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flechero wrote: Really? We are presumed guilty?

The stop was legitimate. Brake light out, owner probably didn't know. However, there is a clear statistical trend between people not maintaining their vehicle and various issues of offenses that come into consideration. Brake light out isn't a big deal. The problem, and if my daughter (also an LEO) was on here, she would confirm, is that there's a "chain-of-irresponsibility" that tends to be discovered. Registration expired, inspection out of date, no insurance, etc. You'd be surprised at how the small things lead to big things. I wouldn't call it fishing though, it's all based on observable evidence. The whole scenario seemed perfectly fine to me.