What is the name of your state? Florida
I was driving down this street and the police was sitting in the car talking to someone... I passed the cop..turned around and left the street. As I left the cop pulled out also. I pulled into the gas station, and the cop pulled in behind me and asked for my license and registration.
Q: Does the police need probable cause to stop me period?
The cop first said it was because my tags were expired, but when I showed him they were not, he then said that after running my tags, it was discovered they were placed on the wrong car. The tags were valid, but still were not on the current vehicle...although I had sent the forms into the DMV.
I am seriously considering fighting this, because I feel it was NOT a "good" stop... also the cop who did this is "known" for harrassing blacks here.
Also... I was not cited for any moving violation...only for the tag..and this would not have been discovered had the cop NOT ran my tag...
SO...was this legal...or not? Was my rights violated or not?
I was driving down this street and the police was sitting in the car talking to someone... I passed the cop..turned around and left the street. As I left the cop pulled out also. I pulled into the gas station, and the cop pulled in behind me and asked for my license and registration.
Q: Does the police need probable cause to stop me period?
The cop first said it was because my tags were expired, but when I showed him they were not, he then said that after running my tags, it was discovered they were placed on the wrong car. The tags were valid, but still were not on the current vehicle...although I had sent the forms into the DMV.
I am seriously considering fighting this, because I feel it was NOT a "good" stop... also the cop who did this is "known" for harrassing blacks here.
Also... I was not cited for any moving violation...only for the tag..and this would not have been discovered had the cop NOT ran my tag...
SO...was this legal...or not? Was my rights violated or not?