Really Really Lucky

[SuperMonkey26]

Damn, I should be sitting in jail right now. I had to leave town for work, a little over a four hour drive to my destination. So I had a couple of joints on me. One in my cigarette pack and one hidden away in my backpack. I burn the joint in my cigarette pack after I take off, and throw the roach back into the pack. Well I get pulled over about an hour from my destination for "Following to close" which really means "Long haired bearded guy in an '08 Model Car!". I went through the whole deal, then was asked to step out of the car (you couldn't smell the pot anymore by this time) while he ran me and all that good stuff. Well, he tell's me he's going to write me a warning and all of a sudden starts questioning if I have any guns or drugs, of course I tell him no. But I knew it was coming....

"Do you mind if I search you and your vehicle?"

Fuck! Keep in mind the cigarette pack is laying on the console with only two cigarettes in it at this point and a really sticky, smelly roach. I have had luck in the past a couple of times, by just consenting to the search and they would go ahead and not search me, figuring I was being straight. Not this time. He goes straight for the passenger side, rummaging through my shit, going through my backpack. Comes out, goes to the back of the car and starts going through the equipment I was carrying. Only did a small pat-down of me beforehand. Amazingly finds NOTHING! I thought for sure I was on my way to jail in the middle of nowhere Tennessee. I have no idea how this happened, he missed the joint in the backpack (which was in a little toothbrush compartment) and if he had even opened that cigarette pack he'd of smelled it no problem. Wow, I think I'm going to travel with edibles from now on.

[Buddeh]

Never consent to a search if you have weed on you.

[SuperMonkey26]

Originally Posted by Buddeh

Never consent to a search if you have weed on you.

I would have just wound up having to wait on a dog and probably been fucked anyway as far as I can see.

[The Dankness59]

If they don't have probable cause there not supposed to search you. A good lawyer could have gotten you out of a simple possession charge.

[CAZx7]

but the money spent on a good lawyer would not be worth it imo. if weed is decriminalized in your state you just get a 100 dollar summons.

[sxesadie]

Damn man you ARE lucky! Congrats!

[JacobR]

While that is very lucky I'm sorry but you could've screwed yourself man, you've got to be careful. Don't consent, don't incriminate yourself man. Keep smoking tho.

[WhiteWidow127]

Dont smoke in the car.fuckin stupid thats why they dont want legalize pot cauz people like you smoke it the car dumbshit

Name-Calling is not allowed! -My Fax

[skatealex2]

seems to be many different opinions on this but I guess not consenting to a search is the way to go but I'd imagine it would raise suspicions with some cops.

[trixx]

Originally Posted by skatealex2

seems to be many different opinions on this but I guess not consenting to a search is the way to go but I'd imagine it would raise suspicions with some cops.

most times if your the interstate the cops wont call dogs just because it is to much of a hassle. if your in a small town where everything is close, then you might need to worry about dogs.

[Whathappened]

when u get out of ur car lock the doors and roll up the windows.
if he didnt smell anything and no probable cause he wouldnt of wasted his time calling the dogs.

[BayAreaToker]

One time my buddies car got searched and we had a joint just sitting on the back seat. The cops searched the car for about 10 minutes and didn't find it. They were either really cool or idiots

[My Fax]

Originally Posted by SuperMonkey26

I would have just wound up having to wait on a dog and probably been fucked anyway as far as I can see.

Having a drug dog come in is still searching.


If you don't consent to a search, bringing in the drug dogs is illegal.



Well unless they have probable cause...

[trixx]

i thought the use of dogs doesnt count as search. meaning they can do it without your consent.

[notRoger]

Originally Posted by trixx

i thought the use of dogs doesnt count as search. meaning they can do it without your consent.

thats what i thought too. they can have the k-9 unit called and they can sniff out drugs without even being in the car. once they go off then they can search. probable cause. but thats just what im thinking. i could be wrong.

whenever the k-9 unit was threatened to me i ended up caving in and giving up my pot. never arrested or written up for it. just thrown away and called a dumbass for having it out in public.