Is it legal to mount a kegerator and generator in the back of a pickup truck and the people in the back to drink beers as long as they don't get out of the truck bed?

5/28/2013 11:02:20 AM

^ I would assume yes, based on what has already been said about the legality of drinking in the back of a truck.

After all, a keg is just a really big open container.

And that is an awesome idea, other than the fact that the generator would be really loud. Solar panel + Batteries would be pretty sweet. Probably more expensive at first, but cheaper in the long run and totally silent.

[Edited on May 28, 2013 at 11:43 AM. Reason : a]

5/28/2013 11:40:46 AM

A 50 gallon trashcan filled with ice can keep beer cold for a long time, but a kegerator would look more badass.

5/28/2013 11:46:01 AM

Or, I guess you could use the same concept as an RV. Alternator that charges the batteries using your truck engine, and just plug them up to charge whenever you are near a power source.

Thanks Str8BacardiL for giving me the next idea that my GF is going to get pissed at me for.

[Edited on May 28, 2013 at 11:48 AM. Reason : a]

5/28/2013 11:47:57 AM

Here is a good read about the topic:
http://nccriminallaw.sog.unc.edu/?p=1896

5/28/2013 7:52:26 PM

Here's a stupid one:
Let's say I fly by the fuzz hiding in the median and he/she clocks me, but can't pull out immediately due to traffic. I realize what's going down and immediately pull off to the shoulder and get out of the car and pretend to look under my hood for "trouble." Is there a reason the officer could find to still pull behind me and write a ticket? Let's pretend it was on a bend and they didn't see me pull off onto the shoulder...

5/28/2013 10:12:54 PM

Do EOF procedures differ between departments or are they pretty consistent?

[Edited on May 28, 2013 at 11:36 PM. Reason : ?]

5/28/2013 11:35:32 PM

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"Let's say I fly by the fuzz hiding in the median and he/she clocks me, but can't pull out immediately due to traffic. I realize what's going down and immediately pull off to the shoulder and get out of the car and pretend to look under my hood for "trouble." Is there a reason the officer could find to still pull behind me and write a ticket? Let's pretend it was on a bend and they didn't see me pull off onto the shoulder..."

Why wouldn't they just wait for traffic to clear? But you could always be cited for § 20-161 (b) which states that no person shall park or leave standing any vehicle upon the shoulder of a public highway unless the vehicle can be clearly seen by approaching drivers from a distance of 200 feet in both directions and does not obstruct the normal movement of traffic.

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"Do EOF procedures differ between departments or are they pretty consistent?"

There are slight differences between the levels (can I use my ECD now?) and what constitutes a use of it (i.e. pointing a gun at person).

5/29/2013 7:10:47 AM

Bump

6/10/2013 8:51:04 PM

What are the typical LEO responses during a traffic stop when a CCH Permit holder doesn't disclose that he has a permit due to not carrying at the time?

6/11/2013 1:17:21 PM

^ I'm curious about that as well.

6/11/2013 1:33:45 PM

hasn't this been addressed numerous times in this thread? he basically said your CCH is linked to your plates so he already knows going up to your car that you could be carrying legally.

if it's a routine traffic stop and you're a law abiding citizen i imagine it's not a big deal if you don't disclose. but i too, welcome another response from the police

6/11/2013 2:38:00 PM

We all know it's linked to your driver's license; however, that doesn't cover many scenarios. For example: the last time I was pulled, unless the cop had lightning quick typing, he didn't run my plate before approaching my vehicle. And one isn't always driving their own vehicle... I often drive vehicles not under my name.

Also, I thought it was linked to your license, which I thought was separate from plate/registration. Is it linked to both? Just one? Or are licenses and plates also linked?

[Edited on June 11, 2013 at 3:57 PM. Reason : .]

6/11/2013 3:56:31 PM

Is there any limitation on the direction a radar gun can work? i.e. is it usable on traffic headed towards you, headed away from you, and passing that you are perpendicular to? Or does it only work in certain directions?

Also, I've heard that if you are clocked at the speed limit but your brake lights are on, or if an officer sees signs of braking (i.e. nose of the car dives) and then clocks you at the speed limit, you can be issued a ticket even though you were never actually observed speeding. Is that true?

6/11/2013 4:03:00 PM

The officer's opinion of your speed is what matters (officially, it's a LEO's "estimation" of your speed... which evidence shows to vary greatly in many cases among LEOs, thus why it's bullshit). The radar reading isn't required, just further evidence.

6/11/2013 4:11:54 PM

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"Also, I've heard that if you are clocked at the speed limit but your brake lights are on, or if an officer sees signs of braking (i.e. nose of the car dives) and then clocks you at the speed limit"

my guess would be that if you can slow down by the time he has clocked you at the speed limit, they probably aren't going to pull you over. that is unless you slam on brakes and nearly cause people to hit you because you just went from 20 over down to the speed limit.

6/11/2013 4:16:19 PM

what's the quickest way to get in touch with a police officer in a non-emergency situation? like if i'm broken down on the highway and can't make it to the shoulder or some other event that i may need an officer's assistance quickly, but not 911 quickly.

yellow pages, google, 411, *HP?

6/11/2013 4:22:32 PM

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"What are the typical LEO responses during a traffic stop when a CCH Permit holder doesn't disclose that he has a permit due to not carrying at the time?"

Is there one? I mean, if you aren't armed then you don't need to tell me about it. I might ask you if I find out and then shoot the shit about guns if you aren't an ass.

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"Is there any limitation on the direction a radar gun can work? "

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" is it usable on traffic headed towards you, headed away from you, and passing that you are perpendicular to? "

Yes, Yes, No.

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"yellow pages, google, 411, *HP?"

*HP works.

[Edited on June 11, 2013 at 6:07 PM. Reason : ...]

6/11/2013 6:06:24 PM

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"Is there one? I mean, if you aren't armed then you don't need to tell me about it. I might ask you if I find out and then shoot the shit about guns if you aren't an ass. "

I've heard two stories of NC CCH permit holders being "verbally abused" and questioned "harshly" for not disclosing even though there was no duty to do so. As we all know, some CCH permit holders like to embellish LEO-related stories, so I take them with a grain of salt. Didn't know if you had done/seen/heard otherwise.

6/12/2013 9:08:00 AM

Nah. I've only charged a CCH permit violation once but I ran into a lot of non-CCH'ers with the "Oh, I have a gun, its on the dash..." when I was 99% sure they had just taken it out of the console and threw it up there when they got stopped.

6/12/2013 6:12:41 PM

what was the cch violation? curious

6/12/2013 6:18:10 PM

§ 14-415.11.(c2)

It shall be unlawful for a person, with or without a permit, to carry a concealed handgun while consuming alcohol or at any time while the person has remaining in the person's body any alcohol or in the person's blood a controlled substance previously consumed...

6/12/2013 6:29:01 PM

Actively drinking? Plastered drunk? (i know any bac is illegal but I'm wondering what prompted you to test him if not actively drinking.

6/13/2013 5:56:53 AM

Crash + DWI; he blew around a 0.09 + I drew blood and yes, he did tell me he was a CCH Permit holder.

6/13/2013 7:04:02 AM

Bump.

6/26/2013 9:06:49 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDBZr4ie2AE

What are your thoughts on this situation?

TLDW: police shoot relatively calm dog after the dog jumps out of the car and approaches owner who was getting cuffed

[Edited on July 1, 2013 at 7:06 PM. Reason : Link]

7/1/2013 7:06:07 PM

Is there any laws against those damn headlights that have the blue tint to them? They hurt my eyes.

7/1/2013 10:11:47 PM

technically, yes. there is a law that bans forward facing blue lights on a non police/emergency vehicle. This mainly is referring to LED or strobes, so the blue tint head lights are kind of a gray area as far as I can tell. I have never charged anyone for headlights, but I have for forward facing LEDs

7/2/2013 3:41:11 AM

I'd be a huge fan if you started ticketing aftermarket crappy blue headlights. Blue light scatters and they are blinding and dangerous.

7/2/2013 6:27:01 AM

^lol

They only last a couple months unless they are the high dollar hid conversions.

Btw thanks for this thread guys. It's pretty awesome.

7/2/2013 7:00:31 AM

would you pull someone over that had something that seemed to be purposely obstructing their license plate? i was following this mustang to work this morning that was modded and the guy had this medallion like object dangling out of his trunk over his license plate. it was just big enough with enough tether to sway and prevent you from reading the last 3 digits of the plate.

it could have been there totally by accident, but it seemed purposeful. even so, with it blocking so much is that enough to warrant a closer look at this guy?

7/2/2013 7:41:00 AM

Is this your round about way to see if you should hang your truck nuts infront of your plate ?

7/2/2013 7:49:24 AM

i loled

7/2/2013 9:44:02 AM

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"relatively calm dog"

LOL

I'm Krallum and I approved this message.

7/2/2013 9:53:09 AM

It rains, you get wet.

7/3/2013 11:23:34 AM

If a car is pulled over with 3 occupants, and an ounce and a half of drugs is found, is it common to split the possession amongst the 3 occupants, so it's only a misdemeanor for all three?

what's the amount of marijuna one must posses to be charged with intent to sell?

7/22/2013 11:17:27 AM

^ If you play basketball for UNC all charges will be dismissed.

7/22/2013 11:22:02 AM

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"If a car is pulled over with 3 occupants, and an ounce and a half of drugs is found, is it common to split the possession amongst the 3 occupants, so it's only a misdemeanor for all three? what's the amount of marijuna one must posses to be charged with intent to sell?"

Assuming your talking about marijuana? An ounce of cocaine would be trafficking ...

But lets assume it's split up in to three equal bags, each person claims one. Then sure.

Let's add a scale, some money, some good sense clear bags... Then probably not, one or all three for felony PWISD depending on the location(s) where said drugs were located.

Also, if no one claims anything and it's in a mutually accessible place. All get charged with constructive possession equally.

All of these could be spun a million different ways, every time is different.

7/22/2013 11:39:43 AM

^ what would be most likely to get a conviction?

7/22/2013 11:41:37 AM

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"^ what would be most likely to get a conviction?"

In Wake County? A confession...

In almost all "complicated" cases unless it's a habitual felon or something most misd or felony will be pleaded and/or dropped.

[Edited on July 22, 2013 at 11:48 AM. Reason : a]

7/22/2013 11:48:08 AM

Is it illegal to flip the bird to a police officer? Even if he was a blatant dickhead and deserved it?

7/22/2013 11:49:34 AM

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"Is it illegal to flip the bird to a police officer? Even if he was a blatant dickhead and deserved it?"

Some cities have city code that cover that. But if you can articulate it correctly it could be construed as an abusive gesture/language used to provoke violence which is covered under NCGS

7/22/2013 11:55:33 AM

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"But lets assume it's split up in to three equal bags, each person claims one. Then sure."

what if it's all in one bag. are cops known to split it evenly among the occupants of the car so it's only misdemeanors?

7/22/2013 12:00:35 PM

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"what if it's all in one bag. are cops known to split it evenly among the occupants of the car so it's only misdemeanors?"

Never heard of that.

7/22/2013 12:04:14 PM

Also, just throwing this out there.

say the bag is just over an ounce and a half and thus a felony..

the cop doesn't HAVE to charge you with the felony. he could cite/charge for just the misd if he so chose.

7/22/2013 12:07:26 PM

So the answer is, hide your weed.

7/22/2013 12:21:27 PM

Or dump it out on the side of the road next to your gun since that's complicated to prosecute.

7/22/2013 12:31:20 PM

This is from the speeding ticket thread, and honestly i've never heard of a speeding ticket where they didn't specify the speed on the ticket... What do you LEO folks think about this situation? (it wasn't me... another user but i just thought it was interesting)

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"I got a speeding ticket yesterday, and there's not even my speed listed. Just says "exceeding posted speed (GS 20-141B). He told me I was going 63-65 mph in a 60... the hell, really? Basically, I was the first person to pass the State Trooper (this is not written on the ticket). It was on I-85. In the other information section of the citation (area, weather, visibility), he put the posted speed was 70 (P 70 under speed). Definitely wasn't going 70."

8/4/2013 7:28:46 PM

If I throw a gun out of my passenger window while pulling up to a police checkpoint, and nobody sees me do it but its right outside my car, but has no prints and I deny its mine, what most likely would happen?

8/4/2013 7:58:45 PM

^you wont be able to play until the kentucky game

8/4/2013 8:10:58 PM