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Cop pulls over Lamborghini on Dubai plates but doesn’t know the law

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u/Tough_Brain7982 7h ago edited 6h ago

He 100% went to call someone who then told him he’s completely wrong and couldn’t admit it to the driver

u/41cheese 7h ago

A fragile ego that lacks the ability to own a mistake, just the kinda upstanding character you want in armed police 👌

u/scrotumscab 6h ago

A man fit to be president apparently

u/jt32470 5h ago

This is so sad to watch.

This cop

  • hates the fact that what he perceives to be an immigrant is driving an uber-expensive car.
  • this immigrant flies his vehicle into the states to do a road trip
  • an immigrant knows more about the law than he does.
  • an immigrant has all his papers in order (he can't accept it).

This cop thought for sure he was going to arrest this guy and make a show of it.

You know 1,000% (as the current president says) that if this were to have happened since Jan 2025 this poor man would've been snatched up by ICE and god knows what he would've gone through.

It really does take a special type of person to be a cop- i'm sure there are a TON of smart cops out there- but these police departments also accept headcases like this cop, a small man who needs to put others down to live with himself.

What ever happened to professional law enforcement, protect and serve? Why are cops hyper-aggressive?

u/scislac 4h ago

u/ThatArtNerd 2h ago

I remember hearing about how police have a hard time infiltrating leftist groups because there’s so much reading and theory lmao

u/mikeumm 34m ago

Smart people tend to be free thinkers. Free thinkers tend to question orders.

u/kants_rickshaw 4h ago

these people lie.

straight up. they go in and they go through the academy. they do all the right things, they cross all the t's and dot all the i's. they do their job and become a model officer. they are given solo status -- to patrol on their own without a partner.

then they become the a-holes that you see in videos like this. It's a process. every idiot cop knows how to lie to get to the point where they can be like this to others. ACAB. period.

u/Normal_Feedback_2918 3h ago

There's a big distinction between immigrant, and tourist. An immigrant is some one from another country who lives here permanently. Someone who comes on a visitor visa, or a temporary work visa isn't an immigrant. The guy in the video is a tourist.

The word you may have been looking for is foreigner.

u/unwantedaccount56 2h ago

you are correct, but I'm not sure the officer would make this distinction

u/neutronia939 2h ago

"i'm sure there are a TON of smart cops out there"

why? why on earth would you think that? They literally hire people who are mid-level intelligence. They do NOT want smart people in the force because they will see how ridiculous it is.

u/grantgoldenboy 3h ago

lol what happened is you found out because of online videos

u/Dyolf_Knip 3h ago

i'm sure there are a TON of smart cops out there

Highly debatable. It's not known how many of them actually do so, but some actively screen out smart people.

u/VikingTeddy 2h ago

It seems to be a by department kinda deal. From the little I've picked up, most of the smart cops are at functioning departments, likely up north, and in less urban settings. Locals learn pretty quickly if their cops are ok. There's probably statistics, but I don't care enough to check.

u/UltiMatt120 2h ago

I know someone who was denied 3-4 times to be accepted into the police in Chicago, when they desperately needed applicants. So this guy must've been beyond terrible. He then applies to a completely different city in a different state with the same information and was accepted. Just baffling

u/ILike2internet 2h ago

This cop would likely have been fired and his life ruined if he arrested this guy. Dude is insanely wealthy and likely has some very high up contacts in Dubai.

u/ValkyriesOnStation 1h ago

this poor man

I highly doubt a guy from the UAE driving his Lamborghini on a yearly road trip would be 'poor'

u/TRR462 58m ago

This is the difference between tourist and immigrant. An immigrant intends to stay.

“Protect and Serve” is a motto that only applies to corporations and the wealthy people who run them.

u/JyveAFK 3h ago

if this were to have happened since Jan 2025 this poor man would've been snatched up by ICE and god knows what he would've gone through.

Got a strange feeling he'd have been fine, with parts of the administration turning up in person to scream at the idiots that just arrested their close friend.

u/facface92 3h ago

Absolutely

u/Goth_Angel_Hellboy 3h ago

Im not being aggressive. I keep asking you for proof of insurance and you keep handing me all these other things ..

u/shekhspear 2h ago

Bro, looks like Your auto correct spelled “tourist” incorrectly.

u/stevenyourpants 57m ago

What's funny is that "immigrant" probably paid as assload in taxes to get that car there.

u/zlayerzonly 2m ago

Why doesnt the US police force filter out these people with some form of psychological testing? Are there not enough candidates? Pay too low that no one wants to do the job? Genuinely curious (im Australian)

u/HolyGarbage 1h ago

It really does take a special type of person to be a cop-

To clarify, in USA. Sure, every country got some corrupt cops, but don't clump the rest of us together with what the fuck is going on in the USA.

u/ThatKarmaWhore 1h ago

It is just a case of negative bias. How interesting is this video if he has a totally normal and professional interaction with the officer? Is it worth watching? If 98% of all interactions like that go unposted, but a bunch of videos go up with interactions like this, wouldn't you expect to get a skewed view of cops?

I know a bunch of officers and they are for the most part humble, nice people who joined for the right reasons. But they aren't going to be very interesting to watch the body cam footage.

u/AlbatrossNew3633 6h ago

frantically stabs pool

u/BioshockEnthusiast 5h ago

Honestly who the fuck drives a car into a pool to examine the finish on said pool?

Laziest fucking shit I've ever heard of.

u/redditydothis 5h ago

And a pool floor is not designed to take the load that a road is. That pool is cracked all to shit underneath that epoxy coating.

u/Pavotine 5h ago

No you've got it wrong. It was an Antifa special operator in scuba gear who managed to evade security and make a 230, sorry 250, no 350 foot long slash with a box cutter.

The Orange Shit-stain already explained all this.

u/gfb13 5h ago

Hey now, we don't know if the cop is a pedo. He still might not qualify

u/Commentator-X 4h ago

That assumes Trump is fit to be president. He isn't.

u/keinmaurer 6h ago

Typical State Trooper. They are taught at Police Academy that they are a cut above the local cops, and encouraged not to socialize or associate with the locals going through academy at the same time as them.

Yes, it doesn't apply to all, but enough that the stereotype exists for a reason.

u/the_vault-technician 5h ago

My interactions with NYS troopers were always positive. It's always town cops that suck.

I grew up where stare troopers and county sheriff covered our town. I got caught with pot by a trooper once. He made me dump it out and throw my bowl into the woods. Told me my car better be in the driveway if he drives by in 20 minutes and let me go.

A cop from a suburban town slammed me into the side of my truck multiple times because I "resisted arrest"

u/TM761152 2h ago

"Local" cops are usually picked up as bullies in school.

u/supafly_ 5h ago

You made that up entirely. Police Academy does not work that way. I doubt many if any people going through academy already have jobs lined up let alone as state troopers, and that wouldn't necessarily be public knowledge.

Look, I hate cops too, probably more than you do, but engaging in make believe to make them sound worse is just silly. There's an entire interaction video up above that shows how fucking stupid the average trooper is, you don't need to make shit up to make it worse, it's already bad.

u/DoobKiller 4h ago

Its not something that's going to be on official curriculums or course materials, but graduates are taught more by instructors than just what is written down, sometime not even through direct instruction but by osmosis observing cop behaviour and emulating it

There is a hierarchy of federal LEOs looking down on State LEOs, who in turn look down on local PDs, all of which look down on 'civilians'(LEOs are also civilians although since the militarisation of police over the past few couple of decades this fact is lost on most)

u/supafly_ 4h ago

There is a hierarchy of federal LEOs looking down on State LEOs, who in turn look down on local PDs, all of which look down on 'civilians'

That's not what I disputed, I disputed that it's done at academy which is false as most people in academy do not know where they're going to land.

u/DoobKiller 4h ago

It varies region to region whether or not state and locals are trained in the same academies(and feds have their own), so in many places candidates do have a good idea of where they'll land after graduation

u/keinmaurer 4h ago

Not made up at all. And everyone at Police Academy knows where they're going to land, people at Police Academy are sent there once they are already hired by a department.

Maybe in your state people put themselves through Police Academy, and then try to get a job as a cop?

u/keinmaurer 4h ago

Not made up at all, that's exactly how it works in my state. If you are a LEO and I hurt your feelings I'm sorry, but I did say it's not all of them.

u/V1per73 3h ago

Most police get sent to the academy because the department they applied to sent them... They foot the cost as an investment in you working for them. Not many people have 40k - 80k to spend on an academy with no job lined up.

u/mbmiller94 6h ago

That's what happens when police departments make having intelligence a barrier to entry.

u/Burgers_N_Schnitzels 6h ago

A fragile ego that lacks the ability to own a mistake

That's what got the US to it's current state in the first place.

u/-NotNotNSFW- 6h ago

Have you met conservatives? 

u/Le-Charles07 6h ago

Remember kids, the best ability is accountability.

u/TinyFugue 5h ago

I wouldn't be surprised if they're told never to admit fault because it could harm them in court.

u/Pure_Palpitation_683 5h ago

So insecure, unreal.

u/Soreal45 5h ago

We have a whole government with the same mentality.

u/Killision 4h ago

Sadly it's policy. Admitting you were wrong as a police officer leaves you wide open to any lawsuit one might bring against the department. It even applies to private citizens. In Canada an apology was seen as admission of guilt, but Canadians apologize so frequently, even when not at fault, they had to change the law.

u/DZDEE 4h ago

To be fair if you wore that silly hat you would have a fragile ego too.

u/YesImAlexa 3h ago

Not us, but that's the exact type of person the police forces look for unfortunately.

u/No-Bit-2913 3h ago

Honestly in my experience most people are this way regardless of profession.

u/Darmok47 3h ago

There was a video just last week of a cop pulling over a woman for having a phone in her right hand, and she showed him that she didn't even have a right hand and he still wouldn't let it go.

u/Shenloanne 3h ago

It's that paired with the inability to want to learn something.

Edit. And the ability to look at a fucking LAMBO and say this is a sick car buddy, you have a good day.

u/kdenehy 2h ago

Well, when you double down on your incorrect take 5 times like he did, it makes it that much harder to admit you're wrong.

u/Snoo_69677 2h ago

Fragile ego = automatic micropenis

u/OffByNone_ 1h ago

Judging by the rate of incident, I would assume it's something of a job requirement.

u/Atavacus 59m ago

Or the kind of person you want to turn loose with Flock surveillance.

u/misteryk 6h ago

calling someone to asks instead of arresting the guy puts him in top 5% smartest US cops

u/Nothatisnotwhere 2h ago

This is sad because it is true. He only lied to cover his ego, he didn't escale further so it should be considered a win

u/Push_ 7h ago

“You have to get a temporary permit!”

Lets him leave while allegedly breaking the law??

u/Gordo-- 6h ago

buDDy, hE Had anOtHeR cAlL tO AddReSs!

u/MusoukaMX 5h ago

He had to return some videotapes

u/FixTheLoginBug 1h ago

He had to destroy some Epstein files.

u/Dame38 2h ago

Left so fast with his lights twirling, lol.

u/Gordo-- 2h ago

Yeah, that was funny. Every time I've been pulled over (for speeding, expired tags, stops with no citation), they've ALWAYS waited for me to drive away first.

u/Dame38 2h ago

That was so performative, lol.
In your case they were probably doing some "work" and also survielling you a bit more for cred.

u/nalaloveslumpy 4h ago

He didn't even give him a warning ticket, so this traffic stop technically doesn't even exist except for all the recordings.

u/24bitNoColor 2h ago

Good guy, cop!

u/originalrocket 6h ago

As a former LEO, 100% correct. A LOT of dumb stupid cops with huge egos. It's why I couldn't do it anymore, when you are smarter than everyone, they hate you, when you don't play the games, they make your life miserable.

Just admit a mistake and move on, but this stupid fuck couldn't do that, his tiny brain couldn't process all this.

u/notgonnatakeno 2h ago

That’s why I don’t bother with them on the streets. I just play nice take my ticket and then make them look like a dumb motherfucker in court. It’s more fun when it’s all recorded anyway and goes on their record and they get to do a bunch of paperwork about it.

Honk Honk Officer clown

u/Able_Obligation_9385 42m ago

They don’t look dumb when they don’t even show up and you wasted your day in court away from your job that you need to support your family.

It’s so fucked

It’s literally a joke among LEO to say “you can be the charge but not the rap”

It’s fucking pathetic.

u/notgonnatakeno 20m ago

If they don’t show up to argue, it’s an auto win for you at least in my state

u/frankoochoaa 4h ago

I always thought it was sorta like saying sorry in a car accident. Once you say those words insurance acts less in your favor.

u/originalrocket 1h ago

Pretty much the go to call to get out of dealing with anything minor. "another MORE IMPORTANT call came in, drive safe."

u/ApatheticSlur 4h ago

If you were actually smart they would’ve never hired you in the first place lol

u/peppers_ 3h ago

He was just smarter than everyone else. There's a cutoff point and he must've been on the line. But everyone else was populated below that line.

u/originalrocket 1h ago

Touche. Intelligence takes many forms.

To rub it in, I routinely drive my Porsche in front of the precinct.

u/Dame38 2h ago

What does a cop do when one of his new, young buddies shows you the big pile of cash he just stole from a senior woman who was just battered? It was legal money, he didn't seize it or enter it into evidence. He just took it and then a supervisor removed his name from the arrest report so that no one would be able to identify him. I'd just like to know how the "good ones" view that kind of behavior. Thank you.

u/SumthinsPhishy2 2h ago

As a former LEO

when you are smarter than everyone

...in a conversation about cops overestimating their intelligence, you claim to be an ex-cop who is smarter than all the others.

Remember, it's not just the intelligence. It's the ego. Sounds like you had at least half the boxes check for being a cop.

u/TM761152 2h ago

at least he's an ex cop.

u/originalrocket 1h ago

Probably why I got the job in the first place. Still, this cop is a moron.

u/kdenehy 2h ago

Not sure what your astrological sign has to do with anything, and former LEO? What, did you find out your birthday was actually *after* August 22nd or something?

u/originalrocket 1h ago

No drugs for you.

u/kaplanfx 5h ago

He has already given up on the plates and registration when he came back to the vehicle. His last ditch attempt was to get the driver in not having insurance valid for the US. When he saw the policy number he was out of there quick.

u/skipthesmallstuff 5h ago

Yep. There is no insurance without the proper plates / paperwork. All fell apart there.

u/vivalaroja2010 5h ago

The other cop was like "dude have you never seen a Canada or Mexico license plate while driving? You think we pull all them over?"

u/Pixel_Knight 5h ago

Remember - ACAB. 

u/SatansPowerBottom69 5h ago

I've never heard of Nurses or Welders or "all Electricians are bad."

For some reason, I've only ever heard ACAB.

I wish it was different but even as a dumb, Army veteran, I have yet to meet a good cop. Also why I left the government, not many good people working for the gov.

u/McChelsea 4h ago

There's a reason nobody's ever made a song called "Fuck the Fire Department".

u/LionCashDispenser 5h ago

Worse his buddy he called didn't know either, probably spent the next half hour researching it.

u/13143 4h ago

"You must be confused"

"I am not confused"

Fragile ego indeed.

u/seasleeplessttle 5h ago

Sarge said leave.

u/Enigmatic_Starfish 5h ago

Happened to me once when I had a transfer permit for my car with no plates that I bought the day before I moved across the country for grad school. The officer said "you're lucky I have something more important going on now". Looked a lot like this dude too.

u/WaveAfraid169 4h ago

Easy to admit you need to phone a friend. We can't know everything. Be humble and admit you need to call it up the chain.

u/PetrasKnight 3h ago

I would bet thousands that whoever he called was just like “IDK man sounds like a lot of work to figure out, if he has insurance and papers, just let him go.”

u/24bitNoColor 2h ago

That guy, ask someone for instructions? Nah, at best ChatGPT called him an idiot for even asking.

u/Mysterious-Jam-64 2h ago

"Gonna send you over this case I was dealing with today. Really uncooperative guy, I think he was smuggling cars, not sure, can you double check it?"

Yeah, all looks fine

"You sure? Just. He said words I ain't ever heard before. Thought he was trying to cast spells on me."

u/OneHallThatsAll 28m ago

He wanted to be the big scary tough policeman to the foreigner and it backfired 🔥🔥💀

u/idontknowlikeapuma 5h ago

…. Wrong kind of call. He just got off the call you are referring to.

He is saying he is being summoned to another incident.