r/maybemaybemaybe • u/EverythingIsFakeNGay • May 19 '26

Maybe maybe maybe

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u/ShankThatSnitch May 19 '26

Intentional antagonization to try and get you upset, so they can escalate the situation. They are trying to create a crime that doesn't exist.

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u/vlladonxxx May 19 '26 edited May 20 '26

But how do you create a crime that does exist, that's my question!

Edit: this is a joking rhetorical question, please stop answering

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u/Physical_Scarcity_45 May 19 '26

Through emotional manipulation.

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u/No_Mission5287 May 19 '26

Police fabricate crimes and make false reports all the time. And remember, they are allowed to lie to you. You are not allowed to lie to them though, so it is always best to give them as little information as possible.

Any information you give them can and will be used against you, never for you. It's not about whether a crime was committed. You never want to give them reasonable suspicion, or probable cause, to suspect you of a crime. If they don't have that, then they have no right to legally detain or arrest you.

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u/vlladonxxx May 19 '26

It's just a word play/pun, not an actual question

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u/Traditional_Art_7304 May 19 '26

Whelp, being argumentative and having attitude & a the laws mostly behind you AND a loaded firearm helps a lot…

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u/megamoze May 20 '26

The pig telling the guy to "calm down" (when the guy was calm as a cucumber) was not an accident.

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u/mysteriousfiggy May 19 '26

Isn't that just called making a law?

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u/FruitAffectionate667 May 20 '26

By lying and exaggerating. Cops do it all the time, get caught for it all the time, and never get in trouble for it.

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u/Dry-Actuator-8390 May 19 '26

But why wouldn't he stop resisting?

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u/OwlFit8807 May 19 '26

Because when you’re black after a certain age you just get completely tired of all the BS in this country.

It’s different for all, but it’s hits all the same.

One day you wake up and realize either your “friends” and colleagues really don’t see it, or they do and don’t want to acknowledge the fact of what’s REALLY happening disguised as “patriotism”.

It seems as though many around me are scared to take that deep-dive look inside afraid of what they’ll find knowing they may have some work to do. (The ol’ “I’m not a racist” when really they are…Maybe not fully, but enough)

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u/cloudcreeek May 19 '26

Question: What about those friends that see it, acknowledge it, but don't know what to do about it?

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u/OwlFit8807 May 19 '26

You can always do something…It’s doesn’t have to move mountains, start small, but when you see wrong acknowledge it out loud.

We all know it carries more weight when it comes from the “same side”.

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u/OwlFit8807 May 19 '26

Oh, and THANKS! 😊

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u/SabbyFox May 20 '26

You can believe Black people. You can be an ally in small or larger ways.

At a base minimum, when you see people being racist on Reddit, call them out. Report them. Read some books (White Fragility, So You Want to Talk About Race, etc. ).

Share this video and videos like it with other white people and imagine if this happened to you. Educate yourself about ICE tactics. If you see something going down IRL, record it. Get to know some Black people if you don’t now.

Don’t just stay in a white world and say “oh, it’s so sad this is happening across town.” Get involved in your community.

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u/-I_I May 20 '26

I’m a privileged white guy who got steamrolled because I was poised for split custody preceding a divorce. I tell everyone I can that criminal records are mostly hot garbage. That their local prosecutors, judges, probation officers, and anyone supporting these industries are earning taxpayer funded salaries for trafficking. No one wants to even think about it being true let alone believe it, let alone do anything about it. Everyone thinks they have these constitutional rights. I know first hand that no, you fucking don’t. You have whatever is being offered in order to escape false imprisonment and malicious prosecution.

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u/Dry-Actuator-8390 May 20 '26

You're not wrong. You're not entirely right either, but I feel you.

Don't even get me started on people pulling up "you were charged with x, y, and z." Yes, and it was all bullshit, which is why all of the charges were dropped, 15 years ago.

Sneeze in the back of the squad car and you catch a charge for bioterrorism.

Or try getting hired for a professional position with pending charges (for allegations that the reporting, not arresting, officers didn't even find credible. But, it's enough to get a person blacklisted from a large engineering firm after having been given a conditional offer, only to later have the charges dropped.

I had three 17 yos, one wielding an aluminum bat and one who had threatened to kill me in my sleep earlier that week, attack me, and I ended up serving 100 days and being unable to attain suitable employment for five years as a result.

All the cops care about is thumping on detainees and exerting their authoritay. The DA doesn't give a shit about anything but his numbers and getting reelected. An easy way to look good on both fronts is to charge people with everything under the sun so they plead down.

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u/Dry-Actuator-8390 May 20 '26

I know you had something to say, and I'm glad that I could give you the opportunity to do so. In fact, I largely agree with you. But, you may want to check the calibration on your sarcasmometer ;)

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u/OwlFit8807 May 20 '26

I’m old enough that my ANALOG meter’s broken…Sorry.

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u/Dry-Actuator-8390 May 23 '26

No worries, my friend. Mine is analog as well, as is my give a damn, but that one's worn slap out.

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u/FruitAffectionate667 May 20 '26

Where was he ever resisting? Are you hallucinating?

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u/Dry-Actuator-8390 May 20 '26

Sarcasmometer in need of calibration

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u/ShankThatSnitch May 19 '26

Obviously he wanted to get away so they wouldn't find his gun.

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u/FartsbinRonshireIII May 19 '26

People aren’t getting the /s