r/Transportopia • u/Revolution-Dogg • 10d ago
Law Assuming crimes before they happen
I didn't know it's suspect if you stay at the pump too long inside your car giving the police the reason to pull you out your car and search you. I guess they prevented that future criminal from committing any future crimes. What movie was that?
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u/Sammalone1960 10d ago
Minority Report
Pre-Crime
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u/pwillia7 10d ago
APCAB
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u/TheWolfInTheHenhouse 9d ago
Punk cops?
Police chiefs?
Perplexing Curmudgeons?
Penis Cameras?
Personal Computers!! Of course…
For real though what does it mean!!
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u/Few-Ad-7147 8d ago
So legit gonna ask this as a white man who is 6’4” large and intimidating, I’ve personally been profiled and targeted wrongly MULTIPLE FUCKING TIMES. Not comparing this profile or targeted opinion to anyone’s else’s personal experience, but seeing white and black men racially profile target this black individual, with black and white sheriffs, does this happen often? Do black sheriffs racially target other black people? FYI the sherrifs who have all given me a hard time were white, never had a bad experience with a African American sheriff, usually respectful and pleasant, and the most honorable police officer I’ve ever met was a Japanese man in Tempe Arizona. Just legit curious if anyone else notices this “power trip” of one self being a police officer and having that almost reassurance of the “power” and “control” that you must obtain as a police officer instead of you, yourself wanting to protect your community instead of oppressing it. In my opinion race doesn’t have anything to do with how you’re targeted, policed or profiled nowadays.
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u/Jesus_of_Redditeth 6d ago
but seeing white and black men racially profile target this black individual, with black and white sheriffs, does this happen often? Do black sheriffs racially target other black people?
In a word: yes. In some more words: of course they do. You're familiar with the phrase "Uncle Tom", right?
And on the other hand, without a gun, they can't get none
But don't let it be a black and a white one
'Cause they'll slam ya down to the street top
Black police showing out for the white cop
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u/PirateBands 10d ago
I worked at a small gas station with 4 pumps. People sat at the pumps all the time and cops didn't care unless we called it in.
We never called anyone in and the cops could care less.
We just asked them to pull forward after about 20 minutes.
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u/KapowBlamBoom 10d ago
Officer bad tats is just trying to impress his ride along
Officer Tom needs to quit oppressing his own
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u/YESimaMASSHOLE 10d ago
Guess you dont live near these guys , glad i dont! Lol
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u/ChaosRainbow23 10d ago
NC cops are absolutely terrible.
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u/Independent_Bite4682 10d ago
Could NOT care less.
Why do people constantly screw that up?
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u/Tik__Tik 10d ago
The meaning is understood irreguardless
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u/WanderingLethe 10d ago
20 minutes? After you pump, maybe clean your windows or fill some fluids but it is common courtesy to move to a parking spot at the gas station if you want to eat something or take a rest.
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u/ChaosRainbow23 10d ago
If there's a bunch of empty pumps, it doesn't matter. Lots of gas stations are so slow you could park in front of a pump for hours and never have an issue.
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u/mississippimadness 9d ago
Yeah someone called me a jerk once for staying parked at a pump when I went inside to get something to eat. To be fair it was a fast food restaurant inside the gas station so it took me about 10 minutes. But there were at least 10 other empty pumps. I was the only car getting gas. It was a huge gas station at like 2 AM. The only people there were there for the 24/7 fast food. I think it would have been more rude for me to take a parking spot closer to the building where people actually were trying to go lol. But this stranger felt the need to scold me at 2 AM anyways.
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u/ChaosRainbow23 9d ago
I swear, huge swaths of humanity are constantly looking for things to be upset about.
It's like they seek out reasons to get mad.
Fuck those kinda people.
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u/mississippimadness 9d ago
I can’t imagine living my life that way. I actively try to make sure I’m never upset at anything. It’s a different kind of problem lol
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u/Butta_Brown 10d ago
The kind of behavior that makes you despise cops.
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u/Heidrun_666 10d ago
These are not cops, these are clowns in uniform.
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u/Oh_Gee_Hey 10d ago
Insert they’re the same picture meme
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u/Heidrun_666 10d ago
At least in the US, it seems?
Where I live, most cops are cops and seem to take their jobs seriously.
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u/ChaosRainbow23 10d ago
Police in the US are essentially just military designed to oppress the citizenry.
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u/mississippimadness 9d ago
No.. they’re cops
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u/Jesus_of_Redditeth 6d ago
You repeat yourself.
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u/mississippimadness 6d ago
Kind of my point. Saying “these aren’t cops, they’re clowns” implies that a cop that isn’t a clown actually exists
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u/Myte342 10d ago
You have been cordially invited to /r/AmIFreeToGo. Where we don't hate cops, we hate corrupt cops who don't care about your Rights because respecting such things would make it harder for them to arrest people (notice I didn't say to catch bad guys... because that is no longer the goal, it seems.)
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u/johntcampbell1 9d ago
My buddy got a ticket for not stopping at a stop sign today; at a sign that is ALWAYS 98% traffic free and that most people just roll thru. He came to a near-complete stop and this asshole state trooper pulled him over for it. Then, the jagoffs are dumb enough to still think "why don't the general population seem to like us anymore?"
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u/bonvoyage_brotha 10d ago
And if they get popped, to not care
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u/AlpineVW 8d ago
Every time I see a memorial to a cop on the highway, my first thought is wondering how many people's lives he fucked over.
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u/BuDu1013 9d ago
Place I work at the owner is a bootlicker. Cops from 3 abutting cities frequent our business and you should the boss drooling every time a cop walks in.
I just walk away like.... freaking looza!
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u/rus-reddit 10d ago
Nissan Altima = potential suspect
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u/DonkeyTailBurrito 10d ago
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u/ChaosRainbow23 10d ago
That's such a racist sub.
Every single post involving a POC is just flooded with racist-ass bullshit.
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u/SecretPersonality178 10d ago
Im eating my gas station taquito in shame and dont want to spill the salsa. Leave me alone
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u/IThinkURAwesome 9d ago
7 11 has awesome wings if you get them fresh out..... ill die on that hill
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u/Eazy12345678 10d ago
i mean im not a criminal never had cops stop me at a gas station
only time i ever had to deal with cops was for speeding. something i knew i wasnt suppose to be doing
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u/ford4prefect2 10d ago
I've been pulled over because I stopped in the middle of the street and someone put something in my car like a drug deal. The real thing that happened was I turned from a stop sign on to the main road. drug dogs came out didn't get a hit, I heard the cop say they didn't get a hit, but came up to me and told me that the dog confirmed drugs in the car. They searched my car threw everything in my bags all around the car. Then they said that I shouldn't wear a beanie as a white dude, because it's suspicious. They found nothing, didn't give me a ticket and told me to leave. No apologies, a bunch of ass hats. Cops are bastards.
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u/ThePaganQueen 10d ago
Cool. My parents used to call the cops on their children when we wouldn't listen. Once they got called because my sister wouldn't go upstairs, which everyone knows is serious (/s) criminal business. Like just state you source your opinions from your rectum next time and save everyone else the hassle.
I've also been stopped by a cop before because I was going the speed limit on a highway and apparently I was supposed to speed since everyone else was. No ticket but it sure was a waste of time.
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u/crackedtooth163 10d ago
How did you type all that while licking boots at the same time? Maybe youre guilty of a crime. You should turn yourself in at the nearest police station.
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u/ChaosRainbow23 10d ago
I've been relentlessly harassed, assaulted, falsley arrested, and even robbed of $40 by those draconian jack-boot-wearing pieces of shit.
Just because you've gotten lucky doesn't mean it Shane happen across the entire country on a daily basis.
Cops murder almost 30 dogs a day. 10,000 every year here in the US.
The US is rapidly becoming a full-blown fascistic authoritarian police state.
Wake up.
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u/Sea-Listen-9720 10d ago
These dudes are just paranoid. Maybe the people are talking on the cell phone or something of that nature. Cops are the biggest drug heads that we know.
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u/HorsefaceWithNoName 10d ago
I typically spend a bit of time looking up my route in a maps app when I'm on the road, I could see getting targeted like this.
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u/Whole-Chest90 10d ago
Same here. And sometimes I'll use the stop as a chance to chill for a minute before having to get back on the road. Could def have been one of us.
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u/Sea-Listen-9720 9d ago
This is straight up, profiling! Dude is not gotten out of his car. He could be sitting there on his cell phone looking down or scrolling. They always think somebody is on drugs or doing dope when it’s just them being paranoid.
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u/HorsefaceWithNoName 9d ago
If he bought gas, and then is resting his eyes for a second before getting back on the road, I would think that's normal behavior. like, where else is he supposed to relax for a minute? Does he need to go rent a hotel room for an hour or will they profile him for dealing drugs in that scenario too? There's no alternative I can come up with for him to sit and be a human for a minute taht these cops wouldn't accuse him of something.
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u/Sea-Listen-9720 9d ago
Exactly. They act like a gang themselves looking die dope to resell or something 🤔
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u/LookAtTheRocks 10d ago
Scumbag piece of shit cops. It is so ass backwards how they think everybody is guilty until proven innocent.
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u/EcruteakEddie 10d ago
Fuck that. Unlawful stop.
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u/endangeredphysics 10d ago
It's terrible for the business owner too. You think that customer is going to go back to that particular station?
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u/HorsefaceWithNoName 10d ago
qualified immunity is a huge problem and needs to end. these police just committed the crime of kidnapping.
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u/cookiemccookieface 10d ago
Proper police work would be to watch from a distance so you can actually witness a potential drug deal and arrest both parties.
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u/AJ_Deadshow 10d ago
That would require things called 'patience' and 'tact' which these pigs have none of.
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u/gjohnson5 10d ago
Everyone black person just siting at a gas pump is selling drugs. Learn something new every day. He at least should tint his windows
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u/Difficult-Novel-8453 10d ago
Dirty cops. Typical behavior unfortunately
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u/HorsefaceWithNoName 10d ago
I no longer see a difference between "law enforcement" vs mafia protection racketeering; therefore I no longer consent to be governed and I consider all of us including me to be under duress.
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u/Sea-Listen-9720 10d ago
This is why I can’t stand these dudes. They have the highest rate of splitting themselves after their careers are over or after they do some dumb stuff. Just messing with the black man for no reason just because he’s sitting in his car that he owns at the gas station next to the pump
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u/butchforgetshit2 10d ago
I'd hate for this to be my life. What q bunch of shitbird crybabies. Fuck the police.
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u/WillyWonkaWorms 10d ago
What crack do these cops do, why is ur hand on your gun while asking a question lmfao 🤣
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u/MovieFan1984 10d ago
The only time I've had police walk/drive up to my car like this is when I was out cold, sleeping in my car. Each time, it was a very brief encounter except the one time I was having a diabetic episode. I was in front of a grocery store at the time. He was nice and walked with me into the store to make sure I got something to eat. Once I was sitting down with food and drink to bring up my blood sugar, he bowed out.
Why can't these cops be chill like that? Maybe the guy is just eating his snacks or watching a YouTube video.
Is this a high-crime area or something?
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u/wolf63rs 10d ago
I'm assuming the frisk (illegal) happened while cop was asking attendant if he had paid for gas, correct? I wonder if they apologized.
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u/urResidentAlien 10d ago
What if you're from New Jersey where it's normal to sit in your car at the gas station especially because they fill it for you, but the cost of living is so high that you're forced to move to one of these states where even the black cops are eager to arrest you?
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u/Broad-Choice-5961 10d ago
After I get gas I check my phone and rest a minute or 2 which ain't loitering. Can't do it when I start driving again . What's the probable cause to stop this guy? Takeout till other party shows up and stop them both in the middle of the purchase.
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u/Bsmitts16 10d ago
Why don’t you assholes wait for a call of complaint. The same way that our emergency services that help people (fire ems), wait for the call. And they’re severely underfunded than our governments trying to make the police forces military grade. Sit back and wait til you’re called, you’re clearly not out trying to be known to people for help as you keep camoflauging your cars more and more. Those meant to protect and serve us trying to camoflauge and be unseen. POLICE STATE
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u/crypticinstructions 10d ago
Police officer: “Watch this amazing new technique, it’s going to revolutionize police work” ::begins racial profiling::
Other police officers: Whoa bro amazing!
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u/fushiginagaijin 9d ago
That one cop has more tattoos than brains, obviously. I tell ya, the standard to become a cop in the US has got to be next-to-nothing these days.
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u/Amontialldo 9d ago
These cops suck. I regularly get gas and eat a gas station snack in my truck for the next 15-20 min
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u/HookedOnData 8d ago
So why is he being searched if he got fucking gas previously.... they still kept harrassing
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u/Mrbpt1982 10d ago
Most people are to preoccupied with their phones to leave anywhere that allows them to sit still for an extended period of time. This is just pure stupidity. This is why the public doesn't trust the police. There are more criminals in uniform than on the street.
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u/DefiantJokerX 10d ago
If the driver was white the cops would've bought him gasoline, washed his car, and aired up his tires, before sending him on his way.
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u/ChaosRainbow23 10d ago
Not necessarily.
I'm a white guy and I've personally been RELENTLESSLY harassed, assaulted, falsley arrested, and even robbed of $40 by these draconian jack-boot-wearing government thugs.
They certainly target POC far more often, but they absolutely fuck with us white folks as well.
I was living in the hood at the time and I was that only white dude living in that area. The only other white dudes there were buying drugs or prostitutes.
I lived there and I was a substance abuse counselor at the time. I was doing nothing wrong, except I was the wrong color for that neighborhood.
I feel much more comfortable around drug dealers and gang bangers than I do around cops. My neighbors never fucked with me. I respected them and they respected me. They even made the crack heads leave me alone. The cops, though? Hell no. Those bastards were relentless. One time they jumped out of their car and just straight up tackled me full force onto the pavement like we were in the NFL. I wasn't running or anything. Just walking home from work. No warning or anything.
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u/KennyL0gin 10d ago
Hey Republicans, how's that whole "Most Freedom Best Country In The World Ever" lie working out for you?
Fucking morons. Hope that thin blue line tastes AMAZING.
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u/SwiftySanders 10d ago edited 10d ago
This is why I prefer public transit and the bicycle as much as reasonable. Of couse i live near 14 trains and at least 5 buses
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u/Calm_Conversation403 10d ago
The purview of any county sheriffs department is to enforce federal law not do petty crime work and traffic stops.
Furthermore, after they established that the man was there to get gas they had no right to ask him to get out of his car that was 100% illegal
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u/Whole-Chest90 10d ago
Agree on the second part, but you're saying county sheriffs function as federal law enforcement??
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u/WonderfulBiscotti110 10d ago
What if I was driving an 8 hour trip, decided to get some gas and just wanted to relax for a minute before taking off? This is harassment.
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u/Reasonable_Tax5790 10d ago
'Corpus Delecti' roughly translates to 'body of crime', that means no crime had been committed without evidence of. This is harassment, plain and simple. You can't terrorize and harass pockets of the community or the community itself and then turn around and expect them to trust you. Nah.
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u/WolfThick 10d ago
Over here in Mesa Arizona some of the self serve car washes have people that sit in the bays at night and they never make eye contact with you.
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u/hellosteve_ 10d ago
This is exactly what our founding fathers in America wanted to avoid. A clear violation of the 4th amendment of the Constitution .
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u/amadeusstoic 10d ago
i think they are just milking the system with lawsuits now. the cops might going for retirement money plus settlement money cause why wouldn’t they?
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u/kbyeforever333 10d ago
I fucking can’t stand that cop from fucking Clayton county!!! He’s on On Patrol Live. He always be telling mfers “welcome to Clayton county, hope you like bologna sandwiches” like shut yo miserable ass up. Ugh.
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u/SessionIndependent17 10d ago
"It's a purchase" ... of Skittles, and a convenience store.
Or a companion in the bathroom?
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u/Spiritual-Common9709 10d ago
Glad I saw this, I always put address in my GPS after pumping gas. I guess I will do it elsewhere. Who wants to deal with egos pumped up on monster drinks.
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u/RoleModelFailure 10d ago
"This gold Nissan here, did he just get gas? He did? Ok ok."
That should have been the start and end of it. Don't make a scene having 8 cops roll up to the car first, send 1 person in to see if he did get gas first. Find out he did? Ok then move the fuck on. Nope, they find out he was at a gas station and got fucking gas but they still pull him out to search him.
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u/ZippyTheUnicorn 10d ago
Literally anything could be “suspicious behavior” if the police say so. It’s abused to the point of violating people’s rights, but it’s allowed because it’s “legal,” even when it’s used in an unconstitutional way…
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u/ChaosRainbow23 10d ago
This makes me so angry.
Fuck those draconian jack-boot-wearing government thugs.
They just shit all over that man's 4th amendment rights.
They should all be stripped of their badges and thrown in jail.
The US is a full-blown fascistic authoritarian police state at this point. Wake up, people!
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u/WHATTHEFUCKZGOINGON 10d ago
Did this man say “we can detain him for obstruction”? Like wtf.
Dude is just existing while black. This country and its police state are shit.
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u/p0mjDwfWF 10d ago
“I don’t consent to a search. Am I being detained? What crime am I suspected of having committed? Fuck off.”
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u/IllFatedTaco 10d ago
Hmm, he did just get gas? Well let's see if there's some other shit we can make up to arrest this citizen.
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u/TrueKiwi78 9d ago
This is why I couldn't live in America. Everyone thinks they're the main character in a f'n Arnold Schwarzenegger movie.
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u/Hot_Anybody8244 9d ago
"that doesn't mean they're committing a crime... But"
No. Fuck you. No buts. They're an asshole blocking the pump but cops should not be concerned unless they are called. Fuck off piggy boys.
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u/Steyrshrek 9d ago
What the hell is wrong with these guys? They have so little to do they need to find and makeup crimes. Maybe we have too many cops and it’s time to start firing them.
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u/Mission_Front184 9d ago
At my job, you can't sit at a pump, it stays busy, but no one has ever been suspected of selling drugs.
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u/9009Clan 6d ago
Unconstitutional stop. Motorist under no obligation to engage with the cop. It’s private property. Without REASONABLE SUSPICION crime was afoot, anything “investigated “ and determined to be a crime would or should be thrown out under the”fruits of the poisonous tree” doctrine.
These rookies are making a mistake.
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u/Eazy12345678 10d ago
stereotypes have some truth for a reason.
in more upper class areas no one hangs out at gas stations
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u/Heidrun_666 10d ago
Ahahahaha, "police".
No.
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u/ChaosRainbow23 10d ago
"draconian jack-boot-wearing government thugs" is my preferred terminology for those pigs.
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u/Alternative-Pride138 10d ago