Pulled over by the 5 0 thread

[Nick M3]

Originally Posted by ff

I would disagree with that. For law enforcement, it's about quotas/generating revenue. Alan just happened to be the most convenient target for this particular cop, at that moment.

That became crystal clear to me one time back in my 20's when I was last in a line of 3 cars going 12 MPH over the limit on a highway. Oncoming cop slammed on his brakes, turned around, and pursued. Pulled me (the caboose) over and issued a ticket, without any concern about the guy in front leading the pack. Or the guy behind him.

Depends on the day, depends on the cop. Because so much of law enforcement is subjective/discretionary, there’s no rule that you can apply to any one interaction.

Lots of different interactions, of course, do add up and you’ll generally see disparate impacts.