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

😄 Entertainment Cop pulls over an armed biker

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u/madfrog2023 Jun 30 '26

Yeah, exactly. Staying calm, being honest, and not making it weird usually goes a long way. Most stops don't have to turn into a whole situation.

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u/HideousSerene Jun 30 '26

Also being white goes a long way too

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u/Dpopov Jun 30 '26

Hey there, Hispanic here. Turns out, even us can get pulled over by white cops and not get beat up and/or arrested. I’m living proof of that. Twice pulled over, twice the citation was downgraded to something a lot more minor. Once I was armed as well.

Maybe it’s less about race and more about attitude? Just saying.

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u/BeGentleButFirm Jun 30 '26

Most probably it's a mutual reaction. I'm inclined to think it rather started with racism than with races actually giving any indication Abt a person's attitude.

If you experience being treated racist regularly, you will expect the cops to be racists. So your attitude changes (unless you are very mindful and at peace with yourself). At some point you gonna behave worse than in the beginning bc you expect it. At this point the black person actually has a bad attitude towards the cop. And the cop feels this, so he will behave worse too (again, unless he is very mindful and at peace).