so these fucking road pirate cops setup "vehicle inspection checkpoints" where they have cops going over your car while they go down this little checklist of theirs ticking boxes as they go down the sheet.
now... do they do this in the hood areas of the city filled with shitty dangerous cars owned by people who have a higher likely hood of criminal history/warrants
nope... because none of them have the money to pay the tickets.
so they go to the rich neighborhoods and setup there knowing full well they can generate a ton of money nickel and diming the hard working people that live and drive through that area.
it's all about revenue generation under the guise of vehicle safety, if they honestly cared about safety they'd be in the ghetto busting shitty people driving shitty unsafe cars.
instead they target the areas who can afford to pay the tickets to rake in the cash.
it works the other way around as well...
friend of mine lives in a decent sized city. big enough that the central city is a complete ghetto.
there's a LONG list of things cops can write you a ticket for in regards to vehicle condition/state of repair.
chipped window $150 low tire tread $100 cracked indicator light $200
etc...
so these fucking road pirate cops setup "vehicle inspection checkpoints" where they have cops going over your car while they go down this little checklist of theirs ticking boxes as they go down the sheet.
now... do they do this in the hood areas of the city filled with shitty dangerous cars owned by people who have a higher likely hood of criminal history/warrants
nope... because none of them have the money to pay the tickets.
so they go to the rich neighborhoods and setup there knowing full well they can generate a ton of money nickel and diming the hard working people that live and drive through that area.
it's all about revenue generation under the guise of vehicle safety, if they honestly cared about safety they'd be in the ghetto busting shitty people driving shitty unsafe cars.
instead they target the areas who can afford to pay the tickets to rake in the cash.
yep, say nothing to them.
i keep my license, registration, and proof of insurance in a plastic bag. i crack the window, hang the bag out, and roll the window up.
thats all they get from me
they can't claim they "smell marijuana/alcohol" if the window never rolled down.
they've tried and it got laughed out of court
and always always always record the police.