What's up with the cops these days?

[Buffalo Bob]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

I would worry about a police officer who can't distinguish a cane from a shitgun 35 ft awayfrom him. I think he was negligent but it was truly an accident

I would not call him negligent (And as a rule I don't like cops) off of that dash cam video. The thing is dash cam videos provide a 9 inch 1965 black and white TV view. With that in mind the cane looked similar to the extra long barrel of one of those guns they used for so called "turkey shooting". Problem is the officer sees in color with the clear picture of a 65" 21st century flat screen. We don't know what color the cane was and "cane guns" actually were manufactured in the country from the mid 1800's through the 1930's. Obviously if the cane was wood colored it could not be a dangerous weapon. Unless I saw what happened through the cops eyes I could not deem him negligent and 100% positive this was nothing more than an accident

I think a what to do question if stopped by a cop should be on every driver's test and taught in driver's ed, over and over again. We have checkpoints here
in Caroline County Virginia, even in very rural areas (Like I live in a communist country). Whenever stopped I leave my hands on the steering wheel and don't even breathe unless instructed to.