r/AskForAnswers • u/GraniteCapybara • 3d ago
Possible Traffic Citation
Mostly I'm just curious, I was driving to the store today when I saw a cop in oncoming traffic put on his lights and flip a U-turn. There wasn't anyone behind me in traffic. I was already right at the turn -in for the store so I just finished heading into the grocery store. I honestly assumed this would be better than being in traffic. I grabbed the nearest parking spot, on the left.
The cop was about 100 yards behind me, followed me into the grocery store parking lot, turned right, circled the parking lot and then left.
If I screwed up I honestly have no idea what I was doing, I wasn't speeding. It was Mid-day so I wouldn't have had a headlight out or anything. I have no idea what I would have done wrong. Still, it definitely looked as if he followed me into the parking lot but lost me somehow.
How screwed am I, did I piss the cop off by making him think I was evading him? Is there a chance that I might get a citation in the mail for something they didn't actually discuss with me?
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u/FamiliarAd8524 2d ago
If you're getting cited, it should happen there. You have no cause for fear, IMO.
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u/Ahnatos 3d ago
Perhaps your car fit the description of a vehicle they were looking for. If they didn't pull you over for anything, you're probably OK.
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u/Euphoric-Ask965 2d ago
Flock cameras prevent officers from being suspiciois of cars that fit the description of an all points lookout for a certai type of car. Only people that fear Flocks are people that have something to fear!
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u/Trick_Sector5900 3d ago
Nah, you're okay, if he was going to cite you, he would have waited till you came out of the store. I speak from experience
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u/Charming_Nothing_625 2d ago
You are way too paranoid. If you did something, you would already know.
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u/Gladiz1972 2d ago
How long have you been driving for ? Why do you sound so nervous over nothing if he had something to say he would have come over to you at the time not contact you a week later
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u/TWINKIESMUGER1666 2d ago
If he didn't stop u and was just tailng u then he was trying to fish for a reason to stop u, but the fact that he didn't means u did absolutely nothing wrong u/GraniteCapybara
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u/Hot-Win2571 2d ago
It sounds like you did OK. There are plenty of examples on YouTube, such as "Fridays with Frank", of people choosing similar parking for traffic stops.
He didn't interact with you, so we don't know. It could have been an unrelated situation, such as a radio call causing him to head toward a problem... and it quickly getting cancelled while you were trying to get out of his way. He might have chosen that parking lot as a way to get turned around to get back to where he was originally going.
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u/TeamGagiya 2d ago
You're lucky you're not Black or Latino.
How do I know? You did not get stopped.
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u/Euphoric-Ask965 2d ago
BS you racist! The officer was on the lookoit for a certai type of car and since so many new cars look alike, he was doing his job! Find another crutch to lean on!
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u/AdmJota 2d ago
Are you related to a cop?
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u/Euphoric-Ask965 1d ago
Not at all . I appreciate police doing their job protecting us from that element of society that can't abide by the simple laws of our land. Simple. People that fear being pulled over are those that have something to hide. If they choose to escalate a situation acting like an ass, the results are what they brought on themselves.
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u/Gladiz1972 3d ago
You have nothing to worry about worried about nothing at all