Originally Posted by BiG StroOnZ  You have to know the law to beat the law. Red eyes isn't enough, you could always be tired. Acting suspicious is too vague, cops live off of police reports so they need a reason.
I have a somewhat similar story to counter the bold statement. It was in college on a blunt ride.
We went somewhere away from campus to pick up (dry), but it was pretty distant from the college. So we figured we'd roll up a blunt for the ride back. Anyway on our way back (maybe about 10 mins from campus) we just finished the blunt and my boy had to piss real bad. So we pulled over beside the road. A cop happened to be passing by why he was pissing (our luck of course) and immediately pulled over.
As soon as he got near my car he claimed he smelled weed in my car, and of course he did, it was right after we smoked. Now even though we just finished the blunt, there was still another two bags in the glove compartment. He then proceeded to ask me if he could search my car, I said no. He asked me to step outside. I stepped outside, but first, I rolled up my windows, took my key out of the ignition (held in hand), locked and shut my doors behind me (left my friends inside, only I was asked to step out).
Once I stepped out, he immediately knew I understood my rights. He was basically trying to entrap me the whole time, because that's what cops do. They try to make you unsure of yourself. Asking the same repetitive questions to see if you change your story, by using intimidation (or force).
He knew it smelled like weed, but he couldn't search the car because I said no (and because I followed all the preventive steps above) So he said, we're going to call the K9 Unit. This was obviously intimidation being used, because it was like 2 am; they ain't calling in jack shit. I knew better, I said, "if you do, you're not going to find anything and it will end up being a complete waste of time for you an your colleagues." He ended up calling backup, but he attempted to make me believe it was the K9 unit coming (so he could keep playing mind games with me to see if I would crack) and the game continued for like an hour. After reasoning with them both, I had them believing I boxed out the car a few days ago and it just lingers for a while (They seemed to understand this lol). After that he talked to all my friends separately outside the car, and they all stuck to the same story. I smoke, but not right then and there. One of my friends even said, "I haven't even smoked in a week."
A few of us had cigs lit, so luckily they cops were also unsure of themselves. Remember, it's a game of wits, not who can think the best story up, but who can last the longest with that story; endurance. Stick with the same story, and you will come out on top. Ours was, we went to visit a friend off campus, that's all they need to know. The more you add to the story, the more they know, but the less they know. The better off you are. Keep it simple.
I knew I was golden because there wasn't anything in that car, other than the bags in the compartment. Not a single piece of bud, ash, stem or Dutchmaster guts because I just cleaned it a day ago (lmao). When we used to go on rides, me and all my friends would use eye drops (Rhoto V) so they would always look like glass, so clear it would look like we never smoked weed in our life. You have to act, make the cops feel like they're doing something wrong, because since you can't beat them your only chance of survival is to use their methods to your advantage.
Again, these are exception to the rules because it was a perfect scenario (but by being cautious, you can always make it perfect scenario for yourself, god for bid a cop pulls you over when you have Cannabis on you).
Remember what I said before, it's just like a void or a cipher when it's in your compartment (especially when you see it that way, because you act like it's not even there). |