You Guys are gonna like this one.

Chuck33079

Or the cop doesn't allow him to go rooting through the back for them and writes him the ticket. It'll get dismissed, but spending hours in court to show the judge the paperwork to get it dismissed doesn't sound like a lot of fun to me.

Most cops will let you off, but a noticeable percentage will love the chance to play Cpt. Hardass and mess with the young guy with a nicer car than they've ever had. You've spent enough time around LEOs to know the type who would write that ticket and then laugh in the locker room about wasting the guy's time.

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MacCool

I know a lot of LEOs, true, and don't see this as a big issue. For every cop that doesn't want you rooting around in your rear hatch, there is one that doesn't want you rooting around in your glove compartment or reaching for your wallet in your back pocket, and several that would prefer you open the hatch so they can get a better look at the inside of the car and keep a closer eye on you with hands in plain sight. At any rate, it's an issue that affects only the OP, and not me or anyone else on this forum. Lot's of people do things differently than I do. I don't worry about it unless it somehow has the potential to cause me a problem.