The trucker evidently breezed past an inspection station. So he wasn’t just some innocent guy.
No matter. I get that policing is a difficult job. But a certain percentage of cops live for the escalation. Their victim could be some guy who did something minor. Could be some guy who did nothing at all. And the word gets out. Respect for the police falls among honest folks.
No one wins in that case. Except for the out-of-control cop. He gets his jollies for the day.
“The trucker evidently breezed past an inspection station. So he wasn’t just some innocent guy.”
Do you have any clue at all how that actually works now? There is absolutely no way the government’s “prepass” equipment is fool proof and always accurate. Let alone add the human error incompetence factor...
Innocent drivers are flagged to stop “after” they have already gone through and past the station all the time. It is no longer a situation where EVERY truck is required to stop, and the inspection station it’s self screws up all the time. Been there personally several times.