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Cops pulling over drivers, but only to give out turkeys: Good idea or bad idea?

Posted on 11/26/21 at 11:38 am
Posted by UndercoverBryologist
Member since Nov 2020
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 11:38 am
Fox News

These stops are unlawful, right? And all it takes is a twitchy cop and an innocent driver with a lawfully owned firearm in their passenger seat before someone gets their head blown off because some cop wanted to give them a turkey.

Edit: For those wondering what I mean by “twitchy” police, Mesa Police were the same police that shot Daniel Shaver.

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This post was edited on 11/26/21 at 6:24 pm
Posted by Breauxsif
Member since May 2012
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 11:39 am to
What could possibly go wrong?
Posted by BregmansWheelbarrow
Member since Mar 2020
3149 posts
Posted on 11/26/21 at 11:39 am to
Why would a cop be twitchy about giving away a turkey? Will be interested to see how many people get pulled over to be gifted and just jump out and run
Posted by LSUFan8719
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2021
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 11:42 am to
These cops are just looking for warrants, and when it comes back empty that's when they give them a turkey.
Posted by Misnomer
Member since Apr 2020
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 11:42 am to
I think this is great if they are having fun with it.
Posted by UndercoverBryologist
Member since Nov 2020
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 11:43 am to
quote:

Why would a cop be twitchy about giving away a turkey?


They may not be initially twitchy. But cops freely admit that their adrenaline spikes when confronting a person and they see a firearm.

Seems unnecessary to initiate a tense encounter with someone all for giving them a turkey they may or may not want.
Posted by Diseasefreeforall
Member since Oct 2012
7289 posts
Posted on 11/26/21 at 11:43 am to
Might as well just drop em out of a helicopter for folks.
Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 11:44 am to
That’s how my cousin died. He was a libertarian and vegan. When a cop pulled him over without legal cause to give him a murdered turkey, the situation escalated quickly.
Posted by Misnomer
Member since Apr 2020
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 11:45 am to
Basically they are giving a free turkey for passing through a checkpoint.
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 11:45 am to
It depends, are they beating drivers with said turkeys?
Posted by Bard
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 11:48 am to
quote:

And all it takes is a twitchy cop and an innocent driver with a lawfully owned firearm in their passenger seat before someone gets their head blown off because some cop wanted to give them a turkey.


So anytime anyone is pulled over by a cop it should be only for some negative reason?

Jeeze.
Posted by Vidic
Member since Jan 2010
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 11:56 am to
Guarantee the people who were drinking and got unlawfully stopped didn’t get a free turkey.
Posted by Liberator
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 12:50 pm to
quote:

These stops are unlawful, right?


Unlawful. Sneaky. And a total bullsh*t reason stop and unnecessarily rattle people.

(Cops are using this as a PR stunt so the Local News anchors can gush over the story).

This post was edited on 11/26/21 at 12:52 pm
Posted by Liberator
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 12:50 pm to
Posted by STLDawg
The Lou
Member since Apr 2015
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 12:52 pm to
The only time a law abiding citizen should interact with a cop is to report a crime. Anything else is disguised taxation looking for fines to inflict.
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 1:03 pm to
Better turkeys than homemade pickles.
Posted by Ezra Reed
Member since Jul 2020
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 1:47 pm to

Let's get real....they are only pulling over people that change lanes without using their blinker..................................................................to give them a Turkey.
Posted by wheelr
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Member since Jul 2012
5928 posts
Posted on 11/26/21 at 1:51 pm to
It is a terrible idea. I guess you can infringe on someone's rights if it is cute publicity stunt.

"What was the initial reason for the stop?"
"To give them a turkey"
"Not guilty."

Posted by SuperSaint
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Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 11/26/21 at 2:09 pm to
quote:

Why would a cop be twitchy about giving away a turkey?
your average patrolman has the IQ of OweO and common sense of PeeJ
Posted by MoarKilometers
Member since Apr 2015
20869 posts
Posted on 11/26/21 at 2:10 pm to
quote:

So anytime anyone is pulled over by a cop it should be only for some negative reason?

is their job law enforcent or is it randomly rewarding citizens for following the law
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