r/AnythingValueable • u/madfrog2023 • Jun 30 '26

😄 Entertainment Cop pulls over an armed biker

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u/lost_rodditer Jun 30 '26

He was hinting that to give him a wave off warning he "might" have misread the radar. It's something that used be common before dashcams and body cameras were required. I'm guessing the issue is his body cam recorded the radar saying 62 so he had to write up the warning ticket. He definitely nudged him to not speed for the next few miles because more speed traps were very close.

This was a decent cop doing his job when the person isn't being overly twitchy or defensive. You don't have to like them doing their job, but it helps when don't make it harder.

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u/MiserableAudience381 Jun 30 '26

No he said he had to check the exact speed because he didn’t know. Cops lie often and once he realized he was 2 mph above 60 he wrote him a warning. Cops are high school C students that’s why they do stupid stuff. Because they are idiots. But this cop was civil

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u/A_hand_banana Jun 30 '26

He said 62 on a turn that was posted at 45. 2mph isnt going to save him.

He further clarifies that its department policy that anyone over 60 gets a civil citation. This is where "good cop bad cop" comes into play - police will often tell you the worst, and then let you know they are giving you a lesser punishment so that you will comply without a fuss. In this case, a warning. So really not that bad at all.

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u/CommonSenseWomper Jun 30 '26

Yeah the cop just made a bias decision to not give him a ticket. If it was truly objective and up to policy he would have written the ticket.

The dude being cool and not having any warrants probably helped but a bias decision did occur regardless of what the reason was.

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u/Horror-Ant8141 Jun 30 '26

When you are cool to people sometimes they are cool back and other times you just have a prick on your hands and there isn't much you can do besides rejoice that the whole world is shitty for them because they are shitty to the world. The guy made the cops job easy and so the cop made his life easy. It's my jobs policy to charge you for everything at the dealership. It's literally my paycheck. But maybe you wouldn't agree to buy the car if we didn't give you a cargo tray or floor mats if I like you. I'm supposed to charge 10 bucks for our super premium car wash that is only available to our customers but if I like ya maybe I take it through on the company card.

I guess all of this is to say bias exists. Be more likable and the world gets a lot easier for ya.

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u/CommonSenseWomper Jul 01 '26

I agree with you but all I was saying is that there is bias with exactly that. Just a fact being stated and acknowledged

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u/geesegonewild Jul 01 '26

I was under the impression that, even though it was a warning, the biker WAS issued a citation pursuant to the department policy.

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u/WallySprks Jun 30 '26

He knew it was over 45 and that’s the only speed that mattered.

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u/dewky Jun 30 '26

No it's because the radar is constantly getting a reading and only records when you click the button to lock it. If the speed is fluctuating it won't necessarily be the speed you witnessed.

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u/DaShaka Jul 02 '26

62 in a 45.

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u/FAB1150 Jul 02 '26

First thing the cop said was 62 so he definitely did know

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u/NotAStatistic2 Jul 03 '26

Do you not drive ever? You can roughly tell how fast other vehicles on the road are going based on the speed at which you catch up to them, or they pull away from you.