Compare this to Morocco, where I grew up, which is an actual police state and has checkpoints all over the place. But there I never had any issue arguing with the cop (or claiming not to speak French) until he gave up and let me go. Because while they were everywhere they were even less trusted by their superiors and so were never empowered to do anything.

Here, if you look at a cop wrong on a bad day, they are empowered to rain down misery on you and piss them off bad enough, they’ll get their brothers in blue to make trouble for you too.

The worst is when you have to drive a long distance with the cop right behind you. Such a relief when they make a turn.

My brain every time I walk past a cop😂

Also in my brain to myself: “Don’t say it, don’t say it, don’t say it!”

I was carrying a beer through the Nashville airport one time and suddenly there was a cop walking next to us. I told the guy next to me “be cool, there’s a cop” the cop laughed.

That happens everywhere

Never ever trust a cop. Period.

Like a fight trained pitbull, they may seem nice and friendly sometimes, but the second they think you might be threat you'll be lucky to get away with a few broken ribs.

And that's just the "good" ones.

#ACAB

The answer to every situation is always violence, even against unarmed and peaceful people. Never trust those bastards with badges!