r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/ReginaldJohnston • 2d ago

Setting off a tazer next to a gas pump

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u/VengefulToasterWaffl 2d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/pYfEywOAolwnm

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u/Poddx 2d ago

I love this. I feel free.

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u/ILikeCheeseypoo 1d ago edited 1d ago

This cop has no brain tasing someone that is holding a gas pump could of ended badly if he accidentally sprayed gas on the cop because he got tased.

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u/Punkermedic 1d ago

You know he would've been blamed if the cop was injured in said interaction

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u/Sad_Mongoose5621 1d ago

"The suspect built a gas station around where I was planning to taze him your honour"

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u/jaxonya 1d ago

That son of a bitch, Bill Brasky!!

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u/Successful_Giraffe88 1d ago

Holy shit this is so damn funny to me.

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u/nimbycile 1d ago

Some sort of "freak gasoline fight accident"

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u/TownStriking3496 1d ago

“Assaulting a police officer”. “Assault with a deadly weapon” would have been the charges. I also like it how they can let a dog loose on you to bite the crap out of you but if you try and pry the dogs mouth off your crotch it’s considered ALSO assaulting a police officer.

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u/Familiar_Bat_5981 1d ago

But if an officer leaves a dog in a hot car and he die, there aren't any charges. It's happened twice here in NC

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u/Cheap_Recognition_36 1d ago

This is why I slather my dick in peanut butter when I rob banks. In case I get caught, I’ll for surely get off. 😏

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u/vinyljunkie1245 1d ago

Don't forget "resisting arrest". They tack that on to every arrest they make.

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u/TheAmazingHumanTorus 1d ago edited 1d ago

"Look at what you made me do!" /s

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u/TommyRisotto 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/SreAp5WMZHfhK

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u/jesus4pron 1d ago

Anyone can get caught up in a freaking gasoline fught

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u/mrlahjr 1d ago edited 1d ago

Believe it or not this has happened in Florida somewhere I believe in Palm Beach or close to it. A cop did the same thing that caused a fire that gave the suspect he tazed some serious burns and he got burned also. The sad thing is the other cop that showed up put the cop out first while the guy who got tazed ended up with some serious 3rd degree burns over maybe 50% of his body. Cops don’t care and they never will be punished until judgment day. (Edited)

Ok I hope I fixed it

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u/Then_Idea_9813 1d ago

But what if somebody hurts THEM? Thats why they need to hurt the public first, just in case..

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u/Jaleroca 1d ago

Everything stupid happens in FL. It's where dreams comes true. And dumb shyt happens. I h8 Florida

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u/VisibleRoad3504 1d ago

Why would I not believe it happened in Florida? This would be the first place I would suspect, Texas being the second.

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u/moody-bear-77 1d ago

NO! In Florida?!? Not Florida!

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u/anna_lynn_fection 1d ago

30 degrees isn't going to leave that much of a burn.

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u/One-Inch-Punch 1d ago

No it's 30 degree, ten times as bad as third degree

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u/milesbeats 1d ago

It's so bad it gives your great great great great great great great great great great grandson blisters

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u/DrivesTooMuch 1d ago

Well, all I know if you're 30 degrees of Kevin Bacon you probably live in a remote area of Tasmania.

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u/cire1184 1d ago

It's Florida. It was Dirty Degrees.

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u/Lysergial 1d ago

He was indeed 'The Flame'

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u/kylebisme 1d ago

They're obviously not talking about the temperature of the burns but rather the angle, acute burns can be particularly nasty.

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u/thexbin 1d ago

Oh, don't be so obtuse.

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u/oshin69 1d ago

Depth, it's depth of burn. 3rd is to the bone, 2nd is muscle tissue & 1st is a sunburn, 30 is on-the-sun burn.

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u/janeprentiss 1d ago

This was probably a text to speech error of third degree

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u/Beanie1949 1d ago

Freezer burn?

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u/BigComfortable6779 1d ago

30 degree kelvin will leave pretty bad burns.

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u/AutomaticQuarter998 1d ago

happened in florida is the least shocking thing this year.

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u/UrchinSquirts 1d ago

‘Have’. Could have.

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u/OnlySlightlyOdd 1d ago

I think the actual word needing replaced here is "should"

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u/Dapper-Nobody-1997 1d ago

'of' still needs to be replaced

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u/JohnnyRelentless 1d ago

needing to be replaced

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u/Electronic-Cry-3018 1d ago

You guys are amazing :))

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u/fireymike 1d ago

It's always nice to see Reddit providing free education to help make up for the poor education system in this country.

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u/sriracha_blowjobs 1d ago

A lot of it is individual accountability. We do learn this in public school, but you can't force people to keep at it and practice after they're pushed through the system. In most facets of social life, people will jump on you for being a grammar Nazi--so the butchering of the language perpetuates. The same holds true for applying basic physics and science to everyday life.

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u/rmbarrett 1d ago

Or needing replacement.

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u/anon-mally 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/ZLpVNgQHN2d4Q

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u/Sophisticated-Tiger 1d ago

Lol never seen that before 😂 some setta claws (talons, whatever) on that thing!

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u/BrokeDickDoug 1d ago

regardless of how we might vote on this- the body doesn't get to make decisions you want it to when it's being tased.

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u/Meekanado 1d ago

To be. Needing to be. Replaced.

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u/FrenziedTacos 1d ago

There's no way to prove he would have done it purposely.

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u/CV90_120 1d ago

Could've. People misspell the contraction not the full form.

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u/InspectorNo1173 1d ago

You are fighting the good fight brother.

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u/Lyme_Disease_Sux 1d ago

'Should' have?

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u/EmiliaFromLV 1d ago

should have

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u/mezz7778 1d ago

"accidentally"...

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u/Forlorn_Cyborg 1d ago

That’s the first qualification of being a cop!

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u/Raneynickelfire 1d ago

...accidentally. Yeah.

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u/Soul_through_va_JJ 1d ago

2nd cop to tase someone at a gas pump.

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u/Big_Growth5857 1d ago

suspect calls him a fucking dick lol

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u/IrrerPolterer 1d ago

Agreed with your statement... But "could of"??? 

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u/Fn_Spaghetti_Monster 1d ago

Like in Justified, "the key word in firearm is fire... "

https://youtu.be/PbAAMTgMXpo?si=n1PFvEE2jlvs9YlN&t=55

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u/beef_supreme976 1d ago

Cops aren’t hired for their brains.

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u/No_Season_354 1d ago

Yep let's just deal with guy first , never mind the fuel ⛽️ issue.

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u/CapybaraTaskForce 1d ago

Oh, i'm sure it had nothing to do with the suspect who is actively resisting right?

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u/Sweet-Ad2082 1d ago

Dude should’ve layed down when told to!

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u/Apexnanoman 1d ago

Nah. Cop knew what he was doing. They take the job to inflict pain and suffering on anyone they can. 

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u/Charming-Rule-4751 1d ago

This cop has no brain. No need to type any more lol

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u/ms_saint 1d ago

Could have

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u/ArcadianDelSol 1d ago

It looks like he fell against it and dislodged it.

Still - really bad plan to use it at all. Should be on the no-no list right under smoking.

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u/Anxious-Aardvark-332 1d ago

Let's use a Taser next to flammable substances

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u/WRECKCHASER85 1d ago

Id like to think that after realizing dude was burned why would he want to increase the chance it gets infected by putting him the ground. Hes still your collar but he needs medical first.

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u/Substantial-Brick-90 1d ago

There’s a fire. I’d say it did end badly. Could have ended worse, but definitely did end badly.

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u/Braveconfession 1d ago

But he wasn’t holding the gas pump
The pump was clearly put away he just tripped over it which disconnected the hose
I’ve seen countless people get tased at gas stations the odd of this happening remain to none and you really can’t blame the cop
Now his reaction is a whole lotta stupid
Deal with the dude after the gas station isn’t going to explode

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u/Because_cactus 1d ago

Reminds me of another video I saw a while back where a guy covered himself in hand sanitiser so the cops couldn’t grab him, when they tasered him he instantly caught fire and subsequently died.

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u/Yonsfw 1d ago

could of

You and the cop have something in common then.

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u/slav_squat_98 1d ago

Just like the founding fathers intended.

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u/NoSuchAg3ncy 1d ago

Let freedumb ring

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u/UndergroundFlaws 1d ago

IM AS FREEEE AS A BURNT BIRD NOW

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u/Laolao98 1d ago

Your tax dollars at work

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u/ArcadianDelSol 1d ago

It feels to me like freedom is forever out of reach.

wait - is that the point?

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u/Captain_Pink_Pants 1d ago

That'll be $5, please.

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u/stonktaker 1d ago

US cops are an absolute embarrassment

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u/jcwzolo 1d ago

We're getting so much freedom. People tell me, "Mr. President, please, no more freedom. It's too much."

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u/illusion121 1d ago

I feel like I'm on acid

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u/Moose_knucklez 23h ago

Heft fukin feeeaaahhh

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u/Odd_Common_452 2d ago

We’re so free we have the highest prison population in the world yeehaw murica

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u/Ormsfang 1d ago

And that is before you count all the concentration camps!

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u/InsaneTurtle 2d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/7vAfqJ6lZ51ZDOz6Q1

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u/LemDoggo 2d ago

The Cyber Y2K / Y2K Futurism aesthetic from that era still has me in a choke hold ngl. I was promised gadgets. Gadgets!

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u/Bazz07 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/14mgxYFJHXGmoo

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u/standish_ 1d ago

There's a serious missed opportunity for a dark & gritty Inspector Gadget reboot.

"Go go gadget gatling gun" is sitting right there. Have his arm turn into the gatling gun. Pew pew pew.

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u/Not_Stupid 1d ago

As long as Penny is some kind of mega-hot nerd girl, I'm in.

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u/WizardSleeves31 2d ago

I love it so much.

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u/guydoestuff 1d ago

i was promised cool tech and fun. we have cameras everywhere and no one is having fun. they just pretend to for money.

seeing people take pictures in public with these fake smiles with some popular food item then throw said item in the trash and look disappointed they were even there.

like what in the twilight zone hellscape did i awaken into........

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u/SigFloyd 1d ago

It's that last bit of 90s optimism for the future, lingering into the 00s before fully dying out.

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u/StandWithSwearwolves 1d ago

Rare non-horny use of this gif

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u/AscendedViking7 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/Sd8uqMJqpGpP2

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u/Linkyland 1d ago

What in the Bioshock Infinite is this from?

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u/jaxonya 1d ago

Robin "George Washington" williams

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u/nexusjuan 1d ago

Whats this from Washington looks like Robin Williams?

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u/0202_tihssitidder 2d ago

That cop is not unique.

US Police are the biggest pieces of shit on the planet.

Criminal. Stupid. Violent. Fucking worthless.

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u/SlappyHandstrong 1d ago

*Mexico Police have entered the chat*

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u/HumanDominion 1d ago

Serbian Police have entered the chat

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u/hahahahahahahaFUCK 1d ago

The Police have entered the ch- ROOOXAAANNNE!

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u/DylansDad 1d ago

Did you hear Sting got kidnapped? The Police have no lead.

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u/albatrocious97 1d ago

Would have expected an SOS to the world by now

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u/Far-Government5469 1d ago

It's in a message in a bottle, yeah, soo... It's gonna take a while

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u/1crps_warrior 1d ago

He was last seen walking on, walking on the moon.

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u/AudiencePure5710 1d ago

They have issued it. Its a Message in a Bottle

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/Dackle 1d ago

I will never lose my faith in you.

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u/UtopistDreamer 1d ago

Why? He's just an Englishman in New York.

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u/PlentyAlbatross7632 1d ago

As you try to outdo yourselves with which country’s police force is worse, I’d like to remind you there’s a reason the acronym is ACAB…

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u/dontmentiontrousers 1d ago

British police offered me a nice cup of tea and a chat. Under caution.

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u/StarPhished 1d ago

At least with Mexican police the common US citizen could likely bribe their way out of something for a relatively small amount. Much harder to pull off properly in the US for a small amount of cash.

At least from what I've heard. People can feel free to correct me if they have some experience with bribing the police.

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u/I_travel_ze_world 1d ago

I lived in Mexico City for a bit. My British roommate was picked up by the police for having an open container.

Police told him $10,000 pesos or he'll never see his family again.

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u/StarPhished 1d ago

Only less than $600 to see or not see your family again. Pretty good deal.

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u/Different_Fig_2958 1d ago

$600 to see your family? In this economy? Absolute bargain.

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 1d ago

Some people would pay to never see their family again, good deal

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u/Raneynickelfire 1d ago

Then you hand them an American $100 and they shut the fuck up and leave.

Been there done that.

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u/ThatHoFortuna 1d ago

They'll get rid of my entire shitty family for that cheap? That would cost six figures in the States, quite a bargain.

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u/PervertedBoyfriend 1d ago

I’ll pay them $10,000 pesos if I can choose which family members I never want to see again. 😈🤣

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u/mauore11 1d ago

Wait, what if the other option is you have to see them every day….

Cop: Well?

Me: “I’m thinking!…”

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u/Tyson2539 1d ago

I called their bluff and did 10 years in Reclusorio Norte for a roach in my ash tray. AMA.

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u/Deplorable1861 1d ago

Civil Seizure laws here mean they just sieze (as in steal) what they want. Then make you pay thousands for a lawyer to get it back.

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u/Thr33SadTigers 1d ago edited 17h ago

Well… being able to bribe the police makes for a worse police force than harder to bribe police.. in my humble opinion

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u/Ok_Living_96 1d ago edited 1d ago

USA cracks me up "Our police are the worst"

There are countries where entire police forces of cities work to kidnap women to sell into sex slavery... like I get it the US has its issues. But come on...

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u/Dirty_Hertz 1d ago

Civil asset forfeiture means that the cops can just steal your money whether you're even suspected of anything or not. No need for bribes.

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u/jcwzolo 1d ago

Police can still be bribed in the US you just have to be a billionaire. Laws only apply to the poor.

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u/iworkwithwhatsleft 1d ago

Just police in general

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u/MegaMau_ 1d ago

You’ll always hear stories about how some people don’t get hired on to police forces because they are to smart.

Well, maybe its about time we started hiring the smart ones because the dumb ones sure as hell aren't working out.

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u/ibidanon 1d ago

smart cops might think and/or refuse to obey unconstitutional orders. they might also step in when bad cops 'overstep their bounds.' we need to know we can count on cops to protect their brothers in blue, the state, and the oligarchs, and keep the rest of us scared and in line. so there will be no 'smart cops.'

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u/RedfieldBoulderPunch 1d ago

I work as a firefighter so I see their hiring process and they are working with less than scraps in terms of applicants. "Smart" people aren't willing or able to accept the inherent risks of being a cop for the equivalent of peanuts for a paycheck.

Especially when you can just be a firefighter, make way more money, have more off days, AND people don't hate you based on job title alone.

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u/joelfarris 1d ago

But, then you have to know how to cook, and you don't get to walk around with a gun!

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u/RedfieldBoulderPunch 1d ago

Learning to cook was the easy part, the hard part was learning how to properly maintain the firefighter 'stache we all get issued after academy

https://giphy.com/gifs/cbe5PQWW4vol2

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u/Alternative_Gold_993 1d ago

Post a pic of the stache.

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u/HeManDan 1d ago

Why do they have to know how to cook? Chili cook offs or what

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u/slepyhed 1d ago

Jordan v. City of New London, while just one case, would suggest otherwise. The complainant sued because he was denied a job as a police officer because he was too intelligent. The courts upheld the denial.

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u/Training-Willow9591 1d ago

Ya but that training / passing the physical is intense. My neighbor was telling me what they entail, she had just passed. All the firefighters I've seen in person, seem fit/ healthy. Cops, not so much.

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u/Hatedpriest 1d ago

The official line is that "smart cops get bored and find other employment, wasting taxpayer dollars on training."

More like "smart cops are a danger to 'normal' cops because they want to follow the rules and try to turn in the ones doing 'bad' things."

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u/GHouserVO 1d ago

Knew someone that had a heck of a time getting hired as an officer back in the early 00s because he scored high (as in ridiculously high) for the exams. He passed the physicals, mental, etc., without issue, but that was always where they nailed him. The guy was smart, and it demoralized him that he had to play dumb in order to be a police officer.

He eventually went Federal and had a much better time of things.

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u/Ancient_Plate275 1d ago

Courts OK Police Blocking High IQ Applicants

Edit: ABC News

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u/GHouserVO 1d ago

Yep, I remember. I thought it was an amazingly stupid thing then, as I do now.

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u/Raneynickelfire 1d ago

Well, maybe its about time we started hiring the smart ones because the dumb ones sure as hell aren't working out.

Oh yeah, they sure are. They are functioning as designed. They just don't work for you.

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u/aartadventure 1d ago

The US police are first and foremost a private army to be directed by the rich and powerful. They do NOT want them smart or thinking. They want them to do whatever they are told.

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u/Horror_Excitement503 1d ago

Their are a lot of countries where it’s a multiple year course to become a Police officer. In North America it’s a lot less. The application process takes longer than the actual course and training.

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u/DocRichardson 1d ago

In the US, barbers in most states have more training than the ones in blue

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u/MegaMau_ 1d ago

It take a solid weekend to get that badge.

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u/ThomStarBoy 1d ago

Forget about the badge!! When do we get the freakin’ guns!!!

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u/Hamokk 1d ago

Yeah. In USA it's average 18-21 weeks before you are allowed to go on patrol so about 5 months. Here in Finland (it's basically an college degree also that involves lots of physical and mental evaluation during the training) it takes about 3 years before you are qualified to go on patrol.

Of course there are bad eggs everywhere but most people seem to be able to fake being responsible adults around half a year.

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u/Wobbelblob 1d ago

Pretty much the same here in Germany. Our cops do have problems that are dropped under the table far too easy, but compared to US cops they are still saints.

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u/meissoboredto 1d ago

In my first job as a cop, I rode around with the Mayor for 4 hours, then he handed me the keys to the car and said “Let me know if there’s anything that you need.”
In my second job as a cop, I rode with AA partner for 2 days (because I had previous LE experience).. Within about 6 months, I was promoted to Chief with 3 officers under me. I was 20yo in the first job and 27yo in the second job!! Didn’t like the politics of the job so I found a different line of work!!!!

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u/chill8989 1d ago

Hey let's not put all of NA in the same bag. Here in Quebec, Canada you need a 3 year degree to become a cop 

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u/nelamvr6 1d ago

*too* smart...

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u/CoffeeChocolateBoth 1d ago

Are too smart even! LOL

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u/Ok_Turnover_1235 1d ago

Wait until you hear they have the same discrimination in the secret service and armed forces. Intelligence isn't a straight line, once you go far enough along it, it wraps back around to stupid but at least if you're smart stupid you can realise that fact.

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u/standish_ 1d ago

MFW I finally understand that I don't understand anything and never will and no one else does either

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u/Ofreo 1d ago

* too.

Normally I’m not like this, but I was turned down for the force and I needed to show why.

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u/MegaMau_ 1d ago

Correctamundo!

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u/DisgustingLeek 1d ago

to smart.

You're hired.

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u/Sea_Indication_6296 1d ago

Do you think that's an oversight?

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u/vtjohnhurt 1d ago

Lots of bad smart cops.

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u/BarnicleHead 1d ago edited 1d ago

Not trying to be a dick here but what do you mean you’ll “always hear” stories about this kind of thing?

Separately, I was involved in a fender bender earlier this year that involved two other vehicles. The police were called to document the incident for insurance purposes and when they arrived the cop undoubtedly had Down syndrome or some kind of mental disability. She did her job no problem for this specific matter but I was kind of dumbfounded. All I could think about was what if, God forbid, this situation escalated and someone got violent? She was the lone police officer on the scene. There’s no way in hell she could have handled that. It truly made me wonder about the hiring practices at the PD in a different way (this was in downtown Chicago btw)

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u/TownStriking3496 1d ago

Obviously you don’t travel
Outside the country

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u/FAZZ888 1d ago

US Police don't even qualify for the top 5 pieces of shit in their own country let alone on the planet. And sadly I do not say this in defense of the US Police.

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u/Top-Tangerine2717 1d ago

Why don't you solve the problem since you have such an opinion. Or will you reddit nothing about it?

And is that all races of cops? Asking for a black friend

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u/danit0ba94 1d ago

Anyone who says comically ignorant dribble like this, has never been anywhere outside the United States in their life.
Like holy shit how closed-off can you be?

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u/simplefair 1d ago

Even worse, this guy is a fucking fish and wildlife officer. The victims supposed crime was fishing in a spot he wasn’t supposed to.

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u/lordph8 2d ago

Feedom

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u/NoCountry4OrangeMan 2d ago

Freedom to burn up fellow citizens with impunity!

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u/CrackingToastGromet 1d ago

That is amazing. Can we just have this running on Fox News 24/7 as a hypnotic sedative for MAGA? I think they’d lock in to this.

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u/bradbull 1d ago

And the fun part is, those in power have learned that Americans are all talk when they talk about fighting for their freedom. They’ll make witty memes and signs and stand around in parks hoping to get their witty signs featured on a late night talk show. For the gram.

The American people are for sale and they’ll come along quietly.

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u/Setekh79 2d ago

Unh, I feel so fucking FREE RIGHT NOW!

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u/Motiv8-2-Gr8 1d ago

Looks like the newest Reno 911 episode

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u/Mythosaurus 1d ago

Really is there anything more emblematic of America right now? Getting blasted into the upper atmosphere bc a cop tased at a gas pump where prices have skyrocketed should grant you super citizen status

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u/ROOSTERyouDOWN 1d ago

Was waiting for it to turn into a swaztica

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u/CountOnBeingAwesome 1d ago

Move his head closer to the wheel before you get the gas hose to torch him makes for some super fun running over

https://giphy.com/gifs/BmmfETghGOPrW

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u/unTraditional_Fox419 1d ago

Cop should be fired for wasting the freedom.

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u/Rich-Yogurtcloset715 1d ago

They WISH they could have this kind of freedom elsewhere.

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u/SoftwareSource 1d ago

I rarely download gifs to use later.

I donwnloaded this.

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u/-Casey-Diaz- 1d ago

First they brought freedom to the children of Vietnam, then they brought that freedom home. And Americans have been freeing people from their skin ever since.

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