Technology

Hope this diagram of cop programming helps:

copGPT thinking...

1    [BE A BASTARD?]                    
2       /     \                                        
3      /       \                                       
4     NO       [YES]-------[BEAT WIFE?]  
5                             /  \                     
6                            /    \                    
7                          NO    [YES] [return to line 1]
            

There's an infamous video of a cop who tickets an amputee for holding a cellphone in her non existent hand. He triples down in the video that she had the phone specifically in her missing hand WHILE she is holding up the stump and laughing at him. She of course disputed it, agency stupidly stood by their braindead officer until it got to court when suddenly the cop begged for the entire thing to be dropped, after proceedings had started, wasting everyone's time and taxpayer dollars.

They are so used to never being questioned, and having zero consequences when they are because of qualified immunity, that their brains are incapable of processing that they are fucking up something incredibly simple.

I've seen other examples of this in bodycam videos from Georgia on YouTube where Flock wasn't involved at all. The cops claimed that they only go by what their computers say regardless of whether the person has proof of insurance on hand. In one notable example, a cop stopped an elderly couple at around midnight for the same reason, ignored their proof of insurance, and left them stranded on the side of the road after towing their car. The husband was disabled and couldn't walk.

Apparently they can write tickets for things that are objectively false. There's bodycam footage of cop giving a ticket to a woman a few months ago for using her phone while driving. He said "with your right hand" before she showed him that she doesn't have a right hand. Gave her a ticket anyway

It's that thing where your brain locks in on your first understanding of a situation and it's harder to change after that point. Cops, being morons, are extra susceptible to it.

That's a funny way of spelling "sheer ignorance"

The trust they have in it is the scariest part. It gives flock enormous power.

Having worked in insurance before, I've had numerous officers stop in to our office to validate insurance cards because they've been doctored.

How that works: person A signs up for a policy, pays the minimum pymt. Gets ID cards, stops paying after first payment. Policy is canceled but ID cards show valid date for 6-12 months. Person A then edits the document with new dates to show future proof of insurance without spending money. Might trick some initially unless you get into an accident.

However, not everyone is so skillful at matching fonts or size, so often it'll look like shit and be obvious its fake. Maybe the officer thought some database was surely more accurate, but should've done a little research first before issuing a ticket.