For the FTP's amongst us

Actually that's PC if it's illegal. . Been on a couple CHP ride alongs where they smelled pot on a stop. Called in a dog, when it hit they did a search. One also spotted white inside a heater vent on the dash, founds several pounds of coke under the dash, just buy looking through the window, all perfectly legal.

 

I'll side with the cops on this one. No reason to bent out of shape over a car door being opened. As far as I know if you don't want an honest person opening your door they have these things called locks on them.

 

This is pathetic. If I'm at home and see someone open my car door we will discuss it immediately, cop or no cop. Involving a lawyer after the fact, with no harm done, is just petty. When the police mistakenly raided my home, I asked for an apology, not an attorney. Also, if you leave a pound of weed and a gun in your vehicle, how about locking the door?

 

Care to share details?

 

I have told the story here before, but here it is briefly. Woman I've never met gives my address to police. Police show up at my house with six cars before dawn one morning pounding on doors and windows. I don't let them in. Supervisor shows up and I let him in. They obviously realize they have made a mistake but try to justify their actions. I write to the local paper. Local paper finds the woman they are looking for in jail in the adjoining county, proving that they have investigative skills superior to those of the police. County sheriff fires the person responsible for sending deputies to my house instead of across the bay to retrieve the already incarcerated suspect. Sheriff calls me to personally apologize. I forgive every cop in the world except for XFBO because he is more entertaining when he is on his high horse.

 

Car is parked on private property. There is no reason for anybody to even try to open the door without owners permission, locked or not.
I never lock my car when parked on my property. I have no reason to and nobody has right to check if locked or not.

 

Cletus...when was the last time a burglar came up to ask permission to open the door on your unlocked car? Again..locks keep honest people out. I don't see the issue but then again my shit is parked indoors when I am home.

 

I have a property line that's supposed to keep honest people out. I don't think what the cop did was worthy of a lawsuit or any of that jazz, but if it was me I'd prefer police not go and open my car door.

Just my $0.02.

 

Exactly. If you opening my door without permission you are burglar

 

You fellas look at the bright side....no one or their dog is dead in this particular incident. That's a win right there.

 

ok thats funny. if that is the criteria, I was raided this morning.

Its illegal to warm your car up here without you in it. The cops knocked on my door to tell me. I advised them that it does not apply to cars with remote start. They agreed.

I'm lucky to be alive.

 

That was a short version. I've told the story before. The prior mistaken raid on my home, inspired by mistaken identity and a pilfered turtle, involved federal agents breaking into my house while I was not home and me rushing to the scene when notified by my alarm company. I've told that tale here also. Perhaps you have them conflated? Either way, the incident that amused you so cost someone their job.

 

Oh come on now, don’t act like you haven’t heard at least one story where the cops claimed they smelled mj in order to search a car...in fact I’m sure that a version of that very story is recounted in this thread about some shady Baltimore officers within the last couple of pages.

 

One of my 5 closest friends is/was on that swat team.....that is the team that was told they would be replaced if they shoot a dog.
I know 3 guys on that PD very well, all good dudes w/ good sense of humor, not bullies. That is a good police dept, imho.

 

It's always been stanky, you just didn't notice when you carried the scent with you.