Nothingspecial
New Member
I live in Northern Virginia, and was riding in a car with a friend (I was the passenger), on a nearby college campus when we were suddenly pulled over by a campus police. For the record these police are in reality VA State Troopers that work for the University. The officer asked the driver why she pulled us over and the driver asked if it was because of an incomplete stop. The officer told her that it was because we were driving too fast (real technical). This meant to me that she had no radar indication of speed. She then proceeded to give the driver (who had had nothing to drink) a full-on sobriety test, which she passed with triple 0's. Then the officer asked about the "smell" oof alcohol and I told her that we were at a party and that someone spilled beer on my leg but that I had'nt had any myself. I also told this to another officer who had stopped to see what was going on and then left. So the officer told me to step out of the car and asked me if i had any alcohol. I told her "I had some spilled on me--" then she cut me off and almost shoved the breathalyzer in my mouth. She said that I blew a .05. I am 20 years old, so she gave me a citation for underage possession of alcohol. There are several problems I have with this experience. 1)I was never read any rights of any kind. 2)I never admitted that I had a drink, just some spilled on me. 3)There was no reason for us to be pulled over. 4)It was obvious that this was a clear cut case of quota filling as there were many more police cars around that night than most any others. 5) The officer stopped us AGAIN a quarter mile down the road to ask where I lived and that was all(rather strange). I would appreciate any input on the matter as well as any advice.