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Originally Posted by crockett
I actually hate those shows for that very reason. I realize it isn't a easy job being a cop, but many of them really earn the rep of public hatred.
When I was about 25 I was pulled over while on the way to a job. All my equipment was in the back if my truck and it was obvious I was working.
I was on the verge of being late to an appointment and the cop insisted on searching my truck, so to speed shit along I let him..
He found nothing because I had nothing to hide. The kicker was I didn't get a ticket or warning for anything. I wasn't speeding nor did I violate any traffic laws.
The short was the cop claimed I looked suspicious and he just pulled me over.. I was like WTF, gives you the right to look at someone who hasn't broken a law and harass them..
That one moment changed my perspective on cops by a landslide and those cop shows on TV back up the fact that the bulk of these guys are power raging assholes who violate peoples rights as a daily routine..
Now just think of if you lived in a poor area and had cops doing this around you daily. They make criminals out of people by fucking with them over little shit, over and over..
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When I lived in Australia I had a huge house on the water with a dock & everything. One night I get a knock on the door from two detectives saying they needed to search the house for a property theft claim. I was like "theft of what?" as they walk in and start looking around. Evidently the previous owner had some claim that a small drinking bar was left at the house at time of sale and he wanted it back. Whatever. They looked inside out no bar. I didn't have anything to hide I didn't care, but they clearly violated my rights.
I can't count how many times I was speeding or didn't stop before turning and got pulled over with just a warning. :D
My son's wild emo girlfriend did a hit and run in his car two weeks ago. His car is in my name. She rear-ended a 2017 BMW SUV, yeah, she did that, while watching the top go down on my son's car while talking on the phone going 10 miles an hour to a red light. Then she speeds off. Luckily there was a witness that took pics so the cops could show up on my doorstep last week. Are they going to arrest her? No. Are they going to charge her? No. They just wanted to get my insurance info. She didn't tell me or my son about the accident either. I told the cops to arrest her and teach her a lesson. They laughed and refused
She won't last with my kid he doesn't suffer fools or liars
I don't know what the fuck is going on with cops in America so many mixed messages but no personal bad experiences yet and I don't expect there to be any knock on wood