ARRESTED? Jail time?! My Insane Police Encounter

[@BrewCityRider]

As a retired LEO with 25 years of service I apologize to you for this officer's lack of professionalism. Needless to say, he completely mishandled this traffic stop, both from a safety/security standpoint to the crappy way he treated you. I don't care what he has seen or what kind of bad day he was having, this officer's behavior is totally unacceptable. You handled this stressful situation with calm and brains.

[@GearsGadgets]

Appreciate that. Also, thank you for your civil service.

[@garybaldwin1061]

He played dumb with ear plugs. And then edited to make the cop look ridicules.

[@GearsGadgets]

@@garybaldwin1061 edited it to make the cop look ridiculous? Like a deep fake? You don’t think the cop said those things? Sorry man but you got the wrong guy, I’m super pro law enforcement more than I am dip shit KZbinr goading police for views. This officer did exactly what you see.

[@BrentDnD]

@@garybaldwin1061who the hell are you to say those things? You have no clue what you’re talking about. I saw you stealing candy bars at 7-11 last week. See how that works. I can make shit up too.

[@TheMadSmoker]

How many bad cops did you arrest

[@Thunderontheroad]

Seven years ago I was arrested for going home. That’s right going home 5 bikes past me going really fast and a trooper which almost hit me pulls me. No questions just football tackle off the bike he broke his finger and damaged my bike. After they watched the helmet camera in court 8 months later charges dropped. $5,000 for the lawyer $2,200 for the bike’s damage another $8,000 to have it removed from my record. F the whole state of NC I don’t stop anymore. At 47 years old it’s not worth it to go through that again I just peace out.

[@flyhayst]

You had to pay to have what they dropped removed from your record?

[@Thunderontheroad]

@@flyhayst Unfortunately, yes. In the state of North Carolina all arrest and traffic violations go on your record regardless of if you were charged or not. It will say that you were found not guilty, but it will remain on your record forever unless you pay to have it removed. It can affect your employment just think about it this way how many people go to a job interview and they explained they were falsely arrested let's be honest how many employers actually believe that. Also it will make your insurance double regardless of whether you were charged or not.

[@flyhayst]

@@Thunderontheroad dang. That sucks.

[@nickjones884]

@@Thunderontheroad you could have one hell of a lawsuit, false arrest, assault and battery, deprivation of rights. You could get $200k you should see a lawyer

[@jimblu86]

@@nickjones884 even a bad lawyer could get him lost wages and fees and an extra 25k for emotional damage lol

[@firemedictv]

As a cop, this makes me sick. Troopers have a hard on for this type of stuff. In all my years I’ve never written a single speeding ticket, ever! And that is 1000% the truth. Also, this guy can’t even make a proper stop! He showed terrible officer safety and he’s lucky to go home to his family every night. You don’t pull up next to a motorist on a traffic stop. It’s an easy way to get unalived. Sorry dude. This guy just loves power.

[@jeffdavis3481]

Where are you a cop at? Your channel seems to be nothing but the fire department.

[@Timlyhurse]

Officers safty is gay.

[@ThTaintedCheek]

@@Timlyhursesafety*, do you struggle with big words?

[@jacobladder6165]

​@@ThTaintedCheekspell checking people isn't an argwemant😅

[@jacobladder6165]

​@kylemac4713 so is @ThTaintedCheek loves to spell check people..lick boots and spread those cheeks for LEO

[@kslagley]

As a regular M/C rider who has been pulled over, you did exactly the right thing. One glance of that Officers attitude and style says he will haul you to jail, store your bike and cite you for everything in the book.

[@skeeter7932]

I try to drill into my kids heads that you fight in court not on the side of the road. I think you handled yourself perfectly.

[@whome1202]

Yea but still you fight in court after letting another man who’s having a bad day step all over you and treat you like you’re his pet nah sorry but I rather be dead yea I know I have my family and everything but still I just can’t live with letting an overweight man who’s having a bad step all over you and the reason he’s only a cop cause they haven’t caught him with all his weird porn he watches and trying to chat with teens with fake accounts he makes he looks like one of those type of cops

[@joebloggs8422]

Fighting on the side of the road sometimes leads to a disastrous outcome

[@r12rtpilot]

21 years as a LEO, I have the highest respect for you and your responses. That trooper made dangerous decisions. I ride too and would enjoy riding with you! S

[@danielsmith337]

I bet you was a prick to people who drive SUVs

[@mat3716]

You need to rename this video: “How not to get arrested” this was essentially a master class in police interaction. That guy wanted a fight really bad and you refused to give him one.

[@FPLJCB]

Dude you were being pretty chill. Guy was being a hardass

[@RobThompson1976]

At first I thought perhaps he was a new officer, but after rewatching it a few times, he’s clearly a Sgt! It was extremely odd that he didn’t even get out immediately, he didn’t ask you to turn off your bike, but instead told you that you were under arrest and now going to jail. But then instructed you to continue riding your bike to just up the road and go to the pull off?? Almost like he was wanting you to run now that you knew jail time was what you were looking at. The whole stop was extremely bizarre for an officer of his rank. Luckily you were able to de-escalate the situation and followed his instructions.

[@BoostAuthority]

@@RobThompson1976 the officer was baiting him to take off, that's why you said you're going to jail and to pull up up the road and pull over he wanted that guy to run

[@gopherchucksgamingnstuff2263]

I have seen violence and death. F that shit. He signed up for it. No excuses. He is supposed to be a professional at ALL times. He was unprofessional. Send this to Audit the audit.

[@GearsGadgets]

That is ABSURD, just because you sign up for, doesn't me you sign away your right to be a human with emotion. Your opinion is one that leaves NO room for accepting PTSD of soldiers who fight for the freedom of this country and give us the right to say stupid things like "He signed up for it" from the comfort of the shitter. I emphatically reject this anarchist lack of appreciation for mental health while also appreciating that this officer was unnecessarily extra from the jump. There are reasons for everything including whatever led you to type out such a narrow-minded opinion of a complex situation. I am not sending anything to people who are in the business of profiting off goading police with nudnik "AKCTCHUALLY I CAN RECORD HERE" content. If you can't appreciate the toll it takes of seeing a dead human being with their head implanted in the back of a tractor trailer, and the effect that might have on the next interaction you have with a motorcyclist, you are beyond the ability of reasonable conversation.

[@gopherchucksgamingnstuff2263]

@@GearsGadgets This isn't attacking an officer. It is in their doctrine to be professionals at all times. Feelings do not play a factor. And 30 over is a felony.

[@gopherchucksgamingnstuff2263]

Correction. Even in Florida 30 over is a misdemeanor for reckless driving. We require 50 over.

[@GearsGadgets]

@@gopherchucksgamingnstuff2263 if you treat police officers as superhuman beings without emotion, you are setting yourself up for some very difficult future interactions. Rules be damned, people will always be flawed and emotions and stressors can and will have an impact even on the world’s greatest police officers. I respect humanity and the stress of those who do very stressful jobs, it’s why I carry on in a respectful manor even when I feel like I’m being bullied by the officer I am interacting with.

[@MacRides1]

@@GearsGadgets I hear what you are saying but cops dont have the right to dump their sh$# on everyone they stop because they had a bad day or week or saw something horrific. If they are having mental issues on the job then they should seek help. when they dont, then we have behavior like this which will only get worse. i have family that are cops and i believe most cops are good guys but i've met some that just want to beat someone's ass. again, the biggest problem with law enforcement is they dont police their own. i believe that is starting to change but its going to take a LONG time before it gets better.

[@KrakensGarageandAdventures]

I think you handled it as best you can. You make some very good points that may lead up to the officer's mentality at the point of interaction.

[@GearsGadgets]

I try to think of everything more than just the surface level interaction. There is always a why behind everything and who am I to pretend I know what is going through that officers head. It is possible he's a jerk, or it is possible that he is going through real human struggle and I would hate to treat him like he's a jerk if its the later. NOW that being said, there is also still the VERY real concern that this guy gets to decide how the rest of that interaction goes regardless of mental state. Gotta act accordingly.

[@dejen3303]

IMO you are giving the cop too much credit, but hey, you're not in jail so you did good good.

[@GearsGadgets]

That is the most compelling rational argument against my position that I’ve seen yet and I appreciate it. Thank you.

[@michaelhaggerty7840]

​@GearsGadgets also agree. If you cant turn off what youve "seen" and its affecting other performance on your job then you shouldnt be on the street. Lecturing about war stories is gross, just give the ticket and move on. How about the paramedics/fire dept members that extracated said hypothetical motorcycle rider. Should they approx every car crash with cumulative emotions of every previous call?

[@dereckhickman7196]

As a current LEO I appreciate your recognition of the fact of the underlying issues officers face. Cumulative Career Trauma Stress for emergency services is a very serious issue that I myself have gone through. Similar to PTSD except it references the collective experiences of seeing traumatic incident after incident instead of a more singular type event/events that have occurred to you. By no means does that excuse any negative behavior by any officer at all. I’m not justifying or excusing negative behavior for any officer, but I am applauding you sir for having the decency and awareness to acknowledge it and to present it to your viewers. I’ve personally had to give death notifications from vehicle accidents. I will always remember one particular about a father and his 4 children that I had to notify at 7:00 in the morning that their wife/mother wasn’t coming home. 10 years later and it still as clear as day. Sometimes that frustration come out on reckless driving stops. Right or wrong we all are only human and I appreciate how you have spoke for Law Enforcement! God Bless and all I can do is hope to let his light shine through me in my career!

[@Theuglyconcretefinisher]

@@dereckhickman7196 officers should be held to a higher standard. Being human is NO EXCUSE for making mistakes that kill people, wrongfully arrest,or to be a POS on a power trip. If you can't control your emotions and not be on a power trip you shouldn't be a cop. I'm human but I don't make mistakes with my marriage. The whole we're humans too is a bullshit excuse

[@codytucker7522]

As a current full time police officer I would like to thank you for giving this trooper so much room for error regardless of how he treated you. I would also like to apologize on his behalf. Even though I’m 3 states away, his actions reflect how people see me when I’m doing my job here at home and vice versa. I’ve only been out of the academy for a year and I frequently watch KZbin videos about police interactions in an attempt to be the best I can be when it’s my turn to be filmed and scrutinized on the world stage. I challenge every officer to do the same. I also challenge all the cop haters to come try being one of us without losing your integrity within 6 months. This trooper, who appears to be a seasoned officer, breached the thin (key word thin) blue line that we stand behind. “Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should” If there’s any other of you out there who wear this heavy badge of responsibility; learn from these videos. I’ve seen some horrible stuff the past two years of my career and I always have to try to remember to remain compassionate. “A harmless man is not a good man. A good man is a very dangerous man who has that under voluntary control” ~Jordan Peterson~ Thank you for sharing this video!

[@GawgaCracka]

Great quote and so true, I hope your admirable attitude, stays intact after dealing with the mentally insane out here driving on our roads as of late, stay safe sir, may you always make home to your family my friend.

[@adamlivingston6222]

Stay safe keep that mind set another thing to is trear others like you want to be treated ❤

[@RahulKumar-vh4xr]

These speed traps are common in small towns. I’ve found so many times where the speed limit drops 10-20mph for no reason. And lo and behold there’s a cop waiting to grab people. My advice is two things - 1: if you’re in a place you don’t know, turn whatever speed limit alert you have on your smartphone on at its loudest. It’s not reliable, but it may save you. 2: Keep your head up. If you’re not on a highway, speeds change frequently. Watch for markers. Finally, I think you handled the situation well. Albeit, I wouldn’t make excuses for why the officer did or didn’t treat you well. His job is to enforce the law. Too many cops think their job is to punish people.

[@jhondoe1483]

Small highway towns are not doing this randomly, it’s almost always in or approaching a are with more driveways and pedestrians where slower speeds are needed.

[@boss5120]

Apparently every one in the comment section is a law enforcement officer.

[@llpp202]

Bishop CA has this lol. I always drive 55mph in the slow lane to be safe and save gas. Next thing you know the speed limit is 25 on an empty road at 2am. Cop only wrote me a fix it ticket for my expired license. Fuck bishop.

[@Zt3v3]

@@jhondoe1483 Yeah, you can usually count on progressive decreasing and progressive increasing speed limits as you approach then leave any community a highway passes through; no change is the exception.

[@l-_-sage-_-l]

@@boss5120I think there’s like over 800k police officers in the US so wouldn’t be surprising

[@chriscruze6371]

You have so much love and compassion brother! Your reaction to this situation is a breath of fresh air!!!! May God bless you brother! Ride safe

[@kazoopate]

I got the feeling he was baiting you to run when he said to go to the parking lot.

[@spoopi5126]

100%, especially when telling him he was under arrest.

[@tonymanjarres1009]

You are spot on. Sometimes it's better to be respectful and deescalate rather than fight back. My Mom actually taught me that as a young rowdy male teen. She advised to always play nice when dealing with your teacher, boss, and especially cops because those interactions can have life changing consequences.

[@GearsGadgets]

Absolutely. The best fights I have ever won are the fights I haven't had to have.

[@debo5227]

Where did you get your motorcycle heat it gear

[@vinceimp9581]

In these situations I usually refer to the saying, "if you can't make it better at least don't make it worse" you almost always have the most control over yourself in any given situation and the influence that has can make all the difference

[@GearsGadgets]

1000%

[@Planes_n_trains]

He got you up passed the 35mph sign, so he could say he pulled you over there, he intended to arrest you for 65 in a 35, until he probably realized you were recording your ride, and probably had the proof otherwise.

[@Make-Asylums-Great-Again]

As a former felon, I commend you on your approach to this situation. Attitude is everything, that officer needs to find a new profession. Support those that support you, no one has ever gained anything by blindly supporting a group. 👍

[@Murc_roadster]

Aren't you always a felon ? I mean it's always on your record .

[@mr.shivvels3900]

I have IMMENCE respect for you being so calm and respectful and although he may have been struggling he should get help...

[@MsDeezle]

15:52 seconds later I have a massive migraine

[@CMGAThepublicswatchdog]

Classic I stopped filming cause the tyrant was wearing a body cam,good or bad interaction Don’t ever turn your camera off when talking to a police officer . When / if you need to get their body cam footage it’s either not available, altered, goes missing or they didn’t turn the camera on, or they play games when requesting the footage. When you film the encounters with your own camera there is less of a chance of your footage going missing or being altered.

[@bighissy392]

You were probably the 10th person that he pulled over that got hit with the same situation. Sounds like it’s a exit path designed for just this thing. People leaving an area out in the middle of nowhere and the speed limit unnecessarily tanks for no reason and before you know it (or don’t) you’re 20 over. You kept calm and did good.

[@redwing771]

agreed , don't forget AZ has never been what you would call a biker friendly state .

[@rockbandandghmaster]

Used to have a town that right over a hill they put a sign that switched the speed from 55 to 20mph. A town cop would often sit right there too. The state eventually made them move the sign to a more visible location and add a 'speed zone ahead' sign.

[@jessewilson8676]

@@rockbandandghmasterbutte Mt had a 5 lane road (2 each direction and turning lane) 45 mph stop sign for a single lane alley. The stop sign was right behind a large blue spruce tree impossible to see cop parked a little ways back…. I was home on leave got a ticket…. Somehow the tree was cut down in the middle of the night dropped right into the alley where the cop would sit.

[@Pikallectibles]

Florida is like this. I was arrested in Florida once at the lovely age of 19. Me and a buddy were going to Panama City beach for a few days to celebrate our first year of college just finishing up. We smoke weed in college like most people our age at this school. Things were fine until we went through a small town early in the morning. We got pulled over and they said we were going 30 in a 15mph zone. It had been 35 the whole way but suddenly dropped but went immediately back up to 35 a mile down the road. Cop loved it, got excited when he saw we were young and from out of town. We got detained, searched, and then the car was searched. Knew it was bad then because 4 other cars showed up and they were high fiving. They tried to make us both own up to a tiny bit of weed, didn’t work. Buddy took the fall for it and I took the fall for the alcohol. They took us for everything we were worth and put us on the second page of the newspaper. I’ll never forget what they did and how happy they were over that or how bad it messed up my life for a misdemeanor. I will never go near that town again and honestly have only been to Florida once since that day almost 15 years ago.

[@painful-Jay]

⁠@@Pikallectibleswhere in Florida? I know there used to be a famous speed trap off 301 in a town called Waldo and it had been on tv as like the worst in the country. AAA actually put up billboards warning drivers. They’ve actually disbanded the police department there now. It was all about making money and the officers had to meet a quota of tickets each month. I always went a bit under the speed limit driving through.

[@BB..........]

Always record the police, and never turn off your camera!

[@cody100181]

3:30 Before the commodification of the camera, the only thing you could do was know the law and if an officer is violating it. Not saying an immediate argumentative tone or agenda is necessary but a clear line of mutual respect should be drawn. Also, if you do get arrested for asserting yourself and fucked with for a few hours because of the cop’s meager member, it’d probably look pretty good for you and bad for the cop when you were in court. Especially if you had a video of the whole interaction. The court most likely just throws the whole case out

[@DapsDiary]

I love listening to someone that actually has a head on his shoulders ! 👍 I personally think you handled that situation flawlessly. It’s to bad other’s don’t have the intelligence you have and like to poke the bear for a guaranteed loosing battle. Thanks for sharing, you just gained another subscriber. Safe travels bud ! ✌️

[@WHAC420]

losing, not loosing

[@africanpenguin3282]

Unfortunately in a lot of the smaller towns in (AZ atleast) that you have to go through on the highways that drop for 35 or 25 miles an hour for a few block stretches and all they do is pullover people constantly for those not looking. So you end up crawling a few blocks but they still snipe a few that didn't notice the signage

[@joeshirey5448]

I can't say what someone else's intentions were but , I figure by you being very respectful & honest . He simply decided not to arrest you . The side of the high way , was a very dangerous place to be . He gave you the opportunity to do a lot of stuff wrong but he also gave you the opportunity to do what you did do. You did everything right God bless.

[@exclusivemusic5727]

Cop pulled you over with bad intentions, and all I hear is nothing but excuses from you defending the cop that was ready to take you to jail like you said, you thought he was just going to give you a warning at 5:30 in the morning but no instead he pulled you over and showed you the type of person he is you being a good guy won him over but who’s to say he does the next guy even worse in the same situation if someone bullies you, you can’t make excuses for the bully. That’s like you beating on your wife, but she’s telling the police not to arrest you. The cop telling you to pull over down the road instead of getting off your bike shows that he was up to something shady and you shouldn’t have stop recording anything could’ve happened we don’t get immediate access to the police buddy cameras they are allowed to turn off the audio. And also edit videos in the police officers favor.

[@luisqueremelmilani5023]

Valuable message! I guess another reason to be proud of, was that because of this experience you got the opportunity to share your perspective with others and hopefully create a positive impact for anyone who watches this video and finds themselves in a similar situation.

[@hyperyoshyboy432]

Had a similar situation picking up my gf from the airport. State trooper pulled me over after running my plate and seeing my license was suspended (unbeknownst to me) due to a failure to respond to a ticket that slipped through the cracks. As a black man, I was shitting my pants. Respect and calm will get you a long way. Not saying it always has to go this way but he let me off with a warning and allowed my gf to drive home, and me not go to jail.

[@GearsGadgets]

Cooler heads typically prevail in police interactions. It isn't always easy, but it is important.

[@fldad32USA]

You did good job handling the situation. Been driving truck for 30 years and have dealt with many law enforcement agencies across this country and Canada. Best thing anyone can do is be polite and professional.

[@Philintx]

He wanted you to run. I get the impression he’s looking for an adrenaline rush.

[@davidwalker5665]

You handled it right. I was heading through rural Oklahoma at 4:30 AM. As I came into a small town, Indian reservation I believe, the highway split so I was looking at those signs and missed the huge drop in the speed limit. A local officer stopped me and, like you, wrote me for 10 over vs 20 over. There's no reason I needed to give him a hard time about the time and that I was the only vehicle on the road. I paid it as soon as I got home. shit happens.

[@skiddlyd.244]

The majority of oklahoma is indian reservation.

[@Cake41579]

At 18 years old I had a guy on a sport bike riding a wheelie past me as I was merging onto The interstate in va and it was raining. Why he chose to do this amazes me but as he was getting right about to my front bumper to my left a tractor trailer was slowing down to make the sharp curve ahead. The rider sees the truck and instantly sets his front tire down at the exact moment that he slammed the back of the truck and shoved his head through the back of the trucks trailer doors. With him hanging lifeless out the rear of the truck I had to speed ahead and flag the trucker over to tell him what just happened. He was very shaken up and said he never felt the guy hit him. I would imagine that old trucker has left this earth by now. They estimated the biker to be traveling in excess of 100 mph when he hit the truck. 18 years old.

[@brenden1079]

Unbelievable that this is what getting lucky looks like now

[@LJ_Adventure79]

That cop couldn't get his story straight he said when he first pulled u over his said u were doing 55 in a 35 and once u got to the parking lot he said 65 in a 45

[@RidersUnited]

Man so sorry to see this. One thing I learned is to shut up and provide bare minimum info they ask for without incriminating myself while being polite. A lot of power trips and power abuse with PD’’s. Hearing you are under arrest to scare you seems like perfect example of that. I like NWA songs way too much after my 1000$ ticket 3 years ago 😅

[@alsanderson4917]

Cop lied about the speed limit at first encounter, you should go to court and fight it via zoom call. And that was some real boot licker action right there.

[@justinbears2941]

Yeah, but even though his cameras were rolling, there’s been a lot of times they’ve deleted the footage so you always wanna keep your cameras rolling

[@Charlielizard]

Riding for almost 50 years all over the country, I found myself in a multitude of situations. Everything you did and said was 100% on target. LEO's have the upper hand. Despite being a 1st responder in my home community, these folks from other states don't give a rat's ass. It has nothing to do with sucking up or making a run. You gotta remember, you can't outrun a radio. I started riding to clear my head of the horrible crap I saw and worked with. That officer started off wrong. Everyone goes through the academy and receives specialized training, but they and we are human beings. Do everything possible to prevent escalating the situation. Quit watching the BS tiktok videos on how to be a roadside attorney. End of story. Thank you from another old school biker.

[@fletchkeilman2205]

While I do agree with you in regards to being able to deescalate the situation, there is nothing wrong with knowing the law and understanding when an officer is trying to pull one over on a citizen....whether it's to get info when a citizen does not have to provide any, or whether that officer wants to just abuse his power. While I do see why arguing with an officer, even if you do really know the law and your rights, is not a helpful tactic...telling people "not to listen to roadside attorneys" or what have you just reinforces the notion that all a cop wants you to be is compliant.... especially when said officer is abusing his power "because he is human and having a bad day". Bad day or not, we pay their salary, and the public is starting to notice when an officer is really wanting to "protect and serve", and when they want to show how great they are and generate lost revenue for the town, county, or state. I'll always respect the law and the officers risking their lives to uphold it and protect the community. I also think that officers need WAAY more training in regards to dealing with citizens.

[@Charlielizard]

@@fletchkeilman2205 Bad day or not, attempting to challenge an abusive officer at roadside stop is a stupid thing to do; whether or not we pay their salary. The courtroom is the place for putting an abusive LEO in his place. 99% of the time I've watched them apologize and crumble when they realize their actions get them suspended or terminated. I will stand with what I said about attempting to play roadside attorney because some jackass on tiktok says it's your right. Screwed up can be fixed, but stupidity can't.

[@lucasgreen8651]

Just cause your a felon doesnt mean you will run.

[@1diggers1]

Dan, you have great insight and perspective on all this, from a guy who does a version of that job. I don't like that trooper's approach to you either. It's the I'm going to scare them into compliance tactic, that only works on good rational people and escalates the situation on everyone else. I also agree his safety tactics weren't the best, either. I noticed after all that, he cited you for the civil offense of speeding and not the criminal. Glad he was sensible about that at least.

[@michaelcordero8557]

🤘🏼

[@BMWBRO]

Dude great video and editing and storytelling and all of it. Just great work.

[@RoadReality]

I think you handled it well. Not sure if I'd turn off my camera, though. Definitely wouldn't run, it just compounds the issue.

[@skrsys]

I appreciate how you handled the situation, and that police have emotions too. However, cops need to be able to control their emotions and act professionally too. As an example, having a lot of members of my family in the medical profession that see and go through a lot of trauma, they are expected to act professionally and have good bedside manner with every patient interaction. As a professional in any field, the expectation is to be professional in your interactions, otherwise you are just not good at your job. I know it happens, and the way you handled it was the reason it didn't get out of control. However, as you know not everyone will act the way you did, and the "professional" on the scene should be able to act "professionally" and we shouldn't excuse that. Also, I'm similar to you in that I would have dealt with the situation in the same manner as you did, but I do expect people who are supposed to be professionals to act that way. Maybe he needs further training or counselling, but he doesn't look like a rookie and this has been his MO for quite awhile. I support good police, the bad ones should quit or get fired - same as any profession.

[@davidhaworth7152]

He’s a cop. This seems to be fairly standard cop behavior.

[@mikekerns3774]

Screw the cops. Wait untill you get pulled over and victimized! You won’t be a pig lover than

[@conanthedestroyer7123]

4:12 there was no emotion. This cop was just an ass.

[@MeganChic]

To the people who said “I would’ve ran” you’re the reason cops refuse to give first aid to sports bikers who crash.

[@carlazuz1201]

If they refuse to give first aid to somebody who needs it because someone else hurt their feelings that's on the cop for being petty

[@erikburke7210]

That officer sounds like he was on a power trip. I'm glad you handled yourself so well!

[@roy1531]

I feel like the Trooper was giving you the opportunity to make the decision if you were going to jail or not. It was all dependent on your attitude which apparently lead you away from going to jail.

[@a1b1c184]

Why should someone's attitude toward an agent of the state actively looking for any crimes you may have committed have any bearing on whether or not a person is locked up in cage? I mean if you are just calling out the cop's behavior I agree that's what was happening but I think that person is the last person that should be a LEO. Speeding alone should not be enough for anyone to go to jail and as far as the attitude thing well the cop would get whatever he gave me. Either way other than showing my license, registration and insurance if necessary and would not say another word at that point. People forget they have the right to remain silent and I know now to use it.

[@Hyperear42]

Only place you failed was shutting of your cameras Not to mention firefighters and paramedics and er nurses also see a lot of messed up shit

[@demoncrazy6688]

Hey man! I’m rolling into my 5th year as a Florida Highway patrolman, I think you handled this situation great! I wish more folks would be as levelheaded as you. You should most definitely look into filing a complaint with the trooper who you had an interaction with and see where that goes. Nonetheless you’re awesome and one of my favorite content creators. Keep up the great work and maybe I’ll see you in Florida sometime 😉

[@gregory46236]

Thank you for protecting us.

[@ATHTSupply]

Honest question , as a Highway Patrolman is an arrest really contingent upon how level headed the person is for you? You recognized this officer was being a dick… but in your honest opinion we really gotta make y’all feel better in order to avoid arrest for something as simple as a speeding ticket in an obvious speed trap??

[@demoncrazy6688]

@@ATHTSupply Thank you for your question. Let me make myself clear before I reply, I in no way condone the actions of the trooper in this video whatsoever. No it is not a requirement for you to be polite or nice, however it isn’t going to make things any easier for you or whoever you may encounter if you’re both being complete A-holes. Now I’ve never even contemplated taking someone to jail over a speeding charge unless there was an underlying charge that would warrant an arrest, I.e arrest warrants, DUI..but please do keep in mind of officer discretion. You may or may not run into someone who is heavy by the book or you may run into someone who is a little more lenient.

[@SecretSauceyjuice]

Totally agree. A complaint is warranted. Not only was the officer unprofessional and I'm sure violating various policies, but he was also just wrong about the facts. If you're gunna be that much of a pompous dick, you better be damn sure you're right.

[@ATHTSupply]

@@demoncrazy6688 thanks for your answer man , I always wanted to ask a LEO that question. Like I could be having a bad day myself , I shouldn’t have to put on a fake smile to avoid spending a few hours in jail unless I’ve committed a serious offense. You guys have the ultimate Customer service Job… and I always am appalled that some LEOs will gauge your punishment based on how you make them feel.

[@jeffmccormick7321]

I am a law enforcement officer and have been with the department for 20 years. I just wanted to take a moment to personally thank you from the bottom of my heart for making my butt feel way way better. Thanks for the kiss 😘

[@roymiller5291]

Love your interaction and how you handled it. Having multiple perspectives on both your situation and the officers is awesome to me.

[@ahmedmanajid]

I like the poster of the ironworkers in the background

[@charliegivilancz6412]

When I know I was pulled over for a real reason then I own up to it. At that point the cop is doing his job and I'm going to apologize and hope for some leniency. Usually even though I look brown they have always given me a break. They run my license and see I've never committed a crime in my life and feel that I deserve a little help.

[@GearsGadgets]

One’s own actions are certainly not irrelevant in the equation. It’s really the only thing you CAN control in the interaction. Everything else is only positively or negatively impacted by how you respond.

[@K_Nasty]

That looks like a 55mph aria . You ride what feels comfortable. There are speed traps in every town. And asshole cops ...

[@Skipshift]

I think you handled yourself well and managed to de-escalate the situation. No shame in that at all. The officer could have handled himself better, but the situation turned out for the better and you made it home with only a fine. The bigger picture is always better than short sighted actions like running or arguing the case when it's not being heard. Ride safe ✌

[@powerband5235]

What is that officers name?

[@MoeLarrycurly1]

I think he wanted you to run after telling you you were going to jail

[@GearsGadgets]

Somewhat felt that way didn't it?

[@larrylobster6089]

And he let him ride like 900 Ft down the street too he really gave him several chances 😂

[@sikes3791]

Youre a good man. It takes a lot of wisdom and courage to be as understanding as you are

[@vdubpowered]

If police actually arrested people for speeding where I live, they’d be a lot less traffic 🤣. Also the people that say boot licker or I’d run are the reason the rest of us get harassed sometimes

[@GearsGadgets]

Very true. The people who say boot licker are the kind of people who live incredibly difficult lives because they are their own worst enemy. Prideful idiots who don’t understand how much prouder they would be of themselves to control their emotions in a situation specifically to NOT get arrested instead of talking themselves into handcuffs. Common sense isn’t that common.

[@saddle8bag]

Many years ago, I used to know some sport bike guys in Seattle. They got pull over for speeding so often, they had a lawyer on retainer. They paid him a lot rather than the govt, but he kept them from loosing their license. I once put a bike under a school bus. Bus was making a left turn in an intersection and for some unknown reason jammed on the brakes. I moved to the shoulder to brake so no one would ram me from behind. Silt on the shoulder from winter washed the front end when I applied the brake (pre ABS). I let go of the brake and the bars did a tank slapper, tossed me off and wedged itself under the bus bumper. I got a ticket for failure to maintain, because they failed to maintain the road. Anyway, I called a lawyer and he said he could normally get tickets dismissed, "but if you hit a school bus, you're going to have to eat that one." Point being, a lawyer will still cost you, but will keep points off your license.

[@trent879]

Most AZ law enforcement treats every encounter with a citizen as if they are concealed carrying, and they do not care. Like, they assume you have a gun no matter what.

[@HunterZ32]

I genuinely respect how objectively you can look at this even after what could’ve been a really gnarly encounter. I’ll always show respect to an officer when interacting but lord knows when I get home I would’ve come unwound

[@maxwell-zp1um]

Having self control isn’t a super human ability and it 100% should be expected from those we trust with our lives. It’s absurd to think otherwise. Their job is not that hard and not even close to being one of the most dangerous. The number killer of cops is cops via car accidents. Everyone that drives more than 30 minutes to work has a job just as dangerous as most police just in driving to work. Most children have more patience than police. It’s completely unacceptable and needs to change. Just the fact that you take the threat of arrest so lightly says a lot about your way of thinking. I’m not criticizing the way you handled the situation just how you’re underplaying his disrespect for the people he’s sworn to protect. If it’s unacceptable for fast food workers to treat people that way it damn sure should be for police.

[@JS-ls8iu]

Is there no video of the full interaction? like there was a short reels that had more than this and it cuts off when you start talking to the officer after pulling off the bike.

[@rdintennessee702]

About 10 years ago, I was trying to outrun a thunderstorm on my way home from my motorcycle shop. Blew through a 45 at like 90… Pulled over by LEO ( the state I was in at the time has a “No Motorcycle Chase” reg for LEO’s) The totally custom cafe I was on would have left them in the dust if I was so inclined. When asked “What my problem was?” I pointed to the sky and said I was not looking forward to getting drenched (not to mention the cafe I was on was NOT a bike that would handle heavy rain). Being the affable person I am, and the LEO wanted to know a little bit about the obvious custom bike I was on. (It would have failed EVERYTHING by DMV if they demanded I get the bike inspected) Gave him my business card, asked for his, even tried to set up an appointment at my shop to build HIM a custom…lol. As the sky darkened more and more, LEO ran my info and came back with my ticket, for 64 in a 45! LEO explained that I seemed like a reasonable person, gave me the mangled dead bike rider speech, and told me that in that state, 20 over was “Reckless Endangerment”, subject to arrest, license suspension, criminal record etc. The rain started to patter on the hood of the Patrol, he looked at me and said “Better get moving if you don’t want to get soaked!” I never get controversial with LEO. They are doing a job like the rest of us. It’s just that the usual encounter with them is only the result of somebody breaking the law. If you mind your P’s and Q’s, don’t act like an A.H. give only the information requested and treat them with respect (It’s a hella dangerous job they do) everything can go smoothly. Never did sell him a bike though…

[@Green_Gold]

1:15 as soon as he started giving context and saying he was coming from Boulder I said I don't care and turned the video off 😂

[@LivingMilano]

Thanks for showing where the to find the full description. I never knew how to find it before!

[@scottripley8535]

I’ma truck driver and have had many encounters with traffic stops and your advice is invaluable. How is your reaction on this NOT the common sense reaction for everybody watching this? You did everything exactly as you should have.Kudos. New fan/subscriber

[@brandonschaefer9743]

The only thing I would have done differently is asked to see radar

[@otr-mtbandfitness]

Though it is second guessing, don’t think shutting off camera was helpful enough to justify turning off camera. Lesson for speed cop is remember, you could become famous today! Not in a good way Lol

[@ChemBeforeTheStorm]

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[@fonicgaming6787]

Is that the Losi Razr rc in the back ground?

[@BreakTime10101]

No offense but…..you didn’t go to jail and he cut you a break? Carry on. 👍

[@KeyserSoze0930]

We need more people like you, my brother.

[@rickjason215]

Turning off your camera was incredibly dumb. You lost any protection you had. You are overthinking this. Be polite and don't blab.

[@michaelcordero8557]

Dude, "they also see terrible things," not an excuse, take a day off, get another job, rock yourself to sleep, whatever you got to do. People are fed the fuk up! Im telling you, because i come from the "field" myself, i do contacts for a living. You got to challenge shit when you're detained and kidnapped the way you were. we are just past that point of sympathy. "O they struggle" bullshit... do you know who struggles? WE struggle!!, life, payments, relationships, family, death.People wana excise there rights and cops get their panties in a bunch! WE ARE DONE

[@GearsGadgets]

You can’t expect empathy if you aren’t willing to give it. People are unreasonably demanding respect while treating officers like shit. It’s not an excuse. It’s a reason why things are the way they are.

[@michaelcordero8557]

Let me be clear when i say, "excersize their rights." i dont mean throw every cus word you can at an officer. Although cusing is expressive, it is your right to do so publicly. What I mean is to have resonable questions. dont feel pressure to incriminate yourself when asked incriminateing questions. flex the 5th because you very well may be talking with a narcissist who's reckless with his authority. I say this because I work with guys who rely on you not being well versed with your rights. and manipulate and intimidate people into searches, etc.... it is perfectly resonable to ask why an officer is so addimate about a vehicle search and questioned in EVERYTHING they do throughout your interaction with them because YOUR ass is on the line. We need to hold officers to the standard that THEY SIGHNED UP for, not to prey on citizens and be revenue generaters. And yes, it is still perfectly possible to address bad guys with their right fully intact. .... im an American citizen before im am an Officer and to Take an oath to the constitution should absolutely mean more you officers then it currently does and THATS why things are the way that they are, blind support for the blue line.

[@RalphFiscus]

As a former LEO, I commend you for being very level-headed about this. Another contributing factor to the animosity towards bikers he seemed to be showing, at the beginning, is the plethora of videos of aggressive, illegal bike riding that this platform is full of. If you own a motorcycle, as I do, Google knows it unless you have just not said anything online about it. So I'm sure everyone else here has the same experience that I do, going through the short videos, which is where I first found this. Same as on Facebook, I can't scroll through more than 10 to 15 videos without seeing a motorcycle video, and the most popular of those are always the guys doing wheelies in traffic, weaving in and out of traffic, and then you have the guys on the off-road bikes literally taking over intersections and city streets. My experience has been that most police officers see the obvious difference between people riding Harleys, gold wings and other cruising bikes, as compared to the crazy KZbin videos. I think this guy saw less of a distinction between you and those guys. Had he seen my fat butt, sitting on my Road Glide Ultra, he may have just pulled up beside me and gave me a hand motion to slow down. That might be a benefit of having all this gray hair sticking out of the bottom of my helmet.😂

[@juanpabloramirez4455]

Great video. Click on it from a short. Great advice and smart choices. Keep up the old work.

[@cpeabody85]

Huge respect for the way you handled that, great way to think about things and keep everything in perspective.

[@Samoanstylegs]

Well spoken. I agree with you. Take the ticket and if you feel it was given in error than fight the ticket another day.

[@callsignmohas5190]

Every morning when i walk out my door to go to work i always tell my self “some people suck”. Rude customers, rude foremen, rude teachers, rude random people at the dmv, rude cops, rude waiters and waitresses. Some people just suck and unfortunately we deal with them daily in some way shape or form. It’s just a lot more stressful to deal with when it is a person of “power” and authority.

[@thekaneshow3425]

Please everyone don’t take this man’s advice never turn off your camera. Officers lose there camera info constantly. Being a blue line bootlicker will get you nowhere. Fact he still got ticketed.

[@stuwest3653]

Where you are coming from and the time of day is irrelevant. If you are going to say you have a firearm, say it, don't start an irrelevant story. He said he didn't care because you were talking nonsense instead of simply saying, " I have a weapon." Not being able to see the signs is not an excuse, you shouldn't even be riding if that's the case. You were wrong in every aspect of this encounter, the cop did nothing wrong.

[@GearsGadgets]

First to say where you are coming from and time of day is irrelevant is absurd. The actual violation written was for speed greater than reasonable and prudent which by definition would include location, time of day, weather, traffic, etc. Also known as "Circumstances" "A person shall not drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the circumstances" The reason I sounded like a stumbling bumbling moron is because of that officer oddly pulling up along side of me, mentioning arrest and jail, then asking me to pull off the road, then me in my head wondering as he walked up if I was under arrest, or if I should be talking, and just trying to pull my earplugs out to actually start a conversation with this officer. HE created that scenario of a very confusing encounter because of his actions. Your armchair QB approach of me telling this officer who JUST told me that I was under arrest and going to jail "I have a weapon" would have only made this hothead who was patrolling middle of nowhere, likely without backup, detain me in handcuffs. The goal as a citizen is to NEVER get placed in handcuffs because once they go on, it's FAR more unlikely for them to come off. While I appreciate you placing blame on me for getting into the situation I was in, dismissing law enforcement approach and acting as if citizens have been trained on a script to abide by is absurd. Officers are the ones trained, they are the ones initiating the interaction, they are the ones who are primarily responsible for the initial environment created, they own 100% of that until the citizen becomes an uncooperative / combative idiot. To say the cop did nothing wrong is absurd, the same way you tell me what I SHOULD have said, I can tell you what the COP should have said. WAY easier to play that game from the recliner, a lot harder to do it in realtime.

[@stuwest3653]

@@GearsGadgets The cop was well aware of the time of day. Telling him the obvious is pointless. You have a sorry excuse for everything. I'm not going to waste my time reading the rest of your nonsense.

[@GearsGadgets]

Telling him the obvious? He knew where I was coming from? 99.99999% of traffic stops start with "Do you know why I pulled you over"...... "Where are you coming from". I was literally doing police interaction protocol and he cut me off because he had a poor attitude. These aren't excuses, they are actual things that happened. I owned 100% of my actions to that officer and didn't make an excuse for anything. I was distracted, I didn't know how fast I was going, and I apologized. You are hung up on one sentence that I got wrong and saying it's a sorry excuse, you have GOT to be undoubtebly the hardest and least fun person to communicate with in real life interactions.

[@JimsRandom]

Interesting video !!! Smart approach !!

[@JohnDoeDeadhead420]

Here is an idea. If you don't like your job then don't choose the job. I could care less if a cop puts his life at risk when he goes to work. I just want to know who forced these guys to be cops?

[@GearsGadgets]

Great display of human empathy.

[@JohnDoeDeadhead420]

@@GearsGadgets empathy has nothing to do with making excuses for cops bad attitudes and or the way that some of them treat people. Cops sign up for the job. They know the risks that they are taking. They are told this hundreds of times in the police academy. A cop's life isn't any more or less important than anyone else. Period. .

[@GearsGadgets]

@@JohnDoeDeadhead420 Google the definition of empathy before you incorrectly say it has nothing to do with empathy. Your mindset is indistinguishable from dimsissing PTSD of military vets who see horrendous things in battle. If you are so incapable of distinguishing someone’s ability to sign a piece of paper from their human ability to witness tragedy, you my friend are a sad cold soul.

[@brianpevehouse1150]

Never ever turn off your cameras and trust a cop camera. Their footage always mysteriously disappears or get edited and on top of that you have to pay for their footage

[@GearsGadgets]

Even though it worked? Got it!! Always be paranoid to the point of being you’re own worst enemy even.

[@MidwestMotor]

This video and your comments are exceptionally well explained and exactly 100 Trillion Percent correct!!!!!! Excellent, I applaud you!

[@illeagle8041]

If I have the foresight to start recording I’m not stopping until the interaction is over. Too much corruption to rely on their body camera.

[@GearsGadgets]

I think that statement is part of the problem. Reality of it is, there is something like 3.5 million police interactions per day. It’s relatively easy to be one of the majority that go off without a hiccup. It is however REALLY easy to do dumb stuff to try really hard to make the news. I would rather play the odds by doing less things to aggravate the police to keep it uneventful.

[@avinaftali8595]

I used to be a speeder in my younger days. I was always late, always in a hurry. So I got pulled over many many times. I had one problem, I would never show up for court. So it got to the point that I was always driving with a warrant. I never tried running from the cops. I knew I was going to jail. I never once faulted the cops for my own stupidity. Every interaction I’ve ever had with cops went completely uneventful. I’ve even had 2 cops apologize for arresting me and telling me that if they knew what I was like, they wouldn’t have arrested me. My point is this guy is 100% right. There is never a situation that you should disrespect the cop. I do have to say that lately I’ve seen videos of interactions with cops that went horribly bad. And the cops have been in the wrong. So I’ve lost a lot of respect for cops overall. But if I get pulled over again, I will still be respectful.

[@Kneelin83]

great explanation. cheers glad it went better than it could have

[@Monaco-BuilditFixitDriveitEver]

Thanks for the good comments. I like how you addressed the bad ideas and bad thoughts of the various responses.

[@Experiment.626]

Love your out look and taking a cool headed approach to the situation is the best lesson these young bucks could learn stay safe brother!

[@robertkurschat9808]

Wow, so that wasn't good on his part. Your calm, clear eyed response is inspiring.

[@elliotbruce7173]

Mad respect! Seriously, everyone should see this video in drivers ED. Also, thought your channel name was cool cause Guns & Gadgets is one of my favorite channels. The guy on there gives good legal advice on guns. Anyways, keep spreading the good vibes and advice out there! The world needs more videos like these. You get a follow.