Have you ever been treated more than nicely by law enforcement?

[Redd Capp]

Covington KY--- Went out of there way to get me in the mission on a cold cold night....did not want to see a white guy turn up to be frozen beat up corpse..

 

[whaleofashrimp]

san fran to santa cruz 06...cop picked me up in half moon bay..bought me star bucks and drove me to santa cruz....

 

[Cardboard]

I had a 6 Sheriff cars escort me to county line once leaving Sacramento (by taxi, which they demanded I take). It wasnt really nice, but I guess it kept me safe from bad guys.

 

[whaleofashrimp]

I had a 6 Sheriff cars escort me to county line once leaving Sacramento (by taxi, which they demanded I take). It wasnt really nice, but I guess it kept me safe from bad guys.

like to hear the story behind that

 

[Cardboard]

like to hear the story behind that

Not that impressive really. I spent a whole day trying to hitch out of Sac in like 2007 (maybe?), to no avail. The next day, I had this terribly brilliant idea to take a bus to the airport, expecting that there might be a fair amount of longer distance drivers leaving the airport, and seeing a guy with a backpack wouldn't frighten people.
I was on my way out to the end of the road from the airport (only one road, and it goes onto the highway directly), and maybe about halfway there, the first 2 of what ended being 6 sheriff cars pulled up, one in front, one in back, got out guns drawn.
Apparently they take airport security pretty serious. The sheriff ran my name, saw I didn't have warrants in California, and informed me that there was a county statute that prohibited hitch hiking. He told me I could go to jail, or go to the end of the road, and catch a taxi from the taxi pool, 4 miles to the county line. Apparently they didn't have much to do, as all of them followed us, lights flashing, to the county line, where I told the taxi driver to drop me on the side of the highway. He was really confused, but I explained that I only had 10 dollars, and the meter was already at 8. the sheriffs stopped behind the taxi, and made sure that I kept walking north, didn't bother me for being on the highway, but didn't offer any help either. I ended up making it to the next ramp without getting a ride, or hassled anymore, and on the way found a bunch of military stuff that seemed to be dropped or something. Ended up with a box of MREs, and a flak jacket (there were a lot, but they were fucking heavy, wish I had it in me to carry more).
Yeah, not terribly exciting, but one of the few escorts I have had in my life, and probably the most spectacular looking at least.

 

[whaleofashrimp]

i hitched from that airport..was stuck for hours..ended up walking on the side road to the river then cutting up and walking over the bridge..walked to the next town

 

[Cardboard]

hmmm, I guess i just had bad luck. I didnt make it to the road. The river is the county line, thats where I got dropped.

 

[daveycrockett]

cop took me out to the bar last weekend bought me some ales and i split.

 

[Beegod Santana]

Bumfuck Kansas I got pulled off a train, the bull then gave us a ride to the highway (some rural route) but on the way stops @ the ATM. When we get to the highway he drops us off in a diner parking lot. He then hands me $20 and says "I don't care if you spend it here (pointing at the diner) or there (indicating a liquor store across the street), but make sure you stay warm tonight."

Got some coffee at the diner and a bottle at the LC, good times.

Bumfuck Oklahoma. Got picked up by a cop, driven to a hotel, kicked down $20 for food and when we go into the hotel to get the room the lady behind the desk asks us "ya'll want one room or two?"

Still doesn't make up for that time they tried to put 30+ yrs on me for drug conspiracy though.

 

[turnip]

this thead rules & should be looked at

i was spending time in detroit alone, walking the streets & this car was following me for easily a mile or two+ creeping really slow, opening his doors at me, turning into side streets and waiting for me to cross at them before continuing his creeper roll right next to me. there wasn't a damn place for me to go, hella dark middle of the night, finally found an open party store and decided it was potentially a better option - wait for the dude to go on his merry slimeball way and then continue my trek. after a while of loitering, obviously not interested in buying anything, clerkman initiates conversation; i tell him what's up and he takes it upon himself to call the police on the man who by that time has moved on. cops ask for a description of the car & relay the message that i should stay there: they friggin pick me up, ask where i'm headed to and drive me all the way back to my squat across town. so stinkin' grateful. i guess that's a perk of being a young white female. thanks guys!

 

[noitanicullaH]

In Soria,Spain, me and my friend slept on 2 benches near some cafe,middle of nowhere, in early morning police wake me up and they dont speak english, they asked my id, very primitively said that we are far away from home, then they bought us coffe and very tasty,fresh and warm rolls same we could dumpster dive but anyway it was very nice of them.

 

[Mankini]

Ranger Sam at the Marin Headlands is cool. Gave me a ride through the tunnel into Sausalito when he saw me hitching.

 

[Kal]

I have had only one bad experience and that was with the hwy patrol but the rest have always been nice, and I have talked to a lot of cops since I started hitching. Here is a couple that come to mind. Once when hitching from Dubuque Ia to Clinton Ia a cop was so worried about me being cold and hungry that he bought me pizza from a gas station and then he took me to Clinton Ia way out of his jurisdiction. Another time in Vera Beach Florida, I was staying in a abandoned church for a few days but someone saw me and called the police the two cops that I talked to were friendly and joked around with me and each other. They told me about another spot to stay where someone wouldn't see me and one of them gave me $20.

 

[Mankini]

In Reston Herndon, VA, the cops were pretty cool, too. They don't have much to do, since the area is extremely wealthy and nothing but well-off defense yuppies. They told me to stay out of the wooded medians because supposedly crazed illegal Latinos lived in there. _True. I saw evidence of someone being there. I asked them where a safe place to camp was and they directed me to an old abandoned farm. Safe, quiet, and comfy, but when I woke up the next morning I noticed I was sleeping in/around the old farm family graveyard. -Gross!!!! LOL