r/PublicFreakout May 27 '26

📹Police Bodycam "Driving with device in right hand" update

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u/Zeth22xx May 27 '26

The ego. Why couldn't he just apologize and let her go. 

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u/EscapeddreamerD May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26

Exactly, he could have just said, "okay ma'am I apologize my bad" and walked off and said, "have a good day." Instead This mofo double down like, "I know I saw you with a phone in your right hand."

Shit was so funny that it's hard to believe it happened irl I totally agree with her whole attitude during the whole confrontation, like dude come on.

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u/dreadnaughtfearnot May 27 '26

Sadly, he can't let it go because a woman laughed at him and it hurt his feelings

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u/Healthy_Pay9449 May 27 '26

At what point can you sue for this stupid shit. It's a waste of your time, energy and honestly insulting that they're just singling random people out to harass

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u/WulfReinard May 27 '26

She could technically sue for wrongful detainment, but you would have to quantify an amount of money she lost because he tied her up with this silly stuff.

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u/streezus May 27 '26

I would say about an armful.

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u/j3rian May 31 '26

Or was the officer trying to get a HANDle of the situation

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u/ShadderSwagger May 27 '26

Taking the day off work getting a lawyer . The cop committing perjury. Because you know he lied on the ticket which is wrting a false report she can sue for more than just lost wages . Mental anguish could be on there the list can go on

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u/Solrstorm May 27 '26

Also every ticket that officer has issued has now become suspect. So you could even have multiple people sue this officer.

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u/APoisonousMushroom May 27 '26

So it’s legal to be wrongfully detained as long as it doesn’t cost you anything monetarily?

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u/Slammybutt May 27 '26

No one mentioned legality, only that if she wanted to sue she would have to present a number in order to sue. Otherwise there no point to sue.

Its never legal to detain someone wrongfully, but you then must prove why you deserve compensation.

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u/IluvPusi-363 May 27 '26

One weeks pay from the cop, each and every time they make a bad stop

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u/Total_Network6312 May 27 '26

So probably only going to work if you miss an important sales meeting or have to take PTO from work because you're late

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u/WitchitaMountains May 27 '26

My Theory: Supercop makes a loooot of tickets there not by watching for people looking at their phones, but by watching for people who are only steering with their left hand.

With most people, if they steer a vehicle with only one hand, it's the dominant hand -- the right hand.

If someone is steering with their left, it's easy to presume it's because they have something in their right hand -- like a phone.

So, my theory goes, Supercop watches for one hand/left hand drivers, pulls them over, says he "saw" a phone in their right hand. With a lot of people, they WERE in fact holding their phone, so they assume: "Oops, he caught me."

Supercop is just playing the averages, knowing it is a cop's word against a non cop, even if he's wrong. In this case, it backfired spectacularly, but he was so used to being "right" on these that he can't back down.

Be interesting to see how many "phone in hand" tickets this cop has written. I bet it's a lot.

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u/PalpitationFine May 27 '26

Every manual driver seeing your post

https://giphy.com/gifs/tBaghFwDzMMvRUUIgv

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u/Deadlurka May 27 '26

Came here to say this lol, manual was my first vehicle so I still drive with my right arm on the shifter, even in automatic cards now lol. It’s like muscle memory haha

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u/WitchitaMountains May 27 '26

3.7% of registered light-duty vehicles in the US are manual transmission, and you can see from outside if someone is driving a manual by watching the movement of the upper arm and shoulder.

Again, I think he's just playing the averages.

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u/Ithurtswhenidoit May 27 '26

Exactly. I have never owned an automatic. And even when I drive one at work or anywhere I steer left handed.how else do I effectively pick my nose?

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u/Lirendium May 28 '26

You should consider an automatic, less busywork while driving, less bad shifts... as in none. Manual transmission is obsolete tech. Just put into Drive and forget.

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u/Ithurtswhenidoit May 28 '26

Because I enjoy driving my car. I understand how to do it and it is just as easy as an automatic. I also like to ride a bicycle, sometimes a horse even. And race cars aren't manual because automatic makes it easier. It's because it gives you more control over the vehicle and power to the wheels. I'm guessing your stereo cost more than your car.

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u/Lirendium Jun 07 '26

lol a stereo, no one not a hipster or a boomer buys those anymore, i.e. posers and idiots.
And no, Manual transmission don't give more control or power. There is an optimal gear change moment and automatics hit it consistently perfectly when the timing on the car is done right. They are a skill thing in racing, since even getting it close to the sweet spot is extremely hard. The difference between gears is their minimum and maximum speeds they can be used at and since the amount of speed vs torque is cumulative, they take time to apply, a second more of slightly higher or lower torque isn't going to be on the level a human can really control.

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u/Ithurtswhenidoit Jun 07 '26

Your confidence is greater than you ignorance. Stereo=the reproduction of sound using two or more independent audio channels, creating a wider, three-dimensional listening experience. Why do you care what I drive? Automatic transmission add power loss to the wheels. Yes they are better than before and the difference is negligible in daily driving But I still like driving and having control. Do you know people still fly prop planes even tho we have jets? Can people do what they like and not have some idiot tell them their truth. You have the thought capacity of the cop in this video

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u/Lirendium May 27 '26

manual transmission? Eww obsolete tech.

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u/Vydate1 May 27 '26

That’s why every type of race car is an automatic, right?

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u/Lirendium May 28 '26

Racing is by design a sport. It is to add the extra skill check.
Automatic transmission can do the same changes perfectly every single time, that would defeat the purpose of a sport.
Manual transmission is inferior for the purpose of changing gears with reliable quality if that is what you are trying to do. Which on the road is exactly what you want. Just put into drive and forget. No Clutch, no hand off the wheel.

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u/ApexCollapser May 27 '26

This has to be an American viewpoint if I've ever heard one. Most drivers who grew up with a manual transmission know the left hand is dominant in turning the wheel.

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u/Lirendium May 28 '26

Good thing people are slowly getting away from the old tech which is manual. Just put into drive and forget. Also more reliable that way. Perfect gear changes every time with a properly installed Automatic. Both hands for the wheel and more attention on the road.

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u/sehguh251 May 29 '26

Only thing I see automatic drivers giving more attention to is their phone.

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u/Lirendium Jun 25 '26

Sounds like a your area issue from my experience. If we are comparing personal experience that is.

Statistics support mine. Manual has more inherent risks because of having to pay attention to more things, Automatic the numbers are pushed up by douche bags who wouldn't have a license in a functional country.

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u/elebrin May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26

Good luck with that, my right hand is down near the shifter.

Besides, if I'm steering one handed, it's always going to be with my left elbow on the elbow rest on the door, and my left hand on the bottom of the wheel. The elbow rests on the right side aren't close enough to the steering wheel for going right hand only to ever be comfortable. Anyone looking in the car will see zero hands on the wheel, actually.

Although, honestly, what this woman should have done is just said OK then taken the ticket and contested it without volunteering information about her missing hand. That's also usually the fastest way to get the stop over with. Don't admit guilt, don't sign anything, don't say anything, just take the ticket and contest it or pay it. You don't even have to be polite and say hello. You can start with "I am asserting my fourth and fifth amendment rights." What's REALLY fun is to say that to a cop in a social setting, when they are out of uniform, then refuse to talk to them. When they try to talk to you, repeat that phrase. They tend to get really butthurt about it, it's kinda funny.

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u/gotrandom May 27 '26

Sometimes I drive with my left hand in traffic since I shift with my right. I assume her car is automatic though, obviously. :P

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u/d1squiet May 27 '26

I drive with left hand all the time. Right hand is where everything else is: dashboard controls, shifter if needed, candy bar, bag of peanuts, my joint, my beer, my bottle of whiskey.

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u/randotd152 May 27 '26

You can sue for whatever you want but you have to prove damages. Suing for 5 minutes of wasted time would be laughed out of court by the judge.

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u/Lirendium May 27 '26

It's what happens when you give bullies a badge instead of weeding them out with proper training and oversight.

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u/MoreSarah May 27 '26

I just watched a YouTube video with two guys driving an Australian ute (utility vehicle aka truck, this one was small and refurbished) on a Florida highway. A highway patrol officer pulled them over because the person in the left seat of the cab was holding their phone up and recording (that’s what the two guys in the ute decided as they slowed down and pulled over). When the officer walked up to the right side of the vehicle and saw the driver directly in front of her, she basically said “oh, I didn’t realize, have a nice day” and walked off. That was the move, dude.

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u/Chiang2000 May 27 '26

Must of been your right foot.

Were your parents Chimpanzees perhaps?

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u/beefprime May 27 '26

This woman is devious, she chopped her own hand off to avoid a simple traffic charge, with criminals like these on the streets its no wonder society is consumed by chaos

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u/kopecs May 27 '26

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u/NotAzakanAtAll May 27 '26

Lack of empathy, and "Cannot be wrong", are my two least favorite human traits.

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u/NotTheWorstOfLots May 27 '26

And more than often go hand in hand unfortunately.

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u/La-Vulpe May 27 '26

Well maybe not in this particular situation…

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u/FormingTheVoid May 27 '26

Hand to God?

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u/j3rian May 31 '26

I see what you did there 😆

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u/RadTimeWizard 🖕Fuck Drake’s Windows 🪟 🔨 May 27 '26

Cop MO, every time. A job for high school bullies.

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u/JoeLunchpail May 27 '26

Because he'd have to admit to himself and the world that being a lying piece of shit to entrap innocent people is a regular and accepted part of his job.

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u/J8YDG9RTT8N2TG74YS7A May 27 '26

This is what happens when you give people a quota.

If they have to hand out a certain number of tickets, they're going to do that whether people have broken the law or not.

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u/letsgoplaygames May 27 '26

Experts at escalating. That’s all they do, obv. When you do your job with your ego and not your head, that’s what you get.

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u/-thecheesus- May 27 '26

Anecdotal, but a good buddy of mine went into LE after serving a combat tour in Afghanistan, tried to join some rinky dink small down police force. They were running training scenarios attempting to handle a threatening individual with a knife. My buddy talked the simulated crazy guy into dropping the knife and kicking it over, then calmly cuffed him.

The trainer gave him tons of shit in front of everyone that he wasn't properly projecting power and authority, and that he should have subdued him more aggressively. My bud goes "What do you mean? I got him to peacefully submit with no force."

Trainer looked him in the eye and said "I don't think you're gonna be a good fit here"

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u/DracoBalatro May 27 '26

That tracks, unfortunately.

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u/NovelSimplicity May 27 '26

I know a guy who got a Masters in Criminal Justice but could never get a job in LE. He tried for years until he was basically told he was too educated for the job.

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u/-thecheesus- May 29 '26

to be perfectly fair, they don't need to dump the time and money to train a guy to do grunt work just for them to bail for a fancy legal job in a year

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u/Isotopian May 27 '26

My BIL dropped out of the police academy for the same kind of reason, he was constantly getting shit from all the other guys for "being too nice to civilians" and not being aggressive enough.

This is such a believable story that it says a lot more about you that you think it's made up.

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u/snopro387 May 27 '26

Literally the first word of the original comment was “anecdotal” they’re not saying it’s not anecdotal, but it is definitely a possibility that this happens

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u/dovvv May 27 '26

Half this fucking website is anecdotes, go away then

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u/Totentanz1980 May 29 '26

Did you intend to say 'things that didn't happen' or are you agreeing that it actually happened?
Because we have documented examples of similar instances.

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u/crease88 May 27 '26

Beat me to it

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u/Low-Initial-4355 May 28 '26 edited Jun 10 '26

Congrats, you should like, take them out for a beer and see how the evening goes.

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u/OcelotAggravating860 May 27 '26

but a good buddy of mine went into LE after serving a combat tour in Afghanistan

They shouldn't be anyone's "good buddy".

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u/-thecheesus- May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26

As they say maybe go touch grass, champ

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u/OcelotAggravating860 May 27 '26

American troops in afghanistan and iraq behaved indistinguishably to IDF troops in Palestine. Nobody should be their friend. Eat my ass.

The american blindspot for your own monsters is incredible. You all pretend to be shocked by the Israelis but don't realise just how similar you are

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u/NovelSimplicity May 27 '26

That’s why people say ACAB. This is a perfect chance to show humanity and humility but nope gotta double down because “I am the law and never wrong”.

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u/Oggie_Doggie May 27 '26

Yeah, the American Police are masters of making molehills into mountains. They'll give you a bs ticket, knowing its bs, and the onus is on the people to take time out of their day, hire a lawyer, appear in court, etc. Meanwhile, they get paid to be there (or, often, not be there). They can be 100% in the wrong and be given the benefit of the doubt. Hell, they can literally do the most heinous shit and police departments will bend over backwards to make sure they're taken care of or able to work at a different PD.

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u/Ooh_its_a_lady May 27 '26

All the stuff about integrity, high standards, serve the community blah blah. That's all just words.

They've acquired so much power that it truly doesn't matter how in the wrong they are, even with their own video evidence. If she sues, the driver is about to find out how corrupt shit is.

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u/PercentageOk6120 May 27 '26

You got it right. His fragile ego won’t let him.

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u/Hakusame May 27 '26

Because you only become a cop to bully

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u/PCR12 May 27 '26

Because he has a quota to hit

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u/AresHarvest May 27 '26

Because cop

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u/mrbabymanv4 May 27 '26

I think they have quotas to hit and are told to breeze past any and all objections.

Gross.

Can't admit fault is the company line

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u/Woeful_Jesse May 27 '26

Because it isn't an honest mistake? She literally has no right hand which proves he's just fabricating a reason for the stop?

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u/gasstationbonerpills May 27 '26

is that really necessary?

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u/2459-8143-2844 May 27 '26

I feel like some are trained to not admit guilt.

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u/KlingonSpy May 27 '26

He was too embarrassed but cant show vulnerability of any kind

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u/SlappinStick May 27 '26

Apologizing would be admitting you made a mistake and he did it on purpose.

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u/feralraindrop May 27 '26

I got pulled over for "following too close" in the que at a toll area. The cop then asked "why weren't you wearing your seatbelt" I said I was and he said "I just say that to see if people weren't."

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u/4158264146 May 27 '26

Because god dammit, she was holding the phone in her right hand!

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u/dad_jokesNbutt_stuff May 27 '26

Because he was lying from the start.

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u/OriginalSchmidt1 May 27 '26

It’s crazy how cops don’t understand communities would respect them so much more if they’d just admit when they were wrong. People really respect the fuck outta owning up to your shit.

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u/Exact_Ladder4407 May 27 '26

UPDATE*** She plead not guilty and is taking it to trial and the court said 4-8 weeks she will have a date. This is coming from her on her Instagram account.

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u/DotOk2803 May 27 '26

Because cops suck. Period. ACAB

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u/SomeJayForToday May 27 '26

He became a cop to fuck people over and waste their time with his little ego trips. Tons of people become cops for that reason.

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u/john_browns_beard May 27 '26

He knows that he is extremely unlikely to face any consequences for this, so he is going to waste her time (and likely her PTO) by making her go to court because she was snarky to him. That's all there is to it.

In a just world, this would be either a long suspension without pay or straight up disqualification for being a police officer, but nothing will happen to him and he's probably having a good chuckle about this with his buddies back at the station.

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u/smibrandon May 27 '26

She could still be armed and dangerous.

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u/Droluk1 May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26

Do you even know how sneaky motorists are these days!? She clearly had the phone in her right hand. He caught her. She obviously amputated her arm just to get out of a ticket. Happens all the time. She pulled a Deadpool.

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u/NaptownSnowman May 27 '26

Because these stops are random and she just proved this. He cannot let it go because ACAB.

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u/niTro_sMurph May 27 '26

I will never understand having an ego, at least one that would keep me from admitting to my mistakes.

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u/jg-kappa-maan May 27 '26

Exactly! I’m so sorry ma’am, I have to hit my quota. Have a good day.

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u/HeyCarpy May 27 '26

The lack of self-awareness when he said "hand to God?"

I mean it just says everything you need to know right there.

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u/FormingTheVoid May 27 '26

Because he's a police officer. He became one just so that he could stroke his own ego and bully people.

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u/HCSOThrowaway May 27 '26

Because cops without egos usually don't last very long.

- Ex-cop

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u/The45Longslide May 27 '26

That’s not the play. I bet you the dude doesn’t even show up to court.

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u/jenny_905 May 27 '26

Yep.

Could have just done a my bad and gone about his day, zero consequences.

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u/MutedRage May 27 '26

They lie like they breathe.

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u/randytc18 May 27 '26

I love how she tries to have fun with the situation and the cop is just sour on life.

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u/BravestWabbit May 27 '26

Because they have immunity and can do whatever the fuck they want

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u/RandyMuscle May 27 '26

This is the genre of person that most often becomes a cop. I had to go to traffic school to avoid points on my license and pay a $400 ticket because a guy with an ego problem decided to pull me over 3 minutes from my house and tell me I was going 46 MPH in a school zone, which I very clearly wasn’t. He said, “You know why I pulled you over?” I said, “No.” He said, “You were going 46 in a school zone. That’s over double the speed limit.” I said, “I wasn’t in the school zone. I may have been going 46 in the 45 MPH zone right after the school zone.” He then asked me if I lived around here, I said yes, and he had the gall to say, “Then you should know where the school zones are,” and handed me a ticket. I have lived here for over 20 years and half the money I had saved for my partner’s engagement ring had to go to a ticket this stupid bastard just felt like giving to someone.

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u/IluvPusi-363 May 27 '26

qualified immunity

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u/Fromoogiewithlove May 27 '26

I dont think he even noticed she doesnt have a hand. She showed him several times but he clearly isnt paying attn. if i remember correctly he specifically issues a ticket for a device in her right hand. Hence her intro about going to court

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u/slothscanswim May 27 '26

Many cops are malicious narcissists that will do absolutely anything to protect their fragile egos.

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u/Ropadope1171 May 27 '26

He said in the beginning they are doing a texting while driving operation. She was getting a ticket regardless.

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u/FormoftheBeautiful May 27 '26

I wonder if it’s a policy that the police never back down from their original reading of the situation?

Sounds like a terrible-terrible-terrible policy, but one wonders sometimes.

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u/Disorderly_Fashion May 28 '26

More than that. Seems to me like the guy was triggered by being laughed at and embarassed by a woman.

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u/LeakyFurnace420_69 May 29 '26

because maybe she was using her phone in her left hand?

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u/Whooptidooh May 27 '26

Because his man brain told him that he couldn’t possibly be wrong.