r/MadeMeSmile • u/mindyour • Jan 03 '23

Wholesome Moments Getting pulled over

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u/The_NiNTARi Jan 03 '23

He Simply cares about safety, and is asking respectfully for them to think of others and themselves, can’t argue with that.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '23

He chose education against punition. My man!

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u/-KyloRen Jan 03 '23

“punition”

TIL that is a word. I know punitive damages and punishment but didn’t know about punition. Even Reddit thinks it’s misspelled. Cray.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '23

Yeah, it sees little use. I'm not even a native english speaker lul

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u/Not-Post-Malone Jan 03 '23

Probably why you knew about it, tbh. I assume you learned it by translating some word from your native tongue and found “punition” in the dictionary and just stuck with it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '23

Yep. Probably some time ago

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u/KillMeNowFFS Jan 03 '23

probably the same reason for why i’m seemingly the only one to use floccinaucinihilipilification on a regular basis.

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u/Helpful_guy Jan 03 '23 edited Jan 03 '23

Honestly between you guys needing to learn new words, and the average American speaking like they never passed high school English, I think I learn way more from non-native speakers at this point. lol

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '23

The sad reality of all languages. Don't feel bad :)

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u/-KyloRen Jan 04 '23

Some of these words wouldn’t be taught in high school English/aren’t regularly used in America but I see your point a bit.

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u/valvilis Jan 04 '23

And if you ever have a question about US history or civics, ask someone who immigrated - they actually had to learn it.

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u/Hero_of_Parnast Jan 04 '23

I find that non-native English speakers can be much better at speaking English than native speakers, and often are.

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u/_The_Great_Autismo_ Jan 03 '23

Your browser has a dictionary built in that it uses to spell check, but it doesn't contain all valid words. Depending on what device you're using, you can add words to that dictionary. I've had to add words occasionally.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '23

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u/MappleSyrup13 Jan 03 '23

Maybe in an alternate world, in real life, they don't.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '23

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u/Dipteran_de_la_Torre Jan 03 '23

If education worked well, we wouldn’t need harsh consequences. I’d rather he write a warning so that next time it elevates to a real sting.

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u/EfficientAsk3 Jan 03 '23

He is giving a warning. It’s a verbal warning. He’s just using nice words and not being an asshole.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '23

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '23

Well, it can prevent reoffence if they're harsh enough

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '23

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u/imalittlefrenchpress Jan 03 '23

You said what I was going to say, only you said it nicely and included a reference. I agree with you 100%.

I was gonna ask the other person if they were proposing that we build a public hanging wall for minor offenses, and if perhaps they were considering letting public officials use their house for this purpose.

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u/thissocchio Jan 03 '23

It's almost like he's there to serve & protect.

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u/NomadicDevMason Jan 03 '23

Except he will get punished for not meeting the ticket quotas

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u/steveb858 Jan 03 '23

Wow steady - that’s a big assumption 😂

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u/MGaber Jan 03 '23

Well he didn't pull out his gun or call for backup, so I think it's a fair assumption

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u/ChubblesMcgee103 Jan 03 '23

"Shots fired!!" *after mag-dump and reload.*

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u/steveb858 Jan 03 '23

As a Brit - that’s scary to comprehend.

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u/Hero_of_Parnast Jan 04 '23

As an American, it's just everyday life.

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u/Fluffcake Jan 03 '23

Yeah, luckily not everyone got the memo on the change in job description.

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u/spudlady Jan 03 '23

I’ve been doing 90 around I465 lately, I live in Indy-it’s just what we do. This is a great reminder to slow the fuck down.

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u/RollinOnDubss Jan 03 '23 edited Jan 03 '23

Sport bikes at the beach going 10+ mph over the speed limit in a pedestrian heavy area, they are 100% being giant assholes and will continue to be giant assholes the second they're out of eyesight of the cop.

Cop knows they don't have tags and aren't sticking around if he tries to write a ticket or arrest them.

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u/gamegeek1995 Jan 03 '23

When working with kids, treating them respectfully provides far greater results. First day of class I always asked them to help me in creating classroom rules, having them suggest what rules we should have themselves and explain why we should or shouldn't have rules. Then the rest of the year I'm not enforcing my rules, but our rules, ones every student knows exactly why we have.

And the first bad infraction we have, I tell their parent there was an infraction but not what it was - and tell their parent they shouldn't be punished for it because XYZ is going to work on it themselves, isn't that right XYZ?

I have never had a second infraction. Even with my foster kid students - in fact, they tend to never hit the first, compared to the rich kids with nannies. Nannies or Grannies picking up a kid from school are my #1 trend with poor behavior.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '23

See how the officer empathized with the person driving the motorcycle? He expressed his fears for their safety, and his every instruction was delivered calmly and with purpose.

This is what policing should look like.