Originally Posted by Black2000GSR
I know that cops don't need radar to write a ticket, but the point is, he pulled me over just to be annoying because he knew that I wasn't going 51mph, and then lied about it and saying his radar clocked me at 51. And he didn't "let me off", I don't think he intended to write me a ticket to begin with, plus, sure I was going 40 in a 35, but I've talked to CPD officers, and they've all said that they give 7mph leeway...so yeah, he was just being a dick. But of course another cop is gonna take the cops side.
You (not just you in specific, you as in the public) never know what is going on when a Cop stops you. Very often, V&T violations are used as a means to get into a car. Maybe your car matched a description of a car that they were looking for...you never know. He may have just stopped you to see if you matched a description, and when you didn't, he let you go. You don't know what was going on. But that speed over the limit was enough for him to stop you and further investigate whatever it was he was looking for. Chances are, there was more to the story than you know about. You can never assume you know the full reason why you are being stopped, because very often, there is more to it than you realize.