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I’m not saying you should be afraid of traveling the U.S. I’m saying I’ve traveled the U.S. a /lot/ in several different capacities (from personal trips to tou

I’m not saying you should be afraid of traveling the U.S. I’m saying I’ve traveled the U.S. a /lot/ in several different capacities (from personal trips to touring with bands) and that rural areas by and large have given me more problems in terms of police than urban areas ever have. I’m not implying that you should be afraid to travel - I’m saying quite plainly that the incentives around CAF are severely misaligned and that cops are very aware of this fact and abuse it when they can, and that takes different forms but one of those is mundane traffic stops that turn into roadside interrogations.

NeutronStar 6y ago
> I’m saying I’ve traveled the U.S. a /lot/ in several different capacities (from personal trips to touring with bands) and that rural areas by and large have given me more problems in terms of police than urban areas ever have. How much time do you spend traveling in rural vs urban area do you think? If you traveled 75% of the time in rural areas it would follow suit that 75% of the time those arrests would be in rural areas. Anecdotal evidence doesn't mean shit in a country with 330M people.