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After Traffic Stop for Phone in Right Hand, She Called Out the Problem (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 17 hours ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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But before [the deputy] could get very far with his explanation, Ms. Thomas held up her right arm. There was no phone in it. There had never been a phone in it because she has no right hand.

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[–] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Incompetence isn't an excuse to be shit person and a worse cop. You convinced me that acab, goddamn pigs, all of them

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world -4 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 26 minutes ago)

And you'll notice that I never said it was an excuse. I mean with your first sentence you're practically quoting my words, except you took the opposite conclusion.

Edit: Lol, lots of downvotes. Well fuck honesty I guess. Apparently not what people want to hear.