Just busted for paraphernalia

Well this is how it went:
Went for a walk at the baseball feilds near by my house and while there the wind begins to pick up a large amount. I saw the local police actually patroling some where besides the rich neighborhoods for once and they shine the spot light on me and I stop to talk to them. First thing the cop says as he steps out of the car was "Have you been smoking any pot tonight? Do you have any paraphernalia on you?" I said no then I realized I had my dugout on me with a small chillum and a roach in it, in short I just realized I'm royaly fucked. The cop begins searching me and of course finds the dugout in my coat pocket "Is this your's?", Without even thinking I reply " No sir, this is my borthers jacket I grabbed on the way out." I just start thinking, 'Oh shit, what the fuck did I just do' He opens it takes out the chillum smells it "This smells fresh" Wich I know to be bullshit because I literally havn't used it in a month and that was the first time to. He looks at the other hole in it and taps it on the hood and right at the instant I see the roach fall out he looks at his partner that just tripped on a root and the wind picks up and blows the roach away before they see it. Of course I'm thinking ' I guess there might be a god afterall'. Then he tells me to put my hands behind my back and that I'm under arrest for paraphernalia.
I go to the police station get booked, the entire time I'm extremely polite using my sirs and everything ( EXTREMELY rare for me) and they are still ripe assholes to me treating me like they found me stabbing someone, get put in a cell try to use the phone, come to find out it's fucked up because all it does is call my house and hang up. The entire time I was calm and together. So, I just decided to go to sleep and wait till the morning.
About an hour later my father shows up with 500 in cash to bail me out. When I saw him I felt like...I was a new Brutus, like I had stabed him in the back and betrayed him. When I reached to truck I broke down completely and began bawling, I must admit my father tried to comfort me by hugging me, but for some reason I didn't want to, I felt it was wrong for me to be comforted in any way especially by him. When we got home I was still crying and he told me that it was going to be all right, he was gonna go to the DA and try to get a bargin and it might get dropped if I go to a drug awarness class that's 8 hours long. He hugged me even though I didn't wan't him too.
Now I'm sitting here in my room on the verge of crying again, unable to beleive what just happened, my stupidity, and how I had just sold my integrity 'the last inch'

So, he just came up to you and searched you? I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure they can't just search you for no reason. Did you leave something out of the story? Like, whatever it was that gave the cop probable cause for a search?

Hmm, maybe he smelled the weed?

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Originally Posted by Perp

So, he just came up to you and searched you? I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure they can't just search you for no reason. Did you leave something out of the story? Like, whatever it was that gave the cop probable cause for a search?

Hmm, maybe he smelled the weed?

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I was in a closed park at 11:34, my father says he said the cop smelt weed but my father says he knew it was just incense but the cop most likely cna't even tell the difference, and there has been someone tagging the feilds

That's a bummer, man. Shouldn't have gone in the closed park, I guess.

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Originally Posted by Perp

That's a bummer, man. Shouldn't have gone in the closed park, I guess.

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Well there seriously isnt a gate or anything not even listed hours for when it closes

man i have been arrested like 4 times for possesion (of pipes AND marijuana) and im not even on probation... dont trip man , itll be cool.. at the worse they will put you on court probation and give you community service

Tomorrow is a new day. Maybe you need a good smoke? ^_^

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Originally Posted by Crusnik117

Tomorrow is a new day. Maybe you need a good smoke? ^_^

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Yeah, I could use a smoke, but I don't think I'm gonna smoke till after my court date unless it get's dropped

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and they are still ripe assholes to me treating me like they found me stabbing someone

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that's because you lied to them, when you get stopped by the police, especially after hearing "have you been smoking any marijuana tonight?" i'm definately not on their side so don't take this post that way, it's just that for some reason cops turn into real dicks when you lie to them... i mean as soon as you realized you had something illegal in your possesion, you shoulda told him flat out, that you're sorry you just forgot you had it on you... still probably woulda been going to jail, but it never hurts to play the honest card and stand a chance at not going. oh well, this is something very minor, nothing really to worry about.

Sorry to hear that man. Sure sounds like your Dad was pretty nice though.

Here's hoping they drop the charges! :thumbsup:

you got arrested for paraphernalia, dude that's fucked up cause I got caught with an 1/8 and my sherlock and all I got was a citation and I had to go to some dumb ass anti marijuana class, but that sucks man

How did you get searched. Do you know your rights? Did he have any reason to believe you might have been smoking weed that night? I can't believe how they treat us for marijuana. This is bull shit. Sorry about that man, I know everything will go alright but every time I see some one gets busted for weed and drug classes come with the sentence...I really wonder how the hell do they send you to drug classes for weed? :p

god gave us weed, legs, and motivation....3 solid reasons to outrun the po po...that sucks man...thats why i ONLY carry paper on me, paper and bud. i can eat bud, and get slapped on the wrist for havin papers under 18...and thats not a big deal to me whatsoever...just gotta be safer bro, good luck

check this story out!!! just got told by mom to move out cuz she found my bag and bowl. so i went pick up a buddy got the daily fish wrap went to some park to read the ads for apts. we smoked a bowl on the way to store & on way to prk. sitting there reading the paper and who shows up but jonny law man. so i make sure pipe and bag is hiddin it is but in my pocket??? so he askes for ids. runs them comes back to us as hes giving my buddys id back to him 2 more cop cars show up!!! i thinking this cant be good!!! he comes up to me and says theres a warrant for my arrest. lol so i asked for what. a unpaid fine. so i get cuffed he finds my weed and pipe takes me down town to booking and stops outside the jail puts my weed and pipe in this paper lunch bag and gets out and puts it in this garbage can that is on the side of the streets. he gets in his car and says well iam not going to do anything about that stuff cuz he fiqures i got enough problems. i get booked i make one phone call to my buddy tell him to get me 120.00 bucks to bail me out. he does less than an hour later. i am walking to his car laughing cuz iam out in less than an hour. i went up to the trash can and pulled that paper bag out and jumped in my buddys car and left laughing my ass off ... then we got pretty stoned after that..

Instead of lying to the officers you should simply have not incriminated yourself. It's simple. Plead the 5th if you have to. It sucks you got arrested, you shouldn't get punished that severely.

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god gave us weed, legs, and motivation....3 solid reasons to outrun the po po...that sucks man...thats why i ONLY carry paper on me, paper and bud. i can eat bud, and get slapped on the wrist for havin papers under 18...and thats not a big deal to me whatsoever...just gotta be safer bro, good luck

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You have to be 18 to have papers? WTF? It's paper?

America's laws arnt only fucked and harsh, they're some of the stupidist in this world.

You should have slugged that cop in the face, ripped out his side arm and say "WHAT NOW MOTHERFUCKER?"

Paraphernallia is a bullshit charge, nothing to worry about. That does suck though, you had to get BAILED for paraphernallia? That's unusual.

No I don't think it's illegal to have papers in the US. I always have dutches or papers on me and I don't sweat it. I can also just eat weed in like 2 seconds.

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Originally Posted by Reefer Rogue

Instead of lying to the officers you should simply have not incriminated yourself. It's simple. Plead the 5th if you have to. It sucks you got arrested, you shouldn't get punished that severely.

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Exactly. Once they find it, it's your cue to remain silent no matter what they ask or what happens.

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Originally Posted by Perp

So, he just came up to you and searched you? I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure they can't just search you for no reason. Did you leave something out of the story? Like, whatever it was that gave the cop probable cause for a search?

Hmm, maybe he smelled the weed?

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Yeah, they can search you for no reason. It is called a pat down for weapons. Then you get into the plain feel rule which was established by a Supreme Court case, I think US v Carroll. If during the pat down for weapons an officer can tell there is something on your person by plain feel that may be illegal, then he can basically keep searching. Cops will use this "I searched him for my safety" or "for weapons" as a blanket excuse to search you.

Being your first time, there will probably be a way of getting some sort of pre trial intervention or deferred adjudication or judical diversion, depending on the state. You keep your nose clean, pay some fines and court costs, maybe do some drug classes and testing, and when you complete it, your record gets wiped clean.

Get a lawyer.

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Originally Posted by hello3pat

Well this is how it went:
Went for a walk at the baseball feilds near by my house and while there the wind begins to pick up a large amount. I saw the local police actually patroling some where besides the rich neighborhoods for once and they shine the spot light on me and I stop to talk to them. First thing the cop says as he steps out of the car was "Have you been smoking any pot tonight? Do you have any paraphernalia on you?" I said no then I realized I had my dugout on me with a small chillum and a roach in it, in short I just realized I'm royaly fucked. The cop begins searching me and of course finds the dugout in my coat pocket "Is this your's?", Without even thinking I reply " No sir, this is my borthers jacket I grabbed on the way out." I just start thinking, 'Oh shit, what the fuck did I just do' He opens it takes out the chillum smells it "This smells fresh" Wich I know to be bullshit because I literally havn't used it in a month and that was the first time to. He looks at the other hole in it and taps it on the hood and right at the instant I see the roach fall out he looks at his partner that just tripped on a root and the wind picks up and blows the roach away before they see it. Of course I'm thinking ' I guess there might be a god afterall'. Then he tells me to put my hands behind my back and that I'm under arrest for paraphernalia.
I go to the police station get booked, the entire time I'm extremely polite using my sirs and everything ( EXTREMELY rare for me) and they are still ripe assholes to me treating me like they found me stabbing someone, get put in a cell try to use the phone, come to find out it's fucked up because all it does is call my house and hang up. The entire time I was calm and together. So, I just decided to go to sleep and wait till the morning.
About an hour later my father shows up with 500 in cash to bail me out. When I saw him I felt like...I was a new Brutus, like I had stabed him in the back and betrayed him. When I reached to truck I broke down completely and began bawling, I must admit my father tried to comfort me by hugging me, but for some reason I didn't want to, I felt it was wrong for me to be comforted in any way especially by him. When we got home I was still crying and he told me that it was going to be all right, he was gonna go to the DA and try to get a bargin and it might get dropped if I go to a drug awarness class that's 8 hours long. He hugged me even though I didn't wan't him too.
Now I'm sitting here in my room on the verge of crying again, unable to beleive what just happened, my stupidity, and how I had just sold my integrity 'the last inch'

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hey man, your dad loves the shit out of you. you;re lucky. just try your best to make it up to him

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Yeah, definatly make it up to him. Get him something good for Christmas.

I want to give you a tip that has helped me *so far* to stay out of trouble from the cops. If you are walking around outside *further then a block or two from your house* NEVER EVER EVER EVER take your bowl with you, roll a joint or a blunt.
I go by this rule for 2 reasons:
-There have been times where cops have rolled up, and i have just pinched the cherry with my fingers and ate the joint.... it hurts like hell and you think you are going to get sick, but the dirty coppers never can do anything to me
-If a cop rolls up on you while you are hitting the bowl, your only real chance is to toss it, the problem is, if you are smoking a bowl, chances are you also have you sack on you so you can pack it up a few times, so now you have to toss 2 different things, and the chances that a cop wont see the direction you throw atleast one of them is slim to none *plus, who wants to toss their bowl and have it break*

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Do you have any paraphernalia on you?

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That seems like the weirdest thing for a cop to just come up and say.

Did the cops just stop you on the street or did you actually walk up to them?Anyway, most courts are fairly leineint on minor drug charges. I did a whole buch of community service and classes once I got booked for underage drinking and they wiped it off my record. You should be ok but just play it smart if the police come up to you in the future.