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

I was robbed, they broke a shed window and stole a bunch of tools. Came home with some friends to catch them in the act. We made them sit down and called the police. Really everything was going as smooth as possible, thought I'd get all my tools back and I'd just have to worry about replacing the window. That was until the police arrived. They got my story and my friends collaborated. They asked if I had number for my tools, I didn't, but I had engraved my initials in all of my tools in a very unique way that I developed after some confusion with tools on worksites. Then they asked the guys "Other than these tools on the ground do you have any more of his tools in your car?" They said no. Case closed and they let them drive away. They told me there wasn't enough to search there car and they don't have time to deal with petty stuff like this.

Not even a week later I was pulled over for having a crooked license plate. Same town. After pulling me over the officer said he smelled marijuana and was going to search the car. I don't smoke so obviously he finds nothing after a half an hour of searching.

That's when I realized the cops are no longer to protect and serve. They're here to collect fees for their cities and nothing more.

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

I had an officer pull me over because he thought I was driving a stolen vehicle. After it became clear that I had just purchased a newer car of the same model and transferred the plates to the new car, rather than admit the mistake and let me go on my merry way, the officer cited me for running a red light. I showed up in traffic court and told the judge, along with all the other cops in the room he was a dirty cop. I won in court because the officer was dumb enough to write on his report he pulled me over for suspicion of driving stolen vehicle with no mention of running a red light. I pointed this out and the judge laughed, and said I was also owed an apology and dismissed the case, I filed a formal complaint against the officer too.

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

I watched through a train door as a guy got thrown to the ground and handcuffed for refusing to sit on the floor when the officer instructed him to. I'm pretty sure the guy just said he is comfortable standing. The cop repeated his command one more time and then lost it.

I got fined more than once for not wearing a helmet while riding a bicycle (they are mandatory in Australia). I got lectured about how if I'm smart enough to go to university, then I should be smart enough to wear a helmet bla bla bla. And if I'm caught not wearing it again they will take away my bike.

When I was robbed and young and naive enough to believe that the cops were my friends, I went down to the police station to report the crime and even tell the cops that I know in which building the criminals live and what they look like. Nothing happened.

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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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[–] 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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[–] setitimer ago 

The police in my town (upstate New York near Poughkeepsie) like to do "safety checks" periodically. The town is on the Hudson river and Route 9W passes through it. They set up at two locations, on the north and and south ends of town, at points where 9W is one lane in each direction. The locations are conveniently located next to large parking lots that they can pull people over into. They typically start before morning rush hour and stay until mid afternoon. Once in a while they'll do the opposite, starting mid afternoon and running til well past evening rush hour.

And basically it's a roadblock. They put officers in the center line of the 2-lane road and look for expired inspection stickers and registrations. They pull over dozens of people on their way to or from work, and generally completely wreck traffic. But they don't care, because generating revenue is way more important than letting people go on about their lives.

This isn't a big deal on a personal level compared to some of the stories in this thread, but it's incredible just how oppressive the cops here are to ordinary people. They pull stuff like this, they park in apple orchards near deserted 3-way intersections between 5 and 6 PM to catch people rolling through a useless stop sign on their way home from work, etc. They see us not as citizens to be protected and served, but as a source of income to be fleeced at every opportunity.

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[–] 1376527? ago  (edited ago)

I live in Australia so we don't have as many issues in America but every time I have had to deal with police all I have witnessed is gross incompetence.

They lowered the bar for entry on the police force to "diversify" the force, now it seems every cop I have dealt with is a fucking loser imagine a fat goofy guy, short overweight woman or a weedy 20 year old with a gun and a badge and you are approaching most of australian cops.

The last time I witnessed incompetence was when I witnessed a motorbike being stolen, identified the thieves and knew of their location, when I called the police and told them they just wrote it in their notepad and didnt do anything for three fucking weeks at which point the bike had been sold.

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