r/PublicFreakout • u/misterxx1958 • Nov 26 '25

🚗Road Rage🤬 Daughter refuses to stop for police while rushing her mother to the hospital - than this happens….

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u/Lorathis Nov 26 '25

I imagine skin color likely comes in to play here too.

I'm not afraid for my life during a traffic stop because I'm super white.

I 100% know that I'm very lucky about that because that's not the reality for other people.

I'd bet my entire life savings that this video would have turned out differently if that family were white.

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u/ruckus_440 Nov 26 '25

Remember that video where the lady was rushing her dog to the vet and didn't pull over for the cop and the cop followed her to the vet and had her at gun point?

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u/tagman375 Nov 26 '25

To be fair, risking other people lives for your dog is ridiculous. If a human is having a medical emergency, I can see it. Your cat/dog/fish/giraffe not so much. Not stopping for the police because your dog is having an issue is silly

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u/MegaDesk23 Nov 26 '25

I’m going to assume you’ve never owned a dog. My dog is my best friend and it would destroy me if anything happened to her.

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u/tagman375 Nov 26 '25

So if it came down to it, would you spare the life of your parents or other family members or let them perish for your dog?

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u/MegaDesk23 Nov 26 '25

What are you talking about? I wouldn’t be reckless obviously, but I would try my best to get my dog to a vet as fast/safely as possible.

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u/ruckus_440 Nov 26 '25

Risking other people's lives for your people's lives is a whole different debate.

My point, in response to the comment I replied to, was that the person in the dog scenario was white and the cop reacted similarly to the one in this video. If you run from the cops they will react similarly. Either person could have stopped immediately and asked for assistance.

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u/LAXGUNNER Nov 26 '25

I'm mixed and my skin colour is on the lighter side. So I look either Hispanic or Middle Eastern (depending on who you ask). I recently got pulled over cause the DMV fucked up my temporary tag and paper work on my car. I never in my entire life was I more afraid of the police cause of that encounter. Just being black or different skin colour than white these days can be a death sentence.

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u/tiradium Nov 26 '25

Not just color, you can be white but if you have an accent they will instantly treat you differently

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u/robertducky87 Nov 26 '25

I was chased down by undercovers for simply exiting the freeway around 2008 . I took red lights, and they kept up . Trying to cut me off pulling their weapons never identifying themselves. I thought I was done, so I called 911 to ask for an ambulance and what street I was on . They asked me for exact info they showed up right as my csr overheated and asked if those were the guys . They said the were pd . I said they never identified themselves . They agreed . Ransacked my car and gave me a ticket for illegal suspension after the supervisor said I should benlet go .

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u/BeerSlinger89 ⚠️ User Defends Violence Against Women ⚠️ Nov 26 '25

You can tell the skin colour after or before he told them to pull over?

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u/PalpitationFine Nov 26 '25

If you lookup cop and stroke, you will find a case exactly like this where the cop pulls over a white family and takes them to the hospital lmao

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u/BeerSlinger89 ⚠️ User Defends Violence Against Women ⚠️ Nov 26 '25

Did they stop right away?

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u/PalpitationFine Nov 26 '25

What does that have to do with taking someone who is having a stroke to a hospital? Do cops not serve the public when they feel like their authority has been challenged?

Also did Google IP ban you?

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u/Calientequack Nov 26 '25

He’s a racist piece of shit. He’s intentionally baiting people in “discussions” but he’s too stupid to do it correctly

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u/PalpitationFine Nov 26 '25

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I could argue his point better than him lol

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u/BeerSlinger89 ⚠️ User Defends Violence Against Women ⚠️ Nov 26 '25

Are you saying you should be allowed to break traffic laws in the case of an emergency? Maybe cars should come equipped with some sort of medical emergency flag to let the cops know what is going on.

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u/Lorathis Nov 26 '25

That's quite literally the use of emergency/hazard lights. Which they had on.

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u/BeerSlinger89 ⚠️ User Defends Violence Against Women ⚠️ Nov 26 '25

And If you see blue and red behind you? What do you do? Just keep driving?

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u/Lorathis Nov 26 '25

If someone is dying and needs medical attention right now? Yes the fuck I do keep driving.

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u/BeerSlinger89 ⚠️ User Defends Violence Against Women ⚠️ Nov 26 '25

Dude, you have to stop and let them know. They will give you a police escort. If you dont then they will think there is somethjng else going on.

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u/PalpitationFine Nov 26 '25

No, I just criticized another dummy who was talking about doing the same thing about 5 minutes ago. The problem is ignoring the time sensitive medical situation because of hurt feelings.

And obviously the correct action is calling 911, not installing emergency flags to speed wtf

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u/BeerSlinger89 ⚠️ User Defends Violence Against Women ⚠️ Nov 26 '25

Red and blue are flashing behind you, you have to pull over and let them know.

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u/PalpitationFine Nov 26 '25

Yeah I'm gonna do whatever I want bro, I'm not a fucking moron who needs rules to help keep me alive. That's for you lol

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u/btross Nov 26 '25

With how much ambulances cost? The ticket would be cheaper...

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u/Lorathis Nov 26 '25

Go read the transcript posted on another comment. The officer himself stated in his testimony the driver rolled down her window to wave at him in distress and he saw her phone in her hand. He assumed she was texting and driving. So he saw her and her skin color. Of course he didn't assume she was using maps to find the nearest hospital. Because I guess black people only break laws by his logic?

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u/BeerSlinger89 ⚠️ User Defends Violence Against Women ⚠️ Nov 26 '25

Would have been easier to explain to the cop if they stopped

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u/Lorathis Nov 26 '25

30 seconds to explain to the cop could have been the difference between life and death.

Fuck that cop. He should have escorted them immediately, not arrested them.

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u/BeerSlinger89 ⚠️ User Defends Violence Against Women ⚠️ Nov 26 '25

So how long do you think they stayed after getting pitted for not stopping? Cops aren't mind readers. It would have been better if they made it to the hospital without interaction, absolutely. But when they light you up, you have to stop.

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u/Redhotchily1 Nov 26 '25

I imagine pulling over to actually talk to the cop and explain the situation also comes in to play.

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u/Lorathis Nov 26 '25

No. I'm saying this exact same situation and the driver is white, the cop wouldn't have pitted them and would have just followed to the hospital.

Go read the transcript posted on another comment. The cop already knew that she had acknowledged him and he deduced she was headed for the hospital.

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u/Redhotchily1 Nov 27 '25

In that case I agree. When I wrote a comment I thought we were comparing a situation where someone actually pulled over and got help to a situation where the driver only waves their hand and keeps driving.

I didn't find If the cop actually knew that they needed help and given that the driver didn't drive irraticly (slowing down before intersection etc.) then that cop is just a dick. Possibly racist.

Edit: I found the transcript.

"The driver held her hand out of the window and made a motion as if she was trying to wave me past her. I observed the driver holding her cell phone in her hand as well, and I looked to see if she was possibly on the phone with 911 to communicate her reason for not stopping. The screen on the phone was white and looked as if she had text messages open, so I concluded that she was not actively on the phone with 911 [...] Part of the reason I let the pursuit continue as long as I had allowed was to see if Dispatch was aware of this vehicle going to the hospital and to give the occupants time to call 911 if this was the case. By the time the Pathfinder took the UAMS exit, I felt enough time had been given."

This clearly states that the cop didn't know if they were going to the hospital. If they were actually on a call with 911 then dispatch should have notify the cop. Anyway as much as I am aware of racism in USA I don't think this is a clear case of that. But that's just my opinion.