On May 16, 2:15*pm, "Sal M. Onella" wrote:
On May 1, 12:15*pm, TJ wrote:





On 05/01/2010 02:45 PM, You wrote:

Local Law (I learned later) heard the Squelch Tail, and decided that I
was a nefarious BadGuy, with a Cop Radio in my Truck, and decided to
pull me over. *He asked for my Drivers License and Registration, which I
produced, and then went back to his car, and radio'd it in to his HQ.
After sitting there about 20 minutes I got out and walked back to his
car, wanting to ask what the deal was.

That little action was just *asking* for trouble. You were stupid, plain
and simple. When stopped by a police officer you *never* get out of the
vehicle unless instructed to do so. Had you been carrying something that
could have looked even remotely like a weapon, you could have been shot,
and the cop would have been justified in doing so.

TJ
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There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.

Why call him stupid? *There's no call for that kind of snap judgment.
He may be a better learner than you and know more than you. Overall, I
found his post quite interesting.

Moreover, a cop's "rights" in detaining a person that long are also
questionable. There is a limit to how much is reasonable.