Old Aug 29, 2002 | 06:46 AM
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Originally posted by Smurf
Sorry guys,
Let me clear this up now that i am NOT SO mad but still pissed off.

The cop said word for word " Modified exhst systems are illgeal"
He never EVER told me it was to loud.
I understand how you feel bro... I had 2 bad experiences with cops as well. If a cop wants to issue you a citation, you have no choice but to accept it even if you clearly don't deserve it. The real trouble is having to attend court to defend yourself in front of the judge to get back your license. Here are my stories... Let me know what you think...

Case 1: I had slightly tinted front passenger windows and no front license plate (illegal in IL). State trooper pulled me over and asked for the usual lic, reg, insurance... I gave him my lic, reg but my insurance card was somewhere in the glove compartment so I was looking for it. It was less than a minute and I was still looking... The cop said ok... keep looking, I'll be back. When he came back like 15 mins later, he issued 3 tickets. 1 for tinted windows, 1 for no front lic plates and 1 for DRIVING W/O INSURANCE!? I had my insurance card in my hand when he returned with the tickets... I refused to accept the citation for no insurance because I have it. He argued I failed to produce it in a timely manner blah blah blah and he didn't feel like standing at the side of the expressway when cars were "flying" by over 60mph.
I felt if that was his concern, he shouldn't have pulled anyone over... Anyway, I refused to sign the tickets and he got really pissed. He threw the tickets into my car and said "I don't have time for this, explain it to the judge in court". He took off. What a total jerk! I filed a formal complaint to the State Police HQ and his supervisor called to apologize on his behalf. He explained the officer was wrong, not supposed to have done that but I have to attend court to explain to the judge. In court, I presented pictures of my front lic plates screwed on, quotation from a local shop to remove the tint and my valid insurance card. All 3 tickets were dismissed. I had scheduled to have the tint removed in 2 weeks.

Case 2:
This happens the following week after I got back my license and before I had the chance to send the car in to get the tint removed... You guess it! Another State Trooper pulled me over for tinted windows. Took my license but I showed him the tint removal quotation/appointment for the following week. He said nothing, went back to his car and came back with a TICKET AGAIN. I blew up this time and told him WTF did you write me a ticket??? I just went to court for this last week!!! I told him I want to follow him back to his HQ right then and speak to his supervisor about this. Judging from the look on his face, he was intimidated. He said... I'm sorry sir... You have to go to court and explain to the judge. He sped off... Well, maybe I was blacklisted or something to have to go through this BS but I had no choice. Had the tint removed, went to court, case dismissed and took back my license... Nothing ever happened again in the next 2 years.

This is a true story and I hope you guys enjoyed reading it and never have to go through this.
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