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6th Gear Member
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 14,917
Killed a 02 Camaro SS Intercep
He didn't give him a ticket because he didn't run and do anything overly stupid to escalate the situation. It's no different than when your speeding and a Cop paces you before he decides to pull you over.</P>
I don't think the cop would have really given a crap if he had intentions of fighting the ticket. I've had a cop in an 3rd gen Camaro interceptor pull up to my door on the free way and try instigating a race, a state trooper at that.</P>
In my area, there is a full blown riced out modified Escort with hidden lights that goes around on very warm nights in the summer trying to instigate races. </P>
4th Gear Member
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 1,484
From: B'ham, WA
Killed a 02 Camaro SS Intercep
Back when I was in high school some dude in a modified Caprice wanted to race for pinks (I was in my parent's miata with a friend). I told him noway. Then he revealed that he was DEA and the car used to be a dealer's car, and it was pretty well worked over. No way I would have one. I thought it was funny.
In order for that to be entrapment the cops would have had to do something to provoke you into racing, like asking/challenging or setting it up. Just pulling up to you is not good enough.
I routinely wax city cops at the stoplights (not enough to cause wheel spin, since that would be reckless driving), and every time they pull up at the next light and glare at me.
(they also tend to run my plate)
Most cops are pretty cool.
In order for that to be entrapment the cops would have had to do something to provoke you into racing, like asking/challenging or setting it up. Just pulling up to you is not good enough.
I routinely wax city cops at the stoplights (not enough to cause wheel spin, since that would be reckless driving), and every time they pull up at the next light and glare at me.
(they also tend to run my plate)Most cops are pretty cool.
6th Gear Member
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 14,917
Killed a 02 Camaro SS Intercep
How is that entrapment?</P>
Wouldn't undercover female officers acting as prostitutes be entrapment then? There is an officer here in a full blown riced out Escort here that instigates with kids at lights trying to get them to run with him...They get away with it here..</P>
3rd Gear Member
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 535
From: United States
Killed a 02 Camaro SS Intercep
Originally Posted by horatio102
Back when I was in high school some dude in a modified Caprice wanted to race for pinks (I was in my parent's miata with a friend). I told him noway. Then he revealed that he was DEA and the car used to be a dealer's car, and it was pretty well worked over. No way I would have one. I thought it was funny.
In order for that to be entrapment the cops would have had to do something to provoke you into racing, like asking/challenging or setting it up. Just pulling up to you is not good enough.
I routinely wax city cops at the stoplights (not enough to cause wheel spin, since that would be reckless driving), and every time they pull up at the next light and glare at me. (they also tend to run my plate)
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I wish cops in Tampa were that cool. <IMG src=smileys/smiley5.gif border="0">
Most cops are pretty cool.
In order for that to be entrapment the cops would have had to do something to provoke you into racing, like asking/challenging or setting it up. Just pulling up to you is not good enough.
I routinely wax city cops at the stoplights (not enough to cause wheel spin, since that would be reckless driving), and every time they pull up at the next light and glare at me.
(they also tend to run my plate) </P>
I wish cops in Tampa were that cool. <IMG src=smileys/smiley5.gif border="0">
Most cops are pretty cool.
3rd Gear Member
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 751
From: United States
Killed a 02 Camaro SS Intercep
Good kill, your lucky you got off.....The state cops here drive Z28's and GT's... and if your ever in Illinois you better hope you dont get around the state troppers cuz they suck!!!... I got pulled over yesterday for my license plate cover...how stupid is that!!!!!!!
2nd Gear Member
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 212
From:
Killed a 02 Camaro SS Intercep
Originally Posted by Jonny Lightning
Stupid me decided to race a completely blacked out camaro from a dig in the big black TT car.
Little did I know that this was a cop. </P>
I got out of the ticket though simply by pulling over when I saw his lights. Conversation went something like this.</P>
"Well hello officer."
"You should be in a lot of trouble right now."
Gasp "I'm not?"
"You could've gotten away from me, and you pulled right over when I flipped on my lights. I've never seen anything that fast on the streets"
Smile "Thanks."
"But I'm warning you - if I ever catch you street racing again - you're going to be arrested and impounded. Keep it at the track."
"Thank you officer, I'll do that. Sorry about everything"
"Have a nice day."</P>
That would've been reaaaal bad. Glad it turned out the way it did. Lucky me I get one of the few nice cops around here. No more cruising on a saturday night in THAT car.</P>
By the way - I left him by at LEAST 5 bus-lengths.</P>
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That's called entrapment. He couldn't have gotten you even if he wanted to. </P>