Would you have the nerve to pull a police officer over for breaking the law [Link]?

I stay away from them and hopefully they’ll stay away from me. Where I come from that would be just begging for a world of shit to come down on you.

If you read the article completely (attached to your question), you will see a misspelling which might not have been all that.

The woman is quoted: “He’s been driving wrecklessly,” Castillo said. “He was going about 100 miles-an-hour ‘cause I was hitting 80 and I could not catch up to him.”

Now, if the driver is wreckless, then he must be doing something right.

sad that the editor didn’t fix the typo

“I started speeding up and I stopped at 80.” “He’s been driving wrecklessly,” Castillo said.

She should make a video of herself apologizing for speeding and being recklessly stupid at the same time. I wonder if she could get a speeding ticket based on her own admission of doing 80 mph?

I saw this on The Today Show. I was surprised the cop was apologetic. She probably caught him off guard, especially since she (or her passenger) had the video camera going. He’s probably catching sh** from his coworkers now, because it’s all over the news.

What if he was going someplace important, and instead, had to stop and explain himself to this woman?

He looked young. I bet a cop who’s been around for 10–15 years wouldn’t be so gullible.

Never! Suicide by stupidity.

@jca Cops are getting smart enough to be considerate and courteous and apologetic when they see they are being filmed. If he was going somewhere important, he has lights and siren for that.

I think she was crazy to do this, especially once she had the car number.

Yes. I was in a car with the Canadian justice minister and gave her , and the prime minister, hell for not wearing a seat belt. I’ve called the police on the cops when they trespassed in my store. Also I called the R.C.M.P. on a drunk off duty police officer.

No – never!

Although, if I had a cellphone, I hope I would be brave enough to video an unjust beating.

Just yesterday, a police officer (in a police car) ran through an all-ways stop sign. I’d already entered the intersection, so he blew the horn, pointed his finger, and shook his hand to scold me. This happened in a private parking lot, not on a public street, so he had no authority stop me.

If only that could have been! I would have calmly pointed him to the stop sign he’d just ignored and explained, with respect and no rudeness, that he’d been very much in the wrong.

Looking back, I really wished I’d taken his license plate number and called the police department. Not that the police had any jurisdiction in this situation, but it would have been nice if he’d also been scolded.

I’ve given police dirty looks and honked at them a few times, for things like setting up a speed trap in dangerous (to non-speeders) or safety-irrelevant places, but that was impulsive and probably unwise.

At most I would report whatever I was concerned about to the police office, not the officer.

I would not chase after speeding officers. Officers are trained to drive fast safely, and are allowed to exceed the posted speed limits if they have a reason. People aren’t supposed to interfere with their work without a good reason, and if they’re speeding they may be responding to an important and possibly dangerous situation, so rushing off there too and questioning them about their speed seems like a bad idea on many levels.

I once told an officer who seemed to be relaxed but was headed towards some fast food, about a dog that had been hit by a car. He looked really angry with me and zoomed away without saying anything. So I can imagine it might be dangerous to chase down a speeding officer to give them a hard time about driving fast.

I’d take a photo or film them on my phone if I wasn’t driving, and then send it to the police commissioner or post it online (under and assumed name!) I certainly wouldn’t challenge the officer, but good on the lady who did.

I did tell the police what I thought of their response when they attended an incident involving bouncers outside a pub. The bouncers had thrown the guy to the floor. We heard his head hit the concrete. Then they had his arm and leg up his back. There were three of them holding him down while he screamed for help.

When the cops arrived, they arrested the guy on the floor. I most definitely told those coppers what I thought of their actions. By the time I’d finished they were looking quite sheepish. Not surprised we weren’t ever called to give evidence. Somehow I doubt what I’d have said would have suited their desired outcome.

Have you ever seen this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBUlxEz4ozU

When the police officers arrived, they began arresting the young man. A few witnesses tried to intervene but were ignored. Very fortunately, the true victim had this videotape, which settled any doubt about the instigator. Very unfortunately, most people who are falsely accused can’t produce such compelling evidence.

So true @Love_my_doggie. I wish I’d had my phone with me and could have filmed what was happening. Had the police treated this man as the bouncers did, they would have been charged with police brutality. It was sickening. It made me so angry to see the bouncers standing around and being treated as justified in their behaviour. Too many young men (and not so young) are killed or experience brain damage from actions such as those taken in this incidence. Plus I’m a bit gobby. Speak first, think later.

I had a friend who was a first class smart alec and being a new driver knew very well that it is a traffic violation to leave an unattended vehicle running. He drove up on an officer writing parking violation tickets and said…“Hey officer! While you are writing those tickets….write yourself one for leaving your patrol cruiser running!” He got waved over and the cop proceeded to write him every ticket imaginable for violations of driving an unsafe vehicle.