Thumbs up to unmarked statie!!!

[obsolete]

OK, I take back cop haters and I wanna change it to LEO Bashers.

Well changing a wrong answer to another wrong answer still ='s no points. So change away.

there is thing out there called probable cause

And none of the situations mentioned in this thread fall under the umbrella of probable cause so...

[Dieseldan]

wow, didnt expect this

degsy know the guys name??

[Kham]

if i was stealing bike it would be in something to hide it away.

[Degsy]

wow, didnt expect this

degsy know the guys name??

Nah, unfortunately, we didn't get his name. He was in a ford escort or focus , I think silver or grey colored but hard to tell. About early 30's, reddish blond hair I think. Usually, the staties we get around East Taunton tend to be state gang unit guys because we are the first part of Taunton you hit from the New Bedford side and there's tons of cross-crime between the two cities. I had two shady characters approach my front door a couple of months ago and when I came out of the garage with a 4' tire iron in my hand they slowly walked back down the yard back to their car mumbling something about being lost and needing directions. HEAVY West Indian accents. Last year I was at my neighbor's house and there were two asian guys at the door and another standing in the yard. When he opened the door, they asked for convoluted directions to somewhere and then asked for some money for gas. My buddy closed the door, went inside and came out with an S&W 1911 and pointed it right in the guy's face without saying a word. They fucking ran so fast to a BRAND NEW Acura parked around the corner. They were definitely scoping out the place for a robbery. None of them asked for directions to the same place and one of them was watching through the living room window and another was watching the road from the end of the driveway.

Can I also add that I came down the offramp from rt24 onto rt140 by the Galleria Mall approaching 3 times the recommended speed limit? and the officer didn't even mention that. He had the right to stop me for that for sure. I had no idea he was behind me (unmarked and he wasn't painting radar).

[gregp]

ummm whaaat if say a friend of mine has a bike where the VIN was say errr ummm scratched offf???? ass of u and med to be ok

Not at all! A MA EPO told me that any motor vehicle with the VIN scratched off is immediately subject to confiscation and impound, just like a gun. The officer has got to do what he's got to do. They let the courts figure it out. I am always leary of "Track Bikes" up for sale on CL with defaced or no VIN's. This applies to dirt bikes and quads as well. You just do not want to be caught riding something with no VIN.
As far as the original post goes, I would be fine with that scenario. The officer was doing a good job, he was pleasant about it, and he did not take up a lot of time. "Fishing" is part of the job...

"From the tracks on his arms, large caliber wound, proximity to a heroin market... I'd say it was a heated dispute about the symbolism of red and blue in 18th-century French romantic poetry. "John Munch"

[Pittenger5]

So is anyone a police officer and want to run a VIN for me, and conviniently forget what they just did should something come up funny? haha

[gregp]

I am pretty sure that I could get that done....

[hammadown]

DB, what bike are you talking about?


I have to say cheers to the police officer for this one. As somebody who had a bike stolen at gun point, I have no issues with taking a few minutes out of my day or night to show I am a legal owner of a vehicle in my possesion...especially at that time of night when it is very likely a motorcycle would be stolen. Anyone that disagrees, try having a bike stolen and then get back to me.

[Pittenger5]

DB, what bike are you talking about?

EX. I bought it from a guy who recieved it as payment for a job on the side he did, its been track prepped since at least the 3rd guy in line. So I have no idea what the deal is.

[chrisc]

Ok, let me bring it down a notch for you....If a police officer see a vehicle on a public way with no plate or for what ever reason he may want to come up with or even if the officer thinks something is not right, there is thing out there called probable cause which gives him the right to stop that vehicle. So if he finds nothing wrong he will send you on your way but if he does find something, you will not win in a court of law because he had probable cause to stop you in the first place.

Yes, of course. My earlier comments already stated that.

What I was trying to do was determine whether or not you can be cited for having an unregistered bike (whose ownership is not in question) in the back of your truck, or in a properly registered trailer. The answer was, no, you would not be in violation of Chap 90 Sec 9 of the laws.

[Kham]

DB, what bike are you talking about?


I have to say cheers to the police officer for this one. As somebody who had a bike stolen at gun point, I have no issues with taking a few minutes out of my day or night to show I am a legal owner of a vehicle in my possesion...especially at that time of night when it is very likely a motorcycle would be stolen. Anyone that disagrees, try having a bike stolen and then get back to me.

how the heck do you get bike jack? and i thought only happen in lowell.

[BigShel]

You are right about being cited, There is no violation that warrants a ticket, but what I was trying to say was the trooper had a good reason for making the stop.

Yes, of course. My earlier comments already stated that.

What I was trying to do was determine whether or not you can be cited for having an unregistered bike (whose ownership is not in question) in the back of your truck, or in a properly registered trailer. The answer was, no, you would not be in violation of Chap 90 Sec 9 of the laws.

[Dieseldan]

I THINK I might know who that is Degs but we will see

[beet]

I agree with Randy My Dad would a went ripshit if he got pulled over for nothing. But the kids don't know any better Randy. They have been told that they need the government to protect them it's all they know. The cop was doing his job. leo's profiling people and stopping them is what the laws have got ta.

I never said the trooper didn't have the right to stop anybody, I just believe that its' not right, I like to think we enjoy the freedom from leo's profiling people and stopping them

middle of nite, bike in back of truck, must be a steenkin thief, uh !,

it's none of the fucking leos business what I am doing driving on a public street anytime of day, explanations are not required

every day we are getting closer and closer to being in 1935 nazi germany

maybe your ok with it, I'm not, its not what my dad fought in WWII for, it's not what we fought any war for