off duty sherrif... can he do anything?

[Insidious Surmiser]

so, a off duty sherrif followed me to work today, and threatened to tow my car and arrest me, after he saw me pass some cars on the wrong side (not a passing zone) (also, take my word, i knew what i was doing), but then he said if i went to work tomorrow (sat) he would arrest me... my question is, can he do this? or is he just trying to scare me

 

[87CandyBlueT]

Well at the time yes he could of got you but.. Say tomorrow you go to work and do nothing illegal theirs nothing he can do.

 

[Facime]

He cant legally do squat now...but do you really want an overachieving sheriff deputy pissed off at you? he could make it his goal in life to make you miserable...say "yes sir" alot and massage his ego...then get in your car and leave and curse him behind his back! :naughty:

 

[GotTurbos?]

just film your drive to work tomorrow, dont do anything illegal and you should be good to go

 

[Insidious Surmiser]

will do (already used the yes sir thing a lot), but i honestly keep it within my driving limits, and my car's limits, i'd prolly feel like killing myself if something happened to my car, so i tend to keep that in mind when i drive, but i was just curious, because the guy was being a real asshole about it, and probably threatened me at least 20 times

 

[outofstep]

ITP?

 

[exander]

Do you have a different car and an alternate route? And I was going to suggest the camera too. Don't tell him you have it though. And if he does anything ask if his onboard camera was on. Legally if there's no proof you can't get a ticket. Tell him you'll take it to court, countersue(sp) and tell him he'll never be a cop again. Also if he did have his onboard camera on take it to court because it will be thrown out immediatley because the ticket date would be wrong and/or cause he was offduty. Make sure to read up on your local "entrapment" laws. If they say 3 turns make 3 turns as soon as he gets behind you and make sure you have him on camera following through all 3 turns. As well as all of the above he is "profiling" you based on prior terms. So basically your good to go, but you never know, some cops are crooked and might be able to nail you no matter what.

 

[whenmunkysfly]

i had a cop say i was getting a ticket for failur to show insurance and speed ing then walked to his car and left i was like wtf is this a trap is he trying to get me to leave so he can get me for running? he never can back not that i waited after he turned the corner. lol sorry for the highjack

 

[Insidious Surmiser]

thanks for the advice guys, i really appreciate it

 

[supraman7mgte]

wether they wear the badge or not,they are a cop 24 hours a day.
can he bust you for driving your car to work? no way.thats your only source to go to work to make money to pay your bills. but,if you drive like you did the day before and he catches you,say good bye to that car

 

[Boostaddctn]

wether they wear the badge or not,they are a cop 24 hours a day.
can he bust you for driving your car to work? no way.thats your only source to go to work to make money to pay your bills. but,if you drive like you did the day before and he catches you,say good bye to that car

Yup, once a person is sworn in to becoming an officer, they are no longer normal citizens, they become law enforcement 24/7... aight peace :chicken:

 

[LuvMySilverSupra]

Yup, once a person is sworn in to becoming an officer, they are no longer normal citizens, they become law enforcement 24/7... aight peace :chicken:

a year ago i got a speeding ticket from a cop on his way to work. he was off duty and on his personal motorcycle. gave me the ticket for 80 in 65 even though i had burst up to 100 real quick and slowed down, he had no way to tell how fast i was actually going.

took it to court, was dismissed. the judge said he couldn't ticket me on his personal motorcycle since he had no lights, sirens and was off duty at the time.

 

[Insidious Surmiser]

i said he followed me to work? um thanks for not believing me

 

[Insidious Surmiser]

if you think i'm so dishonest that i would make up a situation, then go right ahead and call my manager at dominoes and ask him about it and heard what the sherrif said. The sherrif went inside and talked to my manager about my driving, and just about all of the other people that work there know about it, so you can either ask for Reuben, my manager, or ask anyone about a sherrif coming in pissed off about my driving yesterday (my name's dallas BTW). The number's 336-643-6002 (dominoes at the intersect. of hw. 150 and lake brandt rd.).

 

[IJ.]

Exander: 99% of your posts could have the same said about them WTF about D's story made you raise the flag??

 

[Insidious Surmiser]

i'm serious, he can call my dominoes, i just gave him the number, all he has to do is wait till they open :nono:

 

[IJ.]

Don't worry about it he posts without thinking a LOT.......

Wasn't sure if it was the same there but here Cops are never "off duty" just off the clock!

 

[Insidious Surmiser]

yeh, that's what i meant, i guess our vocab is used a little differently, but he was off the clock in his pick up truck, that's why i didn't know there was a cop around

 

[IJ.]

When I was your age I had a thing going with a local Cop

after I lost my licence I bought a motorbike to get to work (Helmet gave me some anonimity) I came out one morning to find him parked across my driveway so I left the helmet and walked out past him and caught the bus!

 

[Insidious Surmiser]

lol, nice, well, it just seems law enforcement gets worse and worse every day, along w/ the people that live here, and the people that operate motor vehicles. The way I see it, we're in a sort of a dark age right now... people are not inteligent as they used to be, morals are lowered, so are standards. i'm just ranting, but this is honestly how i feel, and i hope to get out of the U.S. as soon as possible. Hopefully I'll be able to move to canada. FAR up north, where trees actually grow, and the population within 100 square miles is around 100 people. :rant: