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Old 07-22-2009, 08:41 PM   #71 (permalink)
dippin
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Originally Posted by Derwood View Post
I've noticed (both on TFP and in my own life) that there are two types of people when it comes to cops. I'll provide a brief example:

After being pulled over for speeding, a police officer asks if he can look in your trunk. You know there is nothing in the trunk besides the spare tire, jack, and a change of clothes for the gym.

Person A allows the officer to take a look, knowing that they've done nothing wrong and that the officer won't find anything.

Person B raises a huge stink, yells at the officer about not having a warrant and that his rights are being broken, etc.


Now, is Person B in the right or in the wrong? Technically, they're probably right, but I'm of the opinion that you have to choose your battles. Then again, I don't have a chip on my shoulder about authority figures and have never had a bad run-in with the police....

Except sometimes there is no speeding to even speak of, and you are just being pulled over so they go on a fishing expedition. And sometimes it's not your trunk, but your house, your wallet, etc. And sometimes people in positions of power get so brash as to simply abuse the "Im not going to raise a stink" crowd:

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