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> Their accrual of power depends on being nice to the 30,000 people in the town No it doesn't. Small town cops get their power from their lack of having anythi
by cmh89 4y ago
> Their accrual of power depends on being nice to the 30,000 people in the town
No it doesn't. Small town cops get their power from their lack of having anything to do and the blind support of the community.
The small town I grew up in had a cop murder four people because he broke chase policy and even left his jurisdiction. The town newspaper wrote a weeks worth of articles talking about what a great guy he was and how all the youths in the town loved him.
Don't piss off a small town cop. They have literally nothing to do and can/will pull you over every single time they see you.
Edit* I have to edit this due to this forums anti-discussion features
Sorry, most police departments have rules about how far/fast you can chase someone in a vehicle who is fleeing. They have these in place so cowboy cops don't engage in dangerous behavior for low value.
This cowboy pulled into a cul-de-sac and some kids who had some weed on them got spooked a pulled out. He started to chase them, it turned into a high-speed chase on rural roads. They flew through a stop sign and t-boned a car with four people inside of it. Killed them all. Over some weed.
That's why the policies exist in the first place, he violated it, and four people paid the price.
- Shared404 4y agoI suspect that the difference in views is at least partially related to location - pclmulqdq sound's like something that I've heard from people in the Appalachians before, while your experience very much matches what I've observed in small town TX. No actual data to back this suspicion of course, it's just anecdotal based on what I've seen and heard. Would be interested in data if anyone can provide it.
- cutemonster 4y agoWhat's Chase policy? Is it about the bank, Chase? (I'm in Europe and don't know much)
- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 4y agoThey're talking about the policy for a car "chase". They edited their post to explain how the policy was broken.
- cutemonster 4y agoThanks for explaining, you and cmh89
- dsfyu404ed 4y agoOne of the local cops around here got the Dick Cheney special at about "across the room" range a couple years back. Of course the guy that shot him got railroaded but they never did tell the public what he and the guy with them were doing on that guy's property two towns out of their jurisdiction without a warrant... I can see why the cop was feeling cockey though. This state has just about the lowest rate of firearms ownership in the country. They're not used to getting shot back at.