I work at a tobacco shop. And after they said I blown through a stop sign. When asked when drinking I said no. Then he said I smelled, and I quote, “of something suspicious”. I get cops get their paycheck for tickets and such but seriously has it really gotten this bad that for a ticket they try to make it something bigger? and ignoring my rights?

  • 🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 hours ago

    I tend to agree with you, but I think it’s important to note:

    • Cops often but not always decide if they’re going to write you a ticket even before they talk to you.

    So in many cases, nothing you say or do will make a significant difference except if you say something they disagree with, it can make it worse. But sometimes, you can talk your way out of a ticket.

    The problem is: Every cop is different, and you don’t know who you’re dealing with until you’re already in it.

    • If you’re white cis male, you’re gonna have a better time on average than someone who is not one or more of those things

    As a white cis male, my experiences with cops has been about half alright and half mildly shitty. I bet you your average person of color would have a higher shitty time on average.

    • If you get arrested, you will have wanted to have shut up. But talking might prevent you from getting arrested in the first place

    And again, you don’t know until it’s too late. So it’s all a risk.

    • ACAB doesn’t mean literally every cop is all bad, all the time. It means the system is broken and needs to be fixed.

    Yeah, it’s a stupid acronym, but it’s what we got, suck it up and deal with it, or help fix thte system, or come up with a better one that takes off. Or you can waste time arguing about the acronym and not help, I guess. Up to you.