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Thug Cops To America: "Yaw need to fuck off, we can do whatever we want dammit" uponit7771 Jun 2020 #1
When was this taken? Ridiculous to be pulled over as 70 in a 65 is regularly done. jimfields33 Jun 2020 #2
They'd Pull Me Over Every Time ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #4
He was UNDER the speed limit. Nt USALiberal Jun 2020 #12
That's What I Said! ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #17
Speed Limit vs Minimum Speed. woodsprite Jun 2020 #23
it was 65 in a 70.. stillcool Jun 2020 #5
He was 5 miles UNDER the speed limit. Nt USALiberal Jun 2020 #7
20 below is a pull over able reason underpants Jun 2020 #3
Shouldn't be on a highway - Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #10
He was 5 mph under. Nt USALiberal Jun 2020 #13
Did something I said suggest I didn't know that? Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #15
Agreed ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #19
It is in Va. underpants Jun 2020 #21
Ok, sorry. Nt USALiberal Jun 2020 #20
Never seen a posted minimum in Va. underpants Jun 2020 #22
The signs are typically posted at entrance ramps. Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #24
It specified in the law underpants Jun 2020 #25
In Virginia, it actually isn't - Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #32
Okay. I remember learning that years ago underpants Jun 2020 #41
The 20 under may just be a rule of thumb - Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #46
That was just weird. tavernier Jun 2020 #6
He pulled him over because he saw a black man in a new car... LudwigPastorius Jun 2020 #45
That is the impression I got as well Maeve Jun 2020 #64
That police officer must have gone to the same driving school as my spouse . . . Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #8
Now ya tell me. Lol BootinUp Jun 2020 #42
This flood of videos, HAB911 Jun 2020 #9
That's harassment Newest Reality Jun 2020 #11
Yeah, that was scary when he got out. cwydro Jun 2020 #14
Of course the cop was fishing for an excuse to search the car and/or arrest the driver. Mariana Jun 2020 #31
GET A GOOD LAWYER man and sue his arse - a speed LIMIT is NOT a speed requirement. Unless he Kashkakat v.2.0 Jun 2020 #16
i've been pulled over because my license plate frame barely obscured the "constitution state" motto unblock Jun 2020 #18
Your papers please chia Jun 2020 #26
WTF was that? ooky Jun 2020 #27
Driving while black. Disgusting! ChiTownDenny Jun 2020 #57
Pretext stop, the cop was trolling for a crime. Shrike47 Jun 2020 #28
yep. kinda' surprised so many here got hung up on the 65-70 thing. stopdiggin Jun 2020 #34
The cop wants him to drive 70 so he can claim he was driving 73 and ticket him. TheBlackAdder Jun 2020 #29
common... qazplm135 Jun 2020 #30
Wonder if someone at the rental car company reported the car as stolen woodsprite Jun 2020 #33
nope. nothing in the interaction suggests anything like that. stopdiggin Jun 2020 #35
No, that is not their practice. That would be a disastrous business model if everytime AnotherMother4Peace Jun 2020 #36
Not arguing with you Tink41 Jun 2020 #60
I was concerned for his safety when he got out of the car. I can understand him being upset, but OnDoutside Jun 2020 #37
This Kind of Stuff Is All Over YT. jayfish Jun 2020 #38
I love everyone arguing specifics here. kacekwl Jun 2020 #39
The speed limit was 70 MPH. marie999 Jun 2020 #40
Oink! LudwigPastorius Jun 2020 #43
Hoping for drugs, guns, cash, or some sort of crime IronLionZion Jun 2020 #44
I travel that road a lot dsc Jun 2020 #47
FFS is right. chwaliszewski Jun 2020 #48
Driving while black saidsimplesimon Jun 2020 #49
That happened yo me one morning on my way home from work. blueinredohio Jun 2020 #50
Even if one assumed that these are questions to diffuse the situation Hav Jun 2020 #52
I know it was one of the weirdest things that have ever happened to me. blueinredohio Jun 2020 #66
"I got stuff to do" Hav Jun 2020 #51
Is it legal to pull a car over without reason? Jim__ Jun 2020 #53
It is usually called impeding the flow of traffic. LiberalArkie Jun 2020 #54
Ticket Wouldn't Stick In Illinois ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #58
Related excellent read about what happens when a white woman drives with her dog: SeattleVet Jun 2020 #55
+1 dalton99a Jun 2020 #63
Don't ever talk to the police in an official capacity Aviation Pro Jun 2020 #56
Post that video EVERYWHERE! Smackdown2019 Jun 2020 #59
Officer says: "Wouldn't you say that traveling under the speed limit is suspicious?" ... aggiesal Jun 2020 #61
This is absolutely unheard of in the world of white privilege. debsy Jun 2020 #62
This message was self-deleted by its author oasis Jun 2020 #65
Is it ok to call officers an animal that goes oink oink on this site TristanIsolde Jun 2020 #67
This is in North Carolina. I hope this driver reported the cop for profiling. BComplex Jun 2020 #68
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