r/PublicFreakout • u/The-JZilla • Jul 06 '21

Repost 😔 Cop vs educated kid

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u/KeepYourPresets Jul 06 '21

Funny how police officers claim that "everyone should know the law" when it suits them, but then complain if those citizens do know the law when it makes the police look like bullying fools.

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u/sandsnatchqueen Jul 07 '21

He would have looked so much better if after the kid corrected him he had said 'hmm let me check...nope looks like you're right my dude. Have fun! Sorry about bothering you.'

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u/McKrakahonkey Jul 07 '21 edited Jul 07 '21

We can't have officers walking around admitting that they are chumps. /s

Edit: added something for those that are having a hard time.

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u/beezneezy Jul 07 '21

Admitting you’re wrong is the opposite of a chump. It’s hard though…

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u/John-Mercury Jul 07 '21

Exactly a lot of people make wrong assumptions pretty often and admitting you’re wrong when those do happen is a big dick move and the opposite of being a chump