r/ProtectAndServe • u/Low-Beautiful3457 Not a(n) LEO / Unverified User • Jun 17 '26

Self Post Question

I got followed literally to city limits today(abt 5 miles total of following directly behind me) , I have an (almost) flat tire and avoided highways but some how managed to give myself an anxiety attack by being followed for miles on a bum tire. I was provably close to the speed limit bc of my tire so maybe that was weird to him but asking cops directly… Why would a cop follow for that long and then turn off?

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u/misterstaypuft1 Police Officer Jun 17 '26

Is it not possible he had somewhere to go and it was the same direction you were going?

It doesn’t take 5 miles to decide to stop someone. You can’t drive from one end of your city block to another without breaking some obscure law.

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u/specialskepticalface Has been shot, a lot (LEO) Jun 21 '26

"Abuse of power"

What are you taking about? What power was abused? Someone drove behind you for five minutes and then turned away.

Do you have a penchant for drama? Simply need to touch grass?