He just didn't want to admit he was wrong. Fucking ACAB. Goddamn pigs all of them.

Couldn't think of what else to say, guy was obviously stumped.

Why does he keep holding his finger in front of the camera? Is it standard procedure for cops to block their body cams in case they want to do crimes?

the cop doubling down

Bro he didn't just double down, he literally asked her to say "hand to God" to promise him that she didn't have a phone in her hand.

Like first of all, you're a cop, imagine you pull a suspect over and you say "I'm suspecting you of this crime. Did you do it?" "No." "Hand to God?" "Hand to God." "Alright go on you rascal, have a good day now."

Second of all, you do not say "Hand to God?" to a person with one fucking hand. Oh my god. 🫪🫣

Wondering if it's staged or AI or something.

"Hand to God, do you swear you didn't have a phone in your hand?"

"Hand to God."

"Your other hand. Hand to God, do you swear you didn't have a phone in your hand?"

"Hand to God."

"Cool. Have a good day."

WHAT AN ASSHOLE!

Curiosity, could you not see the video in the article? It was right at the top for me (Though NYT does that annoying inverse in dark mode thing)

I always wondered how these guys make it through life.

I understand its a position of authority and an air of confidence is necessary at all times, but gods damned dude

"You had a phone in your right hand"

shows a complete lack of a right hand

"...You sure you don't have a hand?"

I wish it was possible to be inside someone else's head and observe their thoughts and feelings in a moment

I mean, that cop is crooked to start with. So he's probably thinking, "Oh shit. My go-to excuse for harassing people failed. It's embarrassing if I get exposed here, so how can I make this her fault?"

Realistically a lot. Especially for drivers with dark skin.

Automated enforcement gets actual violations if done right. But it tickets the white and rich a lot more, so there is huge pushback

I got pulled over in a drunk driving operation while leaving a rural bar. The original reason they gave when pulling me over was lane violation, which I assume means going over the lines?

I was sober, there to check out a local band, then left when it was over. I’m also a very good driver, no accidents, no tickets for moving violations, nor parking violations, in 20 years of driving.

Well, I had a dash cam, but it was hidden from rear view by fuzzy dice. When he got my info and saw that, he realized his pretense for pulling me over in the first place would be challenged (he couldn’t lie about why because they record audio), and entrapment is illegal here, so he didn't even give me time to dig out my insurance card, and he had to let me off with warnings.

Which is amazing because I didn’t realize, because I hadn’t driven much in the past couple years, that my registration was over a year expired. Oops.

If he hadn't been a lying shitbag, or I hadn't had a dashcam that would clearly show I didn't do what he pulled me over for, that traffic stop wouldn’t have been a waste of time for him and I’d be out some money.

ACAB.

Also, invest in a dash cam, everyone! They are cheap and can save your ass! Everyone should have one because ACAB!

There is technically a process to do this, but it takes significant time and resources. Additionally it's likely you will experience retaliation during the process.

Chances are the issue lies at the top of the leadership structure

That'll just encourage them to lie and double down even more.

Sometimes people make mistakes. It's what they do afterwards that matters. That's even true for cops.

That reminds me of a George Carlin bit where he's talking about swearing on the bible in court.

He's like "What if you use the left hand on the bible, and your right hand in your pocket? What if the bible were upside down? Does god care about our ritualistic exercises? Maybe that's good enough for god? Or will the court clerk say Sorry, wrong hand, try again? Suppose you don't have a right hand? Do you swear on the stump at the end of your arm? Or do you use the prostetic? Certainly if your real left hand wasn't good enough, then surely a wooden right hand would fail the test, right?

And he goes on and on in a way that I don't feel like typing out. Plus text doesn't do it justice. It's on youtube. Just search for George Carlin. And if the one you end up watching isn't that bit, that's fine too. All the George Carlin bits are good. Just make an evening out of it. Just watch George Carlin all night long. I promise you he does not give a shit that you're watching for free. He has a whole bit about shit he doesn't care about after he's dead. I won't spoil it. You have a fun evening ahead of you.

US, I almost got a ticket for not wearing my seatbelt because when I saw the cop I mindlessly checked to see if I was wearing it. After that I do that check without moving my hand. Cops are the worst.

He looks increasingly stupid as he refuses to admit he was wrong and pushes to justify himself. ACAB.

or something they WILL HIRE FOR.

Ngl, I've let go of the wheel because my window arm was comfortable. Maybe bring up a knee just in case. "get your teen a manual because they can't do anything else with their hands!"

Bet.

I think once they make a citation, they can't just instantly undo, because that could be a sign of bribing your way out of a ticket, so the next opportunity to reverse course on that is at court.

Can any cops or lawyers confirm? I'm definitely not an expert.

I saw the bodycam footage of this. The cop says "I saw you holding a phone in your right hand." She holds the arm up, showing the stump, smiles and says, "you wanna just call it?" And he just digs deeper; "no I don't want to call it, I saw you doing uhm..." blablabla excuses excuses citation.

Fucking ego on cops. Could've just said, "hah, clearly my mistake" I stead of power tripping and ending up all over the internet. Although bet it won't affect his police career any.

Hi dad, it's me, also dad. 🤝

What does missing an arm have to do with not wearing the seatbelt?

You can put on a belt with one arm. Apparently the law came in in 1976 though which is surprising

I don't know how she did it, but the solution I've seen was to attach a spinner knob to the wheel. Cheap and easy to do. And gives mobility to somebody who otherwise wouldn't have it

"suicide knob" is a classic device I've seen before. They were popular in the 60s or so. Named as such because they had a knack for snapping off. It's still in use for people with various disabilities. However, it's not especially hard to steer with one hand. I probably went 4 years after the driving test using only one hand with a palm spin. But then I got a car with a slightly slicker, heavier steering wheel and it didn't work so well.

It's perfectly possible to drive 1 handed without any special setup. I do it regularly. You just need an automatic (non manual) shift.

It’s possible to drive without legs. It’s easy to drive with one hand. I’d wager it could be done with more skill than many drivers exhibit with only one limb.

Don't you need both hands to steer properly?

Do you drive? I basically use only my left hand while driving. And my car is an automatic EV, so I don't have to shift. Also I'm right handed.

I dunno. It's just comfortable. It might be a remnant from when I used to drive manual shift, when I had to shift gears often, driving in the city. You definitely don't need two hands to steer, though. And her stump could definitely do shifting no problem.

My husband has cerebral palsy and so one working hand to steer with. As others have said, he used the 'suicide knob' to drive, except it was like. Installed professionally and he legally had to have it installed to drive. I'm unsure if there's other ways, but that's how it was done here.

I had a good friend who's dad had no arms, and he had his driver's license and was an excellent driver