US Cop gives a German Tourist a Hard Time

[cawimmer430]

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpQGcNLFppY

[Catman]

What a clown

[mzziaz]

Lol, that was embarrasing - for the cop.

[Galaxy]

You can tell from their voice that they were like "Shit, I hope he does not find the camera."

It looks like they did not get a ticket though, or he came back and they stopped recording.

[Autobahn]

Normally US cops are rather cool when you tell them about Germany. I had that happen last year twice in the Seattle area and upstate NY. Both cops were very polite. Both times they told me "this ain't the Autobahn" - only to proceed and then ask me what the fastest speed was I ever drove on the Autobahn. One also asked about whether there really is a Police Porsche in Stuttgart.  But I always admitted that I was going too fast, didn't make up any bullshit excuses and was already prepared to get fined... didn't get a ticket in both occasions

The Autobahn does not only seem to have a fascination with US police but also New Zealand police, got the "this ain't the Autobahn, mate" line from a NZ cop last year too. I don't plan on trying it in Australia this year though, but you never know

[cawimmer430]

Absolute power corrupts. 

[Submariner]

To be fair, in all my encounters (granted, only two were for infractions of the law, and civil ones at that) with LEO, only one came across as a egotistical prick.  The rest were polite, courteous, and more often than not, friendly.

[hounddog]

What a boob.

It is so ridiculous it makes me wonder if it was staged.

If not, he is a particularly sorry excuse for a wannabe tough guy.   

[hounddog]

To be fair, in all my encounters (granted, only two were for infractions of the law, and civil ones at that) with LEO, only one came across as a egotistical prick.  The rest were polite, courteous, and more often than not, friendly.

I would not say I would have been considered "friendly" most of the time. 

I would say people likely considered me firm but fair. 

At least, that was my intention. 

Cordial, but not friendly.

[hounddog]

Absolute power corrupts. 

What makes people think police have absolute power over anything?

[ifcar]

Can anyone identify their rental car?

[hounddog]

Mustang. Sebring.  HHR. Eclipse.  I have no idea, actually.

[hounddog]

I just realized;  Why is a CHP officer one minute speaking with a midwestern accent, and the next speaking as if he grew up in Baton Rouge?

[2o6]

Audi A4?

[Cookie Monster]

Can anyone identify their rental car?

The mirror makes me think it's something really expensive, like a Gallardo.

[Cookie Monster]

Audi A4?

It's a convertible.

[bing_oh]

What a boob.

It is so ridiculous it makes me wonder if it was staged.

If not, he is a particularly sorry excuse for a wannabe tough guy.

My first thought was "staged." I mean, "Germany boy?" Making reference to being sodomized in jail? It's like a bad cop characture.

[ifcar]

The mirror makes me think it's something really expensive, like a Gallardo.

The distinctive characteristics are the outside mirror, the sleek door handles, trim that seems to wrap its way from the doors to the dash, and what looks like a big lumpy center stack screen cover.

[Catman]

My first thought was "staged." I mean, "Germany boy?" Making reference to being sodomized in jail? It's like a bad cop characture.

Yeah it's ridiculous.  If it's real the guy needs a reality check or something. 

[CJ]

It's not a Gallardo or a Murcielago.  I just looked at pictures of window switches and interiors in general.  Neither of their mirrors look like that.

[CJ]

I think it's a BMW, and it looks like a 6-series from the window switches, door handles, and glove box area, but the mirrors tell a different story. 

[bing_oh]

Yeah it's ridiculous.  If it's real the guy needs a reality check or something.

Definitely. If he's a real LEO, I bet the other guys at his station make fun of him...alot.

[Cookie Monster]

I think it's a BMW, and it looks like a 6-series from the window switches, door handles, and glove box area, but the mirrors tell a different story. 

Good call on the 6. The mirrors are different but the dash is definitely a 6 series.

[dazzleman]

My first thought was "staged." I mean, "Germany boy?" Making reference to being sodomized in jail? It's like a bad cop characture.

I'd bet money it was staged.

[cawimmer430]

What makes people think police have absolute power over anything?

I was talking about the power of their Ford Crown Victoria's! 

Lucky bastards!

[Catman]

Probably talked the officer into it for their German friends back home and it ended up on Youtube.  He's dumb for going along regardless.

[SVT666]

I just realized;  Why is a CHP officer one minute speaking with a midwestern accent, and the next speaking as if he grew up in Baton Rouge?

His accent never changed.  After you posted this, I went back and watched it again.  His accent was consistent throughout.

[SVT666]

It seems real to me.  I watched it 3 times looking for anything that would give it away as a fake, but I didn't see anything.

[Submariner]

It's a convertible.

Audi made an A4 convertible...

[TurboDan]

Hahaha. I think this goes along with the old adage that the worse the officer yells at you, the less likely you are to get a ticket. The only thing that makes me suspicious about it being staged was the prison rape comment.