Pulled over for literally no reason, read?

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Ok, my cousin gets pulled over all the time. Sometimes he knows what he did, such as rolling a stop sign etc, but on few occasions , he has claimed that he didn't do anything and that the cops wouldn't even give him a reason, which doesn't sound lawful. I didn't believe him, until he got pulled over while i was in the passenger's seat, adn he did indeed get pulled over for no reason. The cop pulled up to his window and said something about his, something about "like the song", and he replied " yeah i like this song" and the cop replied "well, maybe the neighborhood doesn't like it". at which point we understand that the cop meant that the music was loud (which it was a little loud, but he doesn't even have a system, so it wasn't nearly as loud as other cars), to which he replies by apologizing and turning the volume down. The cop proceeded to ask him to pull over right then and there. The cop then asks both of us if we have drugs or weed on us (none of us do any drugs at all), and he says no, and the cop says "it smells like weed", which it didn't . So the cop asks my cousin to roll his window down and he replies that his window doesn't work and doesnt roll down, so the cop tells him to get out and to put his hands behind his back (WTH?), so he does and he isnt cuffed, just frisked and asked t sit in the back seat of teh cop car. My cousin asked what he did wrong to which the cop replied "you didnt do anything", after a few seconds, the cop comes and asks me if i use drugs and i say no. then im also asked to step out (which is a surreal moment, seeing that i had never experienced this before), and the cop frisks me adn asks me to sit in teh back of the cop car also, at which point my cousin says" now do you believe me?" , and like 15 seconds after that, the cop tells us to get out quick because he has to stop another car that just passed us, so we get out and the adventure is over. ive heard of people say "they pulle dme over for no reason", but then they were doing drugs or something along those lines, but in this case we literally didnt do anything wrong, and even teh cop couldnt think of a reason, which i thought by law they would need to.

1.Can they legally pull someone over, frisk them, and ask them to sit in the back of the cop car without ever having or giving a reason? 

2. Was this a "qouta" thing? or is that a myth? efore we got pulled over, another car had just been pulled over seconds before by the same cop, and then it pulled a third car over after he let us go, so what was going on there ?

it was a terrible feeling to live in America and have your liberty and rights taken away like that , if even for a few minutes, with no explanation given, nor anything unlafwul being done on our part.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Are you young? Is your hair too long or too short? Are you a person of color? Are you a goth or a rocker or a rapper?
I know that I was the teen-aged nerd-queen and I got pulled over, falsely accused and treated like dirt more times than I can count in my teens and twenties. 
Cops are just suspicious of young people and they never admit that they are wrong. They act like they have done you a favor by letting you go on your way when they have made a mistake.
The best thing you can do is be sure to have your insurance and registration current. Make sure you don't have anything illegal in the car and be sure that you know that your passengers don't use drugs or alcohol. Don't give them anything to use against you. This way you'll at least be comforted knowing that you wrecked the cops night.
It's sad that it's not enough to live a clean honest life - you seem to have to be at least 30 before you can get respect from the people who are paid to protect you.

doodler · Answer

There has to be cause, but cops can pretty much pull over anyone anytime...

If asked, they simply say that they felt your driving may have been a little off and they were concerned for your safety (and the safety of others)... It's easy to justify...

On the other hand, if it's the same cop constantly and there is no cause in almost every case - they can contact the police station and file a complaint and raise the issue of harassment... And even go so far as to take it to court...

Jay · Answer

Your first question and the explanation contradicts each other.  He was not pulled over "for no reason".  He was stopped for playing music too loud which is against the law.


1.  yes
2.  myth


Having your liberty taken away?  You just admitted that your cousin violates the law all of the time which results in his being pulled over.  Tell your cousin to obey the law and your liberties will not be taken away.  This is a joke.

Debra D · Answer

You said your cousin gets pulled over all the time. Your cousin has established a reputation with the cops. Nobody took your liberty and freedom away. In countries like that the cop would have shot you both and left you for dead. Tell your cousin to stop making himself a target by screwing up and maybe the cops will leave him alone.

Charles · Answer

1.) they must have probable cause to pull you over..some law must have been broken before they can legally pull you over.  there is however a difference between arresting someone and detaining them, it could have been the officer was detaining the person while they were searching the car or doing what ever they deemed necessary.  

2.) there is actually no such thing as a quota cops must reach.  my whole family has been in law enforcement and everytime i get pulled over i make it a habbit to ask if it is some time of quota they have to reach, all reply with theres no such thing

isurvived · Answer

Sorry, I don't buy your interpretation. The cop gave you several clues as to what's going on.

Once you get on the police's radar, they will and do keep an eye on your friend.

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