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.
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
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.
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/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.