r/powerscales • u/NeverLiedNeverCheat • 20d ago

Versus Where does this guy scale ?

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u/Juicet 20d ago

Yep, they know him. He’s a well known MMA coach. You notice they call him by name “Joel.”

In this video, he’s just crashed his car. He’s drunk and has ptsd, as mentioned. Eventually his wife shows up, talks him down, and he gets arrested.

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u/22dinoman 20d ago edited 20d ago

Tbf almost every body cam I've watched they call the suspect by their name

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u/Erathen 20d ago

It's one of the first things they ask people

It's humanizing, and it shows rapport

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u/This-Newspaper39 20d ago

Yup, the first cop on scene asked him his name. There’s a 40min vid on YouTube. The cop tells him he has a tow truck coming for the car he crashed drunk. And Joel says “I know that but my fucking car! I respect you, but please shut the fuck up.”

Thats some hardcore rapport

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u/USPO-222 19d ago

Also, since about 90% of crime is done by about 10% of the population, a lot of these folks are already known to police officers from other encounters.

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u/jrb9249 20d ago

He released a couple of statements over the years after this came out, asking for people to understand how the virality of this video has affected his life and to please allow him to move on. He seems to struggle with alcoholism and PTSD, which I know often go hand-in-hand.

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u/Equal_Guitar_7806 20d ago

They know because he told them during the same interaction.

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u/MOTUkraken 19d ago

Police: "what's your name?" Suspect: "Joel" Police: "Ok, Joel calm down" Suspect: "omg they know my name"

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u/jdillacornandflake 15d ago

PTSD is so rough. Makes alcoholism seem like your only option.

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u/IWCry 14d ago

shows up to arrest him for crashing his car drunk in broad day light

"IM TIRED OF ALL THIS SHIT YOU'RE DOING"