Submitted by jesseqr t3_y6i0mh in springfieldMO
jesseqr OP t1_ispeg4t wrote
Reply to comment by ShartsvilleDestroyer in History of the abandoned Indian Ridge Resort by jesseqr
He claimed he smelled a marijuana smell coming from my car. That’s a common tactic police use to obtain probable cause for a search. When he said that I was in disbelief because I’ve never smoked cannabis in my car and I was like are you really going to do try and do that? He was clearly lying and he knew it and then after he tried that I told my friend to start recording because I don’t know what this guy is going to do which after he heard that he just pretended he never made up that lie and his whole demeanor changed. He came across as hostile from the start of the stop and then once he was recorded he became a lot more professional. It was scary how he tried abusing his power for no reason and I’m sure I’m not the first person he’s harassed. The point was to warn anyone who might try to go to those houses or anyone who lives in or visits that area. Police need to be called out when they abuse their power.
Shadow11Wolf50 t1_ispgg8h wrote
Always call em out. You're right, there's no telling how often that cops gotten away with that kind of behavior up till that interaction with you. I'm glad you're safe.
ShartsvilleDestroyer t1_ispf4th wrote
So he never asked to search your car? Just said it smelled like weed? Am I understanding that correctly?
>Police need to be called out when they abuse their power.
They absolutely do. The middle of a YouTube video about an abandoned land is not the place for it.
jesseqr OP t1_ispgwbr wrote
He wasn’t asking if I had cannabis in my car. He wasn’t saying he smelled marijuana for no reason. He wasn’t joking around or anything either. I’m not that naive it’s very obvious what he was trying to do. When I confronted him about that and told my friend to record he gave up because he knew that was a lie. If there’s no probable cause and I don’t give permission to search my car it’s an illegal search in a regular traffic stop like that. Perhaps it was out of place in the video but this situation was relevant to the houses because it happened about 10 minutes after I finished the drone footage. And he pulled me over because I went slowly by the houses for a short amount of time.
ShartsvilleDestroyer t1_isph2p3 wrote
Did he ever ask to search your car?
jesseqr OP t1_ispjzxy wrote
Then why else would he say that unless it’s for a search? Cannabis has a very distinct smell that isn’t confused with other scents. Police don’t say that for absolutely no reason. If I would have acted nervous or scared and not stood up to him by calling him out and recording him I guarantee he would have acted different once observing his change in demeanor. If he really believed he smelled cannabis he seems like the type of officer to care about weed too why would he drop the subject after being called out and recorded.
ShartsvilleDestroyer t1_ispkf4h wrote
No idea why he did. But saying he tried to illegally search you when he didn't even ask to search your car seems like an overreaction.
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