uh wtf

[zixxer]

I'm watching cops, and this cop pulls over an older car in a nicer area because he 'didn't belong in these parts, and is thus suspicious'




is that legal?

 

[hevnsnt]

"what determines 'suspicious vehicle'"

Older car in nice area with young black youths driving it. :disgust:

 

[zixxer]

Originally posted by: hevnsnt
"what determines 'suspicious vehicle'"

Older car in nice area with young black youths driving it. :disgust:

actually they were white.

 

[edro]

Lots of things are considered suspicious. Slow driving, driver looking all around, stopping for long amounts of time at stop signs, not matching the demographic, irratic driving, circling... lots of things.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

sometimes its racism, other times its just good policework

 

[Rogue]

what determines 'suspicious vehicle'

Uhhhhh....suspicion jackass!

 

[GasX]

In New Jersey, being black counts as suspicious.

Right or wrong, most cars you see pulled over have black drivers...

 

[Bootprint]

Originally posted by: armatron

Originally posted by: hevnsnt
"what determines 'suspicious vehicle'"

Older car in nice area with young black youths driving it. :disgust:

actually they were white.

In a so called black neighbourhood ?


It's easier to say "suspicious vehicle", then "I don't like the look of them, time for a beat down"

 

[Vic]

what determines 'suspicious vehicle'

If it looks like the driver of the vehicle will be unable to afford a lawyer. Seriously. Because any lawyer worth a mail-order law degree can beat a "probable cause on the basis of looking suspicious" contention.

 

[isekii]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
In New Jersey, being black counts as suspicious.

Right or wrong, most cars you see pulled over have black drivers...

I've seen more white people pulled over than black people in NJ

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: isekii

Originally posted by: Mwilding
In New Jersey, being black counts as suspicious.

Right or wrong, most cars you see pulled over have black drivers...

I've seen more white people pulled over than black people in NJ

yeah, depends on the place of course, if there are more black people situated in an area, odds are better you will see more of that... if it's primarily white, you will see more white drivers pulled over. not a big deal.

 

[Encryptic]

Originally posted by: armatron
I'm watching cops, and this cop pulls over an older car in a nicer area because he 'didn't belong in these parts, and is thus suspicious'




is that legal?

- Racial profiling

- Driving erratically

- Looks like he's casing the neighborhood

- Car problem (lights out, etc.)

- The cops feel like hassling someone because they look like riff-raff

A lot of stuff seems to fall under the "suspicious" category at least from what I've seen on Cops.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: armatron
I'm watching cops, and this cop pulls over an older car in a nicer area because he 'didn't belong in these parts, and is thus suspicious'




is that legal?

Of course it is. If you see a $80 Cadillac XLR driving down the streets of harlem, are you going to think "wow, that piece of crap fits in perfectly with the rest of the broke-ass bitches that live in Harlem too"? Or are you going to think "drug money, f'sho!"?

When you're a police officer, you see so much of the "bad people" so often that it starts to routinely become your first thought after quite some time. Pulling over an expensive car in a broke neighborhood is different than pulling over someone because they're black (because I just KNOW some stupid moron is going to pull the race card) or something.

 

[zixxer]

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: armatron
I'm watching cops, and this cop pulls over an older car in a nicer area because he 'didn't belong in these parts, and is thus suspicious'




is that legal?

Of course it is. If you see a $80 Cadillac XLR driving down the streets of harlem, are you going to think "wow, that piece of crap fits in perfectly with the rest of the broke-ass bitches that live in Harlem too"? Or are you going to think "drug money, f'sho!"?

When you're a police officer, you see so much of the "bad people" so often that it starts to routinely become your first thought after quite some time. Pulling over an expensive car in a broke neighborhood is different than pulling over someone because they're black (because I just KNOW some stupid moron is going to pull the race card) or something.

I'm not sure what I'd think about an $80 XLR. I'd probably want to know where they bought it.

 

[bradruth]

If something is suspicious we don't pull them over "because" of that. It doesn't take long for anyone to violate a traffic law, even something minor, so it's worth it to wait until they do so...then light 'em up.

 

Originally posted by: Mwilding
In New Jersey, being black counts as suspicious.

Right or wrong, most cars you see pulled over have black drivers...

The overwhelming majority of traffic cites I review and file ON A DAILY BASIS are white males and asian males. Not sure where you're getting your info.

 

[FoBoT]

it is on Cops!

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: jumpr

Originally posted by: Mwilding
In New Jersey, being black counts as suspicious.

Right or wrong, most cars you see pulled over have black drivers...

The overwhelming majority of traffic cites I review and file ON A DAILY BASIS are white males and asian males. Not sure where you're getting your info.

It might have something to do with the fact that I live near Newark, NJ - car theft capitol of the world...

 

[shilala]

You just have to have a black guy involved and that adds the "suspicious" to "vehicle.
Damn man, everyone knows that.

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: jumpr

Originally posted by: Mwilding
In New Jersey, being black counts as suspicious.

Right or wrong, most cars you see pulled over have black drivers...

The overwhelming majority of traffic cites I review and file ON A DAILY BASIS are white males and asian males. Not sure where you're getting your info.

It might have something to do with the fact that I live near Newark, NJ - car theft capitol of the world...

So what are you saying? Black people steal more cars? RACIST!!!!

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: hevnsnt
"what determines 'suspicious vehicle'"

Older car in nice area with young black youths driving it. :disgust:

as opposed to old black youths