wanna freak the hell out of some people, do this

[darb85]

or rather dont, was an intresting day yesterday.

So it was georgous out and I decided to ride. barrowed a friends bike, as i was leaving i realized i had to go to the bank. got off the bike pulled out the check i needed to deposit, had my hands full so i waited till i got inside to take off my helmet, which didnt happen until I got to the little deposit table. So there i am in full leathers(2 piece suit) a helmet, standing at the deposit table filling out the form, then I decide to take off my helmet. as I begin to do so I hear a voice asking me to stop and place my hands on my head. Thininking it was one of my friends i proceed to lift off my helmet and am there after flattened on the floor by a cop who easily weighs 300 pounds and built like a line backer, and am cuffed. now Ive never ever EVER been in legal trouble other than tickets.

After being dragged downtown(all of 2 miles) the little town that i live in and explaining that i had no intention of robbing a bank they drove me back to my bike.

apperently as soon as i walked in with my helmet on they called the cops, Precinct is 2 miles from the bank, took all of 2 minutes to get there.

So that was intresting, just thought id share.

[WildBlueSooner]

haha that is funny as hell...bet you will remember next time! :r

[Da Klugs]

We were hunting the other day and needed to hit the ATM....... :D

Good to know you still have good community security.

[MedicCook]

A good lesson learned. Always remove helmet before entering bank. Good thing you did not get tasered.

[newcigarz]

I travel to the bank all the time on my bike. I have to remind myself to remove my lid all the time.

[jledou]

We had a bunch of change to take into the bank one day so we threw it into a duffel bag to carry it in... talk about getting a lot of attention when you walk into the bank ....

[darb85]

A good lesson learned. Always remove helmet before entering bank. Good thing you did not get tasered.

yup, I usually do, but never really thought anything about it when Ive gone in other places with my lid on till I can clear my hands or something, something that will change now.

And when they told me to put thier hands on my head they didnt say they were police, so thats why i thought it was my friends screwing with me.

meh, lesson learned

[tobii3]

Stopped by the Gas Station for coffee on the way to the range.

THAT was an interesting day.

Friendly reminder - go STRAIGHT to the range, then STRAIGHT home.

:r

[loki]

Stopped by the Gas Station for coffee on the way to the range.

THAT was an interesting day.

Friendly reminder - go STRAIGHT to the range, then STRAIGHT home.

:r

ok i need more info here

[MedicCook]

I am surprised he did not announce themself as a police officer.

[darb85]

I am surprised he did not announce themself as a police officer.

as was I, thought honestly, since i tend to just ignore everyone in the bank, i may have missed it. Dunno

[ucla695]

Whoa. Luckily that's all that happened.

[darb85]

Whoa. Luckily that's all that happened.

yup! Just to clarify im not upset, more just thought it was a good story, it was a dumb move on my part.

[dunng]

Ouch! Good thing it ended well! :tu

[smokin5]

My bank has a large sign on the front door reading
"NO helmets, hoods, sunglasses allowed inside"
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.
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I told the teller I added "underwear" to the sign.:ss

[uncballzer]

question, why the hell would they call the cops for having a helmet on?

[BC-Axeman]

I've gone into liquor stares and gas station stores without taking off my helmet before, but I never thought it was threatening.
Something to thing about.

[darb85]

question, why the hell would they call the cops for having a helmet on?

Cant see your face, cant tell who you are, and when you are in full leathers, Gloves, Boots, they cant even tell what color you are, hell i could have been purple. all security! They thought i was going to rob it, they had to check out my house after they brought me in, and my car, and bike, and bags. Ya take your freaking helmet off. wasted my whole day.

[icehog3]

That's one benefit of not wearing a helmet. ;) :r

[TXRebel]

:hm Are there that many bank robberies by helmet wearing thieves in your town? Seems like they’re a little paranoid.

[darb85]

:hm Are there that many bank robberies by helmet wearing thieves in your town? Seems like they’re a little paranoid.

small conservitive town. and yes, very very paranoid at this branch. not sure why, but hey, I guess its a good thing

[darb85]

That's one benefit of not wearing a helmet. ;) :r

wear a helmet Tom...WEAR YOUR GEAR! :dance:

and with that, im gonna run away from you and hide yous a scary dude.

[4WheelVFR]

We actually had a bank robbed by a couple guys on motorcycles recently. They came in wearing helmets and full riding gear, brandished a gun and took off with the cash. They were not caught either. Maybe not so paranoid. Not bashing you though, as that sounds like something I'd do.

[4WheelVFR]

That's one benefit of not wearing a helmet. ;) :r

tsk tsk.....always wear a helmet! Tom may be big and scary, but this is the interwebs, I'm tough.;)

[icehog3]

wear a helmet Tom...WEAR YOUR GEAR! :dance:

and with that, im gonna run away from you and hide yous a scary dude.

Is this my Dad posting under an alias??? :r :r

[darb85]

Is this my Dad posting under an alias??? :r :r

yup, hey girls dig my leather suit! its the assless chaps I had to stop wearing...

[Genetic Defect]

A good lesson learned. Always remove helmet before entering bank. Good thing you did not get tasered.
Tom wasn't there to tase him :r
I've gone into liquor stares and gas station stores without taking off my helmet before, but I never thought it was threatening.
Something to thing about.

how much drinking before you go into stares? :fu

[icehog3]

yup, hey girls dig my leather suit! its the assless chaps I had to stop wearing...

Maybe you can ditch the helmet for a brimmed beanie. ;)

Tom wasn't there to tase him :r




This time. :r

[JE3146]

Cant see your face, cant tell who you are, and when you are in full leathers, Gloves, Boots, they cant even tell what color you are, hell i could have been purple. all security! They thought i was going to rob it, they had to check out my house after they brought me in, and my car, and bike, and bags. Ya take your freaking helmet off. wasted my whole day.

Unless you had a gun on you, I don't see the point of the rest of what you're talking about. They HAD to check out your house?

I'm sorry, but I'd be on the phone with a lawyer after that. I'd be thrown in prison if they searched my house. Not because I had done anything wrong, but hell, they walk into my house, see a few gun safes and loads of ammo and you know damn well what they'd think. Legal as it may be.

Yea it's great for a bank to be proactive against a threat, but assaulting you prematurely, then after establishing you weren't a threat, keeping you in cuffs, then violating your privacy on a number of levels thereafter. What country is this again?

[adampc22]

last year that made it ilegal to have a helmet on in a bank here

[darb85]

Unless you had a gun on you, I don't see the point of the rest of what you're talking about. They HAD to check out your house?

I'm sorry, but I'd be on the phone with a lawyer after that. I'd be thrown in prison if they searched my house. Not because I had done anything wrong, but hell, they walk into my house, see a few gun safes and loads of ammo and you know damn well what they'd think. Legal as it may be.

Yea it's great for a bank to be proactive against a threat, but assaulting you prematurely, then after establishing you weren't a threat, keeping you in cuffs, then violating your privacy on a number of levels thereafter. What country is this again?

it wasnt a big deal. I mean I would have done the same probably. bonehead move on my part.

[AD720]

Tom wasn't there to tase him :r





This time. :r

http://prnewser.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/donttasemet.jpg

[replicant_argent]

Find the box for the helmet and give it away/sell it before it does you harm again. (assuming of course it is new and unused for a period of time)

[darb85]

Find the box for the helmet and give it away/sell it before it does you harm again. (assuming of course it is new and unused for a period of time)

Cant, helmet laws...

Hey! I was only following the law!

wonder if that would have worked?:rolleyes:

[SeanGAR]

Unless you had a gun on you, I don't see the point of the rest of what you're talking about. They HAD to check out your house?

I'm sorry, but I'd be on the phone with a lawyer after that. I'd be thrown in prison if they searched my house. Not because I had done anything wrong, but hell, they walk into my house, see a few gun safes and loads of ammo and you know damn well what they'd think. Legal as it may be.

Yea it's great for a bank to be proactive against a threat, but assaulting you prematurely, then after establishing you weren't a threat, keeping you in cuffs, then violating your privacy on a number of levels thereafter. What country is this again?


I tend to agree. Once cuffed, they check you out, no gun, no ransom note, no other weapons, a good excuse (sorry man, I plumb forgot and was taking it off when you came), they should have patted you on the back and let you go about your business. Anything else is overkill. If they wanted to look at your house from the outside, no problem, anything inside they need a warrant, unless you have weed plants visible from the street or some other cause. Yeah, you should have taken the helmet off, but what threat were you? Have a gun? Have a knife? Seriously .... makes me wonder.

[BC-Axeman]

:tpd:

[karmaz00]

note to self....no helmit in bank :)

[WildBlueSooner]

Unless you had a gun on you, I don't see the point of the rest of what you're talking about. They HAD to check out your house?

I'm sorry, but I'd be on the phone with a lawyer after that. I'd be thrown in prison if they searched my house. Not because I had done anything wrong, but hell, they walk into my house, see a few gun safes and loads of ammo and you know damn well what they'd think. Legal as it may be.

Yea it's great for a bank to be proactive against a threat, but assaulting you prematurely, then after establishing you weren't a threat, keeping you in cuffs, then violating your privacy on a number of levels thereafter. What country is this again?

I think the rest is what makes it a good story...bet he wont forget to take his helmet off now :r

[TXRebel]

they had to check out my house after they brought me in, and my car,

Sounds like a violation of the 4Th Amendment.

[SmokeyJoe]

Tom wasn't there to tase him :r


how much drinking before you go into stares? :fu

Now THAT made me laugh. :r

[G G]

question, why the hell would they call the cops for having a helmet on?
I believe it violates some federal law that went into effect after 911 (maybe).

[WildBlueSooner]

Same reason you cant forget to take your ski mask off on a really cold day :r

[TXRebel]

I believe it violates some federal law that went into effect after 911 (maybe).

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg128/mvbound/Smileys/000200B8.gif?t=1240272623

[CBI_2]

:r:r:r Thanks for sharing.

[Genetic Defect]

Now THAT made me laugh. :r

:) don't encourage me

[icehog3]

Sounds like a violation of the 4Th Amendment.

Not if Brad gave consent. ;)

[Genetic Defect]

Brad, why did you give consent

[icehog3]

Brad, why did you give consent

I don't know if he did, I am just saying there is no violation if he did.

[Genetic Defect]

I would venture to say he did my guess is most people do.

[icehog3]

I would venture to say he did my guess is most people do.

Never assume anything, Perry, because when you do you make an ass....ah, you know the rest. :r

[Genetic Defect]

:r true

[loki]

it wasnt a big deal. I mean I would have done the same probably. bonehead move on my part.

actually it is a big deal, I'm sorry you can't see that

[darb85]

I don't know if he did, I am just saying there is no violation if he did.

Which I did, I dont know, was a bit freaked out, and whatever, ive got nothing to hide. I guess its a bigger deal than i thought.

[replicant_argent]

it's remarkable how history repeats itself.

Nature.. weeds...
My mom has an issue with what we like to call "situational reality."
And remember kids, you don't have to pass a test to be a parent, either!
Going to the State fair reminds me of the diverse nature of our society as well.
http://dic.academic.ru/pictures/wiki/files/67/Clash_GiveEm.jpg

Sorry, I got distracted...


Loook!! OOOOHHHH SHINY!

[TXRebel]

Not if Brad gave consent. ;)

Which I did, I dont know, was a bit freaked out, and whatever, ive got nothing to hide. I guess its a bigger deal than i thought.

There was probably a little coercion. ;)

[ade06]

He gave consent because he was likely still shaken up by the whole ordeal and wanted to be released and he knew that he had nothing to hide. While they were searching your house and bags, they were looking for anything that they could bust you with (eg drugs, guns, etc.). Since they had wrongly detained you, they were reaching for any reason to lock your butt up, so that they could feel justified about man handling you and hauling you to the station.

[Genetic Defect]

I will remain silent :D

[piperman]

I don't think I would have let them look in my house, there was no justification to do that.

[icehog3]

There was probably a little coercion. ;)

He gave consent because he was likely still shaken up by the whole ordeal and wanted to be released and he knew that he had nothing to hide. While they were searching your house and bags, they were looking for anything that they could bust you with (eg drugs, guns, etc.). Since they had wrongly detained you, they were reaching for any reason to lock your butt up, so that they could feel justified about man handling you and hauling you to the station.

Wow, a lot of assumptions here for people who weren't there.

Ade, you make it sound like fact...hope Brad filled in those details for you and you didn't just come up with that as factual on your own. ;)

[SeanGAR]

Well, if a cop wanted to look in my house I'd normally just invite them in for tea.

Now, if they wanted a peek down my pants, they'd have to buy me a beer first.

[TXRebel]

Wow, a lot of assumptions here for people who weren't there. ;)

Searching his house and car (being that he was riding a motorcycle) just seems a little extreme, when no weapons were found. IMOH, unless he had a criminal record, it shouldn’t have went past record checks, outside by the patrol car. ;) :D

[ade06]

Wow, a lot of assumptions here for people who weren't there.

Ade, you make it sound like fact...hope Brad filled in those details for you and you didn't just come up with that as factual on your own. ;)

I'm going off of the "facts" and mental recollections that Brad stated throughout the post. You are correct that I nor anyone else on this board (other than Brad) was there. But as Brad also noted, he didn't think that this was a big deal nor was he mad that his whole day was wasted (I would have been, but to each their own). But, I don't think that I'm out of line by analyzing Brad's recollections that he was flattened on the floor, cuffed, dragged downtown (the 2 mile away police station) in a small conservative town and before he could be released, the police "had" to check out his house, car, bike and bags. Would the police have "had" to do all of the above mentioned things if Brad had requested an attorney or had one present? I think not. And, I didn't have to be there in person to offer my opinion based on the "facts" presented. No harm intended, my statements are just my opinions (as are the rest of the posters in any given thread).

[loki]

Now, if they wanted a peek down my pants, they'd have to buy me a beer first.

well....now this clearly depends on the cop....some wouldn't need the beer first...maybe after...

[icehog3]

Searching his house and car (being that he was riding a motorcycle) just seems a little extreme, when no weapons were found. IMOH, unless he had a criminal record, it shouldn’t have went past record checks, outside by the patrol car. ;) :D

Agreed. :)
I'm going off of the "facts" and mental recollections that Brad stated throughout the post. You are correct that I nor anyone else on this board (other than Brad) was there. But as Brad also noted, he didn't think that this was a big deal nor was he mad that his whole day was wasted (I would have been, but to each their own). But, I don't think that I'm out of line by analyzing Brad's recollections that he was flattened on the floor, cuffed, dragged downtown (the 2 mile away police station) in a small conservative town and before he could be released, the police "had" to check out his house, car, bike and bags. Would the police have "had" to do all of the above mentioned things if Brad had requested an attorney or had one present? I think not. And, I didn't have to be there in person to offer my opinion based on the "facts" presented. No harm intended, my statements are just my opinions (as are the rest of the posters in any given thread).

No harm taken, and I agree that without consent the cops really had no basis for a search. And I believe if the cops had found drugs or some illegal contraband unrelated to an implement of armed robbery, no prosecutor worth his salt would have approved charges, as that evidence would have been irreparably tainted, regardless of any consent for the search.

[darb85]

yup the more i look into it i realize that I probably shouldnt have given consent, but I have never even been inside of a police station. An hoestly what was the harm? a little extreme ya, but hell i learned my lesson. haha

Live and learn i suppose next time(if there is a next time) Ill ask for a lawyer? meh

[icehog3]

yup the more i look into it i realize that I probably shouldnt have given consent, but I have never even been inside of a police station. An hoestly what was the harm? a little extreme ya, but hell i learned my lesson. haha

Live and learn i suppose next time(if there is a next time) Ill ask for a lawyer? meh

Asking for a lawyer would likely have made them rethink their position, Brad. I understand the "nothing to hide" rationale, but I would feel quite invaded, even in my position, having a bunch of cops rifling through my personal chit. Cripes, they might find my Gurkha stash!