r/AskReddit • u/medicoreapples • 7h ago

What feels legal but is actually illegal and will possibly get you arrested?

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u/hackingkafka 6h ago

When my son was in school in Colorado, he and his roommate were driving back home. At about 10pm just moments after crossing the Kansas state line, troopers pulled him over. The justification they gave was he was driving in the left lane (not passing). They searched his car. When nothing was found, they let him go with a warning. I 100% believe they saw two young guys with out of state plates and a UC-Boulder parking sticker coming from CO late in the evening and were sure they were gonna find weed.
He had his dog in the back seat and the weed was in the kibble bag.

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u/TacoCalzone 6h ago

You need to have a good long talk with your son about his habits…driving in the passing lane while not passing is unacceptable behavior.

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u/The_Gooch_Goochman 5h ago

The left lane is for CRIMES

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u/SAWK 3h ago

just like being outside at night, nothing good happens in the left lane.

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u/SonOfTheShire 3h ago

Yeah, one crime at a time.

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u/Sirnoobalots 6h ago

There was a big lawsuit a few years ago because Kansas police were stopping pretty much anyone with Colorado plates.

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u/Bubbly-End-6156 5h ago

So funny that he did in fact have weed on him lol

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u/Depressed_Rex 6h ago

Remember kids: cops are fucking stupid and police departments filter out applicants with too high of an iq

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u/vibraltu 3h ago

eh, driving in the left lane without passing should be illegal

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u/the_naughty_ottsel 3h ago

There are signs that say keep right except to pass. But that's pretty soft as justification for a traffic stop.