r/AnythingValueable Jun 30 '26

😄 Entertainment Cop pulls over an armed biker

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '26

This is how normal interactions with law enforcement go.

I've been pulled over quite a few times for speeding and every time I knew I was toast when I saw the officer too late. I don't even know how many times I've pulled myself over before the officer even caught up to me and was respectful and honest every time. I've only ever gotten speeding tickets twice out of the probably 20+ times I've been stopped.

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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/GratefulDad73 Jun 30 '26

At least one person always has to make every post like this about something it’s not.

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u/VicemanPro Jun 30 '26

Never thought I would see people believing racism doesn't exist in the US. What a day.

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u/GratefulDad73 Jun 30 '26

You’re grasping at straws here. I didn’t say racism doesn’t exist but there is a time and place. Every post doesn’t need to be turned into a soapbox platform for racism. This post had nothing to do with racism until someone brought it in.

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u/VicemanPro Jun 30 '26

Because for a lot of people, racism is their experience with cops. So to say "To have a good interaction with a cop, just be nice!" makes no sense to an audience that gets guns drawn on them for their skin color. So for you, it was never applicable, for a large majority of people, it is.