Pulled over for suspicious activity?

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Dana A

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Some cops are just bad news. 5 Years ago we(my family and I) moved back to the small town where I grew up. I was a BAD teen and had no bad dealings with the cops in this town growing up. They caught us but treated us decent each time even if we did get a ticket or get arrested. The 1st summer we lived back here I spent the better part of the summer dealing with the new cops who I never met before. They were constantly rude to me from the get go before I even had a chance to speak to them. I have no tattoos and no piercings. What I do have is a son who has long hair and rides a skate board. The worst incident was the day the chief of police brought my 7 yr old son home from the creek 1 block away from our house to let me know he was playing at the creek with 7 other neighborhood kids and he (the chief) could hear a kid (maybe not even my son) cussing. My son was traumatized and ran and hid behind the sofa in tears until the cops left. My son was so upset that I called and asked them to come back to my house and leave my son on a better note. He had gotten lost in the mall the year before and found a security guard to get help. I didn't need my 7 year old to think cops were bad, mean or just unhelpful in the future. They came back and I politely let them know that I was upset that they even got involved and one of the officers actually said to me WELL WE HAD TO LET YOU KNOW HE WAS SWEARING! They were acting like I was a bad parent because I thought this was all going too far. Long story short that chief and his super side kick were both let go and our town is back to normal. I haven't heard a word from a cop since. I went from daily issues regarding my oldest son and his skate board to never hearing a word in the next 4 years. Are some cops on a power trip? You bet they are.
 

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Thats another way we can get the word out there. A bumper sticker that says "Elecontronic Cigarettes saved my life" or something similar only cost a few bucks, would definitely lend credence to your explanation if stopped by a police officer and would help get the word out there.

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ACAB--ACAB--ACAB

These LEOs are the ones working AGAINST all of us. Innocent until proven guilty has long been just a saying, not a practice. Just be yourself, screw the police, and take responsibility for yourself. You have power, you have dignity, you have a life that you create and you alone control.

Once again, ACAB.
 

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In new jersey - I got out of bed and looked out my window to take in and anticipate another crappy 30 degree day with a good amount of wind to keep ur fingers close to falling off - I showered and got ready for work. All was normal today - same as yesterday and it will be the same tomorrow. But one thing did change...on route 46 (fellow jersey guys /girls will know of it) in Fairfield I was at a light - vaping the life out of my lambo mini on 36mg DIY menthol listening to Howard stern .

To the right of me and behind me are 2 cops - I immediately check to see if I have my seatbelt on due to instinct and I say to myself (nice, you have the seatbelt on) and I take a vape while ignoring the surroundings.

Within 30 seconds both cop car cherries are on and I'm being pulled over . Without even asking me for a license and registration he asks me if I enjoy smoking (delete reference) in front of cops ??!!!

I laughed due to nervousness and how outrageous that question was !! I thought I was being tricked. And then I realized I had the lambo In my hand and from their perspective it was not a cigarette so it had to be something else right ? Because assumptions are always correct :) insert sarcasm here .

So luckily I had juice and an ego battery with me so I could explain to them it was a nicotine delivery vaporizer. One was talking to me from the driver side while the other was in the passenger side window. They weren't buying it at first - they were rude and thought I was trying to get out of something that was a very big crime in their eyes - well in my eyes too - smoking while driving!! Lol

After the explanation and the show and tell they told me they've seen blue cigs but nothing like this. :).

Just wanted to share my story - after all that BS I was 20 min late for work and wanted to share on ECF as soon as I could.

Anyone else have a similar experience ?

I learned a lesson - you can vape in your car but don't vape a red light or in front of a cop - because as with everything in life - the unknown scares others... So he had no reason to think it was nicotine because he never saw a device like that before - they were just doing their job. But to avoid being pulled over and being late for work - I think I can stay away from vaping at a 20 second red light - wouldn't you all agree ? :)

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I haven't had that happen yet but I am a little worried that I might look like I'm smoking something else when I'm stopped at a traffic light.
 
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ACAB--ACAB--ACAB

These LEOs are the ones working AGAINST all of us. Innocent until proven guilty has long been just a saying, not a practice. Just be yourself, screw the police, and take responsibility for yourself. You have power, you have dignity, you have a life that you create and you alone control.

Once again, ACAB.

I had to google ACAB. Seriously? :facepalm:
 

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