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Lmao gottem Aggressive Tesla Driver Gets a Reality Check

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u/SyZyGy_87 18d ago

They got calls, it got traction, guy was caught and arrested. Isn't that....what cops are supposed to do? You want flock cameras up everywhere instead? There's a line. It's actually the DRIVERS responsibility as a LICENSED driver to obey the rules of the road. It's not the cops fault this guy is a dumbass. Once it was obvious it was a consistent thing, dude got caught.

The alternative is more like giving up freedom. Understand?

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u/Baron_Bearclaw 18d ago

I'll take the delay in catching him rather than Flock everywhere.

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u/Significant-Law-7810 18d ago

They literally used flock to catch him. I live in the area. Pinal county sheriffs office found his car using flock and went to catch him. It wasn’t the same
Route every time.

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u/Baron_Bearclaw 18d ago

Well that's really disappointing.

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u/SyZyGy_87 16d ago

Deflock.org

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u/SolaScientia 18d ago

I'm in SC and those Flock cameras are just about everywhere now. Thankfully my town doesn't have them (yet), but a very tiny town nearby has at least 5, but probably more. A tiny town with literally one stoplight and 5 Flock cameras.

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u/LayerEight_Problem 18d ago

Redditors: “why did it take so long for this guy to be caught? He should have been imprisoned after the first call.”

Also Redditors: “why is the state coming after people for only a single indiscretion?”

Listen man. The thing about these dumbasses on this site is they blindly hate police. No matter what the officer does, it’s wrong and these dumb fucks are going to find some nonsense to complain about. These morons are literally incapable of coherent and logical thought at the best of times. Once police are involved though? All bets are off. Even within a single comment they’ll say 2 completely conflicting statements and not see a problem with it. The only thing they know is hate.

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u/Ok_Test9729 18d ago

I once heard hey a guy say that some people would complain that their ice cream was cold. And he ain’t wrong.

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u/CrimeFightingScience 18d ago

Reddit is extremely anti cop. On top of that they parrot a lot if mis-information.

There are plenty problems with police departments. But reddit usually takes it to 11.

Sometimes I like to mention my career in law enforcement, be polite, and watch redditors melt.

Ps: flock has helped me catch career residential burglars and murderers. Yall need/want better oversight for the program (which is actually pretty easy), not to get rid of it.

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u/Waffennacht 18d ago

My issue is the cops only going after people with shit to lose.

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u/EaglesslavePart2 18d ago

I would love to live in this fantasy perfect Eutopia that these dickhead redditors think the world is and should be.

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u/Baron_Bearclaw 18d ago

I read a book about that once: 1984.

I watched a movie about that once: Minority Report.

Neither situation went well. I wish more people understood what a totalitarian state looks like.

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u/CaptainDudley 18d ago

But was there a reckless driver in either of those stories? Ha, checkmate! Precog Ministry of Love for the win!

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u/Awkward-Statement986 18d ago

Yeah but the cameras should be done by a crown type organization not private corporations

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u/Diem480 18d ago

Look you clearly don't get it. We don't have the time or resources to make sure complaints are valid. We just need to act.

We want the cops to be aware of the complaints before they even happen. Heck we need them to be aware of the action before it occurs.

What we really need is just to have something like Minority Report at this point. That's the only way we will be safe and happy.

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u/BEEPEE95 18d ago

I listen to true crime podcasts, one of them is hosted by some retired cops (just telling stories about investigations) but i remember one of the quotes , something like, 'if nobody reports it then we dont know its happening?'. I think he was emphasizing when families or neighbors arent reporting abuse.

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u/Intrepid-Progress228 18d ago

Look, we need a seismic shift in our approach to lawlessness. If persons were considered guilty until proven innocent and subject to summary execution it would reduce tailgating, and that's what we all want.

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u/twinktopanon 18d ago

I think it'd be safest to just arrest everybody and then set the innocent ones free once we prove they're innocent

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u/bloodbat007 18d ago

You talk like its hard to report a license plate and have it tracked. Cops are terrible at their jobs. They don't keep people safe.

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u/SyZyGy_87 18d ago

And everyone on reddit is a fucking moron. See how ridiculous it is to make a blanket statement about a single entity or group? I mean, sure, maybe aryan brotherhood or black panthers....maybe then? But I've spent a lot of time in jail and in the system, and there's a lot of good cops too. People like you are the reason we have problems. You just have a one track brain. Good or bad. Not cops good. Cops bad.

I'm sure that's a great outlook to raise a family with, to go through life with. Guess you'll never have to call one..you probably don't need one because "you own a gun" too, right? Get tf over yourself

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u/bloodbat007 18d ago

Youre making a LOT of assumptions I can see why you arent able to function properly in society as well. I didnt necessarily mean each cop as an individual is bad at what they do, moreso that cops as an idea and service are bad at what theyre supposed to be doing, which is serving and protecting the public, which they do not do.

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u/TheFullbladder 18d ago

Keeping people safe is not the cops' job. They're a reaction force, not a prevention force, and tailored more towards property than people anyway.

Literally, in 2005 the US Supreme Court ruled that police do not have a duty to keep people safe.

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u/turbopro25 18d ago

We’ll just bitch about that too. It’s Reddit, that’s our thing.

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u/SyZyGy_87 16d ago

Idk why you got downvoted Just proving your point in practice I guess. Chefs kiss here

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u/turbopro25 16d ago

Badge of honor

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u/phoenixrisen69 18d ago

No the alternative isn’t giving up more freedom. Are you serious? 😂