Originally Posted by
ChemicalFizz
I've never gotten a ticket or been written up before, but I'm sure I wouldn't like it as much as the next person. I have been pulled over once, at about 2 AM when I went out for a bite to eat one night when I couldn't sleep. This was way past midnight in empty streets in an otherwise very populated town. I cooperated, I was 21 at that time, license and registration, told me I was going a little too fast, and told me it was just a minor warning and to slow down. What I'm not saying is that everybody should be a goody-two shoes to try and suck it up to a cop. No; in fact, I don't like cops, just by virtue that they have potential to have unrestrained control over you and your rights.
If you browse youtube, you've probably spent a few minutes looking at all the guys who try to prove a point about constitutional rights. I get that, but if you just cooperate, most of the time you'll have a reasonable time dealing with them. If you were speeding, or worse, drinking and driving, well, sorry dude... You should know what's coming. It's your business if you do drugs or like to smoke joints, but you should also very much know what it means if you get caught. As much as I don't believe in authority and hate abusers who leverage against civilians, I hate assholes just as much if not more, including excessive lane-changers and drunk drivers. I'll tell you one thing those youtube-exposé vigilantes do right, and that is they know their Constitutional rights. Which everybody should know, but like me, are too lazy. But you can't say they're also not assholes themselves. Those videos are purposely there to push buttons. And yes, they are know-it-alls, and they make officers' jobs much harder. Just fucking roll your windows down, show your license and registration, and know your boundaries. I'm not saying to consent or allow an illegal search. I hate assholes, but I hate authority-abusers 10x more. I'm saying you should be reasonable. It's obvious when a cop is overstepping his bounds. And if you've got nothing to hide, just let him search and prove him wrong.
Mind you, I live in Long Island, NY, and we have cops here whose job intensity doesn't extend past drunk and unruly teenagers. Same goes for NYPD, I'd say. They have their fair share of serious crime, but I'd say it doesn't hold a candle to LAPD, Detroit, Memphis, etc. Also, about 2-3 times I've encountered cops while wearing my ACU's. If you're in uniform, chances are they're extra extra nice to you (or sometimes the complete opposite). One time some cop tried to swipe me in for a MetroCard because I was carrying a huge rucksack and my other gear. I don't agree with this AT ALL. Sure the preferential treatment is nice, but I think it devalues professionalism, which I really hate when I think about it. You can just tell they'd treat certain people differently. One minute I'm a 21 yr old punk who hates cops and the next I'm an upstanding citizen just because of my uniform? Meanwhile, an ordinary person who is equally innocent is suddenly OMG SUSPECT APPROACH WITH CAUTION. God help you if you're Muslim; can you imagine?
Gotta agree with Patrick, and gotta say I feel sorry for PlasX. Because as much as cops should be professional, if they're tyrants and they're also in uniform, suddenly the asshole factor gets amplified by 100. Fuck dirty cops. There is no place in society for them whatsoever. Seriously, imprisonment is the only solution. And finally, if you're a fat fuck as a cop and you don't hold a desk job, do your city a favor and get out. Lol... For other professions, I couldn't care less, but as a cop, you should know better. Nobody needs a power-tripping authority figure who can't even outrun the real criminals.
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