Most Absurd Questions Ever Asked by a LEO during a stop

[frostbiker]

The other posts about police interviews got me thinking back to the last time my dad was busted for speeding.

We were returning to Houston from our deer lease. Travelling down old Hwy. 90 we were stopped outside of Shiner, Tx. for 30 over posted. We were with a couple of other friends and just spent a whole week at the lease. We were pretty darn rank and foul looking. The cop approaches, sticks his head in the window and promptly, politely, and firmly asks if anyone is pregnant and in dire need of medical assistance. All four men, two teens and two older adults look at each other and reply in unison, "No, sir." He takes my dad's license and POI back to his cruiser to write the ticket. He returns with the citation and again looks inside and asks if we are pregnant and in need of medical attention. The trooper gives no reason for asking the question and we merrily go about our day.

Long story short, dad is an attorney. He reads the back of the ticket and realizes he went to law school with the county judge who's court he'd have to visit for the ticket. Has lunch with the guy and ticket is obviously dismissed. He learns that the trooper in question was recently reprimanded for failure to provide emergency aid to a young couple racing to the ER. Said young bride was in labor and about to pop out. They were only a couple of miles from the ER and the guy took the ticket and took off again. Trooper called for backup at the ER and did a felony stop on the car as they pulled into the ER entrance.

So that leads me to ask: What is the most unusual question a cop has asked you during a traffic stop?

Mods: if this needs to move, please do so. thanks.

 

[Declaration Day]

Post this topic at www.armedpolitesociety.com (THR's off-topic forum) and I'll have a great answer for you!

 

[cracked butt]

The cop approaches, sticks his head in the window and promptly, politely, and firmly asks if anyone is pregnant and in dire need of medical assistance.

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n.
A cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound.
A form of wit that is marked by the use of sarcastic language and is intended to make its victim the butt of contempt or ridicule.
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[rustymaggot]

not sure if this counts, but its funny.

"im worried i used exessive force, what do you think" asked after a training scenario where he slamming a handcuffed suspect to the ground extremely hard.

i was the actor slammed on the ground while playing the part of a suspect in the training.

he was really worried that he messed up and would be graded harshly for his losing his cool during training. as an actor my job is to test the officers and push them to make sure they make mistakes in training and not out in the real world. that officer learned alot about his temper that day. he genuinely felt bad about what he did.

 

[Declaration Day]

Oh what the heck, here's my answer:

(Officer approaches, I tell him I am carrying a concealed pistol and that I have a permit for it.)

"Why do you have it?"

 

[TallPine]

Okay, this wasn't during a "stop" but I just have to tell the story...

About 30 years ago, I was involved in a search for a missing person near a little town high in the Colorado Rockies. At one point, several of us including the county sheriff were poring over a topo map of the vicinity, discussing what areas had been search and what areas might have been missed or should be re-searched.

After about 10 or 15 minutes, the county sheriff (who had been silent up to this point) asked "now where is <name of the little town> on this map?"

 

[psyopspec]

An extension of the above:

Officer: License and registration please.

Me: No problem, but before I go reaching for anything I want to let you know I have a permit to carry a concealed weapon and I'm armed this evening.

Officer: Where's the gun?

Me: Holstered on my belt, right side.

Cop takes license, registration, and CWP. Minutes tick by. I tap my fingers on the steering wheel. Ten minutes later, two more cruisers arrive. Two officers approach on the passenger side and stay just behind the front door in a covering position. Cop who stopped me returns to the window.

Officer: Here you go. Now remember, we need to be using our turn signals with more warning, and we need to be wearing our safety belt [this kindergarten speak, and the condescending attitude that cames next was the most frustrating part of the encounter]. One more thing, what's this for (referring to the CWP as he hands it back)?

Me: I told you, it's for the gun I have on me this evening.

Officer: No, what is it for?

Me: [Not sure where he's going with this...] Ummmmm, it's for lawful carry of a concealed weapon in the state of North Dakota.

Officer: No, I mean, why do you carry a gun? Do you feel threatened?

Me: Ooooohhhh, I see. No, I carry it in case a strong need for personal defense arises.

Officer, in a huff at this point and thinking me a jackass: Fine. Be safe, have a good night.

Thus, I dislike being stopped in the city.

Conversely, I was pulled over by a state trooper on a country road who, after being informed of the CWP and the weapon, asked where it was and what it was (passenger seat under my jacket, Glock 19) then asked what I thought of it. About a year later I got pulled over again, same road, same cop. He comes up the to the window, I hand over the documentation. He looks at me and goes, "Glock 19, right?"

"Nope, I've moved up. USP Compact this time."

Officer laughs. "Alright, I'll be right back." Got a warning that time.

 

[White Horseradish]

Hm. I've had a few...

Officer - "Do you have any weed?"
Me - "No"
Officer - "Are you lying to me?"
Me - looks puzzled...

 

[tellner]

One day when we'd gotten a foot of snow the night before and it was bitterly cold I had to drive downtown. Lots of people slogging along and hitchiking. A couple of women not dressed for the cold flagged me down. I gave them a ride.

Their first question was "Do you date?"

I honestly didn't understand what they meant. Color me young and naive. When they explained I said "No! But it's too cold for you to be out there dressed like that. Where would you like me to drop you off?"

They said "The Central Precinct, thanks. We're vice cops."

Lord, I was never so glad to be innocent and sexually unadventerous...

 

[rustymaggot]

hahahhahahahahahahaha

 

[spooney]

It was my dad, one of my friends, my nephew and my self in the truck. My dad's in his 40's me and my friend are about 16ish, my nephew is sitting in his car seat as he is about 4 at the time. We are coming back from my dad's cabin where we had went to ride 4 wheelers, hang out, and move furniture. Well the cabin happens to be located right by a big mining operation it is basically a bunch of cabins, one store, and the mine in this area. We are driving back home and get stopped going 10 over, the Highway Patrolmen sticks his head in the window and asks; "Coming back from the mine?" We all just kinda looked at each other than looked at the kid in the car seat and my dad told him "No?" We had a good laugh the whole way home, "yeah that little guy he doesn't look like much but you should see him get right in those tight cracks."

 

[Hkmp5sd]

Officer: May I see your license and registration.

Me: Sure. Before we get started, I have a concealed weapons license and there is a gun under my left leg.

Officer: What?

Me: I have a concealed weapons license and there is a gun under my left leg.

Officer: What?

<Pause while officer's gears are grinding in his head>

Officer: Where is the gun?

Me: Under my left leg.

Officer: You need to step out of the car please.

<Officer takes gun and shows to partner. They pat me down, removing an additional 3 knives. Partner returns to opposite side of street, running radar trap. Officer asks for my registration, turns back on me and walks to his motorcycle to call in the information, allowing me, a person he just removed a gun and 3 knives from, to re-enter my car and dig for my registration unsupervised.>

 

[bpisler]

Years ago i had a Phoenix officer ask me why
i was carrying a broken gun during a traffic
stop.He couldn't unchamber a round from
my 1911 because the thumb safety was on.

 

[HiroProX]

Happened to a friend of mine.

His 62 Dodge Powerwagon broke down between Letha and Emmett, the truck's door locks have never worked since he got the thing. He had his Winchester Model 97 in the truck, and he decided to take it with him rather than leave it unattended in a vehicle that couldn't lock while he took his 5 gallon gascan to get gas. He was stopped by the Gem county sherrif's office. While detaining him they let him call a mutual friend of our's out for a lift. By this time I heard the call over the police scanner at work (my boss is IT for the county disaster services). She called me, laughing like a loon, while it the background I heard one of the deputies saying "How do you clear this weapon."

After they left she put him on the phone,

Me: Which gun did you have?
Him: My Winchester 97.
Me: Let me guess, half cock?
Him: Yep

At that point, I too started laughing like a loon.

 

[Jeff White]

Perhaps in the interest of equal time I should start a Most absurd thing a citizen has ever said to a cop during a traffic stop thread?

I've got some good ones and I bet the other officer who post here do too. But that wouldn't be on topic here anymore then this thread is. Earlier in the thread someone suggested APS. I'm sure this will fit in there.

Jeff