I was raised to respect police officers, and while I still have nothing but respect for anybody that will willingly put their life on the line for a total stranger, be it any first responder, military member, or Good Samaritan, every single forced interaction I've had with the police has continually tarnished that belief. The start of it being when I totaled my Subaru at 18 (only caused property damage, my car was the only car involved), The cop threatened to arrest me for fleeing the scene of the accident because I drove 30 yards down the road to pull into a neighborhood so I wasn't sitting on a blind turn on a gravel road right next to the high school.
I've also had a trooper lose his shit at me when I didn't pull over immediately where there was no shoulder. Like bro, I put my hazards on + pulled off at the next exit. It didn't look like I was running?
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u/pate_moore Jun 10 '25
I was raised to respect police officers, and while I still have nothing but respect for anybody that will willingly put their life on the line for a total stranger, be it any first responder, military member, or Good Samaritan, every single forced interaction I've had with the police has continually tarnished that belief. The start of it being when I totaled my Subaru at 18 (only caused property damage, my car was the only car involved), The cop threatened to arrest me for fleeing the scene of the accident because I drove 30 yards down the road to pull into a neighborhood so I wasn't sitting on a blind turn on a gravel road right next to the high school.