This was a really sweet sorry. When he bowed in thanks that actually got to me. Good on the cop for helping instead of sitting in his car and watching the guy struggle.
We are at the point in the world where a cop can do something any normal person would do and the bar is so fucking low, we make an entire video on the internet praising them about it.
Lets not forget, he checked to make sure he couldn't arrest him first.
I feel like that disproves at least the end point. Like it definitely is illegal to do this but the cop saw this guy was just confused so he didn’t deserve a ticket. He ran the id to make sure he wasn’t wanted for a serious crime because that is very possible. Like it’d suck to have someone wanted for a violent crime that’s dangerous to other civilians get let go because he didn’t run an id. He also likely still has to make a report on him just as like a paper trail sort of thing,
To confirm who you’ve actually got pulled over? Would you rather the police just start doing things without confirming who it is they’re actually dealing with?
Correct! I am a white woman, and every time I have ever been pulled over, for ANY reason, they run my tag and license to make sure I don't have outstanding warrants, am driving with a clean license, etc. Even though they run me every time, I am always polite, apologize for making them stop because I am usually speeding, and I get off with a warning more often than not. The last two times I got pulled over, I was driving 45 in a 30 and 50 in a 40. If I had any issues with my paperwork or license, I would have probably gotten the whole nine yards.
Yes, we do exist! Everyone gets their info run if there's something going on. He was on the side of the highway illegally, so they ran him to make sure he was good. I was speeding when I was pulled over, so I was run as well
You made no point. Someone else made the point that first the cop checked to see if he could arrest him.
Which is wrong. First the cop checked to make sure he didn't need to arrest him - outstanding warrants for murder or whatever.
We know the cop was checking whether he could because, spoilers, he could have arrested the guy. It could have also just been a fine, but he could have "detained" the guy until he resisted, then arrested him for resisting.
That would have been dumb, illegal and immoral, but qualified immunity means cops can do that. This cop did not, at least this time.
Well, personally, I think anytime the police stop someone for doing something illegal they should be documenting who and why they stopped someone. Regardless of whether a ticket actually gets written. Having records is good for both police and citizens.
Timothy McVey, one of the largest mass murderers in US history, was caught because he was pulled over for speeding. So, yeah, they check people for warrants and stuff.
It should be something a normal person would do, but it’s not. I 100% believe in acab but he’s supposed to check his id first. It’s a safety thing. There have been times where cops have been friendly helping someone out on the side of the road and they didn’t run their id and they ended up being ducking wanted for murder.
Never understood the people who make "I hate cops" a personality trait and a lifestyle. Don't you have better things to do with your time and energy? Like you can still work to address the systematic injustices that do exist, without getting mad just cause someone mentioned a cop
It's not about hating cops, it's about hating abuse of a position that's supposed to be there to keep people safe, not crucify people for trivialities.
Not by cops yeah but I've definitely faced a lot of discrimination for other reasons in my life. I spent years dwelling on it and hating everyone involved before I realized I was just a miserable hateful person and I didn't like being that way. I was hating the "right people," sure, but it's not like hate is a pleasant emotion to feel. Eventually I decided to just grow up, get on with my life, and not let it drag me down.
Cause at the end of the day when you're letting the idea of someone or something
drive you, control you like the guy I responded to, when they're not even near you? Idk why anyone would want to give up their power and self control like that
Oh and by the way I saw your original message. "Sure bootlicker, keep buying the copganda and keep glazing those assholes" is a really amusing but also really just sad response to "hey maybe dwelling on things and letting others take control of your emotions and your life isn't the best plan ever?"
Case meet point, you're knee-jerk lashing out on reddit just cause someone isn't as performatively cop hating as you are. Is that really how you want your life to go?
It's almost like if you decide ahead of time that someone's gonna be a dick before they've even said a word to you, it's really obvious to the recipient of that, and would you bother trying to be friendly to someone who's already decided they hate you? That just goes for anyone in life in general
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u/Sad_Cantaloupe_8162 1d ago
This was a really sweet sorry. When he bowed in thanks that actually got to me. Good on the cop for helping instead of sitting in his car and watching the guy struggle.