Ever had a run-in with the police?

[Sharop]

I never have and hope I never do. I certainly don't intend to engage in anything criminal (although I admit that I have had marijuana a few times, but that's the only thing.)

The only time, so far, that I have been partially involved in anything was last month when I was at my boyfriend's flat. He and a friend had just come back from church and a couple of his neighbours weren't happy with the way he would drive when leaving the area (he lives in a council-owned group of flats which have their own car park.) From what I was told, they approached him aggressively and the male grabbed him by the neck and pushed him.

Kris (my boyfriend) thought it was wrong of them to have been physically violent so he telephoned the police. Two of them (a man and woman) came and spoke to Kris, then went around to see his neighbours. They came back and told Kris that his neighbours had agreed not to bother him as long as Kris was more careful when driving in this area - they said that as they had been coming to the flat a few other people had approached them and expressed some concerns about how Kris would sometimes drive (he's not a bad driver, but he does sometimes drive faster than he should do.) The policeman also thought I should be made aware of what was going on as well, so he explained everything to me and asked that if I was in the car with Kris if I could remind him to go at a moderate speed. That was that, really.

[Waterston_Fan]

I never have and hope I never do. I certainly don't intend to engage in anything criminal (although I admit that I have had marijuana a few times, but that's the only thing.)

The only time, so far, that I have been partially involved in anything was last month when I was at my boyfriend's flat. He and a friend had just come back from church and a couple of his neighbours weren't happy with the way he would drive when leaving the area (he lives in a council-owned group of flats which have their own car park.) From what I was told, they approached him aggressively and the male grabbed him by the neck and pushed him.

Kris (my boyfriend) thought it was wrong of them to have been physically violent so he telephoned the police. Two of them (a man and woman) came and spoke to Kris, then went around to see his neighbours. They came back and told Kris that his neighbours had agreed not to bother him as long as Kris was more careful when driving in this area - they said that as they had been coming to the flat a few other people had approached them and expressed some concerns about how Kris would sometimes drive (he's not a bad driver, but he does sometimes drive faster than he should do.) The policeman also thought I should be made aware of what was going on as well, so he explained everything to me and asked that if I was in the car with Kris if I could remind him to go at a moderate speed. That was that, really.

Wow... I bet your boyfriend will continue to do that, I think. But I guess the neighbors telling your boyfriend not to drive so fast didn't work out and he didn't like it. That's why sometimes I think it's best the police take care of it cause the neighbor pretty much assaulted your boyfriend.

[Waterston_Fan]

My nephews can't seem to drive without getting a ticket or getting into an accident one. Recently my younger nephew got a ticket for speeding in South Carolina then a few weeks earlier my oldest nephew got a ticket for speeding in North Carolina.

I think my nephews have gotten into like 6 accidents combined.

I am worried that one day those two brothers won't be allowed to drive with all those speeding tickets and accidents.

EDIT: I don't even drive because I have no one to practice with since my mom is too nervous about teaching me how to drive. She has suggested that maybe I can drive in North Carolina, well, I might be her age till I get my license but not with my dopey nephews getting into accidents and tickets.

[TJL]

Despite my reputation around here as a total badass and an outlaw, I've never had any serious run-ins with the fine men and women of the law enforcement community, aside from a few tickets for minor infractions.

Okay, one time i tried to run away from a bunch of cops in Moscow when I was on a High School trip, but, that ended well.
I'm still here, aren't I?

;)

[robyrob]

mostly just stupid stuff when i was younger, been thrown in the drunk tank when i was a teen a couple of times

i got hassled by the cops a bunch when i was younger - worst experience was on a first date with some girl, we were going to this restaurant and as we got out of my car two cops threw me on the hood and cuffed me then started searching through my car - apparently some guy matching my description had just robbed a bank on the corner. well after about a half hour of questioning and finding no evidence and offering no apology they begrudgingly let me go.

...then ten minutes later when we finally made it into the restaurant - which was packed - two different cops grabbed me and started asking me a bunch of questions right there in the middle of the crowded restaurant.

i'm pretty much a magnet for trouble whether i do anything or not.

[Sharop]

Wow... I bet your boyfriend will continue to do that, I think. But I guess the neighbors telling your boyfriend not to drive so fast didn't work out and he didn't like it. That's why sometimes I think it's best the police take care of it cause the neighbor pretty much assaulted your boyfriend.

Actually, since that happened, he's been trying to drive more carefully around that area. It's not that he's a reckless driver, he's pretty good. He just sometimes drives faster than necessary.

Kris didn't have a problem with his neighbours asking him to drive a bit more slowly - it was the way they went about it that he didn't like. He didn't like them being so aggressive. He said that if they'd asked him nicely there wouldn't have been a problem. He's a firm Spiritualist so he's never physically violent himself and he was very upset about the whole thing, which is why he called the police.

[Chocoholic]

Well, one time I wasn't watching where I was walking and bumped into a policeman. Other than that, I haven't had a run-in with the law.

I guess I've lived a boring life.

[Shine]

Just for a speeding ticket in 1999.

[Waterston_Fan]

Actually, since that happened, he's been trying to drive more carefully around that area. It's not that he's a reckless driver, he's pretty good. He just sometimes drives faster than necessary.

Kris didn't have a problem with his neighbours asking him to drive a bit more slowly - it was the way they went about it that he didn't like. He didn't like them being so aggressive. He said that if they'd asked him nicely there wouldn't have been a problem. He's a firm Spiritualist so he's never physically violent himself and he was very upset about the whole thing, which is why he called the police.

Okay. Yeah, maybe they didn't know how he'd react to them telling him.

Did the police talk to the neighbor who did the 'assaulting' or using violence? Hopefully that neighbor realized he shouldn't have done that cause he could have gone to jail.

[Brent88]

The first time I went out of town on my own 3 years ago... state trooper was off a side road and pulled me over. He gave me a warning for having my seatbelt on wrong. :rolleyes: I am convinced he got me for my age and pulled me over thinking he would get me on something worse(like no insurance or something). I was a nervous wreck after that incident driving home.

Otherwise nothing. I like to speed but I'm also on the lookout for police when I do. :lol:

[catlover79]

I've only been stopped twice for speeding (once in 2006 and once in 2007) but got off with just a warning. Other than that, nothing. I know where all the speed traps are. :lol:

[PZelda]

I've been the passenger in the car on maybe 4 different occasions when the driver I was with got pulled over... Three times was for speeding violations, and the last time (a few months back) was because the driver failed to stop completely at a stop sign.

That aside. I was hanging around once when the person I was hanging out with got arrested for disorderly conduct (oh, THAT was fun...). There were a few other occasions, but I've blocked them out. :D

[Retro4Life]

Honestly? Nothing. Ever. No speeding tickets, no warnings.

I did have to testify for a friend in a case where the friend fought a citation for "failure to reduce speed" (I was a passenger). The cop lost and he told us both ominously, "Be seeing you guys..."

I think he was off the force within a year, though.:banana:

[Sharop]

I've been the passenger in the car on maybe 4 different occasions when the driver I was with got pulled over... Three times was for speeding violations, and the last time (a few months back) was because the driver failed to stop completely at a stop sign.

That aside. I was hanging around once when the person I was hanging out with got arrested for disorderly conduct (oh, THAT was fun...). There were a few other occasions, but I've blocked them out. :D

How were you personally treated by the police on those occasions? If you're with somebody else who has done something wrong but you haven't done anything yourself, then I would assume that you're fine and the police don't need to bother with you - but I would bet that there are some idiots out there who would be unpleasant just because you happen to be associated with the person in question.

[Sharop]

Did the police talk to the neighbor who did the 'assaulting' or using violence? Hopefully that neighbor realized he shouldn't have done that cause he could have gone to jail.

Yes, they spoke to Kris first, then went to see his neighbours, then came back to talk to Kris. It was only a minor thing and I don't think there have been any problems since.

[PZelda]

How were you personally treated by the police on those occasions? If you're with somebody else who has done something wrong but you haven't done anything yourself, then I would assume that you're fine and the police don't need to bother with you - but I would bet that there are some idiots out there who would be unpleasant just because you happen to be associated with the person in question.
The pull-overs were no biggie. The drivers in the speeding violation incidents just got let off with a warning. The last one (stop sign violation) got ticketed. They didn't need to talk to me.

As for the disorderly conduct incident, I got interviewed by a policeman for a few minutes and that was it. The guy I was with wasn't at fault for the incident (they just arrested the people who were drunk that night, and I wasn't drunk), and he wanted to take it to court... Shortly after the original incident, I moved to Minnesota. I was going to be subpoenaed to come to town to appear in court. Fortunately, the charges were dropped and it got thrown out of court.

And that's it.

[Lee]

My dad has gotten pulled over for speeding a few times, but he has had no
problems with the officers who pulled him over. I got to know and be friends
with a few local police officers when we were living in St. Charles, Missouri-
I met them through a tour of the Police Department and the National Night
Out block party in our neighborhood.

[Waterston_Fan]

Yes, they spoke to Kris first, then went to see his neighbours, then came back to talk to Kris. It was only a minor think and I don't think there have been any problems since.

Okay, gotcha.

[Schmoopie]

No run-ins unless you count being stopped for speeding or for not seeing a traffic sign. I think they hide those signs on purpose!

[littlebelle]

Yeah, a couple times. My mom got pulled over the other day when she driving from factoria to bellevue for speeding, which was totally ridiculous because the speed limit changes out of no where on Bellevue Way and a cop was hiding in somebody's drive way just waiting to see if people would slow down.

[Hollow]

a warning for having my brights on while on the highway (i had no idea they were on because i'd only been driving for a month and couldn't recognize the difference) and another warning for going 15 over the speed limit.

oh, and when i was working at a snow cone stand by the public pool a few years back, some young children called 911 on the pay phone and the police came. they ended up just lecturing them about 911. it was pretty cute.

[Janice]

Many years ago, I was driving and noticed a cop car following me. Next thing I know, my care was surrounded by cop cars. The cops got out of their cars, one had a gun drawn, and I was told to put my hands up, then put them on the car. I was frisked. It was awful. Turns out that when my car was stolen months before, it didn't go into the system as recovered. So, the cops thought I stole the car. It was a terrifying ordeal.

[cyberalias81]

When I was a kid I had a few run-ins with the police. I'd always go a block or two up the hill to the local gas station/convenience store. At least two times I was stopped. The time I remember best (maybe this is both memories together)was when I had a polaroid camera case with me, it had my cds player and some cds. Well I was a young person out after dark, so I was stopped because there had been a few robberies way up the hill where the rich folks live. The officer offered me a ride home(a block away) and used our idle conversation to tell me about the robberies, and inquire about what was in my bag. It did look a bit like a purse. Then as we pull up he ran my parents' license plate for warrants. What a jerk.

Then later on in my life a friend of mine was raped, so of course being someone with a penis, I was interviewed and was asked nicely by the female (deputy sheriff? ) to give a cheek swab for dna test. I don't know why I said yes, now I'm probably in some DNA database somewhere.

Then later on that year, 2008, I worked in a crappy hotel job and a guest, who was also responsible for getting me my new job, was robbed of a laptop while she was out. It seems someone made a bellman key, a key to open any door, and then made off with the lappy. The geek in me was being too helpful, and so we go down to the local police station to have a chat. It was kind of shocking as the place seemed in disrepair. Well of course, I wasn't guilty of any of those crimes, and it's left a rather sour taste in my mouth regarding police and authority in general.

[Sharop]

The first time I went out of town on my own 3 years ago... state trooper was off a side road and pulled me over. He gave me a warning for having my seatbelt on wrong. :rolleyes:

How can a seatbelt be on wrong? :confused:

[beautifuldreamer]

How can a seatbelt be on wrong? :confused:

The only way I can think of is if maybe he had his left arm over the shoulder strap... after all, how many other ways can you wear a seatbelt? :lol:

[PZelda]

The only way I can think of is if maybe he had his left arm over the shoulder strap... after all, how many other ways can you wear a seatbelt? :lol:
Or he tucked it behind him, and put the strap behind the headrest. I used to do that allllllllllllll the time as a kid. :lol: I haven't in more than a decade - I think seatbelts are actually comfortable and I feel naked when I don't put it on in the car.

[Crimson and Clover]

yeah, in washington dc and new york at protests, its been awhile though

[Brent88]

The only way I can think of is if maybe he had his left arm over the shoulder strap... after all, how many other ways can you wear a seatbelt? :lol:

That's exactly how. I had always worn it like that(I had never not worn it), I don't get why I was singled out that time or how the cop could have seen it from a pretty good distance while I was moving either. It never has made much sense to me. I will always believe he stopped me thinking he could get me on something else that was worse.

[LuLu Rogers]

I got a speeding ticket 3 years ago on the interstate for driving 85 in a 70. Oops :blush: ;)

I have to be careful now though, I'll be in training to be a cop in about a year ;)

[Sharop]

I will always believe he stopped me thinking he could get me on something else that was worse.

If that is true then I think that it was unnecessary. If you weren't doing anything wrong (and if he couldn't see that you had your seatbelt on incorrectly) then there was no reason for him to stop you. I wonder what his excuse would have been if you'd been wearing your seatbelt correctly? :lol:

[Brent88]

If that is true then I think that it was unnecessary. If you weren't doing anything wrong (and if he couldn't see that you had your seatbelt on incorrectly) then there was no reason for him to stop you. I wonder what his excuse would have been if you'd been wearing your seatbelt correctly? :lol:

LOL, yeah, I remember him looking around for a moment before he mentioned the seatbelt. It was just very surreal the way it happened.