I was very proud of the fact that I had gone since 1987 without being pulled over, but that all changed last week. I live in a very rural mountain area and went to town (population 497), and was pulled over by a cop.
He couldn't of been older than 21, and had a large tribal art tattoo from his elbow to his wrist. Anyway, he said he pulled me over because he noticed I wasn't wearing my seat belt, though I was, and had it on when he walked up to the window. In no time at all two other cop cars pull in. Boredom is rampant in a small town. In the end I was given a ticket for no registration because the registration was not in the glove box. I was not given a no seat belt ticket. The next day I took the registration to the sheriffs office and they tore up the ticket.
Four days later while on my way home the exact same cop pulled me over. He said this time he had pulled me over because he thought the license plate on the front was from another state. WRONG!
I have long hair, tattoos, and wear an earring and it sure seems like some profiling going on in my case.
He couldn't of been older than 21, and had a large tribal art tattoo from his elbow to his wrist. Anyway, he said he pulled me over because he noticed I wasn't wearing my seat belt, though I was, and had it on when he walked up to the window. In no time at all two other cop cars pull in. Boredom is rampant in a small town. In the end I was given a ticket for no registration because the registration was not in the glove box. I was not given a no seat belt ticket. The next day I took the registration to the sheriffs office and they tore up the ticket.
Four days later while on my way home the exact same cop pulled me over. He said this time he had pulled me over because he thought the license plate on the front was from another state. WRONG!
I have long hair, tattoos, and wear an earring and it sure seems like some profiling going on in my case.