Nothing But Net, another casualty from the front lines of the drug war. :)

One of these days, I suspect you'll get a taste. After all, all long-haired people do drugs. Especially those driving Volvos.

Only if they're cute.:D
Not necessarily, I've had state cops tell me they ask for reaction. Someone hiding something will quite often look in that direction.

OnyxCougar, are you Thelma, or Louise? Because I really like Louise, you know...

My friend and I were stopped and searched outside of Kansas City in a classic white rental car with Texas plates. Three squad cars. They were very nice, pulled over for "speeding". we were not speeding, but we played the full-on we-are-sweet girls thing. They searched the back and trunk then let us go without a ticket.

Mr. warch, traveling with a, granted, greasy looking crew of guys in a van (with Texas plates- maybe that's it?)crossing into New Mexico, got the full stop and search, with dogs. Like 2 hours of search. The cops found nothing but insisted the dog was "indicating something" turns out it was hipster Chris's funky smelling pimp oil. Eventually they were allowed to leave, no ticket.

Hmm, Texas plates...

Which, incidentally, would be a great name for a rock band.

One of my coworkers has always wanted to name her rockband "Brief Reactive Psychosis" but says she has to learn to play an instrument or sing first.

Hmmm... there are many rock musicians that hasn't stopped. Perhaps I should encourage her.

If the folks had known how to play their instruments, punk would have never happened.

When my ex- was doing her rotation though your Esteemed Place of Employment she and her coworkers were fond of reminding themselves that the salient diference between them and the more permanent residents was:

"Not Much, But We Have The Keys"

If not a band title, certainly a song title.

One of my favorite band names: "Euripides Pants"

I saw the 60 minute segment on the Louisiana state cops and well as the one on the New Orleans cops and it appears to me that Lousiana has a serious problem. Its obvious that some sort of retardation has infected much of the law inforcement there. I can only surmise that low pay equals low IQ and that stopping the hapless motoring public somehow plugs the gap-- perhaps by kickbacks, political favors and the like.
I do know that I will avoid visiting the place at all cost which means that I won't be attending my nephew's wedding there next summer in New Orleans. Who needs that kind of hassle when there are many more less intruding places to visit where the police actually want to help the taxpayer. Let them drink swamp water I say.

Really, just look what happened to Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper down there.

Tim just simply can't drive! trust me! i've ridden with him b4! :D

no seriously, it's an out-of-state plate thing. they're looking for drug trafficers. one of my friends had something similar happen to him in arkansas and they were asking him and all of his travel companions all kinds of questions, the same ol' same ol' they asked NBN......

     As an Arkansas resident with family in Louisiana I can assure you the speed trap that makes up the stateline between the two is legendary. I use speedtrap loosely as they'll give you a ticket because their wife told them to cut back on the donuts. I got stopped coming back from my Grandfathers funeral and the only reason I didn't get a ticket was that just as the bluelights came on I got passed by the cops nephew, who also pulled over. I was going about two mph over the limit. Not sure why the kid stopped since the cop was behind me, but his uncle sure went to bitching him out while I stood there. That's how I know the relation.
     Word is that New Orleans has cleaned up a lot since I living there as a kid, back then the cops would rob convenient stores in uniform. Wearing a ski mask and tape over their badge name/#. Who really knows though?
     Oh yeah, I got stopped in Oklahoma a while back, for speeding when I was traveling in the slow lane in a line with a bunch of Oakies. Yes, Warch, I had Texas plates at the time. Anyway, I mailed in my payment by check, the check was cashed and the ticket was never put on my record. I guess the city didn't want to share the cash with the county/state. Works for me. No ticket on my record.