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[–] Reow 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

As an Australian, I generally don't fear our cops. They tend to be rather approachable, helpful and have a reasonable sense of humour. Every ticket I've got, I've deserved (and more often than not they let you off with a warning).

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[–] Johno ago 

Customs agents (border police) took a bag of halal candy that I declared because it contained beef gelatin and I didn't have an import permit for animal products. This was almost two years ago.

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[–] semisane ago  (edited ago)

I've only ever had good experiences with cops. All three times I've had to deal with cops were when they brought my drunken brother home safely

Oh, didn't see the "negatively" in the title. Ah well

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[–] TheShakingAlien 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Not the police but border patrol almost wouldn't let us back in the country after visiting Canada. They suspected us of trafficking drugs for really no reason. They detained us for a couple hours, went through our phones and wallets, searched the car throughout and pretty much had us retrace every step we made. It was really stupid and really nerve wracking that they could do that with literally no grounds to go on. My dad was a cop before he went active in the military and my brother was also in the military and they treated us like criminals for wanting to get back home

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[–] anonomale 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I worked in a small local convenient store for my first couple years of college. Small town, had zero actual problems ever. We closed at 9 PM, the biggest problem I ever had was old ladies trying to stay past closing to keep playing scratch-off tickets. As luck would have it, in one such instance they got pissed at me for cutting them off when I had to close, so they went out to their cars in the parking lot to scratch the tickets.

I really had to use the bathroom, which I typically didn't do at work since I lived a block away. Most of the time there was only one person working the store at once, so I was hurrying to sweep, count down registers, take out trash, etc. While I was on the way to the bathroom I figured I'd throw the trash in the dumpster out back while I was at it, the trouble started when I didn't notice that the door hadn't shut all of the way.

Made me way to the one working bathroom (had a "women" sign on it, I worked with all women), sat down, had my headphones in and was scrolling through my email. It was a really small bathroom, maybe 4x4 -- pretty much just enough room for the toilet, the sink, and to open the door. I thought I'd heard a thump, and figured maybe one of the people I worked with had come back in to get something they'd forgotten. Next thing I know the door is kicked in and there's a gun drawn and pointed at my dick, more or less. Legitimately thought "Huh, I'm getting robbed and I'm going to get shot and die while taking a shit. That's a pretty funny way to go out."

Once the initial shock passed, I realized it was a cop who was barking orders at me to stand up, hands up, etc. I recognized most of the cops in town -- again, small place -- and realized he must have been new. There was an older cop in the back who immediately realized the situation and was stifling laughter. The rookie, however, still had a gun drawn on me and was clearly in adrenaline mode. I basically talked him down enough to get cleaned up and whatnot, since I knew I wasn't doing anything wrong. Didn't help that, since I lived nearby, I didn't have identification on me and had to go through a long process of explaining that I worked there. Basically the dude that pointed the gun at me just wanted to try and act like he really needed to make sure I really did work there (it should've been pretty obvious when I demonstrated that I had the keys to the place), I figure he thought if he treated the situation seriously it would justify what he did. Older cop was just cracking jokes, he was pretty alright.

I don't have proof, but if I had to guess I'd assume that it was the old ladies that saw me throwing garbage in the dumpster and decided to call me in as a 'burglar', knowing full well that I wasn't. Or maybe they genuinely didn't know, they weren't especially sharp. It's a funny story to tell now, but in hindsight the rookie was using zero common sense, and if I hadn't stayed calm and would've flinched or freaked out at all I could easily have been shot, it was in very close quarters so I'm sure any move I made in his direction would've been interpreted as an attack. Obviously, not bad at all in comparison to the types of things that police do on a regular basis.

I understand that initially they came in expecting some kind of burglary situation in which I could have been dangerous, but common sense would've said that when the hours posted on the store say it closes at 9:00 and it's 9:10, with one car in the parking lot and all of the store lights on, the person inside probably works there. And when they're in the bathroom, they're probably just using the bathroom.

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[–] ballsdotballs 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I got arrested for smoking weed at a Beck concert by three plain-clothes police officers in college. I didn't even know I was arrested because they just confiscated the weed and gave me what seemed like a speeding ticket. It wasn't until I came back to court 6 months later and they took my fingerprints, mugshot, etc that I realized that I was actually arrested. They wound up dismissing my case but I had to pay a 500 dollar fine and do 40 hours of community service.

While I felt super angry at the time that it happened, it doesn't really bother me now. I mean, I knew I was doing something illegal, so ultimately I have no real excuse. I now live in a state where its legal, but I don't really even smoke weed anymore.

Other that that incident, I've never really had a negative interaction with a cop. The ones where I live now always seem friendly and reasonable.

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[–] 1373352? 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago  (edited ago)

I'm hesitant to post this, because I'll sound like a whiny idiot that got what they deserved, but you'll just have to believe me.

This past week I got a bullshit reckless driving ticket that carries up to a $1000 fine and 90 days in jail (potentially) because I was trying to get away from a road rager that was trying to run me into oncoming traffic and off the road. Now I have to pay a traffic lawyer and hope the judge isn't a cop-siding prick. Or maybe the asshole that gave me the ticket won't show up and I'll get off free.

The entire time I was talking to the cop, he was trying to get me to incriminate myself whether it was true or not "you were trying to pass in no passing zones... right, right?" or "so you were driving on the shoulder, right?". Now whether any cops I meet in the future are the nicest in the country or the biggest assholes, I will NEVER trust them. They're lying pieces of shit that want to flex their authority and get as much income for the city as they can, whether it's for a legitimate reason or not.

edit: oh and he tried to make me be thankful that he was there to ticket me because he gave me the typical bullshit "I'm gonna be nice and not take you to jail" yeah right, you just know you'd get in trouble if you took another person that did nothing wrong to the jail.

more edit: and now you see why I was hesitant to post and why voat really isn't as different as we'd like it to be

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[–] thibovir ago 

When my best friends' son committed suicide, the Detective assigned to the case has dragged his feet over giving back his sons belongings for 8 months now. Kept promising to do something and just didn't. His "Superior", when caked, stated this is unacceptable! And now it has taken 4 more months. No investigation was needed. Cut and dried case.

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