Got a ticket for "Street racing"... but I wasn't... what do I do???
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I'm just finishing up my last year at university here.
They are illegal in Canada for the reason you stated. Pretty stupid if you ask me...
Stupid of me to even drive one here, because it just screams out for attention...
so let me get this straight cops are corrupt because they enforce traffic laws?
and its not their laws (cops) its your laws you vote your legislatures into office. if you dont like the laws do something about it instead of complaining. its the state that wants the traffic laws enforced.
and its not their laws (cops) its your laws you vote your legislatures into office. if you dont like the laws do something about it instead of complaining. its the state that wants the traffic laws enforced.
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Well goodluck. I was sitting in a car in my driveway with the music on warming up. The cop pulls into my driveway and asks for my license and registartion. Because I was sitting in my driveway. Since Im young , he even asked me if i stole the car. Some cops can be real a$$ holes but not all of them. unfortunately my experience with them makes me stereotype them into all being jerks but I know thyer not. If they crush you car +1 to raising hell and calling local news.
Well, this is what happened.
I was with about 5 of my friends at a light right before the highway. We were all parting ways so we were lined up at the light talking to each other. Anyway, the light turns green I gun it onto the highway, 3 others go their separate ways, and my buddy follows behind me. We reach about 140/150 km per hour (I'm not sure what that is MPH. 80? 85 maybe?) and at that point we maintain our speed and stick in the left lane. My buddy is following me the whol time. Eventually we merge to the far rigth lane to get onto another highway, and as we are making a turn, 2 cop cars pull up right behind us and throw on their lights. They cuff us both and charge us for "street racing".
Apparently one of them was an undercover who was behind us at the light. And he then called backup.
This is the short version of the story, and it is exactly what happened. Now I am faced with having to fight this. If I lose, my car will be DESTROYED.
I was not racing, as I was simply going home with my friend. I will get a lawyer, but I just want to know if you guys think I will have a problem fighting this given the information I have given you. If we were really racing wouldn't we be trying to evade each other, going as fast as possible? Who races behind one another and maintains a constant speed???
I was with about 5 of my friends at a light right before the highway. We were all parting ways so we were lined up at the light talking to each other. Anyway, the light turns green I gun it onto the highway, 3 others go their separate ways, and my buddy follows behind me. We reach about 140/150 km per hour (I'm not sure what that is MPH. 80? 85 maybe?) and at that point we maintain our speed and stick in the left lane. My buddy is following me the whol time. Eventually we merge to the far rigth lane to get onto another highway, and as we are making a turn, 2 cop cars pull up right behind us and throw on their lights. They cuff us both and charge us for "street racing".
Apparently one of them was an undercover who was behind us at the light. And he then called backup.
This is the short version of the story, and it is exactly what happened. Now I am faced with having to fight this. If I lose, my car will be DESTROYED.
I was not racing, as I was simply going home with my friend. I will get a lawyer, but I just want to know if you guys think I will have a problem fighting this given the information I have given you. If we were really racing wouldn't we be trying to evade each other, going as fast as possible? Who races behind one another and maintains a constant speed???
Most cops don't have much common sense anyway. Some cop pulled my uncle over about 3 days ago. I was in the car as well. He said he just wanted someone to talk to. How stupid is that? He was like "What's that?". So we told him it was an air freshener, and he was like "Oh what scent is it?". I said, I don't know, but it smells good. He then said "I like the vanilla scent, ever try it?" and all this other BS. It was a waste of 15 minutes. Then he started asking questions like, so are you a drinker and ****. That was the stupidest thing a cop could possibly do. Like I said, corrupt retarded cops.
i guess you cant get angry at cops though, they do their job and keep many psychos off the street, there are times where they should be lenient, like two guys racing or cruising on an open highway in the middle of the night, i dont see how that can harm anyone. you srsly want to move to japan because of this? if you can get ur car back come to us (wait it's way worse here lol)
Well, I would at least drive my car back to the US so they can't crush it. If you still have it.
I saw my first evo ever in canada, must have been before the law or something. Canada is crazy eh? Crush you car for speeding but you can go to the cafe and smoke pot all day. I dont know if i could live in canada, besides i like my bacon in strips. good luck man
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snice: Already been pulled over under suspicion of having stolen the car.. about 100 yards away from my own damn house...
Yodo: And I would have understood it if it were a speeding charge, but they said street racing, and if it was street racing I would have not been sitting in the left lane maintaining a certain speed with my friend following me at a reasonable distance.
Dewood: Exactly... It was just harmless cruising. I do it all the time with other friends and in the past I have seen what would really be considered racing, with people going WOT weaving through traffic. That is dangerous and if I got pulled over for that and charged with street racing I would be worried about fighting it...
Anyway, as you said the states are just as bad if not worse. It's not going to get better either.
I miss being in Japan, and there's no need for a car there. I guess I'm just sick of all the **** I have to deal with in North America. The continent is deteriorating from the inside out.
Yodo: And I would have understood it if it were a speeding charge, but they said street racing, and if it was street racing I would have not been sitting in the left lane maintaining a certain speed with my friend following me at a reasonable distance.
Dewood: Exactly... It was just harmless cruising. I do it all the time with other friends and in the past I have seen what would really be considered racing, with people going WOT weaving through traffic. That is dangerous and if I got pulled over for that and charged with street racing I would be worried about fighting it...
Anyway, as you said the states are just as bad if not worse. It's not going to get better either.
I miss being in Japan, and there's no need for a car there. I guess I'm just sick of all the **** I have to deal with in North America. The continent is deteriorating from the inside out.
lol dis my last post here, hope everything goes your way
Most cops don't have much common sense anyway. Some cop pulled my uncle over about 3 days ago. I was in the car as well. He said he just wanted someone to talk to. How stupid is that? He was like "What's that?". So we told him it was an air freshener, and he was like "Oh what scent is it?". I said, I don't know, but it smells good. He then said "I like the vanilla scent, ever try it?" and all this other BS. It was a waste of 15 minutes. Then he started asking questions like, so are you a drinker and ****. That was the stupidest thing a cop could possibly do. Like I said, corrupt retarded cops.
cops suck *** !
dude youll get out of it.. if your convicted of street racing does that mean u go to jail? if so for how long?
good luck bro, i wouldnt sweat it! GET A LAWYER
Most cops don't have much common sense anyway. Some cop pulled my uncle over about 3 days ago. I was in the car as well. He said he just wanted someone to talk to. How stupid is that? He was like "What's that?". So we told him it was an air freshener, and he was like "Oh what scent is it?". I said, I don't know, but it smells good. He then said "I like the vanilla scent, ever try it?" and all this other BS. It was a waste of 15 minutes. Then he started asking questions like, so are you a drinker and ****. That was the stupidest thing a cop could possibly do. Like I said, corrupt retarded cops.
i call b.s.
that being said i am a cop in jersey i highly doubt it! get ur facts straight and take some college classes as to find out how these laws are created and what they are for. i highly recommend some government elect class so this way you can actually learn something instead of ranting on how corrupt and retarded cops are. its funny cause ur the same person that if your in trouble youll be the first to call the police for help.
I don't think playing the "we're friends" angle is going to help... it doesn't matter if you pulled up next to the Pope and took off when the light changed green, the fact is that you drove aggressively and speeded amongst other similar cars doing the same thing... technically speaking, they'd have every right to charge you with "street racing".
I'm not saying you deserve it... I think it absolutely sucks, but the truth is, the law doesn't always bend for a group of friends just trying to have fun.
I'm not saying you deserve it... I think it absolutely sucks, but the truth is, the law doesn't always bend for a group of friends just trying to have fun.
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Pitbul: You can deny it all you like, but I have about 3 or 4 friends who I grew up with, joking around how they want to be "corrupt cops" all through high school. Now they're in police training.
Not the kind of people I want to have positions of authority.
Face it, corruption is almost inevitable when you're given the amount of power than police officers are bestowed with. Hell, I'd probably turn to the darkside myself....
dew: very funny :P
playa: Don't worry, I'm getting the best lawyer possible so this will all go away. Too bad he's taking my money with him.
Not the kind of people I want to have positions of authority.
Face it, corruption is almost inevitable when you're given the amount of power than police officers are bestowed with. Hell, I'd probably turn to the darkside myself....
dew: very funny :P
playa: Don't worry, I'm getting the best lawyer possible so this will all go away. Too bad he's taking my money with him.
What he meant was that the cops look to bust somebody just because they don't like the kind of car they drive. If it was an old buick that took off from a light and then cruised at at 85, nothing would have ever been said. My Evo is black, so the cops don't always recognize it from a distance, but you should see how they fumble for that radar gun once they see that wing!
