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Poor guy. He just wanted to spread some joy and now he's risking his life repeatedly. One of these police stops it's not going to work out. There are just too m
by superkuh 4mo ago
Poor guy. He just wanted to spread some joy and now he's risking his life repeatedly. One of these police stops it's not going to work out. There are just too many US police eager to use physical violence for no reason.
- allenrb 4mo agoWhile absolutely and sadly true, something tells me that rogue banana drivers are not the ones most likely to be killed in a traffic stop. Besides, his family would surely win the resulting case… on a peel.
- otterley 4mo agoWell done, sir. clap
- superkuh 4mo agoIt could never be against the police officer themselves due to qualified immunity. They are free to break the law however they wish. And that completely lack of accountability creates the risk inherent in every (US) police interaction.
- tjrlx 4mo ago[flagged]
- eru 4mo agoI don't think that's how it works in theory, but in practice it seems to be pretty close. (I mostly agree with you otherwise. Mr Banana Car Man would tell us, if he felt himself to be a victim.)
- mminer237 4mo agoNo, if they violate a clearly defined right, you can often still sue them individually, although that's usually suboptimal as the government has deeper pockets.
- superkuh 4mo agoSuing them is not justice. Justice is them going to prison after being charged with and judged guilty of the crime.
- tremon 4mo ago> rogue banana drivers are not the ones most likely to be killed in a traffic stop ...until the bananas go brown, of course.
- cobbzilla 4mo agoHe’s totally fine. He’s driving a car that basically no minority would ever drive, plus it has an open cockpit to facilitate the officer’s “trust but verify” instincts.
- eschulz 4mo agoThere's almost a zero percent chance of a police officer harming him during one of these stops. Annoying him a perhaps violating his civil rights, possibly, but not harmed.
- ceejayoz 4mo ago"Violating his civil rights" is harm.
- ssl-3 4mo agoUnless having their rights violated in this way is one of their kinks.
- eru 4mo agoAnd as far as we can tell from the writing, it is. (Not in a sexual way, I guess. But he seems to like the attention.)
- eschulz 4mo agoYes, you're totally right, I was referring to being beaten or killed on the side of the road. I should have been clear.