You know what I hate?
It’s this game, that some cops do. Not all of them, I fully acknowledge there’s plenty of good cops out there who just want to keep their community safe… but there are some people out there who are complete and utter douchebags and seem to think it’s okay because they put on a uniform every morning.
The game I speak of is where the cop says something untrue, and expects you to agree with them just because they’re a cop. You’re sitting in your car in a parking space snacking down on a donut, and the cop knocks on your window with his night-stick. He asks if you just came out of that store over there that sells weight loss products, to which you reply no. “Yes you did, I saw you” is what he says.
How many of us have been there?
The cop will basically get away with calling you a liar, often repeatedly. They make leaps of judgment, using their authority as a pry-bar trying to get you to crack – to make up for them not actually having to do any real police work.
They do this with impunity, because “cops are always honest” despite the fact we’ve seen evidence to the contrary many, many times before. You want to show him the box of donuts you’re half way through killing, and ask why you would possibly have been in said weight loss store… you want to ask where he learned the skills required to be a detective… you want to tell him to piss off and stop calling you a liar…
But what you end up doing is finding the meekest way to get out of the situation you can, in the hopes he doesn’t make your life worse in some way – because even the most honest citizen is always doing something wrong, and everyone has a fear of authority when they’re put on the spot.
