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Originally Posted by stocktrader23
Does it matter? No, it really doesn't. If you weren't trying to discredit me as some evil lawbreaker I might answer you but nothing you've said here leads me to believe that you are trying to do anything else.
The fact that you have only interacted with the police 6 times in your life leads me to believe that you
a) Are white.
b) Drive a nice car.
c) Live and drive in a decent area.
I am white and I have to put up with stupid shit from cops, minorities have had it much worse for a long time and only in the last 10 years (around here) have they started standing up for themselves more. 6 interactions with cops in your life means you have no clue why people are pissed off at them even though there are thousands of videos online that might give you an idea.
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I'm not trying to discredit you, just trying to find out why. In my life I have found that most people who have trouble with the cops tend to invite that trouble and I was just curious why you have had so many interactions with them.
To answer your assumptions.
A. I am white.
B. I have two cars. I have a 1996 Ford Escort that isn't anything fancy, but I have had it for a while and it runs great. It is my winter car because it handles great in crappy weather. About 2 years ago we had a major snow storm and a carport collapsed on it. There was enough damage to total it so I bought it back as salvage and still drive it. Now it kind of looks like a mope car because it has a few dents and some scratches in the paint and I never wash it. My other car is a 1967 Mustang convertible. I don't drive it during the winter because it doesn't handle well in the crappy weather and it wasn't made for cold weather so you freeze your ass off. I will admit, it is a sharp looking car and there is nothing I like more on a sunny day than to put the top down, crank up the Springsteen and go for a drive. Of the six times I have been pulled over three of them were in the Escort (twice since it was totaled) and the other three were earlier cars I had that weren't that great.I'm 40 years old and have had a few nice cars in my life, but mostly average cars. The only time I have ever had any communication with the cops when I am driving the Mustang is to complement me on it or ask something about it. IE the other day in a parking lot I was parked to go into a store and a couple of cops asked if the car was a 6cyl, a 289 or if it had the 390 motor. They had a bet. Mine has the Code K 289.
C. I live in a very small town now where I know all the cops by name and vice verse. I grew up in a small town, but moved out of it when I was 18. The only cop in that town I knew by name was the one everyone said was a dick, but I never met him myself. I have lived in nice areas. I have lived way out in the country in the middle of nowhere and I have lived in downtown Los Angeles. I have also lived in some shitty places. I lived in an apartment complex for a while that was so bad the cops were there at least 3 times per week and I saw two of my neighbors have brawls with the cops because they were drunk and being stupid. So I think I have a decent variety of places where I have lived.