Odd JMPD encounter

The weirdest experience I have ever had was a little over a decade ago. We were busy with an infrastructure deployment and had to work overtime due to a shift in timeframes. I was the only willing person to work far longer hours. In the very early morning, after midnight, hours I would be the only person on site. I was not alone; the company had security, and operators/controllers doing their shifts. However, this being a bit of a remote site, you had to traverse a dubious area to get there.

On a Sunday morning around 0400 hours, I left through their checkpoint, took a right, and then it was a straight drive to the N2, passing by the side of a populated area. At a crossroads about halfway through, I got parked in by a cops. At first they did a normal procedural check, but then decided to 'skud' me; they rummaged through the van, and me, and then they left. There I was, close to dawn, having to pack everything back into the van, checking if everything was there. Overall I was okay, just a bit confused, and lekker befok.

Nothing was out of place, and I believe that they were looking for drugs. I am well acquainted with the 'red badges', and still talk to some who have served in those units in the police. That morning, as a young father at the time, I had to explain to my wife not only why I had to work late but also my bad mood. Not the best Sunday. The Monday morning, I had to explain to the boss what the GPS data were telling him.

Just to add, we had a rule of taking all company vehicles back to the garage and into the lockup. When I took the van back to get my car, there wasn't any security to open the gate for some reason. I had to take the van home. Not a great week at all. All because of some odd police encounter.

I have mentioned this story in the past here.
 
informal check for boozing or drugged up.
Did you look alert while driving?
If nervous they will ask a bit more. are you nervous of them or nervous about something in the car?
Been there done that, both sides of the car window.
 
Big Rat said:
informal check for boozing or drugged up.
Did you look alert while driving?
If nervous they will ask a bit more. are you nervous of them or nervous about something in the car?
Been there done that, both sides of the car window.
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Not sure how I looked at the time, I'm not scared of the police as I'm a law abiding citizen.
 
Encountered a roadblock coming out of Bishopscourt along Hillwood Drive. There were 4 cars ahead of me and SAPS vans were parked such that only one car could pass. Within 2 mins there were several cars behind

Lady cop asked for my driving licence, which I handed over. Then the cops waved us all on. I stopped and asked for my licence back. The cop said I was holding up the traffic. I told him to return my licence. The cop got really annoyed and said he was giving me a direct order and I should move on

I drove into Edinburgh Drive and parked, got out and walked back to the roadblock. A cop came running out and told me to leave immediately as I was now interfering with a SAPS operation

Never got the licence card back. I went to get a replacement and told the clerk what occurred. She wrote it down as "lost"
 
chrisc said:
Encountered a roadblock coming out of Bishopscourt along Hillwood Drive. There were 4 cars ahead of me and SAPS vans were parked such that only one car could pass. Within 2 mins there were several cars behind

Lady cop asked for my driving licence, which I handed over. Then the cops waved us all on. I stopped and asked for my licence back. The cop said I was holding up the traffic. I told him to return my licence. The cop got really annoyed and said he was giving me a direct order and I should move on

I drove into Edinburgh Drive and parked, got out and walked back to the roadblock. A cop came running out and told me to leave immediately as I was now interfering with a SAPS operation

Never got the licence card back. I went to get a replacement and told the clerk what occurred. She wrote it down as "lost"
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You always have a story, are you related to @Corelli
 
chrisc said:
Encountered a roadblock coming out of Bishopscourt along Hillwood Drive. There were 4 cars ahead of me and SAPS vans were parked such that only one car could pass. Within 2 mins there were several cars behind

Lady cop asked for my driving licence, which I handed over. Then the cops waved us all on. I stopped and asked for my licence back. The cop said I was holding up the traffic. I told him to return my licence. The cop got really annoyed and said he was giving me a direct order and I should move on

I drove into Edinburgh Drive and parked, got out and walked back to the roadblock. A cop came running out and told me to leave immediately as I was now interfering with a SAPS operation

Never got the licence card back. I went to get a replacement and told the clerk what occurred. She wrote it down as "lost"
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You should've made a citizens arrest, whilst shouting:"Don't you know I pay your salaries"
 
Longboi said:
JPMD eh.

A lot of the Durban Metro cops asked me if I am ok. I said yes why do you ask and the dude said that he wanted to hear me talk to judge if I was drunk or similar.

In their defence thought I am almost always drunk at any given hour. Sobriety is like something strange to me.
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They can spot the Durban Poison a mile off. :ROFL:
 
Maybe you just have a trustworthy face that told him that you a upstanding citizen that pays his municipal bill
 
I always get stopped when I am driving my BMW 320d. Think the tint may be too dark.
 
You stopped at a road block... that was your first mistake.

Look you need to know how this works.
1) When you see a road block, you slow down and drive carefully. They don't usually stop high end or luxury vehicles.
2) If the officer points at you, then you point at yourself as if to say "who me?"
3) You can add to the confusion by very visibly turning your head and looking around you to see who he is pointing at.
4) This is the imortant part... keep driving, and go on through the road block. Don't stop.
5) If they pursue you or send you a fine, you can either stop further down the road (or you can just ignore the fine - nothing will happen).
6) If he asks you, "Why didn't you stop?" Then you launch into the second part of your explanation.
7) Tell him that instructions were unclear and you were not sure who he was referring to.
8) A proper stop procedure (for an officer in proper uniform) is to put his hand straight up with the Stop Gesture. Palm flat and facing you. Then he must point at your vehicle clearly identifying you, and then thirdly he must indoicate to you where to pull over. If he doesn't do all three of those actions, you are not entitled to obey his unclear instructions.

In all my 50 years, this has allowed me to completely avoid road blocks and stops.
DISCLAIMER: I keep my car properly maintained and in good functioning order. If there is something clearly wrong with my vehicle, then I will stop and talk to them. For example I have a crack in my windscreen right now (claim has been submitted - should be repaired in a day or two), but if they pulled me over right now and pointed that out, they would be fully entitled to issue me a fine. If I expect them to check taxis for road worthiness, then I should be doing the same.
 
He wanted to make sure you’re not feeling opressed. Trump might just want to offer you asylum.
 
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