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So as I came home last night, roughly around 2am, I get pulled over by a cop. He was sitting on the side of the road pointing his radar gun onto the street. I see the cop, I look at my speedometer and I see that I am actually respecting the speed limit for once, I stick my hand out the window and throw the /m\ horns as I drive pass the police cruiser, in my defense, I was listening to Tool. I drove for another two blocks before I see the police cruiser get right up on my ass and turn his lights on. “Do you know why I stopped you?” me: I am gonna guess that you pulled me over because of both time of day and my direction of travel which could lead you to believe I just left the bar down the street. “Your behavior gives me probable cause to believe that you just left the bar and perhaps you have had one too many drinks” me: “No, my behavior, in light of your experience, gives you reasonable suspicion. They are entirely two different standards to justify either an investigatory stop or a Terry stop, officer.” “How much have you had to drink tonite?” me:”nothing, I am coming from the gym. I think it unfair that you automatically assumed that I’ve just left the bar; furthermore in the interest of your health, it is rather cold outside and your attire seems to be ill prepared for this temperature, why dont we just skip the formalities and you just administer the breathalizer test instead.” “Driver license and registration please” me: “sure, no problem” as I proceed to open my glove compartment the officer proceeds to start checking out the back of my car and then my glove compartment. As I reached for my registration he gets a look at the stack of accumulated tickets I still have sitting in there. “Have a problem with speeding?” me:”NOOO!! what are you kidding me? I love speeding. You guys are the ones with the problem with my speeding.” The officer checks out my stuff and then comes back and asks “do you mind if I search your vehicle?” me:”not at all. You may search anything you want except the glove compartment” “Do you have anything in your car I should be aware of?” me:”not at all, this is a consentual search officer, I am simply exercising my rights to set the parameters for said search” Long story short. I had to sit there until his back up arrived and then they looked through my trunk and back seat and then they let me go. It was stupid. No ticket though.