Ohio. I went to go grocery shopping for Thanksgiving at 3:30 a.m. (to the overnight market). as soon as I pulled onto the 4 lane road, I had a cop rev up on my bumper. so I knew to do the limit right from the start. i was not drinking, so didnt mind them following me. I went about 5-7 mph under the limit for two miles to the end of his jurisdiction, when i was pulled over for improper plates. my husband had simply taken plates off our mercedes and put on my jeep. we decided not to drive the mercedes for the winter. so the BMV didnt know we popped the plates on our Jeep (fully insured, of course). the cop was nice and told me i was stopped for having the wrong plates. he said i wasnt speeding, no weaving, etc. he just got a wild hair that he should run my tag to see if the car was stolen. there was no amber alert, no felony he was investigating. nothing. just a wild hair. sure enough our 10K in property taxes that we pay per year didnt sway him from writing me a full ticket. I have to go to court. after he gave me the ticket, i was not happy. he asked me for my phone number. I said i didnt have a phone. he huffed a little and asked for my cell number. i said gladly, "none." he asked for my work number. i said, "none." he huffed and puffed and told me that my work has to have a number. I assured him, "nope." (becasue I dont work. but i didnt tell him that). he got angry and told me i was lying to him and that he'd arrest me, if i failed to give him my number. I told him that he has my address already, and that i felt that was the only information he needed. he said it was not, that the law required me to give him my phone number, or he guaranteed i would spend the rest of the night in jail. he explained that he wanted an alternate way to contact me other than the address i provided. I wondered why. he explained that he needed my number for a backup in case I wasnt home. I assured him, if I wasn't home - i sure as hell wasnt going to answer the phone. (besides, the phone is my husbands. i did not lie). i finally forked it over. then the cop wanted to know my work number. i said, "nah." he was angry about it. i explained i did not work. he asked if i was selfemployed or unemployed. i said again, "no, I just dont work. I choose not to." He might've been kind of sweet on me at this point. i dont wear a wedding ring, so i think he thought that i was not fully married. I keep my maiden name.) he huffed and puffed and asked me how i pay my bills telling me that he was sure i must have a job. he again threatened to put me in jail for the night if i lied. i then told him i was a kept woman, that my husband provides the money and i enjoy spending as much of it as i can. he made notes of it in a big huff and thought about whether he bought my story. my husband knows its true. but the cop has no business asking how i pay my bills. i certainly wasnt volunteering anything. the cop decided i could go and told me that i need to know that he will personally come to my house to arrest me, if i do not show to the court at the date and time on the ticket. i told him he should prolly doublecheck the law. i said this was not a felony and he prolly cant just go out on a bench warrant and pick anyone up without a judge's okay. (was true in michigan, i think). He told me that he would do it immediatley. he said i wasn't going to get off either. i told him i was pretty sure he couldn't. he said he would make a point of it. disgusting.
two things: 1). He interferred with my right to peaceful enjoyment - or whatever. there was nothing that gave him the right to stop me. (don't police have to cite a reason to dispatchers when the dispatchers run any plate through LEIN? If they do? why can this cop act on a wild hair?)
2). this guy threatened to put me in jail if I didnt give him my home phone number? i had already stated to him that i did NOT have a phone at home. If I don't have a phone, does he have the right to arrest me?
two things: 1). He interferred with my right to peaceful enjoyment - or whatever. there was nothing that gave him the right to stop me. (don't police have to cite a reason to dispatchers when the dispatchers run any plate through LEIN? If they do? why can this cop act on a wild hair?)
2). this guy threatened to put me in jail if I didnt give him my home phone number? i had already stated to him that i did NOT have a phone at home. If I don't have a phone, does he have the right to arrest me?
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