“The laws on cannabis have changed in such a drastic way as to render the smell of burnt cannabis, standing alone, insufficient to provide probable cause for a police officer to search a vehicle wi…
If a guy with a gun and a license to kill … which is basically what a police officer is … if they start asking questions, I’m answering politely.
I’m not going to argue with them or disagree with them … even if I say ‘no’ I’m still at risk based on the personality of the cop.
I’m also a big brown skinned long haired indigenous person so whenever I get stopped by a cop … I’m doing what I’m told or I risk getting beaten, arrested or even shot.
This is also the reason why I placed four different cameras with audio around my vehicle.
Same brother. Fellow brown dude… I’ve been pulled over because my ‘car sounded like it was being driven drunk.’ Yeah, let that set in… I didn’t argue at all - I was well within my rights, but I didn’t know if he gave a shit about my rights or not and his rationale for pulling me over suggested not to press my luck.
It’s an imbalance of power.
If a guy with a gun and a license to kill … which is basically what a police officer is … if they start asking questions, I’m answering politely.
I’m not going to argue with them or disagree with them … even if I say ‘no’ I’m still at risk based on the personality of the cop.
I’m also a big brown skinned long haired indigenous person so whenever I get stopped by a cop … I’m doing what I’m told or I risk getting beaten, arrested or even shot.
This is also the reason why I placed four different cameras with audio around my vehicle.
Same brother. Fellow brown dude… I’ve been pulled over because my ‘car sounded like it was being driven drunk.’ Yeah, let that set in… I didn’t argue at all - I was well within my rights, but I didn’t know if he gave a shit about my rights or not and his rationale for pulling me over suggested not to press my luck.
Ah, common mistake. You accidently left your confederate flag up, so they just assumed you were driving drunk.
Okay, that is absolutely fair, and I do not blame you one bit for doing what you have to do to stay safe.