• Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    26 days ago

    Cops don’t care that it’s all locals. They don’t see you as safe unless you’re a cop too. And the very fact that they’re working a road they can just keep pulling people on tells me they aren’t looking for actual safety violations. They already use every stop to search as much as they can get away with. So when they’re conducting stops back to back like that it’s not a trap. They aren’t waiting for a reckless driver. They’re actually running a rolling check point, searching as many cars as they can.

    Stop assuming good faith from cops, they are trained to lie to you and extract information. The only time a speeding stop is actually a speeding stop is when someone is going faster than the flow of traffic by a lot.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      26 days ago

      A speed trap is a revenue source. If the cops wanted to find drugs or something, they’d go to the poorer part of town. This was in a suburban part of town near a wealthy part of town, so they’re not likely looking for drugs and whatnot, they’re just trying to get some easy speeding fines.

      Regardless, it’s unhelpful. I’ve seen multiple people get pulled over there, and they are not driving recklessly at all. I know where the cops tend to hide, so fortunately I haven’t gotten pulled over.

      And no, I’m not assuming good faith, I’m just assuming they’re trying to make some quota for the month, or maybe the officer is trying for a promotion or something. Regardless, it’s stupid and I’d much rather they spend their time tracking down stolen bikes or something.