Are cops allowed to do this?

Question

i was in the car with my dad after he picked me up from my friends house from karate class, a little while after while we were driving, some undercover cops pulled up in a car behind us and burst out,they pointed a dad in the driver seat and pounded the window next to me(passenger side)i was pretty d**n scared i thought they were gonna rob us,they grillled me and then asked a few questions,and said there excuse was because we took a stop sign and they thought we were running,after tme and dad went back to check if we really did take a stop sign and we didnt,looks like they were looking for a excuse to search us

is that allowed??

scared the h**l outta me,lol

Answer 1

SOUNDS TO ME LIKE YOU WERE IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME.

Answer 2

They should not have done that.  Perhaps a chat with the chief of police would help "clear the air!"

Answer 3

"Are they allowed to do this?"

They're cops.  Therefore, yes.

Answer 4

i don't really think they can do that but usually some cops will make a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle for no reason hoping they get lucky and find some thing

Answer 5

Yes the police officers are allowed to stop your vehicle because they had reasonable suspicion that you may have stole the stop sign.

Answer 6

Attack on First Amendment. Not the only time this has been done.

Police did pull in behind a man in a pickup truck at a crosswalk  as he was driving at a sedate speed. Another time a Customs Officer had someone pulled over inside the city limits. And not only that about five more Customs Cars had a road block in city limits. Very strange.