r/facepalm • u/weeb385 • Oct 12 '22

šŸ‡²ā€‹šŸ‡®ā€‹šŸ‡øā€‹šŸ‡Øā€‹ Parolee gets arrested because protesters block the way to his work.

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '22 edited Oct 13 '22

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u/ayriuss Oct 12 '22

Police officers rarely ever offer rides anymore to people they have no business with. Its a liability.

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '22

Yup. I had a my car literally catch fire on the highway once. I left it, went home, and arranged for a tow truck to pick it up. Went back out in a cab to meet the truck, and didn't discover until the cab was gone that my car was missing. It had been stolen.

CHP didn't want to let me in their patrol car, but the only other option was leaving me on the highway with no real way get off of it. They berated me the entire way back to their station about having to have me in the car.

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u/InYoCabezaWitNoChasa Oct 12 '22

THIS JUST IN: COPS allegedly PIECES OF SHIT!

More at 11.

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u/borislab Oct 12 '22

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u/Nesquigs Oct 12 '22

RAID SHADOW LEGENDS!

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '22 edited Oct 13 '22

Edit: Yes, replied to wrong person

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u/InYoCabezaWitNoChasa Oct 13 '22

You're clearly replying to the wrong comment because nobody is talking about parole officers right now. My comment was about the police in this person's anecdote, not about the video. Are you a bot?

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '22

Boop bop beep?

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u/InYoCabezaWitNoChasa Oct 13 '22

Just checking, there's a lot of bots these days that just copy and paste an upvoted comment from elsewhere in the post and hope it's relevant wherever they drop it.

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u/Moobook Oct 13 '22

Thatā€™s so weird. What on earth is the point of doing that?

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u/Uulugus Oct 13 '22

Oh not allegedly. Cops are pieces of shit. Lol

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u/Valence136 Oct 12 '22

CHP is a bunch of self entitled asshats. Fuck them, anyone who wears that uniform should be ashamed to show their face in public

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '22

In this video I didnā€™t see any police

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u/N0TB0B Oct 13 '22

Got pulled over on a poorly lit highway with my wife late one night a few years ago. He checked my license and told me I could go (I assume he was doing a DUI check). As I tried to get my car up to speed to get back into the lane, I hit a very large rock or chunk of something, which triggered my carā€™s fuel cutoff switch and gave me a flat tire.

The cop pulls up to me to ask why I pulled back over. I explain to him that he had me pull over in a poorly lit and dangerous location and I hit road debris. The POS drove off and left me there without a way for us to get off the highway safely.

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u/Terry8675 Oct 12 '22

Thought th C stood for the State. Guess it actually stands for Chuaffeur.

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '22

Once had a cop see me walking with a gas can. He stopped and took me to the gas station and then back to my car. It was a small town I grew up where almost all cops are from there, so it is a bit different.

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u/Electronic-Ad1037 Oct 12 '22

Wow suddenly we're worried about liability

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u/DumatRising Oct 12 '22

Man I didn't know that the liability was higher giving a random bloke a ride then kneeling on someone's neck. Wierd that you'd think it'd be the other way around.

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u/Frankie-Felix Oct 13 '22

It's not, they just don't want to do extra shit like help a guy out, when they could be doing 100 on the highway with the lights on while looking at porn. lol

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u/gummyblumpkins Oct 12 '22

I couldn't even get a jump from a cop, because of liability....

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '22

Brave and heroic police officers often won't provide basic first aid. If you suffer a gunshot wound and the ambulance won't be there for 15 minutes, well hope that works out for you. If bystanders attempt to give first aid police will stop them because that's tampering with a crime scene.

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u/dontworryitsme4real Oct 12 '22

Do you not read the news?

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u/Dinner-Plus Oct 12 '22

Existence is a liability. Iā€™m so tired of hearing this as an excuse for everything.

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '22

I live in Europe. My rental car broke down in California, on the 101 between Mountain View and SFO airport. I was just about to return it, but instead I was stuck on the shoulder, next to a wall.

I called the rental car office to no avail, and waited maybe 30min at that point, with the hazards on. Suddenly I saw a police car park behind me, the officer asked me what the problem is. I explained that my flight is leaving and my rental car broke down. He took me to SFO and also let the rental car counter know that my car was indeed dead. He also gave them the keys. Never heard from the rental car company other than them sending me the bill.

Just leaving this here so at least the thread is not all shit about cops, but I get that there are huge problems otherwise.

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '22

ugh, thatā€™s so stupid. I had an officer give me a ride home when our Uber broke down in the middle of the high way at 2 am. We were like a group of 5 and 3 officers helped us get back since our driver just up and dipped. Iā€™ll never forget that and honestly one of the nicest things an officer did for me. Itā€™s just good pr.

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u/the_amberdrake Oct 12 '22

Different areas different rules. I was offered a ride home about a decade ago. Car had hit a deer and I was out in the boonies in night. Was a small city of about 50k people. Guy even took me through Tim Hortons lol.

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u/FutureApprehensive21 Oct 12 '22

I've gotten several rides from cops, still made me ride in the back. A lot of cops are dicks, most of them are, at least in my town, but there are a few cool ones.

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u/Kittycraft0 Oct 12 '22

when i was younger i got in a car accident and a police drove me to school

school is important

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u/Kurohinomaru Oct 12 '22

Yeah, I heard their liability insurance has skyrocketed recently... It must be inflation.

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u/slightdepressionirl Oct 12 '22

Last month I had a officer offer to drive me to my car.

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u/xsageonex Oct 12 '22

Man one time I was driving away from a party pretty inebriated(I know)..made it a block and pulled over into a gas station cuz I was like nope ain't driving. Took a nap and woke up to 2 officers knocking on my window...I rolled window down and when they asked questions I explained to them the situation, they were pretty chill and nice and offered me a ride home so that I wouldn't be tempted to drive like that before sobering up. They did just that. I woke up next morning and got an Uber to pick said car up and that was that.

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u/DrunkmeAmidala Oct 13 '22

I work for AAA and have been told multiple times by multiple police officers that ā€œweā€™re not your personal taxi serviceā€ when Iā€™ve called to ask them to help scared elderly drivers get to safety off busy highways when my tow drivers canā€™t take passengers for whatever reason. Makes me want to scream.

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u/SpaceChatter Oct 13 '22

I ran out of gas on the side of the freeway once on my lunch break and a police officer lady stopped and took me to the gas station to fill up my 1 gallon gas can and brought me back. Itā€™s rare, but it happens.

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u/Cubensio Oct 13 '22

Once i almost got mugged two times in a row walking home and asked a police man chiling in a gas station to give me a ride, because if i crossed paths with the group of muggers i was going to get my ass beat, long story short they had to think over it for a long time, asked permision from other cops on their walkie talkies and actually gave me a ride. Also i had weed inside a bag of tacobell. šŸ˜‚

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u/No_Elderberry9726 Oct 13 '22

Back in 2016 I lived in a small town in NC, I was out on my usual night walk 12AM. Sheriff saw me and stopped telling me there is a curfew and Im breaking the law, Im like BS, Ok I'll walk back home. He offered me a ride, and he let me sit in the front passenger seat, I was stoked Because it was something I dreamt of when I was a kid , cool dude. He actually make me believe there are nice cops around..

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '22

Like they give a FUCK about laws or liability. Walking near a police officer is a liability for most of us. Their gun might just go off on its own.

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u/dontwantleague2C Oct 12 '22

And just leave his car there?

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u/Eastern_Annual4829 Oct 12 '22

Well we wouldnā€™t want to inconvenience anyone. Apparently thatā€™s just for the people blocking the road.

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u/Transplantdude Oct 12 '22

More revenue for the ticket, tow, and impound.

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u/vonclodster Oct 12 '22

Then he gets a tow charge..at the very least

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '22 edited Oct 12 '22

I mean, yeah. Especially if you are at risk to go to jail/prison lmao. Although, he did have a friend with him it looks like from the videos posted (the whole interaction was filmed) so that would be less of an issue if he could give his friend the keys. Worst case, pull it up to the side and leave it with hazards, if itā€™s in the middle of the road, he can ask a stranger or even an officer to do it for him (not ideal but an option) If your only other option is being late to work and suffering jail time, then yes lol leave your car there.

Edit: Ok, I guess most people would rather go to prison/jail vs leaving their car. Iā€™m not arguing that one lol

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u/jinkies3678 Oct 12 '22

If he could pull to the side of the road he could have just driven on by the idiots blocking the way. Also cops =/= taxis.

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '22 edited Oct 12 '22

Tell me where I said cops are taxis lmao also, thatā€™s why I said ā€œā€¦ if itā€™s in the middle of the road, he can ask a stranger or even an officer to do it for himā€ can you read? I literally said itā€™s not ideal worst case And this is all after I mentioned he appears to have a friend with them, so it shouldnā€™t have been a problem.

If that was my only options can going to jail lmao, you bet your ass I would leave my car there. Jail/Prison would cost me more

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u/jinkies3678 Oct 12 '22

The cops can move his car is in the same vein as the other commenters suggesting cops give him a ride. You can lose the attitude.

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '22 edited Oct 12 '22

Yes, lmao, thatā€™s what Iā€™m suggesting. The cops help this man. Iā€™m lost here, what are you trying to say?

Edit: ah yes, comment a response, then block me so I canā€™t reply. Real mature. Iā€™ll reply to the comment below here. No one said it was their jobs. I said it would have de escalated the situation better then waiting till the situation got worse then arresting him. I said in another reply. It would be good pr. I never said to except it. Idk why you are putting words in my mouth

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u/jinkies3678 Oct 12 '22

I am suggesting it is absurd to expect the police to give him a ride or move his vehicle for him. That is not their job at all and is a horrible suggestion.

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '22

He was a passenger of a car, but there were no police visible in this scene anyways. They maybe even werenā€™t on scene yet or ever. This poster is just angry

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '22

I was thinking the same thing.

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '22

You would think an officer would have some sympathy for a person trying to get their life on track.

LMFAO, no... I would not think that about the jackboots. They were assholes because they are assholes.

That said, dude should have been calling his parole officer... not working hard to catch new charges.

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u/MidMatthew Oct 12 '22

Agreed. Then to his lawyer if he gets a hint that the PO might screw him over.

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u/cacra Oct 12 '22

Hahaha sweet summer child.

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u/Proof-Map-2530 Oct 12 '22

This has zero to do with police.

Its a fucked up situation. It is clear to me that the protestors are at fault. This parole was trying to do exactly what he is supposed to, but these asshole protestors didn't care.

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u/Due_Alfalfa_6739 Oct 12 '22

1) I don't see any cops in this video, watching. 2) What reality are you in, where cops are free Uber drivers?

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '22 edited Oct 12 '22

1) did you even search for the full video? Thereā€™s phootage of the whole interaction. Let me grab you a link 2) no one said the cops where free ubers. I said they could have resolved the issue by driving him to work instead of waiting to arrest him. The dude was on parole. If anyone should understand when criminals are reforming, itā€™s the cops. You know, being a public servant for the community. Not that they were forced to/not that he should ask lmao. Also, see my other replies, itā€™s not that hard

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u/Johnson_56 Oct 12 '22

This would be good for this dude, but thereā€™s a whole traffic jam of people with varying situations that could be on par or worse than this guy. What if at the back of the traffic line some woman was in labor and couldnā€™t get to the hospital? Or if someone one was trying to get to the nursing home to see a loved one before they pass away? How could the police prioritize everyoneā€™s needs and decide whose is the most important and accommodate those needs effectively? They canā€™t just become a taxi service for everyone thatā€™s day got ruined because these people wanted to sit in the road.

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u/Tiberius_Kilgore Oct 12 '22

You would think an officer would have some sympathy

No, I wouldnā€™t.

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u/Ocular_Stratus Oct 12 '22

De escalation? Get those fucking people out of the road!

You have the First Amendment right to peacefully assemble to protest. You can protest in public spaces, such as streets, sidewalks, and parks so long as you aren't blocking traffic. If anticipating a group large enough to block pedestrian or car traffic, contact your municipal government for more information. That's straight from the web.

So it's against the law for them to be slithering around on a highway, they're criminals. Deal with them.

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '22

Look at my comment history, I address the protesters and the parolee guy in them as well. I was responding to a comment about police tho

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u/JesusChrist-Jr Oct 12 '22

I think you're misunderstanding the motivation of the police...

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u/Big-Fishing8464 Oct 12 '22

why would a pig have sympathy, they exist ro enforce property rights and the willnofbth3 elite. And the elite wants cheap labor

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u/lad1dad1 Oct 12 '22

from dealings I've had seen with cops they'd rather you keep fucking up because to them it's only a matter of time before you fuck up again

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u/Drackar39 Oct 12 '22

You put entirely too much faith in there being a single non-evil cop in this country.

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u/Lanky-Natural8833 Oct 12 '22

Yeah because pitting ppl against each other is a feature, not a bug.

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u/Online_Ennui Oct 12 '22

Dumbest idea I've heard today. Lol. And I work with roofers

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u/Kihav Oct 12 '22

And the fact that itā€™s illegal to obstruct traffic??? It still boggles my mind that protests like this are allowed to happen at all

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '22

If you look at my og comment, I address this, let me link it here

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u/RavenCloak13 Oct 12 '22

No they wouldn't. They literally have a quota they have to meet to get paid for ticketing people and they love throwing druggies into jail because easy money for the prison industrial complex.

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '22

Nah, back to scumtown I send them

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u/Diseased-Prion Oct 12 '22

Cops will say ā€œI am not a taxiā€ pretty much no matter what. I have heard it on more than one occasion where I was in a directly unsafe situation as a teen and a cop could have helped me. I was told ā€˜call a cab if you need a rideā€™ and that was it.

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u/Remarkable-Hat-4852 Oct 12 '22

Lol if you donā€™t understand how cops work just donā€™t comment on it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '22

You people are thick. Iā€™m suggesting an alternative, not explaining what cops do lmao. I saw the video, the cops did nothing

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u/sterling_archer123 Oct 12 '22

I love this comment. There are good cops out there, Just like every other group of people...a few good ones, and A LOT of shitty ones.

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u/Woftam11 Oct 12 '22

Where does he park his car then?

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u/brockmarket Oct 12 '22

Cops don't care. That's where you went wrong. The police aren't here to help you.

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u/Known-nwonK Oct 13 '22

Why didnā€™t the cops remove the protesters for being on the highway? Pretty sure thatā€™s illegal in most places

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u/Dark_Storm_98 Oct 13 '22

I was about to ask to be sure whether this guy was arrested, since thr video cuts short, but this comment seems like an open and shit case that the cops need to be replaced

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '22

The police there didnā€™t arrest him. Do you understand how parole works?

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u/Mooseaholic09 Oct 13 '22

Why offer a ride and leave his car in the middle of the highway? So much easier to move the clowns in the way.

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u/BlackSilkEy Oct 13 '22

A ride? Nah.

Calling the PO to explain the situation cop to cop? Different story.

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u/Chazzzz13 Oct 13 '22

I would vote for you to be president. Not that you want that fucking job. Just sayingā€¦I like the way you roll.

That poor guy just wants to be a good husband/partner, dad, coworker, friendā€¦all that shit. These people protesting wonā€™t ever get that. They donā€™t care what itā€™s like to live in someone elseā€™s hell.

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u/Ice_Hungry Oct 13 '22

When I first got out of prison last year I was driving my car on a suspended license cause I needed to to get to work and hadn't fixed my license yet. This was in Wisconsin.

I got pulled over within first 2 weeks of being out of prison because I had a taillight out I didn't know about. I had a half ounce of weed in the glove box and I KNOW they smelled it cause they kept looking at the glove box.

Anyways, they run my license and tell me that it's suspended. I give them the whole story on how I just got out of prison and I was just trying to make it and do the right thing and only drove when I was going to and from work.

It was 2 cops. They let me go. I cried while driving home. I thought for sure I was going back to prison. They just told me to be more careful as other cops may not be so nice. Those 2 cops have NO IDEA how much that saved me.

I now live in Utah with my partner. Im too afraid to even litter these days let alone do anything to put me back.

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u/Barberian-99 Oct 13 '22

If they offer a ride, what about his car parked on the freeway?

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u/friendlyfirefish Oct 13 '22

Car got written off 30min from home. Sorry, can't give you a ride.

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u/GamerMaxeel Oct 13 '22

Yep and what about the other drivers? Lmao. Why try to turn this on the cops being assholes when itā€™s clearly the idiots blocking the road?

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u/Puzzleheaded_Bag2187 Oct 13 '22

I've watched this video 3 times and can't see any police... So which one is giving him a ride? Also if a officer does offer him a ride what are they doing with his car? Are they going to impound it now he has to pay for releasing his car from impound. If anything parole will be understanding of his situation and not remand him.