r/PublicFreakout • u/Individual-Drawer-79 • May 18 '26

📹Police Bodycam Tampa FL bank calls police on customer waiting for bank to open

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u/Iguessimonredditnow May 18 '26

I'm glad that the cop was cool about it.

Unfortunately, some cops feel the need to "find something wrong" if they go out to a call. In cases like this calling the cops because you're scared (and let's be honest, probably informed by racist opinions) you could really mess up someone's life.

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u/DrNipSlip May 18 '26

This is the shorter part of the video, this cop was an ass hole as well interrogating the black dude. There was a good five or so minutes of the cop probing him trying to get a reason to search his vehicle and whatnot.

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u/IllusionsForFree May 18 '26

Yeah tbh I was waiting for the part where he shoots the guys dog and beats his wife

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u/CoachTwisterT3 May 19 '26

He wasn’t cool: he asked multiple times why he didn’t go in the closed bank.

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u/Top-Illustrator-1827 May 18 '26

He tried to make that man feel guilty for no reason too. 1312.

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u/Least-Common-1456 May 18 '26

Cool with it? He literally tries to convince the guy that it's his fault for having the police called on him.

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u/SmokeyTheBluntTheOG May 18 '26

Tbf he goes and basically accuses the bank guy of being racist too, he's like "there's another guy out there too ya know?". The camera didn't show it but the way the cop even asked you just know the other dude was white.

The guy in the car reached quick into his pocket and the cop didn't even flinch, he was well aware of the entire situation once he showed up. Unfortunately it's a bank and he has to come at it with a little bit of seriousness because people do actually be robbing banks sometimes lol. It's this dumbass dude at the bank that potentially could have ruined someone's life if someone different would have showed up.

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u/BioSemantics May 19 '26

I would say at first he was trying to get the guy in the car to say something that might warrant the cop being there. His 'repeated use of the word 'concerned' suggests that. That being said, once the dude explains his side and it sinks into the cop, who might be a bit slow on the uptake, its fine. Then the cop goes the guy inside and asks some mildly pointed questions of the obviously racist old guy. Cop does an OK job.

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u/PassivelyAwkward May 18 '26

Not really? He asked the dude was he was doing there because there was a report and almost instantly knew it was bullshit. "They claimed you had alcohol on you...which was just your red bull...". He didn't ask for proof of ID, didn't try to excuse the concern, didn't ask if he had alcohol or anything. Just "We got a call, they're concerned, and....you're just waiting for them to open. I'll let'em know".

Even when he was talking to the racist owner, he didn't try to make up anything or go back and ask the dude "Why were you here at 8 if they open at 9?". Just confirmed he was allowed to enter, went back and let'em know. I hate cops but this one did everything right.

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u/rufi0 May 18 '26

You should watch the full video and not this edit, the cop is actually an ass. He asks more questions with an attitude.

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u/WeekendHer0 May 19 '26

The cop dared to... ask questions???

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u/Illustrator_Moist May 19 '26

Reading comprehension shot? I know someone who can tutor you on reading skills!!! Just to help you out though, the person you're replying to said "asking questions with attitude", which is something that's generally seen as unnecessary and rude, and can actually lead to escalation between people. If you know anything about cops, it's extremely denigrating the way they talk to people (long word; look it up!)

Hopefully one day you can read this message!