No, I did almost get arrested once, however I escaped it! Not as badass as it sounds, unfortunately. My boyfriend and I were on our way home to smoke a joint and he figured if he rolled it in the car it would save time, so we could enjoy it as soon as we got home. But, of COURSE there was a RIDE program in town. For those of you who don't know what it is, it's where police stop traffic all ways and check the drivers for impaired driving. My boyfriend had everything out on his lap but managed to quickly put it all away.
As we pulled up, I was joking with the police officer while another came around to my boyfriend's window. He shone the flashlight in an noticed on little, tiny flake (probably no bigger than the tip of a piece of rice) on my boyfriend's lap. Immediately he asked, "what is that?!" and as my boyfriend went to brush it off the cop yelled at him to stop. He informed us that he mostly certainly knew what it was and he needed me to pull over. The cop that was talking to me sighed really loudly and directed me to a vacant parking lot.
I was asked to get out of the car along with my boyfriend. The weed was in my boyfriend's underwear in a dime bag (it was literally only a gram) and he immediately surrendered it. As I was dealing with another cop, the asshole that spotted the flake was viciously searching my boyfriend and was "very convinced" that there was more than just a gram on him. The cop I was dealing with began to search my car. When he found nothing he apologized for his partner's behavior. Then, his partner came over and inquired about the results of the search. Upon hearing that there was nothing else in the car he became infuriated and began ripping things out of my car and throwing them everywhere. He searched for another ten minutes and once again did not find anything (surprise, surprise).
During this time, I was talking to the other police men and when I asked what was going to happen to my boyfriend (as he was handcuffed and in a cruiser), they informed me that they had full intentions of releasing him back to me as he was 18 and anything under 6-7 grams was not a chargeable offense. The asshole cop interjected when he was done the search (he didn't put anything back, by the way) and told me that he was taking my boyfriend back to his parents. I was shocked, he was 18 and he was taking him to his parents, really? The other cops argued with him for a while until he got into his car and pretty much just sped off with my boyfriend.
The others apologized profusely and explained to me that he was new on the force and had been acting ridiculous all night. Long story short, the head police officer is a family friend to my boyfriend (as his son is his best friend) and when he was informed of his officer's behavior he was NOT happy. Although he did not condone my boyfriend and I smoking weed, he declared that what the officer had done was borderline abuse and that he should have followed the discretion and diligence of the other police.
We're a small town and we're a prime spot for new recruits who think they have to prove themselves. It's a tad ridiculous. There was one time I got pulled over and I realized I had left my license at home. The officer told me to exit the car immediately and either call someone to a) bring my license, or b) pick me up, however everyone at my house was asleep. So, he made me walk 2KM to go home on a -10C night in a thin sweater and pajama shorts (I was running to the Tim Hortons to bring my friend a phone charger, because he was on night shift). We have some shitty officers in town, but some of the others aren't so bad. I just have a habit of encountering the power-hungry douche bags.
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No, I did almost get arrested once, however I escaped it! Not as badass as it sounds, unfortunately. My boyfriend and I were on our way home to smoke a joint and he figured if he rolled it in the car it would save time, so we could enjoy it as soon as we got home. But, of COURSE there was a RIDE program in town. For those of you who don't know what it is, it's where police stop traffic all ways and check the drivers for impaired driving. My boyfriend had everything out on his lap but managed to quickly put it all away.
As we pulled up, I was joking with the police officer while another came around to my boyfriend's window. He shone the flashlight in an noticed on little, tiny flake (probably no bigger than the tip of a piece of rice) on my boyfriend's lap. Immediately he asked, "what is that?!" and as my boyfriend went to brush it off the cop yelled at him to stop. He informed us that he mostly certainly knew what it was and he needed me to pull over. The cop that was talking to me sighed really loudly and directed me to a vacant parking lot.
I was asked to get out of the car along with my boyfriend. The weed was in my boyfriend's underwear in a dime bag (it was literally only a gram) and he immediately surrendered it. As I was dealing with another cop, the asshole that spotted the flake was viciously searching my boyfriend and was "very convinced" that there was more than just a gram on him. The cop I was dealing with began to search my car. When he found nothing he apologized for his partner's behavior. Then, his partner came over and inquired about the results of the search. Upon hearing that there was nothing else in the car he became infuriated and began ripping things out of my car and throwing them everywhere. He searched for another ten minutes and once again did not find anything (surprise, surprise).
During this time, I was talking to the other police men and when I asked what was going to happen to my boyfriend (as he was handcuffed and in a cruiser), they informed me that they had full intentions of releasing him back to me as he was 18 and anything under 6-7 grams was not a chargeable offense. The asshole cop interjected when he was done the search (he didn't put anything back, by the way) and told me that he was taking my boyfriend back to his parents. I was shocked, he was 18 and he was taking him to his parents, really? The other cops argued with him for a while until he got into his car and pretty much just sped off with my boyfriend.
The others apologized profusely and explained to me that he was new on the force and had been acting ridiculous all night. Long story short, the head police officer is a family friend to my boyfriend (as his son is his best friend) and when he was informed of his officer's behavior he was NOT happy. Although he did not condone my boyfriend and I smoking weed, he declared that what the officer had done was borderline abuse and that he should have followed the discretion and diligence of the other police.
We're a small town and we're a prime spot for new recruits who think they have to prove themselves. It's a tad ridiculous. There was one time I got pulled over and I realized I had left my license at home. The officer told me to exit the car immediately and either call someone to a) bring my license, or b) pick me up, however everyone at my house was asleep. So, he made me walk 2KM to go home on a -10C night in a thin sweater and pajama shorts (I was running to the Tim Hortons to bring my friend a phone charger, because he was on night shift). We have some shitty officers in town, but some of the others aren't so bad. I just have a habit of encountering the power-hungry douche bags.