Why are some cops complete a-holes?

[EnR]

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My biggest fear is pulling up next to a cop at a red light. I have incredibly illegal tint (15% on windows and 5% on rear hatch) and the legal limit is 35%. You can't see much inside my car.

They usually make you remove it on the spot, which means 200$ wasted or something else, I'm not sure.

Edit: He was drunk, and still is an alcoholic, but that was the first time he's done anything like that. I wanted to go to Toronto (800kms round trip and I've been multiple times on my own) for a car show with some friends and he wouldn't allow me because I wasn't working at the time. We got into an argument and he ended up removing parts from my engine bay. The best part was when all this blew over the car had problems because he didn't reinstall the parts properly LOL. So he had to spend money getting it fixed.

[SK8R43]

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Wooooooooow, thats extremely lame of the cop to do even if he had a reason to pull you over and shit. Like really he could have been nicer and not done all of that stupid a** sh*t. Im REALLY glad that you got it worked out though and that theirs actually good cops out there in the world that dont take their job so SERIOUS and actually help people in need out. Was a really cool read even though most of it was bullsh*t LOL

[DotKritic]

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Did he have reasonable suspicion before ripping your car apart? Consent to search?

You have the right to refuse to searches. And don't feel pressured by officers.

Am I being detained or am I free to go?

[Reincarnate]

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Was gonna say pretty much the same thing as qqwref above.

It's unfortunate but true -- many cops are really just sociopaths who want to manipulate/powertrip/screw with people. They're like the IRL version of internet trolls who like to play things close to the line and fall back on plausible deniability later if the shit hits the fan.

However, not everyone starts out as bullies looking to push people around. Good cops can become hardened over time. The pay isn't that great, the workplace is somewhat unhappy, and the hours suck -- which means you're spending a lot of time away from your family doing something dangerous/depressing for little relative upside. Cops have to deal with the shittiest dregs of society all day long and have heard every excuse in the book. At some point, cops have to gain a certain sense of aggression if they're going to handle such things on a regular basis. Sadly, that baggage can bleed over and affect the average Joe.

It's sort of like internet moderators -- the guys who beg for the job are precisely the guys you DON'T want in charge. It's a thankless job in many ways. There were some moderators on Kongregate (back when I was an active member) who dealt with trolls all day long and were no longer able to tell apart legitimate users who were just backtalking a little from dickwads who were trying to game the system... or sometimes the mods were just bored/feeling angry about something in their personal lives and couldn't resist the urge to take it out on someone vulnerable.

[Hateandhatred]

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Dang, worse cops Ive seen just stopped me to call me names and to tell my friend she was a slut, I feel bad for you man =(

[ghostykins]

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always know your rights

[DDRBaller123]

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as he is patting me down, he like uppercutted my balls trying to see if i had stashed anything down my pants. i like winced over in pain cause im a guy and that shit hurt. as i did that he yells "if you tense up one more time im taking you to the fucking ground".

QFT

[m0de]

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They're like the IRL version of internet trolls who like to play things close to the line and fall back on plausible deniability later if the shit hits the fan.

could not have said it any better.

[Reincarnate]

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always know your rights

Some useful quotes to remember:

"I don't consent to this search."
"I'm going to remain silent."
"Am I free to go?"

Also: Silence is not an admission of guilt and cannot be used against you in court.

Say as little as possible, but be polite and cooperative.

[DarknessXoXLight]

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Dude, something is off with the cops lately, I swear, it's not just you. When I left work today, it wasn't me who got pulled over but my co-worker. We both literally JUST turned out of the parking lot and the cop was on her within like a few seconds. What could she have possibly done? I texted her when I got home and she said she got a ticket for speeding. There was no way in hell either of us even had the time to get past 30. Mokena cops are ridiculous.

Was this a Joliet cop? Do you know his name? I know a few cops from back when I worked for Trace, I'll see if I know anything that could get him in trouble. (rofl)

[m0de]

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Some useful quotes to remember:

"I don't consent to this search."
"I'm going to remain silent."
"Am I free to go?"

Also: Silence is not an admission of guilt and cannot be used against you in court.

some things to go by:

yes i did give consent to search my vehicle. including my broken glove box.

i indeed told the officer that pulled me over that my registration was infact in the glove box that i myself could not open at the time. during the search of my car, as stated, they did attempt to open it, and was unsuccessful. upon opening it

[Ohaider]

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like professors
spend so much time having people suck up to them
stick their head in their ass

[Lambdadelta]

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Good read m0de. Wow cops are dicks...

A cop broke my wrist once when I was 13 because he though I was resisting.

[SKG_Scintill]

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nope, you deserved it
you're obviously on drugs

[Vanilla Mnm]

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I've never met real nice/understanding cops until the other day. My girlfriend cut off a sheriff cause she's so impulsive and can't wait like 2 seconds to switch lanes, but the cop pulled us over. we had weed on us and he could smell it, he asked us who had it so i told him it was mine because i didn't want my girlfriend getting in trouble. he took me out of the car and searched me and found a boxcutter (i work in a deli) and was telling me how i could get terrorism charges cause that's what they used to hijack the planes. and then he started laughing at me because i looked concerned about that, because he was obviously joking. he then put me in the back of his car because he had to search the rest of the car, and then another cop came in the car and was doing a bunch of paperwork/on his computer thing. and then 3 other sheriffs pulled up, 1 with a k9 unit and it all turned into a huge scene, my girlfriend was taken out and searched and put in the back of a cop car and so was my friend. and then i saw my girlfriend & friend walk back to her car, and one of the cops got back in the car i was in & the two cops were debating arresting me for like 5 minutes. and then he was like 'since you've been good with me, just throw away the weed when you get home cause i've got no use for it.' and then the other cop was like 'good decision because my balls were freezing out there.' (i live in upstate ny). and he gave me back my stuff and told me if i wanted to smoke find a spot where they can't find me, like in the woods. and then we left after that 30 minute ordeal, with not even a small traffic ticket and nothing confiscated.

i came to realize, if we hadn't had the weed on us, we probably would have gotten a ticket for cutting off the cop, but since we had it, the whole situation was focused on that.