thebestaquaman

I get it, I'm not saying this is something everyone does or should be doing, I think it's just one of many things that underscores how messed up US cops are.

Fair enough.. you guys have a pretty severe cop problem :/

I'm not very familiar with the US, but I've driven borrowed cars through several countries over here in Europe without any other documentation that "Trust me bro, I'm borrowing this car" on plenty of occasions. In that regard it seems pretty strange that you would need more documentation to bring a car across state lines in the US.

Also, it's pretty common here in Europe for people living near the border to shop on the other side (groceries or whatever). I can't imagine it's any less common in the US for people to have nearby shops in the next state.

"I'm going to head over to the store"

"One sec, let me just write you a note saying that I allowed you to borrow my car"

An interaction dreamed up by the utterly deranged.

Just to be clear, I'm not criticising your explanation here. I just think it's kind of absurd how US cops seem to act. Just the idea that you could be suspected of stealing a car if you don't own the car you're driving just seems crazy to me.

Wat? That makes no sense?

"This car is registered to someone else."

"Yes, I'm borrowing it"

"..."

"You must be a criminal?"

Pavement? Path? Footpath? Biking path?

In my language we use the literal translation of "road" also for paved surfaces not meant for cars. We use "walking-road" to emphasise the fact when it's in a place where it might be confused for a car-road. We also have "bike-roads" that are paved/marked like a road but dedicated for bikes only.

I think I just immediately associated "trail" with "hiking trail" or "bike trail" which I associate with more rugged terrain and not paved paths.

This appears to be a cultural/language thing (I’m not from the Anglosphere), I just didn’t have any concept of a “paved trail”, it immediately seemed like an oxymoron to me.

I've come across trails with priority markings, but in my country most trails don't really have any kind of marked "trail head" at all (apart from the ones very near major cities) like you commonly have in the US.

This appears to be a cultural/language thing (I'm not from the Anglosphere), I just didn't have any concept of a "paved trail", it immediately seemed like an oxymoron to me.

Pavement markings

WTH kind of "trails" do you have over there? I thought we were talking about like trails in the woods/mountains, maybe a gravel road at best..?

I'll only ever say "on your " if I'm moving significantly faster than a person (e.g. I'm biking or running), there's little space, and I have some reason to think they may not be aware that I'm coming up behind them and could move unexpectedly to the side.

I am a firm believer that anyone that unsuccessfully sues a first aid responder should automatically be sentenced to paying the person double what they sued for. No counter-suit required: A loss just automatically means you have to pay up.

There’s a huge difference between a firm hold and chokehold.

So much this! I think it's under-communicated that you have this whole spectrum from "placing hand lightly on neck" to "actual strangulation", and there's a whole lot of fun to be had without getting close to the dangerous side of that spectrum at all.