What you say to a police officer, or what he or she says to you, may very well be used in court either against you or potentially for you. That's important enough a reason to record the interaction. You have to be really naive to make that comparison and not be able to see the difference there. Even if you record the interaction to use in court, were the proper guidelines used? I'm 95% sure that video was taken on a cell phone. The video must be time and date stamped, in RAW format. You must also bring in the device used to capture the video as well as the person who videotaped it. Without fo...

Being of a minority doesn't mean anything. I hate when people bring race into it. "Oh I got a ticket. The cop was a real ass because I was *insert race here*". If you get pulled over, there are two reasons for that. 1 - You are breaking the law, or 2 - They suspect you may be breaking the law. Plain and Simple. As Observer stated above, recording your interaction with police comes off insulting. No, I am not a cop. I probably have recieved more tickets than any normal person would in there lifetime in 7 years. None the less, I have never recorded a police encounter, nor do I plan to...

Do cops run plates of all cars around them? I don't know if its a factor, and I feel weird even putting it out there, but I am of an ethnic minority, I'm South Asian... but I don't necessarily think it was a racial thing at all. Let me stress, the officer was polite, courteous and friendly throughout the whole interaction. I hate to break it to you, but south Asian is not a "minority" in Mississauga or Brampton area, in fact it be considered majority. In general, when cops see 3-4 young male in a car, they do get their radar up and usually their instincts are right, they see things ...

Nope. You choose to drive, you agree to play by the rules. I'm interested, do you have friends record your interaction with bank tellers ? Waiters in restaurants ? What made you choose to have someone record this interaction with a professional doing their job. Serious question. The chances of something going to court is fairly limited with waiters and perhaps even bank tellers. With a cop though, if it I am being charged with something, the chances of something being taken to court are much higher due to the nature of their job, and the stakes are much higher than me just not getting the sal...

jsherk wrote:In Ontario, Police can pull somebody over just to check their drivers license, insurance and registration whether its a rental car or not. They do not need any other reason.

Interesting...
And they don't need to provide any reasoning as to why a certain car was chosen above others?

So I'm extremely ignorant on the issue and couldn't find anything else online about this, so I thought this would be the best place to ask Sunday evening, I'm driving in Mississauga around the Heartland area with 2 friends of mine in the car, well on par with the speed limit, driving 70 on a 70 road. Was on Britannia near Mavis. Anyways, a cop car besides me, slows down, and then gets behind me, and turns on its lights to pull me over. I stop the car, the officer asks me for my licence and registration which I duly provide to her. She asks me what we're up to tonight, to which I respond, "...