Why are cops in USA always searching cars?

[19th Hole]

There are municipalities and counties where the police make huge amounts of money from random cash seizures on the roadways...
Be careful out there, especially in the south. Texas has some of the worst law enforcement offenders.


Cash Seizures by Police Prompt Court Fights

The law states that authorities can confiscate your money without ever charging you with a crime, as long as they can prove it's tied to illegal activity — but often times it happens even when they can't.

[DwightShrute]

[marcoloco]

[Cuse0323]

Have no reason to lie. Obviously you dont live in reality since the world you speak of is indeed an apple pie world. Youre letting YOUR experience speak for 330 million others, how ludicrous is that.

Your experiences speak for 330 million others, though.

Cops are fine, and I've had my fair share of encounters. Helps to not be a dickwad. Liberal twats think they have their rights, but can't even damn list them. It's easy not to get searched without probable cause.

[juicername]

There are countless studies in scholarly journals regarding disproportionate searches against blacks and latinos. Many, many searches do not find their way into those studies because they go unreported. There are way too many cops and way too many laws. American has not been the land of the free for many, many years.

My property taxes are over $9,000 a year for 1/12 an acre in a suburban leaning rural town in NJ that has 50 police officers. There is a minimal amount of crime in this town that affects the life, liberty of property of its inhabitants and guests. The amount of cars I see getting torn apart late at night when I come home from work is ridiculous. Cops flying around all over the place constantly pulling people over.

Most cops do not exist to serve and protect their people. They are revenue collectors for the town that pays their salaries and retirement. It's so needless. We would all be fine with 8-10 officers max. Many are not bad people, but I think the culture of the job has led them to lose touch with day to day lives of many people.

Sounds like the police are doing an excellent job then, so why complain!

[teaserpleaser]

All the time. Take all the bags out and ransacking things. Is this a police state? I never see that in Canada.

search and seizure... good cops the departments get to keep a portion.

Bad cops get to jack you and keep a portion.

Plus they get promoted by making busts/cases that way.

Our cops are assholes.

California probably has the worst in the U.S.

[jjgold]

Cops get more women than anyone too so guys hate them

[jtoler]

Your experiences speak for 330 million others, though.

Cops are fine, and I've had my fair share of encounters. Helps to not be a dickwad. Liberal twats think they have their rights, but can't even damn list them. It's easy not to get searched without probable cause.

Youre obviously hedging here, I doubt a druggie has only had good encounters with cops.

[texhooper]

People who like cops are squares, end of story

[Cuse0323]

Youre obviously hedging here, I doubt a druggie has only had good encounters with cops.

I've got in trouble when I broke the law. Not their fault. Also have been given breaks as I know how to talk to them without being a dick, and showing respect.

[lakerboy]

Unreal.

[Cuse0323]

The real assholes are judges. Some decent ones, but most are complete dicks.

[BOA12]

Your experiences speak for 330 million others, though.

Cops are fine, and I've had my fair share of encounters. Helps to not be a dickwad. Liberal twats think they have their rights, but can't even damn list them. It's easy not to get searched without probable cause.

you speak from experience.. Imagine the discretionary power as judge jury and executioner every traffic stop. Those who serve and protect get respect, those who instill fear and enforce end in divorce conservative twat. And if you ever read a police report, you will see some real creative writing. By the way, in the real world idiot laws don't apply to everybody. If not from Texas the law enforcement community doesn't want you there that is real.

[BOA12]

search and seizure... good cops the departments get to keep a portion.

Bad cops get to jack you and keep a portion.

Plus they get promoted by making busts/cases that way.

Our cops are assholes.

California probably has the worst in the U.S.

law enforcement serves an evil master.

[jtoler]

I've got in trouble when I broke the law. Not their fault. Also have been given breaks as I know how to talk to them without being a dick, and showing respect.

Ive always shown respect to cops sir, the time Im talking about the cop, whom I saw when I entered the neighborhood, got behind me and after about 10 seconds behind me at about 30 yards sped up and put his lights on. I knew it was bs if he was talking any violation. He comes up to the car and says "You know you crossed the yellow line 7 times?", total bs. He was preying on my ignorance I guess to just accept it and say ok obviously. I hadnt crossed the yellow line once, thats when I got irate, that was from buildup of previous bs pullovers in the same neighborhood. So he kinda was like ok sir, put his hands up in a calm down motion, giggled a little and walked back to his car, I was saying to him, "If I crossed the yellow line 7 times arnt you gonna give me a sobriety test?" He was like "No, have a nice day." Walking back to his car kinda fast, guess he didnt want me to see his name and badge number, either way he knew he was lying, I guess some of the money they make is off of the ignorance of drivers to just accept in that case. Mind you this neighborhood was ranked #2 richest in the south and 15th in the country or something like that, it was a shortcut on my way home instead of taking the freeway, no way I was gonna let some cops cause me to drive all the way around the world just to get home, I never stopped going through the neighborhood and I was never pulled over again, I dont chalk that up to the way I responded it just didnt happen again, anyway I moved to another location a couple years later, new route.

[Mac4Lyfe]

Your experiences speak for 330 million others, though.
Cops are fine, and I've had my fair share of encounters. Helps to not be a dickwad. Liberal twats think they have their rights, but can't even damn list them. It's easy not to get searched without probable cause.

Very wrong! Not all cops are fine. Unfortunately, many are more dirty than the criminals. Then you also have many that are just incompetent. You and I have just been lucky to run into the good ones. I do know several people that ran into bad ones. Good luck with that. What are you going to do if they search your car and somehow find heroine in it? What do you do then? Did they plant it? What's your excuse now?

I had 4 black teenagers working for me in LA when they showed up late in suits with dirt and mud on them. WTH happened? The police pulled them over (one kid drove a nice Escalade) for no reason and illegally searched the car. They told them to lie on the dirty ground in their suits. They let them go after about 45 minutes laying in dirt. One of them was fighting mad when I saw him. All I told him was that they were lucky they didn't plant something in their car. They would have been totally screwed. You can't do anything in that position, you are completely vulnerable. All you can do is be very polite and thank them for fukking you.

I know several people that have bought dash board cams specifically for being harassed by the police. That is crazy but speaks to the fear some people live with.

[jtoler]

Very wrong! Not all cops are fine. Unfortunately, many are more dirty than the criminals. Then you also have many that are just incompetent. You and I have just been lucky to run into the good ones. I do know several people that ran into bad ones. Good luck with that. What are you going to do if they search your car and somehow find heroine in it? What do you do then? Did they plant it? What's your excuse now?

I had 4 black teenagers working for me in LA when they showed up late in suits with dirt and mud on them. WTH happened? The police pulled them over (one kid drove a nice Escalade) for no reason and illegally searched the car. They told them to lie on the dirty ground in their suits. They let them go after about 45 minutes laying in dirt. One of them was fighting mad when I saw him. All I told him was that they were lucky they didn't plant something in their car. They would have been totally screwed. You can't do anything in that position, you are completely vulnerable. All you can do is be very polite and thank them for fukking you.

I know several people that have bought dash board cams specifically for being harassed by the police. That is crazy but speaks to the fear some people live with.

[The Giant]

Jtoler, you black?

[Mac4Lyfe]

You do not want to put your life in the hands of the justice system because there's dumb ass cops, crazy lawyers and corrupt judges. Then you have to be judged by a jury of your peers that are not even close to your peers and you might as well flip a coin. I was called to jury duty on a case that shouldn't even had made it to court. The cop illegally pulled over a Hispanic man in the first place but no one seemed to care. The cop is driving on one side of a 4 lane road with a 5th middle lane. He was going 45 in one direction and the Hispanic guy was going 45 the other way in the far right lane but the cop somehow smelled Marijuana when driving by. GTFOH. So he makes U-turn and stops the guy. Ask him if he had illegal substances which the guy said no, he then calls back up and they search the car and finds an unregistered gun under the passenger seat. They never took fingerprints or dna on the gun so they couldn't pin the gun on him anyway. Long story short he was looking at 20 years over some bullshit.

I forgot to mention that several of the dumb ass jurors thought he was guilty. Why? Because he just LOOKED guilty. No evidence, they never found any drugs but he just felt guilty to a few of them. It took 5 damn days for one of them to change her tune. She wanted to drag out the trial because she was getting paid each day (like $23 bucks).

[lakerboy]

Jtoler, you black?

Just assume don't ask

[RangeFinder]

Bottom line people, respect law enforcement. If you don't, you are the problem.

[jtoler]

Jtoler, you black?

White is black in my world, down is up, and all the lines in between are blurred.

[BrickJames]

All the time. Take all the bags out and ransacking things. Is this a police state? I never see that in Canada.

They are just ridiculous my car has probably been searched 30-plus times in my lifetime and I'm not even joking about that

[Bostongambler]

They are just ridiculous my car has probably been searched 30-plus times in my lifetime and I'm not even joking about that

????????

I always just wave 👋 and they wave 👋 back.

[Cuse0323]

Yes, not all cops are fine. I'm not gonna write an essay. 90% just want to go to work, get home, and get paid. Contractors are corrupt, lawyers, judges, you name it. It happens. No need to lump them all together because of some bad experiences is all.

Everyone has to make money to keep their job. Unfortunately, cops ruin some lives doing so. A judge ruined my life, but oh well. Still alive for now, so fck it. I've had cops pull their guns on me multiple times, and didn't get shot but I guess it's because I'm white.

I think everyone here is doing alright. Anyone have bombs flying over their place, or digging for water? I assume not if you have internet.

[BrickJames]

White is black in my world, down is up, and all the lines in between are blurred.

Just another barreled in, banged up overeducated liberal white guy

[BrickJames]

Yes, not all cops are fine. I'm not gonna write an essay. 90% just want to go to work, get home, and get paid. Contractors are corrupt, lawyers, judges, you name it. It happens. No need to lump them all together because of some bad experiences is all.

Everyone has to make money to keep their job. Unfortunately, cops ruin some lives doing so. A judge ruined my life, but oh well. Still alive for now, so fck it. I've had cops pull their guns on me multiple times, and didn't get shot but I guess it's because I'm white.

I think everyone here is doing alright. Anyone have bombs flying over their place, or digging for water? I assume not if you have internet.

🥇🥇🥇

[BrickJames]

????????

I always just wave 👋 and they wave 👋 back.

I always had the hot cars that they love to search. You know foreign shit with tinted windows and big chrome rims. Drive around in that and the second a cop sees it he'll want to stick his fat nose inside.

[Cuse0323]

Not sure if you meant to respond to that. Negative, or positive. I don't mind. Seems you don't like cops, Brick, so assuming the former. Or just quoting it because you think it's dumb. That's cool too.

[BrickJames]

..... these days I just leave them unattended and Factory.

It's nice getting pussy all the time but it's not nice getting f***** with by the cops all the time

[Cuse0323]

I always had the hot cars that they love to search. You know foreign shit with tinted windows and big chrome rims. Drive around in that and the second a cop sees it he'll want to stick his fat nose inside.

My car before last that I bought. First thing I did was rip the tint off the windows. I'm not getting pulled over to look cool. A month ago I got pulled over for a trailer hitch. He was a rookie though, and I never had an issue for years. I basically did all the talking, and asked is this why you pulled me over. Let me go in two minutes, when he missed out on a good charge.

[BrickJames]

Not sure if you meant to respond to that. Negative, or positive. I don't mind. Seems you don't like cops, Brick, so assuming the former. Or just quoting it because you think it's dumb. That's cool too.

Quite the opposite. I quoted and give you some awards for it.

You are correct as with anything there are cool people and there are people who are not cool.

[BrickJames]

My car before last that I bought. First thing I did was rip the tint off the windows. I'm not getting pulled over to look cool. A month ago I got pulled over for a trailer hitch. He was a rookie though, and I never had an issue for years. I basically did all the talking, and asked is this why you pulled me over. Let me go in two minutes, when he missed out on a good charge.

I live in the inner city now so really no need to ever drive. But when I do I'm on my p's and q's with my hands at 10 and 2

[Bostongambler]

I always had the hot cars that they love to search. You know foreign shit with tinted windows and big chrome rims. Drive around in that and the second a cop sees it he'll want to stick his fat nose inside.

I don't know what state this took place in, but they can't just search your car. And if they do first thing in the morning go to the DA's office and report this. Doubt it will happen 30 times if you do.

[BrickJames]

I don't know what state this took place in, but they can't just search your car. And if they do first thing in the morning go to the DA's office and report this. Doubt it will happen 30 times if you do.

I was always smoking weed so the car always stunk.

50% probably ended with me getting some kind of ticket.