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Maybe you should ask. Police aren’t allowed to stop people at random. They have to at least suspect some sort of violation.

• shanev 9y ago
  Sometimes the violation is driving 5 miles above the speed limit on a highway.
  • mikeash 9y ago
    Sure. Selective enforcement is a huge problem. But not giving a reason at all is nuts.
  • Washuu 9y ago
    "Driving too close to the white line."
    • eric_b 9y ago
      Or my personal favorite: "Driving erratically"
• tyingq 9y ago
  Find some documented case where a US police officer was punished, in any way, for pulling someone over arbitrarily. There are too many loopholes. "Crossed center line", "erradic manuevers", "tint seemed dark", "appeared to see open alcohol container", "did not come to a full and complete stop", and so on. We even have full on Stasi style checkpoints occasionally, where everyone is pulled over.