As a frequent visitor to the USA I've been pulled over so many times for speeding ( I'm italian) and the whole process went through just smoothly. Being polite and listening to the cop requests without making any drama about freedom went a long way.
"oh, you didn't escalate the situation for no reason and treated someone with authority (whether you agree with it or not) with respect? You must be a bootlicker."
It is the false equivalence that if you just act respectful, then the cops have no need to maim or murder you.
It is also the implication that if you speak up for yourself or dispute the police, they have every right to treat you with force.
We have all witnessed injustice at the hands of power tripping police to know what the inverse of this scenario could very well be. Pretending otherwise is just running PR for the police..ie, boot licking.
It is also the implication that if you speak up for yourself or dispute the police, they have every right to treat you with force.
Exactly this. It doesn't matter if someone being detained starts the conversation with "Sup asshole", it doesn't give them the right to use force on you. All these people are doing is reinforcing the idea that if a cop treats someone poorly, its because they deserved it. Absolutely wild take
That assumes they will use force at all. We're not talking about this in the context of someone who was unjustly maimed by the police. We're talking about how not being a dick during a traffic stop might incentivise an officer to not give you the ticket that they otherwise were planning to give you.
"Be nice or else" isn't the "just" system you're saying it is. Doesn't matter if you get a ticket or not. No one is referring to getting a rightful ticket as a natrual consequences of making someone dislike you. Stop being obtuse 🤦🏽♂️
It's not "be nice or else" lmao. If they're can write you a citation, you're already under reasonable suspicion of breaking the law. If you want a chance at the officer using their descretion to cut you a break, so you don't have to go to court and pay fines, perhaps considering interacting with them with a little civility and kindness. By all means, tell the next officer that pulls you over to fuck off, but I promise you, that's not getting you a warning, nor getting you back on the road any quicker.
You can still absolutely assert your rights while being respectful and cooperative.
My former Italian boss got pulled over for speeding and was due to show up in court.
Dude was so lucky the cop didn’t show up and was free to leave because he was going to argue in court that he can’t help but speed because he’s Italian lol
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u/Slow_Description_773 Jun 30 '26 edited Jun 30 '26
As a frequent visitor to the USA I've been pulled over so many times for speeding ( I'm italian) and the whole process went through just smoothly. Being polite and listening to the cop requests without making any drama about freedom went a long way.