Unknown007
03-21-2010, 10:41 PM
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This happened sometime last year around NOV/DEC while driving my dad's car (100% stock Toyota Yaris).
I went to In-N-Out with my cousin on a Friday night around midnight or 1am.I was heading back home and as I approached a traffic light they were all red and suddenly turned green since there was no cars around.I made a right turn without stopping, remember the lights had turned all green, and I saw two police cars parked illegally in a 7-eleven entrance with the officers posted in front of the cars.As I did the turn at around 20MPH my cousin looked over as he danced and we continued our way.Next thing you know two cars come flying in the back and I get pulled over.Officer approaches the driver side and here's the conversation (this the whole conversation as to what I can remember between me, my cousin, the cop, and the other cop):
officer:You know why I pulled you over?
me:No, why?
officer:Can I ask why you ran that red light with out making a stop?
me:I didn't run a red light.
officer:I looked over and on my side the light was green to turn left.
me:Well we saw the light being green that's why i didn't make a stop otherwise I would've.
officer:Alright well let me see your driver's license and registration.
me:Here, hold on let me find the registration.
(he runs my name through his wakie thing and I come clear with no record.He asked my cousin for his name and ran that.He then asked if he knows him form somewhere and my cousin says he doesn't know.Info comes back and my cousin has a restraining order against him and the officer informed him about it.My cousin him that he still has to go to court for that and clear it up.Officer says, "Alright."I proceeded to open the glove box and grab the little booklet thingy with everything inside.)
officer:I'm not pulling you over because you look suspicious or anything, but it's just something I we started doing lately.
me:Okay?
officer:Thank you.......this is expired.
me:Oh really hold on let me see if the other one is here.
(searching and I can't find it.)
officer:It's fine I'll just run your license, be right back.
me:Alright.
(I keep searching as he walks away and find it.)
me:hey, officer I found it.
(officer walks back)
officer:You called me back?
me:Yeah I found the registration, here.
officer:Oh, no it's fine.
me:Okay?
(Walks to his car and then comes back.)
officer:I'm gonna have to ask you to step out of the car.
me:Why?
officer:Just to search you and make sure you got nothing on you.
me:Okay?
officer:Just put you hands on your head and spread your legs.
me:alright.
officer:You got anything in your pockets?
me:Yeah, hold on.
officer:Please take your hands out your pocket I'll get it.
me:Oh my bad, alright.
(he pats me down, pulls out my keys and everything out of my pockets.He then grabs my tic tac box and asked if I had raisins.WTF???I said no it's tic tacs so he proceeded to pull it out my sweater.He then finishes and I'm puzzled.)
officer:alright your done, can you go stand by the car.
me:Okay.
(he walks over to the passenger door and tells my cousin to step out.)
officer:Can you please step out.
cousin:yeah.
officer:please put your hands on your head and spread your legs.
(he pats my cousin down, digs in his pocket, pulls his wallet out and drops it on the floor,and finishes.He then opens his wallet and goes through all his stuff.Pulls his cards out and questions.)
officer:please can both you sit on the curb.
me & cousin:yeah.
(We sit down and the passenger door is open so he says he's gonna search it.)
officer:I'm gonna search your car if you don't mind.
me:Wait, hold on.Can I ask why your gonna search the car, because according to the law I know you gotta have something suspicious and have a reason to and you said we didn't look suspicious.
officer:Oh, no I'm just gonna search to make sure you guys got nothing.
me:Well it's my dad's car and not mine so I need to know why you wanna search it.
officer:Oh what?Your saying you got things in here or something?
me:No!But you got no reason to.Alright you know what if it makes you happy go ahead.
(He begins to search the car and then comes out and says,"Anything I fins in the car is under your responsibility."Hell late don't you think?He then says,"Mmmmm this In-N-Out smells pretty good."Anyways he starts to question about nuts and bolts my dad had and I told him he did maintenance at a building.He proceeds to search and pops the trunk.Opens it slowly and my cousin yells out,"Oh shit!"Officer jumps back and grabs his gun but then we all laughed.)
officer 2:Please cross your legs.
officer 2:Please put your hands out your pockets and on your lap.
(Officer finishes his search and let's us go back inside the car.)
me:Bro, this is so fucking stupid our In-N-Out is cold we got searched WTF?!?!
cousin:Fuck it they just trying to fuck with us.
officer:Alright well I'm gonna write you up for running a red light..
me:But I didn't run a red light it was green.
officer:If you want you can fight it in court.
me:Alright I guess I will.
officer:I'll see you in court then please sign here and I'm gonna give you a warning for have the music too high up within a 50ft range.
(We weren't even 50ft away when he saw me do the turn and at this point I was annoyed and pissed.)
me:It's a stock stereo.
officer:Well law is if I can hear it within 50ft it's too loud.
me:You wanna complain about it being loud go to Toyota other than that it wasn't loud.
officer:Well it's just a waning, well have a good night.
me:Alright then.
(He walks to his car and I'm just heated but get over it so whatever.)
[For people who don't wanna read it all]
I got pulled over coming from In-N-Out and supposedly accused of running a red light when they were all green.Officer searched me, my cousin,my cousin's wallet, and my dad's car for no reason.I also asked him for a reason or what was suspicious that he had to, but he didn't have anything.I was let off with a ticket and a warning then went home with a cold In-N-Out.
Court date came and my turn came up.Of course the officer gives his story and then judge asked my for mine.I told him everything and even that the officer at first said he pulled me over for running a red light and that I wasn't suspicious.I also told him how he searched us for no reason and searched the car with no reason to.I correct something the officer said which was "He told me he though it was green" to "I know it was green."People sitting in the court room were like WTF since I got searched and accused of running a light when I didn't.This was all in a cross road shaped like a + and if the light from the cop was green to turn left and my side was green too, then it would cause a collision.Judge kept listening and I proceeded to say my part and then finished.Judge told me I'll get a letter in the mail with the decision, which my parents opened up without even telling me WTF!!!Anyways ends up I was found guilty for running a red light and I'm gonna try to fight it again even if people say no, because I'm not gonna pay for something I didn't do and let the cop get away with treating me like as if I had drug or some shit.
Something that I also forgot was that the officer said it was around 12pm or 12am which I didn't really hear right and forgot to ask/correct it but the correct time was at midnight, close to 1am and there was no cars around.My question is, other then taking pictures and proof what else should I have in hand?I'm not trying to get a lawyer becuase that still involves paying which I got no money to.Hopefully they give me another court day which I hope because this is ridiculous and I'm not gonna pay $490.
Thanks for reading I hope for once I made sense.
Here's a picture of the crossings.
Key
Red rectangle-me
Blue rectangle-cop car
Blue circle-officers
Green line-Light
Pink line-where I turned http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/3739/lalak.jpg
This happened sometime last year around NOV/DEC while driving my dad's car (100% stock Toyota Yaris).
I went to In-N-Out with my cousin on a Friday night around midnight or 1am.I was heading back home and as I approached a traffic light they were all red and suddenly turned green since there was no cars around.I made a right turn without stopping, remember the lights had turned all green, and I saw two police cars parked illegally in a 7-eleven entrance with the officers posted in front of the cars.As I did the turn at around 20MPH my cousin looked over as he danced and we continued our way.Next thing you know two cars come flying in the back and I get pulled over.Officer approaches the driver side and here's the conversation (this the whole conversation as to what I can remember between me, my cousin, the cop, and the other cop):
officer:You know why I pulled you over?
me:No, why?
officer:Can I ask why you ran that red light with out making a stop?
me:I didn't run a red light.
officer:I looked over and on my side the light was green to turn left.
me:Well we saw the light being green that's why i didn't make a stop otherwise I would've.
officer:Alright well let me see your driver's license and registration.
me:Here, hold on let me find the registration.
(he runs my name through his wakie thing and I come clear with no record.He asked my cousin for his name and ran that.He then asked if he knows him form somewhere and my cousin says he doesn't know.Info comes back and my cousin has a restraining order against him and the officer informed him about it.My cousin him that he still has to go to court for that and clear it up.Officer says, "Alright."I proceeded to open the glove box and grab the little booklet thingy with everything inside.)
officer:I'm not pulling you over because you look suspicious or anything, but it's just something I we started doing lately.
me:Okay?
officer:Thank you.......this is expired.
me:Oh really hold on let me see if the other one is here.
(searching and I can't find it.)
officer:It's fine I'll just run your license, be right back.
me:Alright.
(I keep searching as he walks away and find it.)
me:hey, officer I found it.
(officer walks back)
officer:You called me back?
me:Yeah I found the registration, here.
officer:Oh, no it's fine.
me:Okay?
(Walks to his car and then comes back.)
officer:I'm gonna have to ask you to step out of the car.
me:Why?
officer:Just to search you and make sure you got nothing on you.
me:Okay?
officer:Just put you hands on your head and spread your legs.
me:alright.
officer:You got anything in your pockets?
me:Yeah, hold on.
officer:Please take your hands out your pocket I'll get it.
me:Oh my bad, alright.
(he pats me down, pulls out my keys and everything out of my pockets.He then grabs my tic tac box and asked if I had raisins.WTF???I said no it's tic tacs so he proceeded to pull it out my sweater.He then finishes and I'm puzzled.)
officer:alright your done, can you go stand by the car.
me:Okay.
(he walks over to the passenger door and tells my cousin to step out.)
officer:Can you please step out.
cousin:yeah.
officer:please put your hands on your head and spread your legs.
(he pats my cousin down, digs in his pocket, pulls his wallet out and drops it on the floor,and finishes.He then opens his wallet and goes through all his stuff.Pulls his cards out and questions.)
officer:please can both you sit on the curb.
me & cousin:yeah.
(We sit down and the passenger door is open so he says he's gonna search it.)
officer:I'm gonna search your car if you don't mind.
me:Wait, hold on.Can I ask why your gonna search the car, because according to the law I know you gotta have something suspicious and have a reason to and you said we didn't look suspicious.
officer:Oh, no I'm just gonna search to make sure you guys got nothing.
me:Well it's my dad's car and not mine so I need to know why you wanna search it.
officer:Oh what?Your saying you got things in here or something?
me:No!But you got no reason to.Alright you know what if it makes you happy go ahead.
(He begins to search the car and then comes out and says,"Anything I fins in the car is under your responsibility."Hell late don't you think?He then says,"Mmmmm this In-N-Out smells pretty good."Anyways he starts to question about nuts and bolts my dad had and I told him he did maintenance at a building.He proceeds to search and pops the trunk.Opens it slowly and my cousin yells out,"Oh shit!"Officer jumps back and grabs his gun but then we all laughed.)
officer 2:Please cross your legs.
officer 2:Please put your hands out your pockets and on your lap.
(Officer finishes his search and let's us go back inside the car.)
me:Bro, this is so fucking stupid our In-N-Out is cold we got searched WTF?!?!
cousin:Fuck it they just trying to fuck with us.
officer:Alright well I'm gonna write you up for running a red light..
me:But I didn't run a red light it was green.
officer:If you want you can fight it in court.
me:Alright I guess I will.
officer:I'll see you in court then please sign here and I'm gonna give you a warning for have the music too high up within a 50ft range.
(We weren't even 50ft away when he saw me do the turn and at this point I was annoyed and pissed.)
me:It's a stock stereo.
officer:Well law is if I can hear it within 50ft it's too loud.
me:You wanna complain about it being loud go to Toyota other than that it wasn't loud.
officer:Well it's just a waning, well have a good night.
me:Alright then.
(He walks to his car and I'm just heated but get over it so whatever.)
[For people who don't wanna read it all]
I got pulled over coming from In-N-Out and supposedly accused of running a red light when they were all green.Officer searched me, my cousin,my cousin's wallet, and my dad's car for no reason.I also asked him for a reason or what was suspicious that he had to, but he didn't have anything.I was let off with a ticket and a warning then went home with a cold In-N-Out.
Court date came and my turn came up.Of course the officer gives his story and then judge asked my for mine.I told him everything and even that the officer at first said he pulled me over for running a red light and that I wasn't suspicious.I also told him how he searched us for no reason and searched the car with no reason to.I correct something the officer said which was "He told me he though it was green" to "I know it was green."People sitting in the court room were like WTF since I got searched and accused of running a light when I didn't.This was all in a cross road shaped like a + and if the light from the cop was green to turn left and my side was green too, then it would cause a collision.Judge kept listening and I proceeded to say my part and then finished.Judge told me I'll get a letter in the mail with the decision, which my parents opened up without even telling me WTF!!!Anyways ends up I was found guilty for running a red light and I'm gonna try to fight it again even if people say no, because I'm not gonna pay for something I didn't do and let the cop get away with treating me like as if I had drug or some shit.
Something that I also forgot was that the officer said it was around 12pm or 12am which I didn't really hear right and forgot to ask/correct it but the correct time was at midnight, close to 1am and there was no cars around.My question is, other then taking pictures and proof what else should I have in hand?I'm not trying to get a lawyer becuase that still involves paying which I got no money to.Hopefully they give me another court day which I hope because this is ridiculous and I'm not gonna pay $490.
Thanks for reading I hope for once I made sense.
Here's a picture of the crossings.
Key
Red rectangle-me
Blue rectangle-cop car
Blue circle-officers
Green line-Light
Pink line-where I turned http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/3739/lalak.jpg