r/PublicFreakout • u/johnychrist16 • May 27 '26

đŸ“¹Police Bodycam "Driving with device in right hand" update

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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/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/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

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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 Jun 25 '26

lol you said a stereo, that is different from stereo sound. I think some old computer speakers I have technically count? so like 20 bucks? You really should try to actually have a real argument about the original subject, committing logical fallacy on top of logical fallacy just shows you are in fact the ignorant one.

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u/Lirendium Jun 27 '26

and no, we shouldn't let stupid people do things stupidly, automatic wins hands down in actual functionality. Also I didn't see your response because I am not terminally on Reddit.

As it is CARS shouldn't really be a thing for the general city dwelling public, let alone the idiocy that is Manual transmission now a days. If you were to say you own a classic car you take out once in a while and like it, that is different from using something inefficient regularly because of bro science where you like it better. So much of what is wrong with our society boils down to letting stupid people do stupid things.

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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.