I was following my girlfriend one night around 1:00 am. Cop is travelling in the opposite direction. We had just exited off the highway and got onto Federal Blvd. 2 very short blocks later, we make a left turn onto her school's street. Cop pulls up behind me after I park, without his lights on. He asks me why I was doing 90 down Federal, to which I replied, "Officer, we just got off the highway and there is no possible way for me to accelerate to 90 mph in two blocks." Then he says something like, "Ok then, why are you tailing that truck?"
"That is my girlfriend's truck sir. I followed her because I still have her cell phone in my pocket and we just got out of a late movie." I ended up waiting in my car while another cop pulls up behind her truck (91 Dodge Dakota 2wd) and starts asking her questions like if we'd had a fight, if I beat her, etc. She told him no, and asked what this was all about. Meanwhile the cop that pulled me over wrote me a Reckless Driving ticket, 8 pts, and told the other cop to write her a Careless Driving, 4 pts. We had no idea what was going on. We had to call the court to find out why he even gave us the tickets. Apparently he called a Domestic Violence incident over his radio and "let me off" with Reckless when he found out nothing happened. We never were speeding, or driving in any way that could be considered "reckless". I fought it in court, because I only had 2 points left on my license and would lose it even if they gave me the plea bargain. Every lawyer I talked to told me that I would have no problem defending myself, and not to worry. I couldn't afford lawyer fees so that's why I didn't hire one. They ate me alive in court. Found me "guilty beyond a reasonable doubt" for something that I never did. She got the plea bargain of Defective/Unsafe Vehicle, 2 pts. They offered me that the first court date, and I turned it down because I thought I had a chance. This all happened in like January last year. I went to Sweden, and when I got back, I had a hearing for my license suspension, in which they told me that I qualified to have a Red license (to school and work only). When I got there with my proof of insurance, the hearing officer didn't listen to a word I said, or anything my mom said. She denied the fact that cops are always looking for Hondas/import cars. I told her that while I was gone, my 55 year old (white) dad got pulled over driving my car, and was "let off with a warning" for nothing. She said she would never get pulled over if she was driving my car. I told her that I GUARANTEE that for the past year, I was a better driver than her. (By then I was starting to get VERY agitated.) She told me that she was suspending my license because she felt I was unsafe to be on the roads. She suspended my license for a year but "took it easy on me" so I could have my license back towards the end of April rather than the 1st of June. Big deal you whore.
Cliffnotes:
Cop f'd me over with a Reckless Driving ticket for no reason.
F'd over my girlfriend with a Careless Driving ticket for no reason.
Hearing officer f'd me over and suspeneded me for 1 year, instead of giving me red license.
I have to take the bus 1.5 hours ONE WAY to school and back home every day.
I did just get the truck too. I sold my car because I have gotten completely screwed over on all 3 tickets I've gotten because CO cops label everyone that drives an import car a "street racer" and views everyone as a threat to humanity. This is my 2nd license suspension in 2 years, so now I'm going to have to bend over and take it just to keep myself insured.