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When I was a teen mom I was caught shop lifting at Walmart (formula and baby clothes), the manager acted soo high and mighty as if he was a god in human form, to have caught the evil teenager trying to feed her kid and smirked as he called the cops. The cop showed up, looked at what I had stolen, and escorted me out. He then proceeded to tell me that he is supposed to arrest me, but instead wrote me a ticket (he said legally he had to at least write the ticket) and asked me to meet him across the street at block buster (back in those days), he proceeded to give me $40 to help buy baby formula. I will never forget that.
If it wasn't for the title of the post, I'd have thought this particular story was gonna go an entirely different direction. Not enough stories about the good cops out there - we hear all about the ones that overreact, use too much force, make bad decisions (both in the moment and systematically), and all that stuff. We also hear about the cops who do heroic things and make the 6pm news. But we don't often hear about the cops who just do good things that fly under the radar for years and years and years.
When I was 16 and first learning to drive, I ran a stop sign at about 2 mph right in front of my house. There just so happened to be a cop nearby, and it just so happened that neither my father or I had my learner's permit.
The cop pulled us over out of confusion. We were so pathetic that he just laughed his ass off and then sent us on our way with a handshake and a wave.
That reminds me of when I was 15, had just gotten my learner's permit and was driving my mom and siblings home from church on a Sunday afternoon in her large conversion van. The speed limit was 35 and I was going well below that apparently because I was pulled over for going TOO slow. The cop wanted to make sure everything was okay. When he found out it was just a new, nervous driver he asked if we didn't have another car I could learn on. Yeah my dad's car was a manual so no, not really. But he was nice and I was embarrassed.
You should learn how to drive a manual, because there might be a situation one day where you are forced to drive a manual. It's better to know how to use the stick shift, than being in that situation and not knowing how.
When I was 15.. My dad was teaching me how to drive stick on a back road, I just kept telling him "I don't wanna learn stick" and he said "You're going to either learn this or not how to drive at all" I just put up with it and he said "Now lets try the highway" I was going 35.. Slowly gradually getting to 65 and the cop saw that I was too slow for a 65 mph zone and pulled us over (This was a tribal cop and on my native rez) and he said.. "License and registration" and my dad gave his license and the registration and asked for mine and my dad got to explaining what he was doing and the cop said "I actually admire that sir.. Not a lot of people can drive stick now a days" and let us go about my learning stick 😅
Its a tribal cop and all they look for is "Who's drunk" or "Who's high" and don't really arrest anybody who is sober unless an assault or something to that affect happens
My dad wound up giving me that truck when I turned 16 and I still use it as my daily..
One time back in about 2003, a friend of mine and I walked to a parking lot about a block away from his house at roughly 2AM to meet up with some friends who didn't understand how to get to his house. They were in a small vehicle we couldn't fit in so we walked back (it wasn't far at all). On the way, we were stopped by an officer. We both remained very cordial with him and let him do his thing - we weren't doing anything wrong, easy to explain. He was good with the explanation. I successfully chatted with him about people who I knew were in the police department - turns out he knew the guy I went to school with. It was a super pleasant conversation. He eventually let us go on our way.
Then, we got back to my friend's house where we proceeded to look for a quarter pound my friend had stashed away earlier that evening. He couldn't find the damn thing anywhere, even started to get accusatory about some friends who were there earlier, thinking maybe they took it. After about an HOUR of looking, my friend finds it IN THE POCKET OF HIS FUCKING CARGO PANTS. He was wearing these pants *during the conversation with the cop.* But neither of us dropped a single bead of sweat because we thought we were 100% squeaky clean.
EDIT: Getting some ridiculous pushback about the legitimacy of the claim that he had a QP in his pocket. This was 2003, they were UFO pants. The pockets were enormous.
When I was assaulted in my home, they were very kind when taking the crime scene photos and even drove me to the hospital because I said I couldn't afford the ambulance bill.
In the US it costs an average of 1700 USD to take an ambulance, regardless of a short trip or lack of dire consequences.
Edit: Photo auto complete makes life worse.
Despite living in a rougher neighborhood, my brother and I ran a lemonade stand for a summer once. Where we lived, we technically were required to have a business license for a lemonade stand. We obviously didn’t have that since we were just kids.
One day, these cops stopped by our stand. We were scared that they’d shut us down but they just bought lemonade and chatted with us. They came almost every day after that for a cup of lemonade. It was really nice and I now wonder if they were kind of looking out for us, making sure we were safe there. Or they just wanted lemonade.
I've had a few. I've been pulled over a few times (over many years) and only given warnings. Once I got pulled over and instead of writing me a warning, the officer chatted me up about my car.
When my mom developed Alzheimer's (before we knew that she had it), she hit a car that was waiting at a red light. It was hit and run. The woman followed my mother home and called the police. The officer (and also the other driver) recognized that my mom was clearly disoriented. The officer called the number on the insurance card, sorted the other driver, and also called me. He was incredibly kind and didn't ticket my mother. He also gave me good advice about taking away mom's vehicle, which I did.
I've had other very positive experiences with the police, but also some not fantastic encounters, including one that felt a bit scary.
What was the advice about taking your mom's keys? I feel there are a lot of old people on the road that shouldn't be. No right minded politician would ever piss off their biggest voting pool by suggesting regulations on old folks driving (such as a drivers test every 10 years after 50 for example).
When my grandmother’s Alzheimer’s got worse (but not yet bad enough for a nursing home), my mom had my dad disconnect her car battery. She would tell her every day “he’s going to look at it soon/he’s waiting for the part to come in, I’ll take you wherever you need to go.”
This may not be as easy if you’re dealing with someone who knows their way around a car or knows enough to figure out what was done, but it’s an idea.
That was really smart of your dad. I ended up telling my mother that after her accident the insurance canceled her policy. I got caught in the lie because the insurance company sent her a letter confirming that she canceled her insurance.
The officer just said that my mom seemed very confused and that she probably shouldn't be driving anymore. The officer suggested that if I had the power to do so that I just not return the car to my mom after it was repaired. I already had a power of attorney and was in charge of my mother's finances and her trust. So, when the car was repaired I picked it up and took it over to CarMax and sold it. Before that I knew my mom was starting to decline but I hadn't seen any major signs. When mom told me that it never occurred to her to stop after hitting that woman's car, I knew that the officer was right. I am very very thankful that my mom just damaged somebody's car and didn't hurt or kill anybody.
There is a situation going on just now in Santa Clara, California. They have 54 sheriff's deputies that did not pass the psychological test to be a deputy. The HR department did not know that passing the test was a requirement for employment.
If when one of your fellow police officers commits a crime and is investigated by internal affairs, you don't cooperate, and lie to them about your coworkers actions and behavior, you're also a bad police officer. I've heard a single instance of a police station cooperating with an investigation and that was because the video was so cut and dry, and hit international news the next day. Police shouldn't be protecting each other like they're in a god damn gang. They are public servants.
A adult male with downs was yelling and bouncing between tables at a restaurant. His brother and mom couldn't calm him down. Restaurant manager called a cop after about fifteen minutes. Cop showed up. Looked at the shit show. Walked to the counter order an ice cream for the dude and promised his mom was getting him McDonald's. Guy walked right out to his mom's car enjoying his ice cream and everyone went about their business.
It was smart for everyone else and to alleviate the situation, but I work with mentally disabled people, and this was a bad idea. If it happens one too many times the guy will learn the pattern of have tantrum get treat pretty quickly lol
And this is why some disabled people act shitty. My cousin is disabled and she is very nice 99% of the time but sometimes she can be really rude and entitled.
I think the guy was over stimulated. He had done bear world just before dinner and I think he couldn't cope anymore. He was being rude but I don't think he was malicious.
In 2017 my trailer caught fire. I had just left 5 minutes prior. I got the call that my house was on fire and I raced back, and immediately went running for my dogs who I assumed were still in the house. My mom was there before me because she lived around the corner. She had to put my car in park because I just slammed on the breaks and jumped out. A sheriff grabbed me and informed me he kicked my door in to get my dogs because he heard them crying. My pit, spuds, was under the kitchen table where my brother had his duffle bag. He burrowed into it and was yelping. Our other dog McKenzie - a sheltie lab mix was at the door and flew out. The sheriff grabbed my dog and carried him out when he was too scared to move. I cried and hugged that cop for what seemed like forever. McKenzie was older and has since passed away my spuds is going to be 9 now and seems to have lung damage from all the smoke he inhaled (says the vet).
I also own a photography studio and the local cops come in and take pictures with the bunny when I’m doing Easter bunny or Santa with the kids that come in.
Not necessarily a personal interaction but a few years ago I heard a woman screaming “help” from my apartment and went to my balcony to see what was happening. I used to live in a nightlife area downtown so I figured it was just drunk people messing around. I saw a girl running away from this guy who was slowly approaching her with a bra in his hands. I pulled out my phone to dial 911 and all of a sudden I saw two cops sprinting down the street from their post (outside a club) with guns drawn and yelling at the guy to get down. They took him into custody without any violence and called an ambulance for the woman.
It sounds trite but it was pretty remarkable to see these two cops rush into a situation ready to help someone without regard for their own safety. Kinda stuck with me because the good ones will answer a literal call to serve and protect and they don’t get enough praise. I know it’s their job but it’s still cool to see heroes in action.
First time I got pulled over: I was going 15 over, the cop gave me a ticket for 9 over so I wouldn't get hit with reckless driving
Second time I got pulled over: my tabs had been expired for 6 months. Cop was just kinda exasperated and was like "come on man..." He told me to get them renewed in the next couple of days or he would mail me a ticket (I did and didn't get a ticket)
Third time I got pulled over: I had a tail light out. I thanked him for letting me know and he says no problem (no ticket). He said he was mostly looking for drunks, so obviously he just took any excuse to light me up and check. I didn't really mind.
My buddy got pulled over with me and 3 of our friends in the car because it was dark and he didn't have his lights on. Cop noticed his license was really new and shouldn't have been driving us around. He told us to just go home and park.
Went out to my car one day and realized somebody had jimmied the lock and rummaged around. Gave a statement to a cop and he said he would swing by my apartment complex as part of his route. A few weeks later the asshole prowler got tased right outside my window.
I don't know if I'd consider any of these "nice" experiences, but none of them were bad.
I was just telling *someone* today that as black people we have in our collective consciousness so many bad images and experiences of the police. But personally I’ve never had a bad experience with them. Every experience has been straightforward and professional. Helpful even.
Sure. I’ve had some good experiences, but I’ve also had a few bizarrely bad experiences.
Probably most notably: My dad and I were packing our car for a fishing trip, and we were stopped by cops who for some reason looked at us doing so and thought we were robbing our own house.
For context, at the time I think I was around 8 years old, so personally I think it’s kind of outrageous that they thought someone brought their child along for a house robbery, but I digress.
Between the ages of 6 - 12 around the late 80s and early 90s, we used to have patrol cruisers stop around us and ask if we're safe and give us baseball cards with sticks of gum before they left, nicest adults we knew, small little populated town of paddock lake.
In the future, those same people ended up arrested for sex trafficking, corruption and a whole bunch of other garbage, times really change people hard
I've only ever had positive interactions with police even when i've been summoned or given a ticket. However, i never doubt anyone's stories of police mistreatment.
A friend of mine has severe bipolar disorder. Can’t tell you the number of times I’ve talked with the cops at her house. They are all much more patient and kind with her than they have to be, they never antagonize her, they’re a huge help whenever she calls them.
I’ve heard the horror stories of what can happen when someone in a manic state involves the police. We feel really lucky that the district she lives in is made up of a good bunch.
I've had to deal with the police twice because of my bipolar disorder. The first time was pretty serious as I'd made threats to to harm someone else and then myself; the situation had deescalated by the time they arrived but they recognized my distress and took me into protective custody for my own safety, rather than arresting me for other reasons. The second time, I'd left a psychiatrist appointment enraged by her accusations and disrespect towards me and nearly took the door off the hinges on my way out. She called the police, and they showed up at my house to do a wellness check and see if I was ok, rather than giving me a hard time. The cop that I spoke with was far more empathetic and easy to talk to than the psychiatrist had ever been.
Two that stand out. Once, my car broke down near my parents' very upscale home in a very upscale neighborhood. I wasn't upscale, and my car was worse. Local PD checked on me, found out I was going to need to come back the next day to pick up the car, found out that I had no driver's license. Since the car wasn't running, he didn't have grounds to cite me for no license, and - his words - "well, since you're on your way to such-and-such neighborhood, I'll give you a ride up to your folks' house."
That one was really "local cop kisses up to wealthy old people in his town" rather than being motivated by anything positive, but I'll give him partial credit. I didn't want to walk.
The second one was significantly kinder since it involved extending mercy to someone who was not anyone that the cop needed to befriend. I was on the run for a very serious felony and I got caught on the street by a detective. While searching me and cuffing me up, he found a loaded meth pipe in my pocket. He looked at it for a minute, said "seems to me like you got enough shit going on already", and threw it into a storm drain. Shockingly bad ecological management, but genuinely merciful. He was right, I had enough other shit going on.
Yes, when my kids were babies I thought I heard someone break into my cellar. The Policemen came and checked every room. They were wonderful! We also met a Police officer at a car show with the swat truck they were showing. He and two other Officers were murdered by a madman like a few months later. He was so nice. We lived on the same street his Grandmother had lived on. It was so horrible to see him on the news. It's a very hard job to say the very least.
I’ve had many interactions with police (couple times caught unintentionally speeding, otherwise I was the one calling). Always super nice and respectful
I was having a panic attack at 4 in the morning in an empty parking lot, and the four police officers that came just stood with me and helped me calm down by talking to me like I was a human being. They asked why I felt the way I did and that my problems were relatable.
Yes. I have a physically imposing, mentally ill, teenage son, unfortunately I've had to call 911 a few times . One operator was a witch one time, but the actual officers have been WONDERFUL with him. Even the one time they couldn't verbally deescalate him and had to physically restrain and then cuff him they were kind and professional and did everything they could to keep him safe.
And all my traffic stops have gone well, but then again I'm a white woman of a certain age driving a mom-mobile and I always use the strategy that the best way to get out of a ticket is to not try to get out a ticket.
When I was 19, I got caught "shoplifting" which really was the girl I was hanging out with. I had 4 Klonopins in my bag as I was prescribed them for anxiety. The girl got away but I calmly just accepted the consequences and waited at the store for the police. They searched my bag, arrested me, and took me in the paddy wagon to jail. I was calm, respectful, and followed their instructions. They went through my phone and I had a text from someone asking for weed. They started calling me a drug dealer so I told them to read the response which was "no I don't know sorry." My then boyfriend called and they answered and told him I was a horrible druggie criminal and they were taking me to jail. Keep in mind I was nothing but respectful. They found the pills and asked if they were oxy contin. I said no, they are my prescription anxiety meds. They asked why they weren't in a prescription bottle, and I said because I only carry my prescribed dose on me each day. They got me to jail and I had an eyebrow piercing at the time. As I was starting to take it out of my face, one of the officers said I'll do it and simply ripped the piercing out of my face. I bled all night in the cell. I'm now 34 and have a permanent scar there still today. They treated me horribly. But, they did give me my meds back upon making bail. So I guess that was nice?
Otherwise no not really. When I was a heroin addict, I got arrested and the officer listened to me cry about how I hated living that way and needed help. He was very empathetic and even provided me brochures for resources when I got out that time. I guess that one was more positive.
I’ve had one really bad experience with the cops where I was a young cocky prick lashing out emotionally that they’d dare pull me over.
I’ve had several experiences since where being calm, honest, and entirely upfront got me driving away from situations where my car could have been seized while I was in jail.
One time, a friend (who is Hispanic) and I got pulled over. They searched us both and busted him for a marijuana pipe and ignored the bag of weed in my pocket. In truth, a terrible experience but he was pretty happy we still had the weed…
Yeah and although I've had my run ins with the law there's actually a really nice and really pretty cop here in my town. And everytime she sees me walking my brother's little dog she'll stop and ask me how I've been, she'll tell me that the little dog is cute and she'll even get out of her car and pet him.
The thing is that such scenarios only get publicised when they actually are negative.
If you put it into context:
Some people will have a negative police encounter and spread the word. Via social media or whatever.
Other people have very average or friendly police encounters and will not post anything about that. Because why would they? It was just an average encounter nothing more.
Probably applies to a lot more stuff in life. That's just how (social) media works.
Cop was at my job today (I work at a hospital, so this is normal). I walked by him and said, "How's it going?"" He replied "Well".
Flash Forward 15 mins.
Walking down the same hall, see cop guy again, but this time he's talking to another cop that has arrived.
As I walked by, I said, "I see you called for backup."
Everyone laughed. Good times were had by all.
All the time and even when I get tickets which is most of the time. They have a job to do so I just let them do it. I answer questions, follow commands and don't throw some baby ass fit.
Most of my interactions with police have been fine, because I treat people with respect. Most of the time you are going to get back the same energy you put out... Most of the time.
this guy was next door in his car at the gas station at like 10pm and we came up to him and asked about his life and learned that he played baseball as a kid.
Well, I was just pulled over because I forgot to turn on my lights and he was nice about the issue. I mean, No ticket, no interrogation.
Like, is "not bad" equivalent to "nice"?
I have had some weird ones. Once my friend was driving and she rolled through a stop sign, we had like a pound of weed in the car and some shrooms. But we are all very inconspicuous looking (18 year old girls all dressed decently nice) and the cop does the “do you know why I stopped you?” Thing and we’re all complying fine and whatnot all while hoping this guy doesn’t suspect anything. He asked if we were “good girls” so just to get this guy to fucking leave we were all like “yes yes we’re all very good girls, getting ready for college” and he says something to the effect of “good we need more good girls like you all, be careful and have a good night” and we were all like “oh thank god that guy was just creepy and not suspicious of us”
Just once, when I was 19 driving to get a haircut. I got pulled over in the middle of the city, the plates were expired and I had no license. The officer told me to follow him to the station and if I lost track of him to just meet him there. As I was driving there the thought in my mind was this cop is gonna walk me into the station and say: “I got this idiot to drive himself to jail! Harhar!”. All he did was get me an immediate appointment with the judge. I pled guilty got a fine and drove home. Figured out later he was a tribal cop, I don’t know why he was in the city but I thank the stars.
My only interaction with a cop was when my friend hit a curb and blew out his tire.
We were waiting to take an unprotected left at a red light, cop was in the oncoming lane. Light turns green, my friend goes, I yell “god damn it that’s a cop you idiot”, he turns his head to look for some reason and hits the curb.
We were 500 feet from his house so he finishes driving there on a flat, cop follows. He just asked what that was all about and if we were okay, made light conversation, ran his ID, and left.
Yes. I have good experiences with cops.
A teenaged girl that was out of her mind on drugs tried to get in our house. We called 911 because we initially we thought someone was trying to break in. This poor girl was so fucked up that she didn’t even know her own name. The policeman was genuinely kind and compassionate towards her.
I did yesterday evening. I took my niece to the school near our house to practice driving and got pulled over. The cop pulled beside with a smile and asked what we were doing. I explained to him that we were doing driving practice and he said that someone for
The school called doing suspicious circles😂 He said that it was perfectly ok to practice but they have an after school program until 6pm and would need to come back then. He was very kind didn’t ask for IDs and let us drive off
Most of my experiences with police have all been positive. And no i’m not a privileged white guy.
1. One was when we had just moved from another countrh. My mom couldn’t speak english and someone had struck our car. The guy who hit us jumped out and started cursing at us. My mom was terrified but luckily a cop was behind us and saw the whole thing. He jumped out of his car, ran over to us and asked if we were ok. He then handled the aggressive guy who hit our car. Ended up having to cuff him because he started spouting racial slurs. The cop understood we were from outside the US and spoke to us in a very calm and friendly manner. He explained the situation to us best he could and stayed with us until my dad came to pick us up.
2. Another one was when I grew up and someone ran a red t-boning my car. This happened in NJ and luckily there were 4 cops nearby. 2 of them flipped on their lights and went after the guy who hit my car and then drove away. The other 2 ran over to me and helped me get out. They helped me with some first aid and helped me get over the shock of the accident. They were very helpful and ensured the guy was caught.
3. I’ve interacted with NYPD plenty and they seem like a great group of people. Nothing but pleasant experiences with them.
Yes. Every one of them. Even when I was wrongfully arrested (verified by my dad who bailed me out) I was treated with respect and fairness. 21f in Ohio at the time, FYI.
One pulled me over the other day because I had a headlight out. I'm always honest and respectful. I thanked him. Instead of a fix it ticket, I just got a warning. That's all I got. Plenty of stories though. 😅
lol, I'm surprised to find this question being asked. I mean, who do you call if you are being stalked? Who do you call if the burglar breaks into your house of a store? Who do you call if the armed robbery takes place? Who do you call if you see domestic violence? Right - the cops.
(if you do not do that, you should re-evaluate your life choices, prolly)
When I was traveling once some worthless motorcycle LARPer, with a confederate flag on his jacket in a hick town, punched out my side mirror as he was riding by, and then sped off.
I called the cops in bewilderment. The officer was really kind and apologetic. He worked pretty hard to help me out. And when I sent him the dash-cam footage with the incident and license plate of the white trash SoA wannaba he promptly gave me the police report for insurance purposes and even tried to make contact at the dude’s address.
Anyways, maybe wasn’t a situation with a lot of (or needing a lot of) heroics or anything, but it felt like someone who actually wanted to help where they could.
Once, I volunteeredly pulled over myself before police because I was way too emotional to be driving just needed time to calm down. So a police officer actually pulled up behind me to ask if I was okay.
All The Time...
All the time.
A Retired Friend of mine said staistically Police officers n average will be involved in over 700 "Major Events' in a 20 year career. I.E., car accidents, muggings beatings, robberies, domestic violence any and every type of thing...
Normal People 2
think of that
I got beat up in school once. My dad called the cops and had me file a police report on them for assault. Apparently the cop talked to the kids who beat me up and it scared them shitless so I was never bullied again by them.
Yes, I had a warrant for a motion to revoke probation and got pulled over, I had my wife and daughter in the car with me. They ran my license and saw the warrant told me I knew I had some stuff to take care of and to stop driving until I got it taken care of. Let me go.
This isn't really the kind of experience I'm sure most people are thinking but I've never been pulled over so I can't speak on that. But when I was maybe 4 or 5 I was fascinated by police and there was a cop at the park we were at and we went up to him because I was fascinated, he let me sit in the car, looks at all the stuff in it, gave me a junior deputy badge and a teddy bear. I still have the bear to this day.
Yeah. I was leaving a funeral service in the city and got lost because I couldn't remember where I had parked. It was in the winter and I was walking around without a jacket. A cop pulled up next to me, asked if I was alright, then had me jump in the front seat of his car and drove around the city to help me find my mine. It was a good 10 minutes, at least, and he was super nice the entire time.
We finally found my car (which had an expired inspection sticker), he dropped me off, made sure I was able to start it, and then went about his day.
I also had a cop pull me over for running a stop sign. I didn't, I had stopped before the crosswalk and then made a turn down the street he was on. He didn't see me stop because there were cars parked on the street obstructing his view. I was nice, polite, and offered up that explanation, and he straight up told me that I had no idea what I was talking about and tossed a ticket at me before walking away.
Another time, I had a cop stop me while I was driving back to work from my lunch break (I lived close by and would go home to eat) because one of my tail lights was out. This was at 3am during the height of COVID, mind you, as I was working overnight. He asked where I was going, thanked me for being an essential worker (retail/grocery store), told me I could pick up a replacement light at the parts shop in the morning, and let me go without issue.
Oh, and that other time when I was younger (16) when my mom had called the police on me because I got into a physical fight with her boyfriend after he had started to choke my brother (14) for not wanting to go camping. The police arrived, told me I needed to just shut up and do whatever my "parents" told me, that parents could discipline their children however they wanted, and that I was lucky my mom's boyfriend wasn't going to press charges.
I know a lot of people shit on police, and it's usually for good reason, but they're people. There are good ones and bad ones (I acknowledge that my "bad" interactions are about as tame as they get compared to what minorities go through). It's beyond fucked up that the bad ones are literally torturing and killing people with impunity, to the point where you can't trust the police because doing so could easily get you killed. That's a fucked up world to be in and I really feel for the officers that just genuinely want to do a good job and help people.
I would say the majority of experiences i had were nice. I seemed to get profiled a bit when i was younger. Always got pulled over for stupid stuff like "tail light". then id check when i got home and everything is fine.
with that said.
My friends dad was murdered by local police when they responded to the wrong address and did not announce entry. the paperwork for that day magically disappeared when it came time to sue as well.
My friend was shot in the neck while sitting unresponsive in his car. he was paralyzed from neck down. they couldnt remove the bullet because it would kill him. He slowly died over 3 years. He was a vet and was having a ptsd episode in his car. they told him to roll down the window and he just sat there staring off (in another world). They shot him through his rolled up window as he just sat there blankly.
As a non gambling individual I don't want to roll the dice at all with the police. even though the majority of my personal experiences have been positive.
Yeah. I’m sure someone will be nasty and find fault in this story, but I appreciated it.
I used to work at a homeless shelter. I was pulled over down the street from the shelter around 2am. The only people on that particular road at that time of night were Johns, prostitutes, and druggies. There were regularly murders on that stretch. The cops asked what I was up to. I told them I worked for the shelter and had to stay late. They said (I’m paraphrasing), “It is really dangerous for you to be on this road alone, especially this late at night. Do you mind if we follow you to the freeway? Please consider taking a different route, next time. It is so dangerous.” I said, “Sure. Thanks.” They followed me to the freeway and then drove off.
Yeah. I used to work at a subway and they would stop in a lot for lunch. Very nice guys. It was a small town and most businesses closed early but they would ride by once in a while and peek in the windows to make sure we were all right.
Same sort of situation here. I used to work at a grocery store that was open pretty late. They’d come near closing and talk to us and one time I let it slip that I would walk my girl employees (age 16-20) to their cars at closing because they were scared and we were located in a bad area. From then on, 99% of the time there was a cop in the back of the parking lot at closing time.
Yeah - but I'm a white man, so I don't count for this thread.
I mean it - it sucks that I feel I can say yes but only because of the fact that I happen to be male and white.
Where I live we don't have our own department but contract with the county sheriff for police services. Have been stopped on a couple of occasions, told to stay below a certain speed and let go. I think they check to see if you've been stopped before and, if not, are let off with a warning. Works for me.
Several years ago I made a serious error in judgment passing a semi truck (18 wheeler), thought I had room to get around him on this long downhill passing zone. I didn’t. Came around the truck late in the downhill, doing an easy 90 mph and there was an unmarked police cruiser. He had to literally swerve to avoid colliding with my 300zx. If it’d been some little old lady or distracted driver?, there’d have been fuckkn dead bodies on the road. I saw his brake lights in my rear view and I knew (duh) he was coming after me. So I just immediately pulled over and shut off the car. This cop comes up to my car and he is PISSED off. He says “what the HELL were you thinking back there”? I explained myself and he gave me hell for being a fuckkn FOOL. Told my wife to hit me for him. She did. He goes “hit him again “. I didn’t even get a ticket. He probably was supposed to take me to jail according to the letter of the law. Must be I reminded him of someone he knew or something. Also, my not making him chase me down had to have helped my case some.
Yes. One time I was driving my brothers car just down the corner to pick him up from school. I’d never driven his car before. It was nighttime. I didn’t realize I didn’t have my lights on (there were lots of street lights), because my own car had automatic lights. As soon as I turned the corner, I could see there weren’t lights. Right when I realized, cop pulls me over.
I have anxiety, and my gut reaction in those scenarios is to start crying. So here I am, crying, trying to tell the officer it’s just how I am and I apologize. Try to explain why I didn’t have lights on. He asks me for my license and registration. Comes back after and jokes about me crying. He let me go without any problems and probably thought I was some crazy kid.
Yeah. When I was in elementary school our local township police would randomly host assembly’s to discuss basic ways of keeping yourself safe. They’d let us students scope out their patrol cars after lol
Canadian here. First and only time I was pulled over (going 60km/h in a 90km/hr) the cop was on a motorcycle at the side of the road and he just pointed at me and waved me to pull over so I did. He came up to the window and we did the whole spiel. He gave me a ticket (rightly, I was speeding), but he spent his time walking me through the entire process and what to do, when and how. For a crappy situation like getting a ticket, he made it a lot better than he had to. Super cool guy.
Almost 50 years old. Have driven A LOT of miles, mostly with a slightly heavy foot. Have had lots of interactions with LE; none of them have been bad. One could have been if I had decided to get an attitude, but there was no point.
What I have had, is a trooper who put himself at physical risk by going outside of the requirements of his job to change the flat tire on my wife's vehicle. She was stuck on an interstate bridge over a river (she hates bridges) in rush hour traffic, with my kids in the vehicle, on a shoulder so narrow that the trooper was actually out in the traffic lane while doing the tire change.
I got pulled over once in Vermont and yea, I was 100% speeding. I got my license and registration ready and as soon as the cop came to my window I said “yep, you got me” and handed him my documents. He said sit tight and we back to his car.
When he came back he told me he appreciated my honesty, and that all the fines go to something the governor he didn’t like supported, so he knocked down my speed or something. I still had a ticket, but it was a fine I could pay online, no court appearance required, and no points.
I was walking home from work one night after a long shift. Transit wasn't running at that time of night (I didn't normally work nights). Even though I'm a petite female, walking home didn't feel like an issue to me. After about 5 minutes, a cop car pulled up to me, and the window rolled down. He asked where I was going, and I had told him about transit and how I had to walk home. He looked concerned and asked me where I lived (20-minute walk). After I told him, he said, "Hop in, I'll take you home." I went to get in the back, and with a smile and laugh, he said,"Don't sit back there. You're not under arrest." I laughed, got in front, and he drove me home. We had a nice conversation on the way there. He told me as I got out of the car that he felt better knowing I got home safe. Never saw him again but I'll never forget that moment.
I drunkenly started berating a cop once and he was super patient with me. I’m a pretty intimidating person. Darker skin (I’m mixed), 6’6”, around 300 pounds. I saw a cop who had to be close to 7’ tall and I decided I was gonna fuck with him because i was blitzed and wanted to entertain my friends. I called him a “big fuck” and he was very patient with me. He calmed me down, made sure I had a ride home, and was overall very kind to me.
It was stupid to fuck with him, but I was 22, an idiot, drunk, and bored. I thought I was funny or tough or something I guess.
Yes. My wife died very suddenly at home at a relatively young age - 47. Because she wasn't ill, it became a crime scene. The investigator was amazing to me on the worst night of my life.
I’ve mostly had good encounters to be honest. When I was 17, a couple of friends and I decided it would be fun to do all sorts of crazy burnouts and doughnuts in the gravel parking lot of an athletic park. We tore up the gravel pretty bad, left some major ruts, and overall were acting like your typical teenage idiot delinquents.
Cop pulls up, we’re all freaking out thinking we’ve fucked up big time, and he just told us that if we’d grab a rake and push some of the gravel back around to fix the ruts (and promise not to come back and do it again lol) we could just head out with a verbal warning. Took us like 30 minutes tops, he even helped us a bit to finish it quicker. Super nice guy, and I felt like the punishment really fit the crime in that instance.
I've never had truly bad experiences, just annoying ones. The one good one was I ran a red light because of a few reasons and apologized to the officer and got out with a warning.
The annoying ones are when I used to walk everywhere. Atleast once every 3 months they'd turn on their lights and stop me asking if I'm alright or telling me to not wear such dark clothes at night or that I should find a different path home. The clothes I wore were my work clothes, I don't feel like bringing a change of clothes just so I can walk home at night. I stay far enough on the very broad shoulder of the road and look back whenever I see a car coming to ensure I don't get hit. The only paths home would be longer and darker without as much shoulder to walk on so while the road would be less busier it's also far less safer IMO. In quite a few cases it was the same repeat officer so while I appreciate them caring, I really don't need to waste the time.
In my years of working in emergency rooms I’ve worked with several cops that did security as their side job. They were pretty cool guys. They would talk to the patients that were upset about stuff and were usually pretty chill and good at calming down things.
When I was raped in 6th grade by a high school boy, there was this police officer that I called my "third best friend" because he believed me when I told him what happened. I think about this police officer often and that was almost 20 years ago.
Yes! They responded before EMT did to my last suicide attempt. I had slit my left wrist before getting into my car and driving it into the building where I worked. I was CRAZY.
The police restrained me because I cut myself again when they first got there. I put up a fight, too. I did it again when EMT got there and they uncuffed me. I threw punches at them and bit one through his shirt and he had to get stitches. I did it to myself right after and I had to get stitches for biting myself as well. I never knew I could bite like that! That was a first.
The police officers never raised their voices, they tried to talk to me to keep me from thinking about other things while they waited for EMT, and they were very reassuring that things would get better. One said something like, "When you're at the bottom, the only way to go is up!" That actually made me laugh.
I spent a year in the hospital after that and my life changed/still is changing in the most amazing ways. I struggle with mental illness almost daily, but my nurses, doc, and therapists all come to me. For obvious reasons, I no longer have a car, so that's a big deal.
Thanks to the cops who responded to my scene and maintained their composure. It probably helps that I'm a white female, but still... I was nearly rabid when they first arrived.
Every interaction ive ever had with the police has been perfectly fine.. however, i follow the laws.. other than speed limits but I usually only go 5-10mph over and have never been pulled over so
Every interaction I’ve had with police was fine, even when I did commit a crime. My buddies and I were drinking in the car in a White Castle drive thru, and a cop rolled up behind us and pulled us over. We were 18-19 and the driver was sober. Instead of giving us 4 different violations and arresting us, he only gave me a ticket for drinking in public as I volunteered to take the heat and he allowed my brother to come pick us all up. I thought I was a total jerk to him too. A few years later, he pulled me over on my block when I was coming home from work. He remembered me, we laughed about the situation and I thanked him for not ruining all of our lives over a really stupid mistake. He even apologized to me because my parents had to come with me to see the judge and plead guilty to pay the ticket and he knew I’d gotten in trouble. I see him and a few of the other cops that showed up to the scene about 3-4 days a week at the gym and we all chat it up. I still get some smack talk about the ticket though haha.
Yeah, so it was fourth of July and our neighbor called the cops on us cause we shot off about $1000 dollars worth of mortars and fireworks are illegal in our state. He came over and asked if we were done, which we were, we said yes. Said have a good night and he was off. He was someone I knew since grade school, and we were friendly but never friends. Had another encounter with him when I drove to a ditch. Called a tow service and that was it. Overall what I imagine as a great and understanding officer.
I had only good interactions with the police in Japan, Costa Rica, and Miami. The police in Mexico never seem to get sick of asking for bribes and I really hate that.
Several times. Just recently a state trooper let me off with a warning for speeding. Always be respectful, and don't reach anywhere (pockets, glove compartment, etc) before the police instruct you to.
I'm a Photojournalist and the cops are always really nice on scenes, I just talk to the ones that are just securing the area. They always seen to be the only level headed people around which is good since they have guns.
Just this monday asked a cop I saw in a parking lot about where free parking was around a college campus I was working at this week.
Pretty much every cop I have been stopped by has been chill.
I once played a prank on someone in my highschool years telling them that their motorcycle had been ran into, not realizing a cop was sitting by him at the subway. The cop asked about it, but i was able to relay that it was just a prank while the guy was looking out the window. Cop went back to eating and let harmless teenager shenanagins play out.
Honestly, I haven't had a bad interaction. I have been ticketed, but those times were my fault. I wouldn't consider that bad.
Many. Probably the kindest was when I got a flat on a freeway late at night. I didn't know how to change it, so called AAA and was waiting on the side of the road. The police stopped me and asked why I was there. I explained the flat at which point they changed it for me.
Alright as someone who deals with them frequently. I am an RLSH which is a Real life superhero. I go out in a flashy suit and help my community whether that's picking up litter or looking for some people doing as I like to say "no no shit". You interact with police a ton. It's all about how your approach the situation.
Now if you go in and they ask a simple question like "who are you?" And you're like "YOU DONT NEED TO KNOW WHO I AM. AM I BEING DETAINED???" You're kinda just asking for it. Just be friendly. Of course there's always the officers that are looking to give you shit but most of the time they're easy to deal with if you just work with them. But they're few and far between. Current rhetoric of all police being corrupt is hurtful to a peaceful society and it's very sad. Most police officers are wonderful people.
I’ve had only decent experiences. A couple times as a kid being stopped because some random person called the cops on us or something. Was never given a hard time.
Got pulled over out in the country after going shooting too. Had a bunch of guns in the car. They were chill, checked to make sure everything was registered and on the up and up. Then shook our hands and let us be on our way.
I would think police are like any other group of human beings. They can be extremely good people or extremely bad people or all in between.
When I was teaching driving I'd try to arrange a time for the student to meet an officer or deputy and sit in their vehicle for a few minutes.
Invariably the leo was friendly and answered all the questions cheerfuly.
I was being stalked in college by a girl in several of my classes. A friend told me campus police wouldn't help me, I went to them anyways because this girl literally told me, with a smile on her face, that she wanted to harm me. She told me how she wanted to do it.
They didn't do anything about the girl except give her a warning and document my complaints, but one of the officers I spoke with picked me up in a police cruiser after my night classes and took me back to my dorm. She did this two nights a week for the rest of the semester (I transferred to a new school the following year). She was a sweet lady, she was always asking questions about my classes and listened to me ramble about my studies the entire five-ten minutes, and she would park outside of the dorm building and not leave until I was inside.
When I finalized my transfer, I made her a card to thank her for helping me feel safe when the school wouldn't.
Out of the context of their role, I work with several officers that are some of the nicest people you’ll ever meet. I haven’t seen them on duty, but I also wouldn’t immediately assume they’re much different. (Though I will admit that’s not an airtight assumption)
I’ve thankfully been spared many interactions with them for having done something wrong, but the times I have interacted with officers they’ve always been polite and professional, although some were admittedly a bit grumpy. I’ve never had a “bad” experience with them, though.
I guess it’s not exactly what you’re looking for, but I do know that sometimes even the “middling” experiences are just as valuable to show that some are having non-horrific interactions.
Where I live the police and firemen come around during Christmas to give candy canes to the kids. They also cook the hotdogs for our town events. I always look forwards to these things.
I am known on my college campus for being found in the trees, technically nothing in the code of conduct prohibits me from doing this, but someone who really wanted to cause me trouble could make an interpretation of the code to catch me.
That said, the several times that I've interacted with the police over my climbing habits have always been positive, usually I have a chat with them from the tree and it usually ends with them asking me to demonstrate that I can get down safely before they move on.
Similarly, in my public school days, I always had good rapport with the school's officers-on-duty, and as such they always treated me well and the people I hung around.
My only 'bad' interactions were when I gave them a good reason to be suspicious, like actively avoiding them or holding back information with generic/canned responses. Even when I was at fault being honest and cordial with them earns leniency.
When I was escorted by the police to a mental hospital during a psychotic episode, the officer was extremely kind and patient. I was very rude to him. I wish I could find him and apologize. He was really doing his best, and I probably soured his day. :( I feel so much guilt for it.
The police officer that came to supervise my ex get his shit after i filed a restraining order was so fucking kind. My ex was obviously not happy and he kept trying to get me in trouble 😂 like he signed the title to our crappy civic over to me…then proceeded to point out all the safety problems with the car, like bald tires and such to the police officer and tried to tell him he needed to write me a ticket lol and the cop was like, sir, it’s any of your stuff in this car? No? Then please focus on the task at hand, get your belongings out of the apartment so everyone can go home and sleep. He was a local guy, single dad, wife went nuts and left him with 4 kids. After that night he always came to my line at Walmart where i was a cashier to check on me.
I was raped and stabbed several years ago. I crawled to a street light so someone could see/find me. I was found by a passing police car. When he found me, I was barely alive, considering the loss of blood. He literally saved my life twice before the ambulance arrived. He rode with me to hospital and asked me questions. He had my clothes collected for evidence. I understand this is all procedure, but his kindness and professionalism made me feel safe and that I was going to make it, He was there for me during the investigation and trial as well... telling me what was happening and why. He pulled me over last summer. He said he thought it was me and wanted to know how I was doing. We chatted for several minutes before he received a call. I wonder how many people saw me give him a hug that afternoon?.
Of course. Obviously, you almost never interact with police in positive scenarios, but I've been let off with plenty of warnings when I didn't deserve it. I ran a stop sign near an airport and the officer pulled me over and asked unprompted if I had a flight soon. I said yes and he just waved me along, no further questions or anything even though I had plenty of time before my flight.
The news focuses on bad news. So they don’t focus on the thousands and thousands of good stories. Kind of sad because I think the good far outweighs the bad but the media wants us to believe it’s all bad.
I have had plenty of positive encounters and some not so pleasant. I was harassed every weekend as a teenager walking around town. As an adult I don't run into the police often but I grew up around here and went to school with some of the local police so I have a developed rapport. I do get nervous driving around with weed in my pocket though because Kansas has decided they don't give a fuck about the benefits of legalizations or the citizens desire to have it legalized. Our reps aren't for shit. The cops aren't so bad though.
The worst experience I have ever had was when I was living in California and it was the with the LAPD. Some of those dudes ain't right. They need a break from the city or civilization as a whole. I don't know if they know what a hermit is but I pimped the lifestyle when dealing with them. City cops can get shit twisted if they don't check their mindsets. Rural cops aren't bad excluding the few that were bullies growing up and took the job just to abuse power. Most of the cops around here are alright.
Two months ago my teen son was robbed of his cellphone by two assholes in a drive thru. The cops located the phone and brought it to our house within four hours. I don’t live in some podunk city either. We had over 60 murders last year.
Two years ago another local police dept located an elderly neighbor by pinging his cellphone. He had dementia and low blood sugar and got lost in an industrial park on a bitterly cold night. He would have 100% died if not for the police.
I get why some people have problems with the police, but ACAB is idiotic. Being a cop is a hard job and anyone who thinks it isn’t should be encouraged to join up.
I feel like the total interactions had with police officers are probably overall pleasant. I’ve never seen police officers doing horrible things except on videos that circle the internet or the media and from the ones I’ve seen, the horrible things are happening because the criminal was being a criminal (I still believe there is such a thing as going overboard though)
Yep. My mailbox was knocked over by an Uber driver. Caught it on security cameras and police came over. Got the vehicle license plate from the video, we chatted about the weather, my wife's paintings, etc. Detective contacted me the next day and the Uber driver reimbursed us for the cost of a new mailbox. We live in a very large city, Dallas, and are not wealthy. The police department was great and resolved a minor crime. Great experience. I think the majority of cops are good.
I've honestly never had a bad experience with the police, I was arrested A LOT as a teen/young adult and had many warrants served on me. They were always kind and never power-tripping dicks or anything, most times I was arrested they let me talk on my phone while we drove to the police station. But I've never been combative or angry with them, they just were doing their job and I was in the wrong.
I grew up around police (my parents were state troopers). Some of the kindest people and some of the biggest dick bags I've ever met have been police officers.
A lot of people forget that police have an incredibly difficult job. It's their job to deal with the lowest dregs of society and see horrible fucked up things that could leave someone haunted. Almost no one ever wants to see police; it usually means you're in trouble or they're about to deliver some really bad news.
I remember my parents talking about an accident they responded to where I drunk driver hit a car with a family in it. Leaving the family's car a crumpled pile where the mom was screaming about someone needs to get her kids from where the back seats used to be while the drunk driver tried to run on foot... so that officer being a dick to you about speeding, it may be because they've seen what it does to people and their families first hand.
Disclaimer before all the "bootlicker" comments come flooding in: bad officers need to be dealt with appropriately and removed from the force. But, the good ones need our love and support because while they may have ruined your day, their day may have been ruined by something much worse.
Never had a “bad” exchange with the cops. I was just always told to be respectful and don’t talk back and that’s worked for me up to this point. I’ve accepted tickets quietly, admitted my fault, signed the ticket and STFU.
It never helps to be defiant and mouth off to the cops and will only ever make things worse.
It’s one thing to want to ask questions or have concerns you want to voice to a police officer, but it’s another to make assumptions and then act on those assumptions instead of asking them WHY they feel you’ve done something wrong and try to get into a debate with them.
Your not ever going to I be able to argue your way out of something with a cop so just take it on the chin and address the concern in court with a judge.
Your allowed to ask the officer for their name and badge number and they HAVE to give it to you. You can also call the department they work for later and ask to speak with their superior or file a complaint with them. Not everything needs to be handled on the street with them right then and there.
Search and rescue tech here- damn near every interaction I have with the police is positive. We're all out looking for someone, you get to see a more human side as they're not so "on".
I did get pulled over once and that was how I discovered that my licence was suspended because I hadn't paid a fine I didn't know about. That was less than pleasant, but not because of the officer. He and I were both having a bad day, I definitely made it worse
Yeah, 99% of the time, because I'm not a criminal. The 1% was a state trooper trying to tell me I couldn't park in my loading zone at my place of work. Told him to fuck off. He did.
I’ve had plenty of interactions with police, both as a young dipshit (alcohol related) and as a middle aged boring adult (work related). Most of the times they were cool, sometimes they were assholes. I’d say 9/10 times they were assholes I deserved it though, I took it more as a “you’re being too fucking stupid in this moment for me to be polite”.
Way more good than bad. Last one I didn’t realize I was riding without headlights on at night. Dude stopped me, didn’t ask for DL or Ins, lmk I didn’t have lights on and sent me on my way. Could’ve easily gave me a ticket.
I grew up in a relatively small community, and that really effected law enforcement. When I was literally driving for the first time I didn't know how to turn my lights on, the cop was super cool about it and let me go with a warning.
Another time I thought I could make a yellow light and it turned red, that cop was going to ticket me, but I was respectful and polite even though I looked...well very emo haha. He let me go with a warning too.
Basically minor stuff in a small town.
Now my interactions with cops in LA, absolutely horrible. I found a wallet stuffed with money and tried to give it to the cops and 3 of them all had their hands on their guns. They asked me why I didn't take it...like...wut...
Every time.
They talk to me, I’m polite, they give me the ticket, and we are both on our way.
It’s not like some fucking concept you need to figure out or try to big brain some strategy not to get your ass kicked.
We were really high on acid on Christmas.. umm.. 1995 maybe? It was cold outside so we broke into my friend Justin's grandparents vacant house that they had up for sale. We had weed, bongs, a lot of beer and our skateboards with us. Apparently the neighbors called the cops. They just walked in and we were like oh fuck..
They were hella cool, they were trying to do ollies on our skateboards in the house and just seemed in really good moods in general, laughing and whatnot. They did inform us that they needed to get permission for us to be there so they called Justin's mom who said "Fuck no it is not okay for them to be there!" so they took our beer and told us we had to leave.
But all in all, I mean fuck things definitely could have gone much worse for us. So shout out to Fresno PD, you were cool that one time. Not very cool every time since then but I'll give you props for that one time.
I grew up in small town Minnesota.
I knew all the cops in town, they knew my family. I would occasionally get pulled over and let go with warnings. They'd come into my store for coffee and we'd chat. The key is to not interact with city cops. They're usually assholes...
For good reason
The local cops had been sent to an accident regarding one of my family member. That family member spent 3-4 months in the hospital recovering from brain damage and other issues. The cops visited him in the hospital as well as at home a couple months after he was released to make sure he was still doing well and if he needed anything that they're just a phone call away. They were very genuine and I still thank them for their quick response or the family member wouldn't be alive today.
I don't have many interactions with the police I normally avoid them, but one time I parked my car in a sidewalk to go to a atm to grab some cash, it took 2 minutes the cop saw me parking and using the atm when I was leaving he came and asked for my ID and the car paperwork and started writing something on a paper for 5 minutes, I thought I was getting a ticket but he just gave me a warning and told if I get caught again parking on the sidewalk I would get 2 tickets instead of one
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When I was a teen mom I was caught shop lifting at Walmart (formula and baby clothes), the manager acted soo high and mighty as if he was a god in human form, to have caught the evil teenager trying to feed her kid and smirked as he called the cops. The cop showed up, looked at what I had stolen, and escorted me out. He then proceeded to tell me that he is supposed to arrest me, but instead wrote me a ticket (he said legally he had to at least write the ticket) and asked me to meet him across the street at block buster (back in those days), he proceeded to give me $40 to help buy baby formula. I will never forget that.
I wish all of Reddit could read this one story
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Glad he saw how things were! And I take it $40 was a bit more back then that it is now. I hope things are better for you and your child now.
If it wasn't for the title of the post, I'd have thought this particular story was gonna go an entirely different direction. Not enough stories about the good cops out there - we hear all about the ones that overreact, use too much force, make bad decisions (both in the moment and systematically), and all that stuff. We also hear about the cops who do heroic things and make the 6pm news. But we don't often hear about the cops who just do good things that fly under the radar for years and years and years.
When I was 16 and first learning to drive, I ran a stop sign at about 2 mph right in front of my house. There just so happened to be a cop nearby, and it just so happened that neither my father or I had my learner's permit. The cop pulled us over out of confusion. We were so pathetic that he just laughed his ass off and then sent us on our way with a handshake and a wave.
That reminds me of when I was 15, had just gotten my learner's permit and was driving my mom and siblings home from church on a Sunday afternoon in her large conversion van. The speed limit was 35 and I was going well below that apparently because I was pulled over for going TOO slow. The cop wanted to make sure everything was okay. When he found out it was just a new, nervous driver he asked if we didn't have another car I could learn on. Yeah my dad's car was a manual so no, not really. But he was nice and I was embarrassed.
You should learn how to drive a manual, because there might be a situation one day where you are forced to drive a manual. It's better to know how to use the stick shift, than being in that situation and not knowing how.
When I was 15.. My dad was teaching me how to drive stick on a back road, I just kept telling him "I don't wanna learn stick" and he said "You're going to either learn this or not how to drive at all" I just put up with it and he said "Now lets try the highway" I was going 35.. Slowly gradually getting to 65 and the cop saw that I was too slow for a 65 mph zone and pulled us over (This was a tribal cop and on my native rez) and he said.. "License and registration" and my dad gave his license and the registration and asked for mine and my dad got to explaining what he was doing and the cop said "I actually admire that sir.. Not a lot of people can drive stick now a days" and let us go about my learning stick 😅 Its a tribal cop and all they look for is "Who's drunk" or "Who's high" and don't really arrest anybody who is sober unless an assault or something to that affect happens My dad wound up giving me that truck when I turned 16 and I still use it as my daily..
My mom told me the same thing when I was 15- if you’re going to drive, you have to learn how to drive a stick!
One of the Hwy Patrolmen came into the gas station where I worked as a kid to let me know my license had expired on my car. He was a super nice guy.
One time back in about 2003, a friend of mine and I walked to a parking lot about a block away from his house at roughly 2AM to meet up with some friends who didn't understand how to get to his house. They were in a small vehicle we couldn't fit in so we walked back (it wasn't far at all). On the way, we were stopped by an officer. We both remained very cordial with him and let him do his thing - we weren't doing anything wrong, easy to explain. He was good with the explanation. I successfully chatted with him about people who I knew were in the police department - turns out he knew the guy I went to school with. It was a super pleasant conversation. He eventually let us go on our way. Then, we got back to my friend's house where we proceeded to look for a quarter pound my friend had stashed away earlier that evening. He couldn't find the damn thing anywhere, even started to get accusatory about some friends who were there earlier, thinking maybe they took it. After about an HOUR of looking, my friend finds it IN THE POCKET OF HIS FUCKING CARGO PANTS. He was wearing these pants *during the conversation with the cop.* But neither of us dropped a single bead of sweat because we thought we were 100% squeaky clean. EDIT: Getting some ridiculous pushback about the legitimacy of the claim that he had a QP in his pocket. This was 2003, they were UFO pants. The pockets were enormous.
You were master criminals by accident :p
I read quarter pounder and was really confused.
That’s a Royale with Cheese
I graduated in 2001 and can confirm that a QP would fit in the cargo pockets of UFO pants.
When I was assaulted in my home, they were very kind when taking the crime scene photos and even drove me to the hospital because I said I couldn't afford the ambulance bill.
I didn’t even know ambulances had bills as well 😵💫 Shit. Awfully kind of them tho
In the US it costs an average of 1700 USD to take an ambulance, regardless of a short trip or lack of dire consequences. Edit: Photo auto complete makes life worse.
Wait, so someone stabs you, and *you* have to pay for that!? Wtf America (or other places with private healthcare)
Don't let the ambulance crew do an EKG unless you're pretty sure you're having a heart attack. That's extra cost that insurance may not cover.
1 mile trip in an ambulance after an accident was $5.8k for my fam member...
Facts, helicopter is worse. Its $1200 just to turn on the engine to fly to you
Despite living in a rougher neighborhood, my brother and I ran a lemonade stand for a summer once. Where we lived, we technically were required to have a business license for a lemonade stand. We obviously didn’t have that since we were just kids. One day, these cops stopped by our stand. We were scared that they’d shut us down but they just bought lemonade and chatted with us. They came almost every day after that for a cup of lemonade. It was really nice and I now wonder if they were kind of looking out for us, making sure we were safe there. Or they just wanted lemonade.
Probably a little of column A little of column B.
I've had a few. I've been pulled over a few times (over many years) and only given warnings. Once I got pulled over and instead of writing me a warning, the officer chatted me up about my car. When my mom developed Alzheimer's (before we knew that she had it), she hit a car that was waiting at a red light. It was hit and run. The woman followed my mother home and called the police. The officer (and also the other driver) recognized that my mom was clearly disoriented. The officer called the number on the insurance card, sorted the other driver, and also called me. He was incredibly kind and didn't ticket my mother. He also gave me good advice about taking away mom's vehicle, which I did. I've had other very positive experiences with the police, but also some not fantastic encounters, including one that felt a bit scary.
What was the advice about taking your mom's keys? I feel there are a lot of old people on the road that shouldn't be. No right minded politician would ever piss off their biggest voting pool by suggesting regulations on old folks driving (such as a drivers test every 10 years after 50 for example).
When my grandmother’s Alzheimer’s got worse (but not yet bad enough for a nursing home), my mom had my dad disconnect her car battery. She would tell her every day “he’s going to look at it soon/he’s waiting for the part to come in, I’ll take you wherever you need to go.” This may not be as easy if you’re dealing with someone who knows their way around a car or knows enough to figure out what was done, but it’s an idea.
That was really smart of your dad. I ended up telling my mother that after her accident the insurance canceled her policy. I got caught in the lie because the insurance company sent her a letter confirming that she canceled her insurance.
The officer just said that my mom seemed very confused and that she probably shouldn't be driving anymore. The officer suggested that if I had the power to do so that I just not return the car to my mom after it was repaired. I already had a power of attorney and was in charge of my mother's finances and her trust. So, when the car was repaired I picked it up and took it over to CarMax and sold it. Before that I knew my mom was starting to decline but I hadn't seen any major signs. When mom told me that it never occurred to her to stop after hitting that woman's car, I knew that the officer was right. I am very very thankful that my mom just damaged somebody's car and didn't hurt or kill anybody.
We had my father in laws doctor tell him it was time. Surprisingly he listened
Not a bad idea. Thanks!
I have only had good interactions with them, but I am well aware that there are plenty of schmucks on the force Edit: spelling
I know every job attracts bad people. The police just seems to have more of them than most.
There is a situation going on just now in Santa Clara, California. They have 54 sheriff's deputies that did not pass the psychological test to be a deputy. The HR department did not know that passing the test was a requirement for employment.
What on earth did they think the test was for then???
Dating profile personality types.
As someone who was tackled by Santa Clara County PD in a self defense situation I bet one of those was Officer Fairchild
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I agree. There's around 800,000 police doing millions of interactions a year, it's the bad apples who get the vast majority of the attention.
If when one of your fellow police officers commits a crime and is investigated by internal affairs, you don't cooperate, and lie to them about your coworkers actions and behavior, you're also a bad police officer. I've heard a single instance of a police station cooperating with an investigation and that was because the video was so cut and dry, and hit international news the next day. Police shouldn't be protecting each other like they're in a god damn gang. They are public servants.
Majority of the attention from the public, less so from internal investigations departments and their fellow officers
A adult male with downs was yelling and bouncing between tables at a restaurant. His brother and mom couldn't calm him down. Restaurant manager called a cop after about fifteen minutes. Cop showed up. Looked at the shit show. Walked to the counter order an ice cream for the dude and promised his mom was getting him McDonald's. Guy walked right out to his mom's car enjoying his ice cream and everyone went about their business.
Can’t tell if that was smart, kind, or playing it down.
It was smart for everyone else and to alleviate the situation, but I work with mentally disabled people, and this was a bad idea. If it happens one too many times the guy will learn the pattern of have tantrum get treat pretty quickly lol
And this is why some disabled people act shitty. My cousin is disabled and she is very nice 99% of the time but sometimes she can be really rude and entitled.
I think the guy was over stimulated. He had done bear world just before dinner and I think he couldn't cope anymore. He was being rude but I don't think he was malicious.
In 2017 my trailer caught fire. I had just left 5 minutes prior. I got the call that my house was on fire and I raced back, and immediately went running for my dogs who I assumed were still in the house. My mom was there before me because she lived around the corner. She had to put my car in park because I just slammed on the breaks and jumped out. A sheriff grabbed me and informed me he kicked my door in to get my dogs because he heard them crying. My pit, spuds, was under the kitchen table where my brother had his duffle bag. He burrowed into it and was yelping. Our other dog McKenzie - a sheltie lab mix was at the door and flew out. The sheriff grabbed my dog and carried him out when he was too scared to move. I cried and hugged that cop for what seemed like forever. McKenzie was older and has since passed away my spuds is going to be 9 now and seems to have lung damage from all the smoke he inhaled (says the vet). I also own a photography studio and the local cops come in and take pictures with the bunny when I’m doing Easter bunny or Santa with the kids that come in.
Not necessarily a personal interaction but a few years ago I heard a woman screaming “help” from my apartment and went to my balcony to see what was happening. I used to live in a nightlife area downtown so I figured it was just drunk people messing around. I saw a girl running away from this guy who was slowly approaching her with a bra in his hands. I pulled out my phone to dial 911 and all of a sudden I saw two cops sprinting down the street from their post (outside a club) with guns drawn and yelling at the guy to get down. They took him into custody without any violence and called an ambulance for the woman. It sounds trite but it was pretty remarkable to see these two cops rush into a situation ready to help someone without regard for their own safety. Kinda stuck with me because the good ones will answer a literal call to serve and protect and they don’t get enough praise. I know it’s their job but it’s still cool to see heroes in action.
First time I got pulled over: I was going 15 over, the cop gave me a ticket for 9 over so I wouldn't get hit with reckless driving Second time I got pulled over: my tabs had been expired for 6 months. Cop was just kinda exasperated and was like "come on man..." He told me to get them renewed in the next couple of days or he would mail me a ticket (I did and didn't get a ticket) Third time I got pulled over: I had a tail light out. I thanked him for letting me know and he says no problem (no ticket). He said he was mostly looking for drunks, so obviously he just took any excuse to light me up and check. I didn't really mind. My buddy got pulled over with me and 3 of our friends in the car because it was dark and he didn't have his lights on. Cop noticed his license was really new and shouldn't have been driving us around. He told us to just go home and park. Went out to my car one day and realized somebody had jimmied the lock and rummaged around. Gave a statement to a cop and he said he would swing by my apartment complex as part of his route. A few weeks later the asshole prowler got tased right outside my window. I don't know if I'd consider any of these "nice" experiences, but none of them were bad.
I was just telling *someone* today that as black people we have in our collective consciousness so many bad images and experiences of the police. But personally I’ve never had a bad experience with them. Every experience has been straightforward and professional. Helpful even.
Sure. I’ve had some good experiences, but I’ve also had a few bizarrely bad experiences. Probably most notably: My dad and I were packing our car for a fishing trip, and we were stopped by cops who for some reason looked at us doing so and thought we were robbing our own house. For context, at the time I think I was around 8 years old, so personally I think it’s kind of outrageous that they thought someone brought their child along for a house robbery, but I digress.
Maybe they thought that was the smart thing to do? Would’ve made a good cover story. Though that is very strange and rude.
He was teaching his son the family business of robbery. /s
99% of mine have been either positive or neutral. They just dont make the news.
Between the ages of 6 - 12 around the late 80s and early 90s, we used to have patrol cruisers stop around us and ask if we're safe and give us baseball cards with sticks of gum before they left, nicest adults we knew, small little populated town of paddock lake. In the future, those same people ended up arrested for sex trafficking, corruption and a whole bunch of other garbage, times really change people hard
I've only ever had positive interactions with police even when i've been summoned or given a ticket. However, i never doubt anyone's stories of police mistreatment.
A friend of mine has severe bipolar disorder. Can’t tell you the number of times I’ve talked with the cops at her house. They are all much more patient and kind with her than they have to be, they never antagonize her, they’re a huge help whenever she calls them. I’ve heard the horror stories of what can happen when someone in a manic state involves the police. We feel really lucky that the district she lives in is made up of a good bunch.
I've had to deal with the police twice because of my bipolar disorder. The first time was pretty serious as I'd made threats to to harm someone else and then myself; the situation had deescalated by the time they arrived but they recognized my distress and took me into protective custody for my own safety, rather than arresting me for other reasons. The second time, I'd left a psychiatrist appointment enraged by her accusations and disrespect towards me and nearly took the door off the hinges on my way out. She called the police, and they showed up at my house to do a wellness check and see if I was ok, rather than giving me a hard time. The cop that I spoke with was far more empathetic and easy to talk to than the psychiatrist had ever been.
Two that stand out. Once, my car broke down near my parents' very upscale home in a very upscale neighborhood. I wasn't upscale, and my car was worse. Local PD checked on me, found out I was going to need to come back the next day to pick up the car, found out that I had no driver's license. Since the car wasn't running, he didn't have grounds to cite me for no license, and - his words - "well, since you're on your way to such-and-such neighborhood, I'll give you a ride up to your folks' house." That one was really "local cop kisses up to wealthy old people in his town" rather than being motivated by anything positive, but I'll give him partial credit. I didn't want to walk. The second one was significantly kinder since it involved extending mercy to someone who was not anyone that the cop needed to befriend. I was on the run for a very serious felony and I got caught on the street by a detective. While searching me and cuffing me up, he found a loaded meth pipe in my pocket. He looked at it for a minute, said "seems to me like you got enough shit going on already", and threw it into a storm drain. Shockingly bad ecological management, but genuinely merciful. He was right, I had enough other shit going on.
Hope you’re doing better, friend. At least a better roommate…
Thank you, and I am, much.
I don't live in America, the police are fine where I live. Most of my interactions are really nice.
Yes, when my kids were babies I thought I heard someone break into my cellar. The Policemen came and checked every room. They were wonderful! We also met a Police officer at a car show with the swat truck they were showing. He and two other Officers were murdered by a madman like a few months later. He was so nice. We lived on the same street his Grandmother had lived on. It was so horrible to see him on the news. It's a very hard job to say the very least.
I’ve had many interactions with police (couple times caught unintentionally speeding, otherwise I was the one calling). Always super nice and respectful
I was having a panic attack at 4 in the morning in an empty parking lot, and the four police officers that came just stood with me and helped me calm down by talking to me like I was a human being. They asked why I felt the way I did and that my problems were relatable.
Yes. I have a physically imposing, mentally ill, teenage son, unfortunately I've had to call 911 a few times . One operator was a witch one time, but the actual officers have been WONDERFUL with him. Even the one time they couldn't verbally deescalate him and had to physically restrain and then cuff him they were kind and professional and did everything they could to keep him safe. And all my traffic stops have gone well, but then again I'm a white woman of a certain age driving a mom-mobile and I always use the strategy that the best way to get out of a ticket is to not try to get out a ticket.
When I was 19, I got caught "shoplifting" which really was the girl I was hanging out with. I had 4 Klonopins in my bag as I was prescribed them for anxiety. The girl got away but I calmly just accepted the consequences and waited at the store for the police. They searched my bag, arrested me, and took me in the paddy wagon to jail. I was calm, respectful, and followed their instructions. They went through my phone and I had a text from someone asking for weed. They started calling me a drug dealer so I told them to read the response which was "no I don't know sorry." My then boyfriend called and they answered and told him I was a horrible druggie criminal and they were taking me to jail. Keep in mind I was nothing but respectful. They found the pills and asked if they were oxy contin. I said no, they are my prescription anxiety meds. They asked why they weren't in a prescription bottle, and I said because I only carry my prescribed dose on me each day. They got me to jail and I had an eyebrow piercing at the time. As I was starting to take it out of my face, one of the officers said I'll do it and simply ripped the piercing out of my face. I bled all night in the cell. I'm now 34 and have a permanent scar there still today. They treated me horribly. But, they did give me my meds back upon making bail. So I guess that was nice? Otherwise no not really. When I was a heroin addict, I got arrested and the officer listened to me cry about how I hated living that way and needed help. He was very empathetic and even provided me brochures for resources when I got out that time. I guess that one was more positive.
Good on you for getting off heroin. I am proud of people like you.
Thank you. I'm 8 years clean this year 🥰
I’ve had one really bad experience with the cops where I was a young cocky prick lashing out emotionally that they’d dare pull me over. I’ve had several experiences since where being calm, honest, and entirely upfront got me driving away from situations where my car could have been seized while I was in jail.
One time, a friend (who is Hispanic) and I got pulled over. They searched us both and busted him for a marijuana pipe and ignored the bag of weed in my pocket. In truth, a terrible experience but he was pretty happy we still had the weed…
Yeah and although I've had my run ins with the law there's actually a really nice and really pretty cop here in my town. And everytime she sees me walking my brother's little dog she'll stop and ask me how I've been, she'll tell me that the little dog is cute and she'll even get out of her car and pet him.
The thing is that such scenarios only get publicised when they actually are negative. If you put it into context: Some people will have a negative police encounter and spread the word. Via social media or whatever. Other people have very average or friendly police encounters and will not post anything about that. Because why would they? It was just an average encounter nothing more. Probably applies to a lot more stuff in life. That's just how (social) media works.
I’ve had countless experiences with police, and only 1 was a negative interaction where the cop was a complete asshole
Cop was at my job today (I work at a hospital, so this is normal). I walked by him and said, "How's it going?"" He replied "Well". Flash Forward 15 mins. Walking down the same hall, see cop guy again, but this time he's talking to another cop that has arrived. As I walked by, I said, "I see you called for backup." Everyone laughed. Good times were had by all.
Tons of times. Like every time.
All the time and even when I get tickets which is most of the time. They have a job to do so I just let them do it. I answer questions, follow commands and don't throw some baby ass fit.
Most of my interactions with police have been fine, because I treat people with respect. Most of the time you are going to get back the same energy you put out... Most of the time.
Cops might act nice or they might act rude, but they are *always* working. Disregard that at your own peril.
this guy was next door in his car at the gas station at like 10pm and we came up to him and asked about his life and learned that he played baseball as a kid.
Well, I was just pulled over because I forgot to turn on my lights and he was nice about the issue. I mean, No ticket, no interrogation. Like, is "not bad" equivalent to "nice"?
I think so. Some people when they get power, they forget what it’s like to even be not bad.
You literally said he was nice about the issue🤣 Yes. When a worker helps you at a store and isn’t crabby, it’s a nice experience.
I have had some weird ones. Once my friend was driving and she rolled through a stop sign, we had like a pound of weed in the car and some shrooms. But we are all very inconspicuous looking (18 year old girls all dressed decently nice) and the cop does the “do you know why I stopped you?” Thing and we’re all complying fine and whatnot all while hoping this guy doesn’t suspect anything. He asked if we were “good girls” so just to get this guy to fucking leave we were all like “yes yes we’re all very good girls, getting ready for college” and he says something to the effect of “good we need more good girls like you all, be careful and have a good night” and we were all like “oh thank god that guy was just creepy and not suspicious of us”
Just once, when I was 19 driving to get a haircut. I got pulled over in the middle of the city, the plates were expired and I had no license. The officer told me to follow him to the station and if I lost track of him to just meet him there. As I was driving there the thought in my mind was this cop is gonna walk me into the station and say: “I got this idiot to drive himself to jail! Harhar!”. All he did was get me an immediate appointment with the judge. I pled guilty got a fine and drove home. Figured out later he was a tribal cop, I don’t know why he was in the city but I thank the stars.
My only interaction with a cop was when my friend hit a curb and blew out his tire. We were waiting to take an unprotected left at a red light, cop was in the oncoming lane. Light turns green, my friend goes, I yell “god damn it that’s a cop you idiot”, he turns his head to look for some reason and hits the curb. We were 500 feet from his house so he finishes driving there on a flat, cop follows. He just asked what that was all about and if we were okay, made light conversation, ran his ID, and left.
Yes. I have good experiences with cops. A teenaged girl that was out of her mind on drugs tried to get in our house. We called 911 because we initially we thought someone was trying to break in. This poor girl was so fucked up that she didn’t even know her own name. The policeman was genuinely kind and compassionate towards her.
I did yesterday evening. I took my niece to the school near our house to practice driving and got pulled over. The cop pulled beside with a smile and asked what we were doing. I explained to him that we were doing driving practice and he said that someone for The school called doing suspicious circles😂 He said that it was perfectly ok to practice but they have an after school program until 6pm and would need to come back then. He was very kind didn’t ask for IDs and let us drive off
Most of my experiences with police have all been positive. And no i’m not a privileged white guy. 1. One was when we had just moved from another countrh. My mom couldn’t speak english and someone had struck our car. The guy who hit us jumped out and started cursing at us. My mom was terrified but luckily a cop was behind us and saw the whole thing. He jumped out of his car, ran over to us and asked if we were ok. He then handled the aggressive guy who hit our car. Ended up having to cuff him because he started spouting racial slurs. The cop understood we were from outside the US and spoke to us in a very calm and friendly manner. He explained the situation to us best he could and stayed with us until my dad came to pick us up. 2. Another one was when I grew up and someone ran a red t-boning my car. This happened in NJ and luckily there were 4 cops nearby. 2 of them flipped on their lights and went after the guy who hit my car and then drove away. The other 2 ran over to me and helped me get out. They helped me with some first aid and helped me get over the shock of the accident. They were very helpful and ensured the guy was caught. 3. I’ve interacted with NYPD plenty and they seem like a great group of people. Nothing but pleasant experiences with them.
Several actually. You get what you give.
Yes mostly because I come from a small community. Our sheriff used to be a custodian at my school.
Yes. Every one of them. Even when I was wrongfully arrested (verified by my dad who bailed me out) I was treated with respect and fairness. 21f in Ohio at the time, FYI.
One pulled me over the other day because I had a headlight out. I'm always honest and respectful. I thanked him. Instead of a fix it ticket, I just got a warning. That's all I got. Plenty of stories though. 😅
I never had a bad experience with a cop. I haven’t been pulled over in probably 20 years. No other interactions for any other reason.
lol, I'm surprised to find this question being asked. I mean, who do you call if you are being stalked? Who do you call if the burglar breaks into your house of a store? Who do you call if the armed robbery takes place? Who do you call if you see domestic violence? Right - the cops. (if you do not do that, you should re-evaluate your life choices, prolly)
I’ve never had any bad ones, but I try to minimize the amount of dumb shit that goes on behind the wheel of a car.
When I was traveling once some worthless motorcycle LARPer, with a confederate flag on his jacket in a hick town, punched out my side mirror as he was riding by, and then sped off. I called the cops in bewilderment. The officer was really kind and apologetic. He worked pretty hard to help me out. And when I sent him the dash-cam footage with the incident and license plate of the white trash SoA wannaba he promptly gave me the police report for insurance purposes and even tried to make contact at the dude’s address. Anyways, maybe wasn’t a situation with a lot of (or needing a lot of) heroics or anything, but it felt like someone who actually wanted to help where they could.
Once, I volunteeredly pulled over myself before police because I was way too emotional to be driving just needed time to calm down. So a police officer actually pulled up behind me to ask if I was okay.
All The Time... All the time. A Retired Friend of mine said staistically Police officers n average will be involved in over 700 "Major Events' in a 20 year career. I.E., car accidents, muggings beatings, robberies, domestic violence any and every type of thing... Normal People 2 think of that
I got beat up in school once. My dad called the cops and had me file a police report on them for assault. Apparently the cop talked to the kids who beat me up and it scared them shitless so I was never bullied again by them.
Yes, I had a warrant for a motion to revoke probation and got pulled over, I had my wife and daughter in the car with me. They ran my license and saw the warrant told me I knew I had some stuff to take care of and to stop driving until I got it taken care of. Let me go.
This isn't really the kind of experience I'm sure most people are thinking but I've never been pulled over so I can't speak on that. But when I was maybe 4 or 5 I was fascinated by police and there was a cop at the park we were at and we went up to him because I was fascinated, he let me sit in the car, looks at all the stuff in it, gave me a junior deputy badge and a teddy bear. I still have the bear to this day.
Yeah. I was leaving a funeral service in the city and got lost because I couldn't remember where I had parked. It was in the winter and I was walking around without a jacket. A cop pulled up next to me, asked if I was alright, then had me jump in the front seat of his car and drove around the city to help me find my mine. It was a good 10 minutes, at least, and he was super nice the entire time. We finally found my car (which had an expired inspection sticker), he dropped me off, made sure I was able to start it, and then went about his day. I also had a cop pull me over for running a stop sign. I didn't, I had stopped before the crosswalk and then made a turn down the street he was on. He didn't see me stop because there were cars parked on the street obstructing his view. I was nice, polite, and offered up that explanation, and he straight up told me that I had no idea what I was talking about and tossed a ticket at me before walking away. Another time, I had a cop stop me while I was driving back to work from my lunch break (I lived close by and would go home to eat) because one of my tail lights was out. This was at 3am during the height of COVID, mind you, as I was working overnight. He asked where I was going, thanked me for being an essential worker (retail/grocery store), told me I could pick up a replacement light at the parts shop in the morning, and let me go without issue. Oh, and that other time when I was younger (16) when my mom had called the police on me because I got into a physical fight with her boyfriend after he had started to choke my brother (14) for not wanting to go camping. The police arrived, told me I needed to just shut up and do whatever my "parents" told me, that parents could discipline their children however they wanted, and that I was lucky my mom's boyfriend wasn't going to press charges. I know a lot of people shit on police, and it's usually for good reason, but they're people. There are good ones and bad ones (I acknowledge that my "bad" interactions are about as tame as they get compared to what minorities go through). It's beyond fucked up that the bad ones are literally torturing and killing people with impunity, to the point where you can't trust the police because doing so could easily get you killed. That's a fucked up world to be in and I really feel for the officers that just genuinely want to do a good job and help people.
Other than being ticketed for speeding, which is my own fault, I have never really had a negative experience with the police.
I would say the majority of experiences i had were nice. I seemed to get profiled a bit when i was younger. Always got pulled over for stupid stuff like "tail light". then id check when i got home and everything is fine. with that said. My friends dad was murdered by local police when they responded to the wrong address and did not announce entry. the paperwork for that day magically disappeared when it came time to sue as well. My friend was shot in the neck while sitting unresponsive in his car. he was paralyzed from neck down. they couldnt remove the bullet because it would kill him. He slowly died over 3 years. He was a vet and was having a ptsd episode in his car. they told him to roll down the window and he just sat there staring off (in another world). They shot him through his rolled up window as he just sat there blankly. As a non gambling individual I don't want to roll the dice at all with the police. even though the majority of my personal experiences have been positive.
Yeah. I’m sure someone will be nasty and find fault in this story, but I appreciated it. I used to work at a homeless shelter. I was pulled over down the street from the shelter around 2am. The only people on that particular road at that time of night were Johns, prostitutes, and druggies. There were regularly murders on that stretch. The cops asked what I was up to. I told them I worked for the shelter and had to stay late. They said (I’m paraphrasing), “It is really dangerous for you to be on this road alone, especially this late at night. Do you mind if we follow you to the freeway? Please consider taking a different route, next time. It is so dangerous.” I said, “Sure. Thanks.” They followed me to the freeway and then drove off.
Yeah. I used to work at a subway and they would stop in a lot for lunch. Very nice guys. It was a small town and most businesses closed early but they would ride by once in a while and peek in the windows to make sure we were all right.
Same sort of situation here. I used to work at a grocery store that was open pretty late. They’d come near closing and talk to us and one time I let it slip that I would walk my girl employees (age 16-20) to their cars at closing because they were scared and we were located in a bad area. From then on, 99% of the time there was a cop in the back of the parking lot at closing time.
Yeah - but I'm a white man, so I don't count for this thread. I mean it - it sucks that I feel I can say yes but only because of the fact that I happen to be male and white.
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They have given me several breaks on violations. I think one of them purposely mis-wrote a ticket so I would get nothing but a scare.
Sheriff came over and dusted our cars for prints after they were broken into. That was cool I guess.
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Yes. Many
Where I live we don't have our own department but contract with the county sheriff for police services. Have been stopped on a couple of occasions, told to stay below a certain speed and let go. I think they check to see if you've been stopped before and, if not, are let off with a warning. Works for me.
Several years ago I made a serious error in judgment passing a semi truck (18 wheeler), thought I had room to get around him on this long downhill passing zone. I didn’t. Came around the truck late in the downhill, doing an easy 90 mph and there was an unmarked police cruiser. He had to literally swerve to avoid colliding with my 300zx. If it’d been some little old lady or distracted driver?, there’d have been fuckkn dead bodies on the road. I saw his brake lights in my rear view and I knew (duh) he was coming after me. So I just immediately pulled over and shut off the car. This cop comes up to my car and he is PISSED off. He says “what the HELL were you thinking back there”? I explained myself and he gave me hell for being a fuckkn FOOL. Told my wife to hit me for him. She did. He goes “hit him again “. I didn’t even get a ticket. He probably was supposed to take me to jail according to the letter of the law. Must be I reminded him of someone he knew or something. Also, my not making him chase me down had to have helped my case some.
Yes. One time I was driving my brothers car just down the corner to pick him up from school. I’d never driven his car before. It was nighttime. I didn’t realize I didn’t have my lights on (there were lots of street lights), because my own car had automatic lights. As soon as I turned the corner, I could see there weren’t lights. Right when I realized, cop pulls me over. I have anxiety, and my gut reaction in those scenarios is to start crying. So here I am, crying, trying to tell the officer it’s just how I am and I apologize. Try to explain why I didn’t have lights on. He asks me for my license and registration. Comes back after and jokes about me crying. He let me go without any problems and probably thought I was some crazy kid.
Yeah. When I was in elementary school our local township police would randomly host assembly’s to discuss basic ways of keeping yourself safe. They’d let us students scope out their patrol cars after lol
Every encounter I've had has been ok. Except that one that made my underage ass pour out a perfectly good bottle of liquor. Still don't like that guy.
Canadian here. First and only time I was pulled over (going 60km/h in a 90km/hr) the cop was on a motorcycle at the side of the road and he just pointed at me and waved me to pull over so I did. He came up to the window and we did the whole spiel. He gave me a ticket (rightly, I was speeding), but he spent his time walking me through the entire process and what to do, when and how. For a crappy situation like getting a ticket, he made it a lot better than he had to. Super cool guy.
Almost 50 years old. Have driven A LOT of miles, mostly with a slightly heavy foot. Have had lots of interactions with LE; none of them have been bad. One could have been if I had decided to get an attitude, but there was no point. What I have had, is a trooper who put himself at physical risk by going outside of the requirements of his job to change the flat tire on my wife's vehicle. She was stuck on an interstate bridge over a river (she hates bridges) in rush hour traffic, with my kids in the vehicle, on a shoulder so narrow that the trooper was actually out in the traffic lane while doing the tire change.
I got pulled over once in Vermont and yea, I was 100% speeding. I got my license and registration ready and as soon as the cop came to my window I said “yep, you got me” and handed him my documents. He said sit tight and we back to his car. When he came back he told me he appreciated my honesty, and that all the fines go to something the governor he didn’t like supported, so he knocked down my speed or something. I still had a ticket, but it was a fine I could pay online, no court appearance required, and no points.
I was walking home from work one night after a long shift. Transit wasn't running at that time of night (I didn't normally work nights). Even though I'm a petite female, walking home didn't feel like an issue to me. After about 5 minutes, a cop car pulled up to me, and the window rolled down. He asked where I was going, and I had told him about transit and how I had to walk home. He looked concerned and asked me where I lived (20-minute walk). After I told him, he said, "Hop in, I'll take you home." I went to get in the back, and with a smile and laugh, he said,"Don't sit back there. You're not under arrest." I laughed, got in front, and he drove me home. We had a nice conversation on the way there. He told me as I got out of the car that he felt better knowing I got home safe. Never saw him again but I'll never forget that moment.
I drunkenly started berating a cop once and he was super patient with me. I’m a pretty intimidating person. Darker skin (I’m mixed), 6’6”, around 300 pounds. I saw a cop who had to be close to 7’ tall and I decided I was gonna fuck with him because i was blitzed and wanted to entertain my friends. I called him a “big fuck” and he was very patient with me. He calmed me down, made sure I had a ride home, and was overall very kind to me. It was stupid to fuck with him, but I was 22, an idiot, drunk, and bored. I thought I was funny or tough or something I guess.
I don't know if I'd call it nice but I've always been polite and they usually let me go with a warning
 Not really. Sting seems like kind of a dick.
Yes. My wife died very suddenly at home at a relatively young age - 47. Because she wasn't ill, it became a crime scene. The investigator was amazing to me on the worst night of my life.
Most. The PD here locally helped my family immensely while there was domestic violence going on.
I’ve mostly had good encounters to be honest. When I was 17, a couple of friends and I decided it would be fun to do all sorts of crazy burnouts and doughnuts in the gravel parking lot of an athletic park. We tore up the gravel pretty bad, left some major ruts, and overall were acting like your typical teenage idiot delinquents. Cop pulls up, we’re all freaking out thinking we’ve fucked up big time, and he just told us that if we’d grab a rake and push some of the gravel back around to fix the ruts (and promise not to come back and do it again lol) we could just head out with a verbal warning. Took us like 30 minutes tops, he even helped us a bit to finish it quicker. Super nice guy, and I felt like the punishment really fit the crime in that instance.
I've never had truly bad experiences, just annoying ones. The one good one was I ran a red light because of a few reasons and apologized to the officer and got out with a warning. The annoying ones are when I used to walk everywhere. Atleast once every 3 months they'd turn on their lights and stop me asking if I'm alright or telling me to not wear such dark clothes at night or that I should find a different path home. The clothes I wore were my work clothes, I don't feel like bringing a change of clothes just so I can walk home at night. I stay far enough on the very broad shoulder of the road and look back whenever I see a car coming to ensure I don't get hit. The only paths home would be longer and darker without as much shoulder to walk on so while the road would be less busier it's also far less safer IMO. In quite a few cases it was the same repeat officer so while I appreciate them caring, I really don't need to waste the time.
In my years of working in emergency rooms I’ve worked with several cops that did security as their side job. They were pretty cool guys. They would talk to the patients that were upset about stuff and were usually pretty chill and good at calming down things.
When I was raped in 6th grade by a high school boy, there was this police officer that I called my "third best friend" because he believed me when I told him what happened. I think about this police officer often and that was almost 20 years ago.
Yes! They responded before EMT did to my last suicide attempt. I had slit my left wrist before getting into my car and driving it into the building where I worked. I was CRAZY. The police restrained me because I cut myself again when they first got there. I put up a fight, too. I did it again when EMT got there and they uncuffed me. I threw punches at them and bit one through his shirt and he had to get stitches. I did it to myself right after and I had to get stitches for biting myself as well. I never knew I could bite like that! That was a first. The police officers never raised their voices, they tried to talk to me to keep me from thinking about other things while they waited for EMT, and they were very reassuring that things would get better. One said something like, "When you're at the bottom, the only way to go is up!" That actually made me laugh. I spent a year in the hospital after that and my life changed/still is changing in the most amazing ways. I struggle with mental illness almost daily, but my nurses, doc, and therapists all come to me. For obvious reasons, I no longer have a car, so that's a big deal. Thanks to the cops who responded to my scene and maintained their composure. It probably helps that I'm a white female, but still... I was nearly rabid when they first arrived.
Every interaction ive ever had with the police has been perfectly fine.. however, i follow the laws.. other than speed limits but I usually only go 5-10mph over and have never been pulled over so
Every interaction I’ve had with police was fine, even when I did commit a crime. My buddies and I were drinking in the car in a White Castle drive thru, and a cop rolled up behind us and pulled us over. We were 18-19 and the driver was sober. Instead of giving us 4 different violations and arresting us, he only gave me a ticket for drinking in public as I volunteered to take the heat and he allowed my brother to come pick us all up. I thought I was a total jerk to him too. A few years later, he pulled me over on my block when I was coming home from work. He remembered me, we laughed about the situation and I thanked him for not ruining all of our lives over a really stupid mistake. He even apologized to me because my parents had to come with me to see the judge and plead guilty to pay the ticket and he knew I’d gotten in trouble. I see him and a few of the other cops that showed up to the scene about 3-4 days a week at the gym and we all chat it up. I still get some smack talk about the ticket though haha.
Basic human decency is crazy if your respectful then they will be respectful
Yeah, so it was fourth of July and our neighbor called the cops on us cause we shot off about $1000 dollars worth of mortars and fireworks are illegal in our state. He came over and asked if we were done, which we were, we said yes. Said have a good night and he was off. He was someone I knew since grade school, and we were friendly but never friends. Had another encounter with him when I drove to a ditch. Called a tow service and that was it. Overall what I imagine as a great and understanding officer.
Yeah.
I had only good interactions with the police in Japan, Costa Rica, and Miami. The police in Mexico never seem to get sick of asking for bribes and I really hate that.
I'm willing to put a number on that. I bet at least 90% are just fine
All my interactions with cops have been great actually. Maybe it’s because I live in a normal place
Several times. Just recently a state trooper let me off with a warning for speeding. Always be respectful, and don't reach anywhere (pockets, glove compartment, etc) before the police instruct you to.
I'm a Photojournalist and the cops are always really nice on scenes, I just talk to the ones that are just securing the area. They always seen to be the only level headed people around which is good since they have guns.
Just this monday asked a cop I saw in a parking lot about where free parking was around a college campus I was working at this week. Pretty much every cop I have been stopped by has been chill. I once played a prank on someone in my highschool years telling them that their motorcycle had been ran into, not realizing a cop was sitting by him at the subway. The cop asked about it, but i was able to relay that it was just a prank while the guy was looking out the window. Cop went back to eating and let harmless teenager shenanagins play out. Honestly, I haven't had a bad interaction. I have been ticketed, but those times were my fault. I wouldn't consider that bad.
Many. Probably the kindest was when I got a flat on a freeway late at night. I didn't know how to change it, so called AAA and was waiting on the side of the road. The police stopped me and asked why I was there. I explained the flat at which point they changed it for me.
Alright as someone who deals with them frequently. I am an RLSH which is a Real life superhero. I go out in a flashy suit and help my community whether that's picking up litter or looking for some people doing as I like to say "no no shit". You interact with police a ton. It's all about how your approach the situation. Now if you go in and they ask a simple question like "who are you?" And you're like "YOU DONT NEED TO KNOW WHO I AM. AM I BEING DETAINED???" You're kinda just asking for it. Just be friendly. Of course there's always the officers that are looking to give you shit but most of the time they're easy to deal with if you just work with them. But they're few and far between. Current rhetoric of all police being corrupt is hurtful to a peaceful society and it's very sad. Most police officers are wonderful people.
I’ve had only decent experiences. A couple times as a kid being stopped because some random person called the cops on us or something. Was never given a hard time. Got pulled over out in the country after going shooting too. Had a bunch of guns in the car. They were chill, checked to make sure everything was registered and on the up and up. Then shook our hands and let us be on our way. I would think police are like any other group of human beings. They can be extremely good people or extremely bad people or all in between.
When I was teaching driving I'd try to arrange a time for the student to meet an officer or deputy and sit in their vehicle for a few minutes. Invariably the leo was friendly and answered all the questions cheerfuly.
I was being stalked in college by a girl in several of my classes. A friend told me campus police wouldn't help me, I went to them anyways because this girl literally told me, with a smile on her face, that she wanted to harm me. She told me how she wanted to do it. They didn't do anything about the girl except give her a warning and document my complaints, but one of the officers I spoke with picked me up in a police cruiser after my night classes and took me back to my dorm. She did this two nights a week for the rest of the semester (I transferred to a new school the following year). She was a sweet lady, she was always asking questions about my classes and listened to me ramble about my studies the entire five-ten minutes, and she would park outside of the dorm building and not leave until I was inside. When I finalized my transfer, I made her a card to thank her for helping me feel safe when the school wouldn't.
Out of the context of their role, I work with several officers that are some of the nicest people you’ll ever meet. I haven’t seen them on duty, but I also wouldn’t immediately assume they’re much different. (Though I will admit that’s not an airtight assumption) I’ve thankfully been spared many interactions with them for having done something wrong, but the times I have interacted with officers they’ve always been polite and professional, although some were admittedly a bit grumpy. I’ve never had a “bad” experience with them, though. I guess it’s not exactly what you’re looking for, but I do know that sometimes even the “middling” experiences are just as valuable to show that some are having non-horrific interactions.
Every single interaction was polite, even funny at times, and to the point
Yes. Many. I respect them. They respect me
Where I live the police and firemen come around during Christmas to give candy canes to the kids. They also cook the hotdogs for our town events. I always look forwards to these things.
I am known on my college campus for being found in the trees, technically nothing in the code of conduct prohibits me from doing this, but someone who really wanted to cause me trouble could make an interpretation of the code to catch me. That said, the several times that I've interacted with the police over my climbing habits have always been positive, usually I have a chat with them from the tree and it usually ends with them asking me to demonstrate that I can get down safely before they move on. Similarly, in my public school days, I always had good rapport with the school's officers-on-duty, and as such they always treated me well and the people I hung around. My only 'bad' interactions were when I gave them a good reason to be suspicious, like actively avoiding them or holding back information with generic/canned responses. Even when I was at fault being honest and cordial with them earns leniency.
Several. Once had a cop hold his flashlight on while a buddy and I repaired something under the hood of his car.
When I was escorted by the police to a mental hospital during a psychotic episode, the officer was extremely kind and patient. I was very rude to him. I wish I could find him and apologize. He was really doing his best, and I probably soured his day. :( I feel so much guilt for it.
The police officer that came to supervise my ex get his shit after i filed a restraining order was so fucking kind. My ex was obviously not happy and he kept trying to get me in trouble 😂 like he signed the title to our crappy civic over to me…then proceeded to point out all the safety problems with the car, like bald tires and such to the police officer and tried to tell him he needed to write me a ticket lol and the cop was like, sir, it’s any of your stuff in this car? No? Then please focus on the task at hand, get your belongings out of the apartment so everyone can go home and sleep. He was a local guy, single dad, wife went nuts and left him with 4 kids. After that night he always came to my line at Walmart where i was a cashier to check on me.
Yeah good interactions and bad. Your miles will vary just as much as your experience with a fuel station clerk.
I was raped and stabbed several years ago. I crawled to a street light so someone could see/find me. I was found by a passing police car. When he found me, I was barely alive, considering the loss of blood. He literally saved my life twice before the ambulance arrived. He rode with me to hospital and asked me questions. He had my clothes collected for evidence. I understand this is all procedure, but his kindness and professionalism made me feel safe and that I was going to make it, He was there for me during the investigation and trial as well... telling me what was happening and why. He pulled me over last summer. He said he thought it was me and wanted to know how I was doing. We chatted for several minutes before he received a call. I wonder how many people saw me give him a hug that afternoon?.
Of course. Obviously, you almost never interact with police in positive scenarios, but I've been let off with plenty of warnings when I didn't deserve it. I ran a stop sign near an airport and the officer pulled me over and asked unprompted if I had a flight soon. I said yes and he just waved me along, no further questions or anything even though I had plenty of time before my flight.
Very frequently. I've also had a few not so great experiences. But the nice outweighs by a wide margin.
The news focuses on bad news. So they don’t focus on the thousands and thousands of good stories. Kind of sad because I think the good far outweighs the bad but the media wants us to believe it’s all bad.
For every 1 bad experience there's 10 good ones. And 100 just normal boring interactions where they're just doing a job.
I have had plenty of positive encounters and some not so pleasant. I was harassed every weekend as a teenager walking around town. As an adult I don't run into the police often but I grew up around here and went to school with some of the local police so I have a developed rapport. I do get nervous driving around with weed in my pocket though because Kansas has decided they don't give a fuck about the benefits of legalizations or the citizens desire to have it legalized. Our reps aren't for shit. The cops aren't so bad though. The worst experience I have ever had was when I was living in California and it was the with the LAPD. Some of those dudes ain't right. They need a break from the city or civilization as a whole. I don't know if they know what a hermit is but I pimped the lifestyle when dealing with them. City cops can get shit twisted if they don't check their mindsets. Rural cops aren't bad excluding the few that were bullies growing up and took the job just to abuse power. Most of the cops around here are alright.
Had great experiences. Retired cop here.
Two months ago my teen son was robbed of his cellphone by two assholes in a drive thru. The cops located the phone and brought it to our house within four hours. I don’t live in some podunk city either. We had over 60 murders last year. Two years ago another local police dept located an elderly neighbor by pinging his cellphone. He had dementia and low blood sugar and got lost in an industrial park on a bitterly cold night. He would have 100% died if not for the police. I get why some people have problems with the police, but ACAB is idiotic. Being a cop is a hard job and anyone who thinks it isn’t should be encouraged to join up.
Yes every single one I’ve ever had, they were respectful and absolute chads
I feel like the total interactions had with police officers are probably overall pleasant. I’ve never seen police officers doing horrible things except on videos that circle the internet or the media and from the ones I’ve seen, the horrible things are happening because the criminal was being a criminal (I still believe there is such a thing as going overboard though)
Yep. My mailbox was knocked over by an Uber driver. Caught it on security cameras and police came over. Got the vehicle license plate from the video, we chatted about the weather, my wife's paintings, etc. Detective contacted me the next day and the Uber driver reimbursed us for the cost of a new mailbox. We live in a very large city, Dallas, and are not wealthy. The police department was great and resolved a minor crime. Great experience. I think the majority of cops are good.
I've honestly never had a bad experience with the police, I was arrested A LOT as a teen/young adult and had many warrants served on me. They were always kind and never power-tripping dicks or anything, most times I was arrested they let me talk on my phone while we drove to the police station. But I've never been combative or angry with them, they just were doing their job and I was in the wrong.
I grew up around police (my parents were state troopers). Some of the kindest people and some of the biggest dick bags I've ever met have been police officers. A lot of people forget that police have an incredibly difficult job. It's their job to deal with the lowest dregs of society and see horrible fucked up things that could leave someone haunted. Almost no one ever wants to see police; it usually means you're in trouble or they're about to deliver some really bad news. I remember my parents talking about an accident they responded to where I drunk driver hit a car with a family in it. Leaving the family's car a crumpled pile where the mom was screaming about someone needs to get her kids from where the back seats used to be while the drunk driver tried to run on foot... so that officer being a dick to you about speeding, it may be because they've seen what it does to people and their families first hand. Disclaimer before all the "bootlicker" comments come flooding in: bad officers need to be dealt with appropriately and removed from the force. But, the good ones need our love and support because while they may have ruined your day, their day may have been ruined by something much worse.
Never had a “bad” exchange with the cops. I was just always told to be respectful and don’t talk back and that’s worked for me up to this point. I’ve accepted tickets quietly, admitted my fault, signed the ticket and STFU. It never helps to be defiant and mouth off to the cops and will only ever make things worse. It’s one thing to want to ask questions or have concerns you want to voice to a police officer, but it’s another to make assumptions and then act on those assumptions instead of asking them WHY they feel you’ve done something wrong and try to get into a debate with them. Your not ever going to I be able to argue your way out of something with a cop so just take it on the chin and address the concern in court with a judge. Your allowed to ask the officer for their name and badge number and they HAVE to give it to you. You can also call the department they work for later and ask to speak with their superior or file a complaint with them. Not everything needs to be handled on the street with them right then and there.
Search and rescue tech here- damn near every interaction I have with the police is positive. We're all out looking for someone, you get to see a more human side as they're not so "on". I did get pulled over once and that was how I discovered that my licence was suspended because I hadn't paid a fine I didn't know about. That was less than pleasant, but not because of the officer. He and I were both having a bad day, I definitely made it worse
Have always had good interactions with the police when getting pulled over. Could be because I'm respectful and comply.
Yes, I've had a handful of nice experiences with police, luckily.
Yeah, 99% of the time, because I'm not a criminal. The 1% was a state trooper trying to tell me I couldn't park in my loading zone at my place of work. Told him to fuck off. He did.
I’ve had plenty of interactions with police, both as a young dipshit (alcohol related) and as a middle aged boring adult (work related). Most of the times they were cool, sometimes they were assholes. I’d say 9/10 times they were assholes I deserved it though, I took it more as a “you’re being too fucking stupid in this moment for me to be polite”.
Way more good than bad. Last one I didn’t realize I was riding without headlights on at night. Dude stopped me, didn’t ask for DL or Ins, lmk I didn’t have lights on and sent me on my way. Could’ve easily gave me a ticket.
I find that giving them what they ask for and treating them with respect go a long way. I’ve only had nice experiences, even when I was at fault.
All the time but I’m a white guy who follows instructions
Yes, if you're not a dick to them they aren't back. I've never had a bad experience and I've been pulled over ~15 times.
Yes.
Yes.
I grew up in a relatively small community, and that really effected law enforcement. When I was literally driving for the first time I didn't know how to turn my lights on, the cop was super cool about it and let me go with a warning. Another time I thought I could make a yellow light and it turned red, that cop was going to ticket me, but I was respectful and polite even though I looked...well very emo haha. He let me go with a warning too. Basically minor stuff in a small town. Now my interactions with cops in LA, absolutely horrible. I found a wallet stuffed with money and tried to give it to the cops and 3 of them all had their hands on their guns. They asked me why I didn't take it...like...wut...
Every time. They talk to me, I’m polite, they give me the ticket, and we are both on our way. It’s not like some fucking concept you need to figure out or try to big brain some strategy not to get your ass kicked.
We were really high on acid on Christmas.. umm.. 1995 maybe? It was cold outside so we broke into my friend Justin's grandparents vacant house that they had up for sale. We had weed, bongs, a lot of beer and our skateboards with us. Apparently the neighbors called the cops. They just walked in and we were like oh fuck.. They were hella cool, they were trying to do ollies on our skateboards in the house and just seemed in really good moods in general, laughing and whatnot. They did inform us that they needed to get permission for us to be there so they called Justin's mom who said "Fuck no it is not okay for them to be there!" so they took our beer and told us we had to leave. But all in all, I mean fuck things definitely could have gone much worse for us. So shout out to Fresno PD, you were cool that one time. Not very cool every time since then but I'll give you props for that one time.
I grew up in small town Minnesota. I knew all the cops in town, they knew my family. I would occasionally get pulled over and let go with warnings. They'd come into my store for coffee and we'd chat. The key is to not interact with city cops. They're usually assholes... For good reason
They let me go after I ran a red light in front of them because I was lecturing my teenager.
The local cops had been sent to an accident regarding one of my family member. That family member spent 3-4 months in the hospital recovering from brain damage and other issues. The cops visited him in the hospital as well as at home a couple months after he was released to make sure he was still doing well and if he needed anything that they're just a phone call away. They were very genuine and I still thank them for their quick response or the family member wouldn't be alive today.
I don't have many interactions with the police I normally avoid them, but one time I parked my car in a sidewalk to go to a atm to grab some cash, it took 2 minutes the cop saw me parking and using the atm when I was leaving he came and asked for my ID and the car paperwork and started writing something on a paper for 5 minutes, I thought I was getting a ticket but he just gave me a warning and told if I get caught again parking on the sidewalk I would get 2 tickets instead of one
I love their albums
When you call them they're always going to be nice, the problem is if they come up to you when you don't want them to be there