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If they wanted to take my cell phone or camera, they would have to arrest me first.
I had an incident with a Nevada state trooper about 20 years ago. It was snowing, near Tahoe, right up the street from Hyatt on the North side. A 4x4 turned left off of Hwy 28 onto Lakeshore, cutting the corner and heading right toward me in my lane. I flash my lights, honk and throw him the bird. Turns out to be a very dirty, full size Chevy Blazer police car.
He is furious, turns around to chase me, I was pulled over before he turned around, waiting for him. He was out of control angry, tells me I look like I am on drugs or drunk(1000 AM). He gets me out of the car, looks up my nose, walks me around to the back of my vehicle and berates me for about 10-15 minutes, never did do any field sobriety tests. I ask if I can get my jacket out of the car as it is snowing, "You'll live." Fortunately, there were 4 other people in the car. All 5 of us, all medical students, wrote letters to Nevada about it. They wrote back, and notified me that he had been suspended, without pay, for two weeks and had to do anger management.
I am absolutely convinced that if there had not been any other people in the car, I would have gotten the oak shampoo and a trip to the ER for all those broken bones and knocked out teeth from when I "slipped" and hit my head trying to resist arrest. Then I would have gotten to go to jail for a while.
I have gotten to the point where I don't particularly trust the police. I donm't think this stuff is any more common, I just think it is much better reported and identified.
You can bet your ass if I ever have some cop turn on the party lights for me, I will be pulling into a gas station or bank where I expect there to be video surveillance.
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She was the kindest person I ever met
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