of the property called you in, or have some pre arranged setup, he needs to stay off of the property
Are you making the argument that the police cannot enforce a loitering violation on private property because the officer himself/herself is not allowed to go onto said private property?
*sigh*
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Originally Posted by 1AP12NV,May 24 2007, 06:58 AM
This is ridiculous.
Ever think that maybe you would have gotten off with just a "get out of here and go home" if you weren't running on a restricted license? My guess is that the cop suspected (pretty correctly from where I'm sitting) that anyone who is going to do that kind of showboating while on a restricted license needs to be taught a lesson. She wasn't being a hard-ass at all and I think she actually let you off light. If I had been in her shoes I would have given you a reckless ticket (and it is reckless not recless).
Don't get me wrong, I'm sure you're a fine guy and I understand being young and just wanting to have fun in your car (you're lucky to have an S2000 at under 25). I'd be a hypocrite if I bashed you for having an S at a young age (I bought my '03 new at 22 I think). I think you just need to prepare yourself for a lot of negativity headed your way on this post because a lot of us are getting VERY tired of getting pulled over and cited for code violations on modifications made to our car because a lot of cops instantly assume that we're a street racer or reckless youth out doing silly and dangerous stuff in our cars. The reason a lot of cops have this belief is because they run into a lot of younger drivers out just having fun in their cars (albeit doing stupid stuff).
So when we see something like this and see someone who thinks the "man" is out to get them because they got caught doing something dumb instead of recognizing that they were doing something dumb and taking steps to becomming a more mature driver, it might incur some anger
Just some friendly advice, use this incident to become a more mature driver and prove all the stereotypes about car tuners wrong instead of proving them right You'll also probably find that your car is more likely to stay in one piece too
Ever think that maybe you would have gotten off with just a "get out of here and go home" if you weren't running on a restricted license? My guess is that the cop suspected (pretty correctly from where I'm sitting) that anyone who is going to do that kind of showboating while on a restricted license needs to be taught a lesson. She wasn't being a hard-ass at all and I think she actually let you off light. If I had been in her shoes I would have given you a reckless ticket (and it is reckless not recless).
Don't get me wrong, I'm sure you're a fine guy and I understand being young and just wanting to have fun in your car (you're lucky to have an S2000 at under 25). I'd be a hypocrite if I bashed you for having an S at a young age (I bought my '03 new at 22 I think). I think you just need to prepare yourself for a lot of negativity headed your way on this post because a lot of us are getting VERY tired of getting pulled over and cited for code violations on modifications made to our car because a lot of cops instantly assume that we're a street racer or reckless youth out doing silly and dangerous stuff in our cars. The reason a lot of cops have this belief is because they run into a lot of younger drivers out just having fun in their cars (albeit doing stupid stuff).
So when we see something like this and see someone who thinks the "man" is out to get them because they got caught doing something dumb instead of recognizing that they were doing something dumb and taking steps to becomming a more mature driver, it might incur some anger
Just some friendly advice, use this incident to become a more mature driver and prove all the stereotypes about car tuners wrong instead of proving them right
You'll also probably find that your car is more likely to stay in one piece too