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Originally Posted by headlikeahole
Well I'm a cop, but I can only speak for myself (and maybe the guys I work with) when I say that we don't pay special attention to specific makes, models, or types of vehicle. I am just as likely to pull over a minivan as I am a sports car and I know most of my partners feel the same way.
Odds are if you feel like the police are targeting you, its probably your fault not the car.
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I have never felt "targeted" per se but have little doubt that at least some do a bit of profiling. I frequently have cruisers maneuver through traffic until they get behind me and then very obviously start playing with their computer. After a couple of minutes they always just take off and go around me.
Now, of course I don't "know" what they are actually doing but all appearances tell me they are checking my plates. When I as the owner come up as an "old" guy with zero tickets they leave me alone. I am not convinced that it would be the same story if young with a bunch of infractions. I also could be totally out to lunch and reading things into the events that are not really there.
On a related note, I have been pulled over probably 100 times or more over the course of my 40 years of driving. Many of those times they had me dead to rights in an obvious infraction that I readily admitted too. Yet, I have never received a ticket. I strongly believe in you get back what you give so manners, respect and candidness when addressing the officers have all served me well with the police over the years!