[quote]Vash wrote:
[quote]Sarev0k wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
I think it is bullshit. I was pulled over two weeks ago. The crime? Driving at night at 2am. This was apparently a “suspicious time of night” for me to be out…so the cop comes at me with his hand on his gun to pull me over.
Cops in general have abused any power they’ve been given to the point that I have little sympathy here. I am still against all of these cops driving around Houston in UNMARKED police cars that have no indication visible that they are even cops when they go to flash their lights at people. That should be against the law.
I keep a video camera on me and in some of these situations, video is the only thing keeping you from being screwed by some of those guys.[/quote]
I have no objections to unmarked cars, and it is ridiculous to put all cops in one corrupt pot.
you have no idea how many cops up here in NY have pulled people over for speeding in the middle of the night and found drug runners. its not that uncommon. Also, most people fleeing the scene of a crime are more likely to speed and drive erraticly, so unmarked cars have even more of an advantage here, as a suspect is less likely to identify the officer’s car as a threat.
And screwed? Screwed for what? Unless you’re doing something wrong, if an officer pulls you over for “nothing” as you mentioned above, you won’t get a ticket. Just be polite and say yes sir!
[/quote]
I can’t LOL hard enough on this.
I went home for my friend’s wedding. My plates have expired tags because of “misplaced” tax payment forms. I get pulled over by the same shitface that’s pulled me over every tome I’ve been back in that town for the last two years, and a half-dozen times before I left. He tossed my car and told me to “get fucked, really, just go kill myself.”. He didn’t cte me for the tags, and never even looked like he grabbed his mic to call the stop in. Didn’t even ask for my license.
I’ve had a cop pull me over,'have my dive to a second location, then pull a gun from his ankle and press it against the back of my neck/head.
The former is routine, the latter an isolated event. I’ve never commited a crime, have never been tried or convicted. I did sleep with a cop-buddy’s wife though, so I deserve it, really.
You have what looks to be admiration for an institution which does nothing to curb it’s “unwanted” behaviors. I am certain more cops abuse the position than respect it. Whether that’s out of malice, or just burnout, I can’t judge.[/quote]
I agree that some cops abuse their power, but def. not most. And i agree that an “Officer’s Word” over anything else in an event is such a bullshit excuse, but ive never seen a cop that acted out on video get let off.
We had a cop up here recently that brought a buddy to wal-mart to distract the old lady that checks your receipt as you leave so he could walk out with plasma TV’s. got a way with it for a year, But now, hes in jail for 10 years, probably has a nice boyfriend.
You guys just gotta keep in mind that cops are SUPPOSED to make you nervous/piss you off, because the average person is more likely to crumble under the pressure and admit that they have drugs in theircar/have had a couple beers/ etc.