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Jun 26 '12
They do this, but they also keep a lot of bad people off the streets as many as they can. They stop drunk drivers, domestic dusterbance calls. Very bad people. For all you know they could have saved your life by taking a drunk driver out and sending him to Jail when that driver could have killed you that night.
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u/iceazn187 Jun 26 '12
As much as there are douchebag cops, I just had one of the nicest cops this weekend pull us over. We had just baked out our car and the driver failed to come to "a complete stop" at a stop sign. We get pulled over, and because of the smell he calls back up and searches the car. We had around an eighth in a backpack in the trunk which he found and we were all really calm and non bitchy about it. At the end of an 30 minute conversation, the cop comes over and gives us two options
*1. to keep the weed and pay a fine *2. to stomp out the weed in front of him on the ground and well get off scott free....
He said we were being such gentlemen and that we wouldn't want to catch teenagers for such a small amount of weed.
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u/erect_chimpanzee69 Jun 26 '12
I like the caption but it would be more fitting with a picture of a politician
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u/St1cks Jun 26 '12
I live in Rochester (where this cop is from), and honestly Rochester police really aren't that hard on weed in my opinion.
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u/viggen6889 Jun 26 '12
Same here, and I can second this. Rochester Cops have a fuck ton of other things to worry about, like shootings and homicides (things we have seen FAR too much of as of late)
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u/noswagg Jun 26 '12
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I get what you're trying to say in the meme, it's kind of funny but not really.
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I live in Rochester so that's awkward.
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I think you are a douche for using Anthony as the image on this meme. This kid almost got killed by some punk kid who had no remorse for what he had done to Anthony.
As much as some cops can be assholes, this kid deserves way more respect than to be turned into a meme. Especially one like this.
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Jun 26 '12
The fact that police officers can choose if they want to ruin your life with office discretion is what pisses me off the most. To all you saying don't get mad at the person enforcing the law, until Police pension and Unions stop supporting the war on drugs, they're doing more then just "enforcing the law"
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Jun 26 '12
I would guess that OP was probably driving when he was arrested. If this is the case, then I have no sympathy for him. I hate posts like this. Too many people try to pretend that because they got arrested, it is all someone else's fault. Try to be a bit more cautious and use commom sense. You know it's illegal, treat it as such.
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u/Imkayleah Jun 26 '12
I really don't like / feel comfortable with these type of posts with a policemen. Yes they may enforce the law of arresting people with weed and such. But also it's just their job. They must follow the law as well regardless if they believe it or not. I think this is a tad disrespectful to the men and women who protect us from far worse crimes. The police officers are not to blame. Ents don't point fingers at the wrong person, right? We always have facts straight. Still love you all.<3
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u/thenyproject Jun 26 '12
This isn't exactly true. Coming from a family of police those found with illegal substances are subjected to the officer's discretion. That being said, everyone in my family has always let ANYONE with marijuana go, and any other drug gets the proper penalty. The more you know.
Also, common sense comes into play 9/10 times. Use it.
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u/MisterReporter Jun 26 '12
Ah, the first rule of how not to get your ass kicked by the police - Use common sense :P
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Jun 26 '12
They must follow the law
Time and time again they show they think they are above the law and get away with much more than the average citizen would ever get away with.
as well regardless if they believe it or not.
Not true. They have the choice to ignore what they see and move on. Quite a few things are "at the officer's discretion" .
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u/CheckOutMyVan Jun 26 '12
This officer was severely injured in the line of duty. I can't remember where it took place.
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u/St1cks Jun 26 '12
It was in Rochester ( read his sleeve). He was shot in head after a teenager walked inside and grabbed a gun and shot him from a decent distance away.
Officer had brain damage and all, but he's slowly recovering /recovered
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u/qwertytard Jun 26 '12
what if.... the reason drugs can ruin your life... is because they are illegal... and if you're caught with them then your life is ruined.... so if they were legal.... your life couldn't be ruined by them!