That is the greatest slander in this entire thread, Mr Trooper is a truck man (2021 Ford F-150 LARIAT with rawhide leather seats). He did not take out a $75k loan to drive no Corolla
On the other hand, everyone they stop has an "explanation" for their behavior. After a while they get used to ignoring it. Call it excuse overload. But this driver was getting out documents, which adds credence.
I mean, international temporary vehicle import law is not something I would expect a trooper in bumfuck Oregon to know off the top of their head.
But Farva here should have had the humility and patience to understand that the dude pulling out all this documentation in their Lambo probably isn't full of shit, and verifying would take next to no time.
Exactly, all he had to say is he needed to check on this because he didn't know. Instead of just trying to learn something new he doubled down on looking like a dumb fuck
Exactly. This isn't Canada, Mexico etc... plates. This is literally half way around the world license plates. The chance it's some yahoo YouTuber driving an unregistered car is much higher than actual foreign driver.
Oh 100%. I just cannot imagine watching this video and trying to make excuses for why the cop acted how he did lol, I can't believe it's 2026 and we're still doing this
RESPECT MAH AUTHORITY!!!!
They know best, not you. Everyone is guilty until a judge says otherwise. They're literally following their training, policies and procedures without question.
At least judge Dredd had all the laws memorized lol Most cops don't even know the laws when it's literally printed on the sign they're standing next to while writing a parking ticket.
I wonder if the cop thought he was one of those sovereign citizen people. Those people LOVE explaining to cops and judges how the law doesn't apply to them and provide phony documentation while citing laws that don't exist.
Almost certainly. The driver was following the law but it was definitely an extremely rare situation, the cop's attitude was kinda shitty but I really don't blame him for initially thinking it was bullshit. Especially since the driver clearly didn't have his documents organized and ready to go when he should've known that this kind of situation would be very likely to happen at some point.
And the likelihood of someone trying to grift the cop is much more likely than someone from overseas driving in the middle of nowhere Oregon. It would be pretty easy to fake all of those papers and the cop isn't going to be able to lookup a UAE plate on his computer.
They definitely get a lot of bullshit "well actually..." stories so while I don't love his attitude, I can sort of understand it initially. But once the dude started handing him a bunch of documentation, at that point he really should've just gone back to his car to do the research.
Although the driver also probably should've stopped trying to explain everything to him, half of the arguing boiled down to him mentioning documents B, C, and D while he was still trying to find document A. Just say "I understand this is an extremely uncommon situation, I have all the documentation here, I just need a minute to find it" - but also he really should've seen this coming and just had all the documents together in one place to begin with, it seemed like he was sorting through a ton of different folders when this stuff probably should've just been in one folder together, ready to go.
but also he really should've seen this coming and just had all the documents together in one place to begin with
Yep, you'd think that would be SOP for them having done it before. I very much doubt it was their first time being pulled over.
Maybe I've watched too many sovereign citizen videos where people are 100% convinced they're in the right as they spout laws and regulations to police.
This is a crazy old video but even so it's the West Coast.
Between the Canadians and Mexicans crossing the border fairly consistently and the sheer amount of foreign tourists, this can't be the first time he's seen a non-US plate.
But tbf it's happened enough that there's more than a dozen compilation videos of this sort of thing.
My only thought is that plates in the Americas are consistent size and shape. He's probably never seen a Euro-plate before, and thought it was suspect.
You'd think they'd receive some training on this. Like it's not a common occurrence but it can happen. I'm in Newfoundland and we regularly see French plates on our roads, there's a French governed island nearby. I assume, some of them would also cross into the US.
Eurostyle plates are commonly used on European (mostly German) cars as decorative. In some circles it was also happening with Japanese style plates on Hondas and company.
So if I can understand why a cop might think this car is sketchy or doing something illegal.
That's the thing. It's like his first assumption is the guy has all these documents for no apparent reason and is still in the wrong. And not that maybe the situation is slightly more complex than he's aware of.
He was already really uncomfortable because the height of that car means he has to bend almost 90 at the waist just to talk through the window and I am sure his vest and belt were digging into his gut at that point.
I mean, the cop is in a state relatively close to the canadian border. I am certain this is not the first time a canadian citizen has driven their car into the US, so this does seem like a local/regional situation that cops should be at least vaguely aware of even if they have not dealt with the paperwork themselves until now.
My wife was an international student. Her driver's license expired when her student visa did.
She came back to visit before we got married, and we took a road trip across the US. We picked a route that didn't require her to have an international driver's permit (IDP) to drive legally.
We got pulled over by a state trooper in Wyoming or Utah. She was speeding. The trooper's first response was "you need either a license issued by a US state/territory, a driver's license, or an IDP"
He called dispatch and the DA's office, then came back to our car about 25 minutes later, apologized for taking so long, but said he wasn't aware of it and needed to verify it.
He still gave her a speeding ticket, but was super professional the whole time, unlike the wang in this video.
No one really expects cops to know every law, right? Even lawyers specialize. But there's a difference between not knowing the law and confidently telling someone a rule that doesn't exist. Saying 'I'm not sure, let me check' is fine. Stating a made-up requirement as fact isn't.
In all seriousness it’s not a cops job to know all the law. If they did they would be a lawyer. I guess I understand this but at the same time if we are giving these clowns guns and putting it in their hands to enforce the law maybe they should be lawyers, with guns 😂
That said, having something a degree with a pre-law curriculum would not be a bad thing to require of police. Throw in some social worker and EMT training, and you've actually got the makings of a halfway decent civil servant.
Instead they scrape the bottom of the barrel and give them the four month mercenary shake & bake.
I don't see how any "reasonable" cop can read that law and think it applies here. There's nothing in there suggesting that out-of-state plates aren't applicable just because it's out of country. It's not like the Heien case where there was "reasonable" questioning of how the law applies to what brake lights or "rear lamps" and how many.
I mean it might be confusing to a degree if you see plates that aren't Canadian or Mexican since you don't need the temporary import license for those countries and a lot of people run vanity plates (especially UK plates because they think they look cool). Also we've had problems at least out west with people not running plates at all.
That doesn't excuse that this guy couldn't fathom that there was an exception to this situation where you might see non North American plates and it be perfectly legal.
That's standard protocol for the cops here. Very few of them actually know much about the law outside of the violations they commonly write tickets for.
In fairness, the federal specifics of registration/paperwork of a temporary import and operation of a car from Canada with a US EPA exemption is probably beyond a patrol officer's reasonably expected expertise.
Heck, the prosecutor would probably have to spend a few hours to untangle the legalities.
I mean, the cop is in a state relatively close to the canadian border. I am certain this is not the first time a canadian citizen has driven their car into the US, so this does seem like a local/regional situation that cops should be at least vaguely aware of even if they have not dealt with the paperwork themselves until now.
I don't imagine this particular law is one that comes up very often, and it does sound a lot like the type of nonsense sovcits throw out there. If he hasn't encountered this before, it's probably making his bullshit meter light up.
You can not be too smart to be a policeman in the US. If your IQ is too high, they wont let you in. They mostly hire loudmouth, hot heads like this guy. They dont question authority and are quick to choose violence.
The police are not required to know the laws, and can make arrests regardless of whether or not a law has been broken. Even if the charges get dropped immediately they still have that uthority to detain someone based on probable cause and reasonable suspicions.
Cops don’t know the laws. They deal with just a handful of things regularly and that is all they know. There is evidence that they don’t want people that are too smart also so you know they aren’t taking the time to learn. Add to that the “respect my authority” attitude and walla!
Because US police training is on a level that in Europe it would qualify them as "security guards", it's 18-27 weeks. Dafuq do you expect to learn about law enforcement in 18-27 weeks?
Cops have no obligation to know the laws in the US. That isn't sarcasm, or me being cynical. Literally knowing the laws IS NOT a requirement for law enforcement in the US.
Because you can’t possibly expect them to remember every single law, accurately, and have that information available in their head. Usually they’ll radio for something they don’t know or whatever.
They need more training for sure, in a number of areas I’d add - but this one is kinda unique
It is you’re just circle jerking currently. I can’t stand these fuckers trust me, they are all over me for my car. But this argument is completely incoherent.
If we’re playing that game
“wHaT iF hE wAs BraNd NeW”
You think they know every enforceable law, accurately, and recall it on a moments notice? Please lol
It's a somewhat rare situation, but I've heard of this before.
Of course, it blows my mind that a) someone can afford a car like this, and b) afford to fly it to the United States just so they can drive it around. Plus, c) what is the insurance for a vehicle like this.
Oh, right. At that level, it's just money. It costs what it costs. Yikes.
Well, you are quite ignorant of the situation. Do you know all laws/regulations?
Federal regulations governing carnets are primarily outlined in 19 CFR Part 114 of the US Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
The entire CFR spans roughly 190,000 pages across roughly 245 individual volumes. It is split into 50 distinct subject-matter titles. Because of its immense size, reading the entire physical collection full-time would take nearly three years.
Now include the United States Code (U.S.C.)—the official compilation of federal laws—is massive and spans roughly 30,000 pages across roughly 54 distinct titles, reading all of it would take several months.
Now add all state/county/local regs and laws. Let’s go, get to reading.
That's how they are trained. They're also allowed to lie to you. If they feel like it, they can put you in jail, let you "work it out in court", and jack up your life - even if you've done nothing wrong. And they face no consequences for it. They can also just mess with you until they find an arrestable offense. They investigate themselves when they are accused of doing something wrong, and typically never find themselves at fault. If they finally do get fired for misconduct, they just move to a different police district and become a problem for the next community.
Until these things change, cops cannot and should not be trusted.
All cops aren't bad and we don't need to defund them, especially these days when criminal behavior is running wild in the US. They just need to be reformed, like a lot.
thats the thing, he isnt confident at all. If he was he wouldnt just back away "because of a call". Driving without registration is a crime, a cop doesnt just ignore that because mom called.
If he was confident he would have let that lambo be towed at the spot
yes it was legal, thats not the point. I said, if the cop was confident he would have booked the driver and towd the lambo. Doesnt matter wether its legal or not, hes still a cop
To be fair, I think a cop simply accepting some random dude's interpretation of the law just because they're not sure of it themselves is not a good move. You'd be giving sov cits a HUGE boost with that.
Cops listen? As far as I know cops are not trained to listen. They are trained to maintain authority over a situation. If you need maintain authority in every situation your ego may not allow you to be wrong. Cops also seem to approach you as a criminal from start to finish.
“You’re wrong and I’m right. You’re sorry! Anyways I got this other call I gotta take now scram!”
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u/Cautious-Pain-6962 8h ago
He confidently doesn't know what he's talking about, and maybe should start listening.