My car broke down last month

[anoNY42]

An officer pulled up behind me as I waited for the tow truck I had called. I got out and approached him as he was putting on his safety vest and he didn't pull out his gun...didn't even give me any orders. I even went back to my vehicle while he was standing right there and got my cell phone from my front seat. Not a peep about keeping my hands in sight.

Anyway, of course I am a white male (so was the cop). Even so, I was driving a car that is in the middle of a restoration and looks like something a crack addict might own (no paint, mismatched wheels, missing trim). One might have even said I might "be on something" driving a car like that...

[ileus]

1. But were you dressed and acting like your car?

LEO's are a pretty good judge of character just from sight and initial demeanor.

[anoNY42]

2. Depends what you mean

I was wearing gym shorts and a T-shirt (it's Florida after all). I was not acting broken down so I guess I was not acting like my car.

[madokie]

3. Within three sentences

I knew you were a white person. I just knew that

We really do need to stop tRump and all this hate we have going on in this country right now. Its mostly fueled by our elected officials IMO

[uponit7771]

4. +1, He was a big black guy with this hands up... we're criminalized among some of them

[liberal N proud]

5. I had a similar situation not to long ago but different reaction from the cop

My car broke down and a cop pulled up and I got out of the car and was immediately ordered back into the car by the officer.

I am a white male as was the cop and I was driving a late model sedan.

Getting out of the car when a cop pulls up is never a good thing, it can be seen as aggression.

[anoNY42]

7. Considering how easy it is to hide a weapon in a car

I wonder why the cop wanted you in it.

Maybe your driver door opened onto the roadway and he merely wanted you to be safe?

[Jeffersons Ghost]

6. I agree; but if you had a complaint, why didn't you demand that the police officer arrest you?