dragonflyjmr
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? WI
My daughter was pulled over for failure to wear seat belt on FEB 5 2010. The county officer said he smelled marijuana (the kids- over 18 insist to me that they were not smoking in the car but were intending to smoke it at a friends house so IDK how he smelled anything) and had her step out of car. She admitted to him that she was in possession of marijuana. She gave him the 1 gram bag and a broken glass pipe she had in the car and he put the gram it in his pants pocket and the broken pipe into the squad car, searched, cuffed her and put her in police car. I'd like to add here that she and the passengers in the car were never read their rights at any time or asked if they know their rights. One of the other passengers had less than a half a gram also and was also cuffed and put in squad car. They did not see where that bag was put. The last passenger in the car did not have any marijuana or paraphernalia but had 2 warrants for unpaid fines. She was also cuffed and put in a different squad car. By this time the original county officer and officers from two other small towns were at the scene. All 3 (including the two females in the car) were patted down by the male officer who originally pulled them over, one of the females was patted down without any other officers present. He ran his hands under their breasts as well as in their crotch area. The male and other female were patted down but the other two officers were present but in their squad cars. My daughter was in the car of the officer who put her gram in his pocket and never saw him remove it or put it in evidence envelopes. The 3 officers searched her car including her and the other female passengers purse while the kids (all 18 and over) waited in the patrol cars unable to see the search of their purses. My daughter and the other female asked if they could bring their purses and the officers put them in the front seat of the squad cars they were in. They were then transported to wood county police dept. where my daughter and the male passenger were "booked and released". When they got to the police station a female officer patted the two female passengers again. The girls were taken in and another officer brought their purses in shortly after and put them on a side counter. After my daughter was printed and photographed she walked out of the booking room and saw an officer putting things back in her purse after apparently researching it without her watching. The other females purse was also researched without her present and watching. My daughter then signed a paper to be released which had nothing to read on it except two lines for the officers signature and hers. The officer said it was so she could be released saying that she got her personal belongings back. She, being only 18, just signed it without checking her purse to make sure she had everything but nothing was stolen. She waited about 5 minuted for the officer to bring her the seat belt ticket. None of the kids were ever told what they were being charged with. She never received a ticket for possession or paraphernalia and hasn't received anything yet and nothing is on the county open records access online except her seat belt ticket. They never told them what and if they were being charged with anything and brought home no paperwork except the seat belt ticket. The female passenger who had no drugs or anything was told they had found a marijuana pipe in her purse (she insisted she had nothing to the officers and to myself). She was never shown this pipe or any other evidence. I believe she did not because she was very upset because she knows she had nothing and has no reason to lie as her parents would not have cared and she is unemployed so wasn't worried about loss of a job or anything. She was upset because the officers lied. None of the kids have received their court dated or tickets to this day. There are many things about the chain of events that concern me so I'd like to see your opinion of the arrests as a whole but also wonder when the kids will get their tickets because they don't even know if they are being charged or not and if so what for, especially the girl who was told she had a pipe she didn't have.
I know 2 of the kids had illegal substances and should be prosecuted and punished for their crimes but I also think the rights of citizens should be respected by the police and proper legal procedures should be followed. Failure to do so results in a general distrust and hatred of law enforcement which is a shame as the police should be there to serve and protect not scare and violate.
Thank you so much!
My daughter was pulled over for failure to wear seat belt on FEB 5 2010. The county officer said he smelled marijuana (the kids- over 18 insist to me that they were not smoking in the car but were intending to smoke it at a friends house so IDK how he smelled anything) and had her step out of car. She admitted to him that she was in possession of marijuana. She gave him the 1 gram bag and a broken glass pipe she had in the car and he put the gram it in his pants pocket and the broken pipe into the squad car, searched, cuffed her and put her in police car. I'd like to add here that she and the passengers in the car were never read their rights at any time or asked if they know their rights. One of the other passengers had less than a half a gram also and was also cuffed and put in squad car. They did not see where that bag was put. The last passenger in the car did not have any marijuana or paraphernalia but had 2 warrants for unpaid fines. She was also cuffed and put in a different squad car. By this time the original county officer and officers from two other small towns were at the scene. All 3 (including the two females in the car) were patted down by the male officer who originally pulled them over, one of the females was patted down without any other officers present. He ran his hands under their breasts as well as in their crotch area. The male and other female were patted down but the other two officers were present but in their squad cars. My daughter was in the car of the officer who put her gram in his pocket and never saw him remove it or put it in evidence envelopes. The 3 officers searched her car including her and the other female passengers purse while the kids (all 18 and over) waited in the patrol cars unable to see the search of their purses. My daughter and the other female asked if they could bring their purses and the officers put them in the front seat of the squad cars they were in. They were then transported to wood county police dept. where my daughter and the male passenger were "booked and released". When they got to the police station a female officer patted the two female passengers again. The girls were taken in and another officer brought their purses in shortly after and put them on a side counter. After my daughter was printed and photographed she walked out of the booking room and saw an officer putting things back in her purse after apparently researching it without her watching. The other females purse was also researched without her present and watching. My daughter then signed a paper to be released which had nothing to read on it except two lines for the officers signature and hers. The officer said it was so she could be released saying that she got her personal belongings back. She, being only 18, just signed it without checking her purse to make sure she had everything but nothing was stolen. She waited about 5 minuted for the officer to bring her the seat belt ticket. None of the kids were ever told what they were being charged with. She never received a ticket for possession or paraphernalia and hasn't received anything yet and nothing is on the county open records access online except her seat belt ticket. They never told them what and if they were being charged with anything and brought home no paperwork except the seat belt ticket. The female passenger who had no drugs or anything was told they had found a marijuana pipe in her purse (she insisted she had nothing to the officers and to myself). She was never shown this pipe or any other evidence. I believe she did not because she was very upset because she knows she had nothing and has no reason to lie as her parents would not have cared and she is unemployed so wasn't worried about loss of a job or anything. She was upset because the officers lied. None of the kids have received their court dated or tickets to this day. There are many things about the chain of events that concern me so I'd like to see your opinion of the arrests as a whole but also wonder when the kids will get their tickets because they don't even know if they are being charged or not and if so what for, especially the girl who was told she had a pipe she didn't have.
I know 2 of the kids had illegal substances and should be prosecuted and punished for their crimes but I also think the rights of citizens should be respected by the police and proper legal procedures should be followed. Failure to do so results in a general distrust and hatred of law enforcement which is a shame as the police should be there to serve and protect not scare and violate.
Thank you so much!
