Lockport man arrest with scary guns after a traffic stop

[OwnTheRide]

Oh, I have no illusions that this was some upstanding citizen. I am sure society would be better off if they put him under the jail.

What I have a problem with is people who think it's "good policing" to find some pretense to stop and search like this.

That's terrible policing. Absolutely terrible.

Good policing would be to identify a real crime, then investigate it and gather evidence that he committed it, then hunt him down and arrest him.

Trolling for traffic violations and hoping to get lucky by finding a bad guy is absolutely despicable and we as a society should demand better.

Might be some progress coming on this front. In the name of racial equality, though.

NY proposal to ban police from making traffic stops for minor violations

 

[Saltwater60]

Oh, I have no illusions that this was some upstanding citizen. I am sure society would be better off if they put him under the jail.

What I have a problem with is people who think it's "good policing" to find some pretense to stop and search like this.

That's terrible policing. Absolutely terrible.

Good policing would be to identify a real crime, then investigate it and gather evidence that he committed it, then hunt him down and arrest him.

Trolling for traffic violations and hoping to get lucky by finding a bad guy is absolutely despicable and we as a society should demand better.

Totally agree with you there. I also think traffic stops are used to look into things further and most people agree to searches or cops talk them into it. If the guy is a known problem fine dig into it a bit but if not then give me a ticket and move it along. Don’t play games with me.
I just had a ride cop try this because the girl across the street from me her car was backed into. He tried to blame me and say it was my trucks trailer hitch. I said nope truck didn’t move yesterday and my hitch is removed for the winter so it doesn’t rust in there. He kept going so I told him who I thought it was and he was rude. I told him the girl Nextdoor has a camera that sees more than mine and go look at it. He said it had to be one of is or someone that was in my driveway. I said nope truck didn’t, not really because the girl you’re talking about is high all the time and probably didn’t notice it and the guy who cleans the office parking lot of snow probably backed into it. A few days later the snow plow guy was pulling out and his salter lined up to the millimeter. Cop didn’t need to be a jerk to me over it and I should have been rude and told him goodbye but I will run into him at a friends retirement party this week because they are all cops. He comes back the doors getting slammed and I’ll say get a warrant good bye.

 

[Grimscale]

Good policing would be to identify a real crime, then investigate it and gather evidence that he committed it, then hunt him down and arrest him.

Trolling for traffic violations and hoping to get lucky by finding a bad guy is absolutely despicable and we as a society should demand better.

I'm starting to think "society" (most likely just corrupt, tyrannical politicians) WANT the authorities to try to "prevent crime".
That's all this is...a misguided and futile attempt to prevent a crime before it happens. I'm sure we've all seen the movies that detail each and every fault with this viewpoint.