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  • 03-08-2016, 01:38 PM
    marshap
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    people are scared of officers now and people who have been abused are afraid of authority. You try getting hurt by someone over you for no reason and see how trusting you are of authority. Most people in jail I believe have been abused. And when cops start chasing after you for no reason it can really make you scared.
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  • 03-08-2016, 01:39 PM
    Mr. Knowitall
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    people are scared of officers now and people who have been abused are afraid of authority. You try getting hurt by someone over you for no reason and see how trusting you are of authority. Most people in jail I believe have been abused. And when cops start chasing after you for no reason it can really make you scared.

    If your wife is so paranoid that she cannot drive in a safe or responsible manner when she sees a police vehicle's overhead lights, she has no business driving at all.
  • 03-08-2016, 01:42 PM
    eerelations
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    If you can prove with the dash cam that the person did not speed when the officer started making the detention and turned their lights on other words they started pulling them over for no reason and no suspicion and what they said the speed was a lie on the tape. Would that make a difference in the case? Yes the person went on to drive crazy and do some illegal stuff but they felt threatened because they were being pulled over for no legal reason. Does that not matter at all?
    Yes officers follow people around hoping they will commit crimes so they can catch them but legally officers don't turn their lights on until they actually have a reasonable suspicion.

    That's it I give up. :wallbang:
  • 03-08-2016, 02:02 PM
    marshap
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    OK so the last few posts helped me make sense of it. So even if I can definitively prove that they were not speeding (which I can). you would still have to prove that that the officer did not mistakenly think you speeded. Also none of that matters because they still don't have a right to drive crazy and break law after that. I guess you can't compare an officer making a mistaken or possibly illegal stop to someone chasing after you.
    I still gotta ask though if someone was chasing you in a car for no reason and you drove crazy cause you were scared would they not hold some of the responsibility if they got hurt by you driving crazy? I guess it just doesn't make sense to you all because you trust the cops
  • 03-08-2016, 02:11 PM
    free9man
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    I still gotta ask though if someone was chasing you in a car for no reason and you drove crazy cause you were scared would they not hold some of the responsibility if they got hurt by you driving crazy? I guess it just doesn't make sense to you all because you trust the cops

    What do you mean by chasing? If a police officer is chasing you, that's a pretty good sign they want you either out of the way or to pull the hell over. As has already been pointed out, if someone tailgates you...you slow down. If a police officer is behind you in a marked car, you slow down. If they activate their blues & twos, you pull over. It has nothing to do with trusting the cops and everything to do with driving properly.
  • 03-08-2016, 02:31 PM
    marshap
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    It has everything to do with trusting the cops. You are assuming that this person coming after you for an unknown reason with a gun is not going to hurt you and have your best interests at heart. Then you have all the news reports of cops gone bad. If you don't trust the person it is gonna affect how you react to the person and cause you not to drive properly.
  • 03-08-2016, 02:39 PM
    free9man
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    It has everything to do with trusting the cops. You are assuming that this person coming after you for an unknown reason with a gun is not going to hurt you and have your best interests at heart. Then you have all the news reports of cops gone bad. If you don't trust the person it is gonna affect how you react to the person and cause you not to drive properly.

    It shouldn't. If you're that scared of the police, which is ludicrous given that the vast majority of police officers are good people, don't drive. Don't leave your home. Stay inside and pray you never have to call them for help.
  • 03-08-2016, 02:46 PM
    marshap
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    Well it is good you trust them. I am sure that helps you respond positively to them. It is good when people feel safe.
  • 03-08-2016, 02:53 PM
    Pringle
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    If you don't trust the person it is gonna affect how you react to the person and cause you not to drive properly.

    You're essentially blaming your wife's illegal driving on her (and yours, it looks like) stereotypical belief that all cops are bad, because of a few reports you see on TV.

    Neither you, nor your wife, should be operating heavy machinery and should see psychiatric help.
  • 03-08-2016, 03:08 PM
    marshap
    Re: Assault With a Vehicle Charge After Brake-Checking a Police Officer
    No I never claimed all cops are bad. I blame the illegal driving on their trust issues though and stories off bad cops would further affect their trust issues. I never claimed all cops are bad and they don't believe it either. Trust issues, abuse in childhood, and authority issues affect how people react in situations. Alot of people always assume if people do something wrong they are bad and need to go to jail but unless you have grown up like they have you don't understand. Rehabilitation would go so much further in the U.S. instead of tons of money and jail. Someone who is already struggling in the world is not going to get better after all that. Some people don't grow up in loving safe homes and it affects how they react in certain situations.

    So I got a couple more questions. Would it matter that the cop was driving recklessly themselves? Would it matter if they harassed you before they turned their lights on? Would any of that matter legally?

    I am scared my loved one is going to go to a jury trial that is why I am asking so many potential questions.
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