Posted by: Laalmon October 4, 2015
Got Traffic Citation for not being "white"!!!!
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Sounds crazy, does it not???

I got the same feeling when I was stopped and even more surprised when I was told the reason that I was cited for: "Driving on left lane" (of the frwy for passing slow vehicles on the right lane). For those who know DFW and perhaps Texas A&M Commerce I was driving on WB I30 (this hwy has two lanes on each side with a grass median and concrete separator that separate east and west bound traffic. I was stopped when I was traveling between 70 to 75 mph ( posted limit 75). I think the "for sale" sign on the back window of my car on the back passenger seat on an A4 paper might have caught his attention.

I was pulled over and then the "white cop" informed me that I was stopped for driving on left lane. And come on let's face it everybody does to pass the slow cars on the right lane and there were numerous cars driving on right lane. Then I gave him my DL and insurance and he told me to "hang tight". About after 20 grueling minutes of wait I am called by his patrol car ( please be mindful I am on the right shoulder of the fwy now and I am called to walk behind my car and in front of his patrol car which is stopped in front of my car).

He told me that I was cited for apparently slowing down and crossing the middle lane in order to pull my car to the shoulder safely. He said my slowing down of the car upon his patrol car's lights going off could have caused some accident and that's what I was cited for (obviously now he has changed his story and the reason which he furnished to pull over the first time is changed now and he ticket me for a different reason). Duh, Am i not supposed to slow down and safely pull over to the right shoulders when a car's lights go off. 

Second, he cited me for not changing my DL to Texas. Be mindful here I am a IT contractor and it's not logical for me change the registration of my car and DL like 3-4 times a year when I have to travel from states to states all the time. 

Final thoughts (when I talked to my friends): I am not white and that's why I got cited and second of all it's a small city (Cumby is the name of the city) and they want my money. 

I did some research and found out I couldn't sue cop. Could I somehow sue the PD and city for discrimination or any other charges. This is so ridiculous. 

Thanks in advance. 
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