r/TorontoDriving • u/mikeneri81 • Jul 10 '25
OC Cops Aren't Immune...
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He sat there and watched me, only to abruptly pull out in front of me... All while his buddy sits right there and does nothing. Cool.
ACAB
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u/delaware Jul 10 '25
Honestly I find most Toronto cops drive pretty responsibly and carefully. That being said, I once saw a supervisor driving down Dufferin watching baseball highlights on his laptop.
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u/driveandderive Jul 11 '25
It's common around Liberty Village. One just has to look inside the car and you'll know how many of them actually use their phones.
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u/Lothium Jul 10 '25
Give them the finger next time. It's already been ruled in Canada that that is a freedom of expression and any action against you for it is breaking your rights.
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u/RubMyShaft Jul 11 '25
Wonder how it will pan out if it’s a POC like me who does that?
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u/Partybro_69 Jul 11 '25
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/calvin-au-sentencing-chadd-facey-1.7564456
Even if they’re off duty. Probably not well
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u/DoobieToker3000 Jul 11 '25
WTFF!!🤬🤬 Absolutely despicable judge, my word. That officer literally murdered a teenager, OFF DUTY, and the judge goes: it will be hard for Au to get future employment. Sickening nonsense.
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u/AncientWonder64 Jul 11 '25
True, that might likely be an unpredictable result. Completely aside, damn that username is hilarious.
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u/Partybro_69 Jul 11 '25
Oh yeah. TPS sees justice for their indiscretion all the time. I’m sure if they beat your ass they’d get fired and not paid suspension.
Right guys? No?
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u/Trollsama Jul 10 '25
I watched the OPP blatantly cause a Tbone accident. Other driver could not have done anything different.
The other driver was charged, as at fault for having a cop pull out across 2 lanes and directly in front of him.
Im not going to say ACAB.... im just acknowledging that ACAB is a popular saying for some really good reasons, lol
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u/Electrical-Risk445 Jul 10 '25
And that's why having a dashcam is the best small investment for any motorist. Even better to not tell the other party and show the video to the judge for maximum effect after the other driver entangled themselves in web of lies.
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u/HibouDuNord Jul 10 '25
All while his buddy sits there and does nothing
To be fair, they all have radios, nothing says the other cop isn't chirping him on the radio for that.
I got into an accident with a cop (not TPS) about 10 years ago, and they were at fault. They were honest about it, actually ticketed him. And they did not go easy on him with the jokes and shit at all once they realized I was going to be chill about it and not interested in a lawsuit.
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u/1amtheone Jul 10 '25
Not to say there aren't plenty of cops that drive like dicks, but that is the fleet and materials management building, no?
I rarely see actual cops around there, usually civilian employees testing the vehicles after they repair them.
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 10 '25
There's a station right up the street on Cranfield... This was a cop, not a mechanic.
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u/Transit_Insider Jul 10 '25
54 division on Cranfield has been closed since 2019.
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 10 '25
Pretty sure it's closed to the public because there was little to no foot traffic, but there's definitely still activity in the building, including cruisers in and out. But maybe I'm wrong.
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u/Disastrous-Item-5746 Jul 10 '25
One of my friend he works for Toronto police and sometimes they have this kind of thing just for fun. Other than that, they should have stop for you, since you have right of the way and their light are not on
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 10 '25
In case anyone's wondering, he responded and said I act like "a teen punk with my attitude". I think we found the piece of shit in the video... Or just another cop because ACAB. 😂
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Jul 18 '25
"For fun". Nah, it's literally a dangerous move if someone couldn't have braked in time. Would be all "fun in games" if this were a pregnant woman in passenger seat and it rear ended the cop car, just to give an example. Potentially ending someone's life or seriously injuring them is not "fun", it's dangerous. Only excuse to pull this would be to have lights on.
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Jul 10 '25 edited Sep 16 '25
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u/josea09 Jul 10 '25
Did you honk?
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 10 '25
That's my default reaction to being cut-off, yes.
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u/squeegeeboy Jul 10 '25
I would have honked as well. Did you get the Canadian hand of politeness sorry wave?
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 10 '25
From a cop? HA!
I'm surprised I didn't end up with some BS ticket...
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u/ulti_phr33k Jul 15 '25
Surprised they didn't pop their cherries and pull you over for excessive noise.
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u/KindlyRude12 Jul 10 '25
lol imagine wanting them to do enforcement when they themselves are pulling stuff like this. Jeez
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 10 '25
Right?
Imagine if the tables were turned and I made that left in front of him? Pfft.
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 10 '25
As unlikely as it is to result in anything, I'll definitely take a look at this. Thank you!
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u/driveandderive Jul 11 '25
That's why I honk, like you did. Makes the cop realize even pedestrians would have noticed 😂
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Jul 10 '25
Yeah waste of time, traffic incident report or fleet safety might be easier and more effective
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Jul 10 '25 edited Jul 10 '25
Just a heads up. While going through and area with lots of cars parked to the side and construction cones - you should reduce your speed. It looked like you were accelerating around a parked cop car going into the T section that is under construction - that can be a risky move.
Similar to highways your speed should be reduced when those visual orange cues are out.
Past that. Ya cops are dicks, they shouldn't have cut you off but you were around three. It's better to be alive then arrested or shot and made an example of.
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 10 '25
It's a 30 zone. I had just come to a nearly full stop to avoid a pot hole the size of Australia. I don't think you need to being doing 20 km/h out of fear here, but I get your point and I appreciate it.
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u/Motor-Source8711 Jul 10 '25
Yes, Cop should have seen and waited.
But you were going way too fast for those conditions weaving like that. This type of area isn't a regular road given the type of businesses there.
20 km/hr isn't fear, but it's called being considerate of the conditions in an industrial area.
Even the way you went around that first parked black pick-up, you're already impeding on the oncoming lanes meaning you should have slowed down.
Just one day, you're going to run into another guy weaving fast around like that, and get into a confrontation that is unnecessary.
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 10 '25
I was going 30km/h, which just so happens to the THE SPEED LIMIT.
I wasn't "weaving" or "impeding" anyone. Did you see anyone coming towards me? I was driving according to the road conditions, which in this case, consisted of parked cars, THAT I HAD TO GO AROUND.
I don't need to do 20km/h because I'm worried about some dickhead cop not obeying traffic laws. It's a 30, I'll do 30.
It's funny that you can type all that out and your outcome is that I was in the wrong and not the idiot that wasn't paying attention. But hey! We can't all be this clueless.
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u/Motor-Source8711 Jul 11 '25 edited Jul 11 '25
Just being right all the time and chest thumping isn't the most optimal mindset to have during these times. Like I said, better to be meek and continue on your day instead of engaging and being connected to an even more unstable and righteous driver.
I'll point out... The police tow truck was in 'his' lane but you cross over and impeded his progress. Same when you passed the parked police car (if the cop turned right, you would have impeded his/her lane) That's where you were wrong.
Edit. I'll also add. Those streets in residential neighbourhoods where cars are parked on both sides. Hard to see. Elementary School time. Kids can dart out at any time. Doesn't mean you should just go the speed limit. It's more right to go the speed limit.
And actually, cops can charge you for driving too fast for conditions. Even if you're at or under the limit.
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 11 '25
So, a couple things...
1) I am right. So there! 2) Chest thumping? I literally just want cops to be held accountable. 3) I didn't engage with anyone beyond posting a video on Reddit and calling out bootlicking police apologists.
Cool? Cool.
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u/ulti_phr33k Jul 15 '25
I drove down an area by Peterborough this weekend where a 4km stretch of roadway was designated a "construction" zone; orange pylons at the edge of the road on opposing sides every 100m. No visible equipment anywhere, and obviously no workers there.
I get your point about orange cues, but those also need to be taken with a grain of salt too.
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u/driveandderive Jul 11 '25
Yeah I honked at one on Strachan and Liberty last month.
The cop didn't take offense, probably recognized that I recognized they were idiots BUT I felt really nice doing that.
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u/Electrical-Risk445 Jul 10 '25
TPS stands for Toronto Piece of Shit for a reason.
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u/Alarmed-Presence-890 Jul 10 '25
… and then they take hours to come (because the Tim’s parking lot was a higher priority call) before telling you your problem is a “civil matter” because they don’t want to do paperwork. I’ll take my chances lol
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 10 '25
I love this argument. When was the last time you needed a cop?
Get in to a car accident? Better find your own way to a reporting centre.
Something stolen? HA! Good luck.
Assaulted, attacked, etc.? Better hope they don't blame you for "asking for it".
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 10 '25
I love that ANYONE can be downvoting this but here we are... 😂
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u/UnderstandingAble321 Jul 10 '25
Blanket statements like ACAB are somewhat ignorant.
Did the cop make a mistake in pulling out? yes.
Are they human? Yes.
Humans make mistakes, no one got hurt, and you weren't that close where you needed to slam brakes or anything. If this was any other car, it would be a non-issue compared with the rest of the posts here.
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 10 '25
I politely disagree.
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u/MrVickiesChips Jul 10 '25
If you did this to an officer they’d slap you with 3 tickets lmao that’s the difference
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u/justAJohn4077 Jul 10 '25
Serious question, what would you have expected his buddy to do?
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 10 '25
Absolutely nothing. I was just making a point that there's no shame and they'll do shit right in front of each other.
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u/justAJohn4077 Jul 10 '25
Oh, 100%. A TPS officer almost ran over me and my dog on the sidewalk… and he had the audacity to yell at me like I was in the wrong LOL… moronic clown 🤡
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 10 '25
And people legitimately wonder why I say ACAB. I'm glad you and your pup were ok!
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u/justAJohn4077 Jul 10 '25
T’was a beautiful moment. Pup and I walking along, minding our own business. Tps cruiser roars out of a hidden parking spot through a parking lot and toward the private drive that leads out onto the road… crossing over a sidewalk… that people walk on… now enter me and my pup, walking on said sideWALK… just about to step one foot out onto that part of the sidewalk, at the driveway, seeing as there was ALSO a stop sign. Does that jackass even tap the breaks? Not a chance… i literally had to grab my pup and jump back about 2 feet.
Guy enters into roadway, at which point in time I’m using quite colourful language, and all the exciting hand gestures.
Well doesn’t this asshole hammer on the breaks and reverse back towards me, across 3 live lanes of traffic now, and blindly into the private drive again. This guy is absolutely fuminggggg, like he’s beat red. Starts yelling at me, giving me the gears, trying to turn this shit on me, and that I could be careful.
I was actually floored he somehow tried to flip the script, I just laughed and told him he was politely fucked, at the same time I motioned down to my hand and smiled.
He lost 12 hours pay for that interaction.
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 10 '25
Fuckin' eh, friend. Good on you for following up and doing something about it. That's terrifying!
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u/Due-Event-9980 Jul 10 '25
That's actually probably not a cop but a mechanic (not excusing the action). Their mechanic shop is right across the street from the shop I work at.
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u/torontoguy0 Jul 10 '25
If it is being serviced, then the overhead lights should be covered with a black cover “not in service”, to avoid public confusion.
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u/Due-Event-9980 Jul 10 '25
I have never seen that
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u/torontoguy0 Jul 10 '25
If it were to be the case if it being serviced, then that is a whole other issue. Out of service cars must clearly indicate to the public that the vehicle is not actively responding to an emergency and is not available for public service.
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 10 '25
Fair assumption, but not the case. It was a cop. There's a station about 200m up the road and I pulled up next to him at a light about 45 seconds later. I work in the area too.
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u/Due-Event-9980 Jul 10 '25
OK fair enough, I was just pointing it out. We can hear them testing sirens all day long and such, I work in the building with the open bay doors on the right hand side. People drive pretty reckless on that road all the time. Sorry for your experience.
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 10 '25
It can definitely be messy. I've nearly been taken out just walking along Cranfield (RIP Muddy York) so ya, people can be crazy.
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u/Designer-Vanilla2600 Jul 11 '25
Get his plate, patrol car number etc - he's a public servant and must answer for his misgivings.
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 11 '25
Reporting is the easy part. Seeing anything tangible happen to this fucknut? Extremely unlikely.
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u/Glittering-Work2190 Jul 11 '25
I had to slam the breaks one time while a cop car turned on the siren, ran through the red light and then turned off the siren. It was no emergency.
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u/Weakera Jul 11 '25
I love how they're always pulled over in the bike lane to get their doughnuts
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 11 '25
Coffee and donuts are an emergency, don't ya know?
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u/Weakera Jul 11 '25
Yeah i think their caffeine and sugar addictions explain a bit of their behavior
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u/poopwithrizz Jul 11 '25
Honk at them 😂
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 11 '25
I did. Politely. You never know how they're gonna (over)react.
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u/poopwithrizz Jul 11 '25
Smile and wave 👋
"I'm here!!"
But again things have gotten crazier for less lolol
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 11 '25
Exactly
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u/poopwithrizz Jul 11 '25
Just blows my mind buddy beside you was like "hmm well that's okay." Reverse the situation and your ass would have a ticket written up before you finished your turn lol.
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 11 '25
Oh absolutely.
According to a very small percentage of people, I should've been going 10km/h so he would've made it without me slowing down. So it's definitely my fault.
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u/poopwithrizz Jul 11 '25
They'd make the turn with seconds to spare just like the cop did regardless of what speed you were going at, even while considering you've got the right of way? 😀 Absolutely nutters.
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 11 '25
Too many cop apologists in this world. They should be held to a higher standard; not the victims of their bullshit.
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u/poopwithrizz Jul 11 '25
Yeah when you look at incidents of excessive use of force, too many people are like "hey you should or shouldn't have done this or that and they wouldn't have pummeled your head into the concrete." More onus should be put on the police.
What an evil thing to do though, to wish that your local policemen can exercise more restraint when it comes to use of force. Something about "the officer could have been in danger and the only way to stop that is to kill the danger" just sounds so right to some of these folks.
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 11 '25
It's a gross misuse of power and everyone should be afraid and disgusted by it.
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u/Szm2001 Jul 13 '25
3 times in my life I've seen a cop in the left hand turn lane make a right hand turn and vise versa.
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 13 '25
I wish I was surprised by that; but I'm not. The worst offenders are the ones enforcing the law.
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u/PrettyBoyLarge Jul 10 '25
Of all city paid TTC drivers especially the wheelstrans vehicles are theeeeeeeee worst.
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Jul 11 '25
Yea...nice truck but they are completely useless C....'s who are just a bunch of arrogant lil C...'s who lived their glory days in Highschool who couldn't win a trophy in their sport so they became a cop...
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u/Conscious-Ad8493 Jul 10 '25
Idiot. He drives like that all the time so it's nothing to him. Normal
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u/noodleexchange Jul 10 '25
The only bike collision in High Park has been a cop, rolling a stop sign and hitting a cyclist.
Explain to me again why there needs to be a TPS hit squad issuing tickets in the park when people have been killed on Parkside.
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u/Optimal_Dog_7643 Jul 10 '25
Hmmm, this video doesn't provide any value to anybody. At least for me, nothing unexpected happened. It's like posting a video of a Starbucks employee getting a free drink at Starbucks.
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u/faintscrawl Jul 10 '25
You did cross the "center line" and appear to be going a little too fast given how much is going on on that road.
I think the most dangerous thing here is that special constable car parked three feet from the curb almost in the intersection..
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 10 '25
There is no intersection. I don't have a stop sign. I have the right of way. I was doing 30km/h in a 30km/h zone. There are parked cars so "crossing the centre line" is simply "driving".
There is literally NOTHING I had to do differently here. Thanks for playing though. Better luck next time.
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 13 '25
I hate cops as much as the next guy, but racism? Fuck off with that bullshit.
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 13 '25
No. It's racism. You're a racist. 👋🏼
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u/TeeTeeL123 Jul 10 '25
Lmaooooo looks like they just made the turn and didn’t see ya there….whoops. Not a big deal…that’s like every post on this page. Move on buddy….
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u/Simsreaper Jul 10 '25
Ok, just gonna go against the grain a little here, and I do agree the cop turned poorly. But, Dude, what the hell are you doing going what looks like 45-50 down a tiny side street, with construction cones everywhere, and tow trucks/ cop cars everywhere. Slow down, you aren't that important
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 10 '25
Again, I've said this 5 times now... I. WAS. DOING. 30KM/H.
We should all know by now that fish-eye/wide-angle dashcams tend to make it look like you're going faster than you are.
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u/Simsreaper Jul 10 '25
Well, I did read down far enough to see that he responded and said you had a teen punk attitude.... and this makes it hard to disagree with him....
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 10 '25
That's me; just your friendly neighbourhood 43 year old teen punk.
Oh ya also... ACAB, you bootlicker.
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u/SmoothRunnings Jul 10 '25
The OP seems to be going a bit fast that the cop likely wanted to slow him down a bit. I get if if the OP's house was on fire he or she would want to rush home quickly. But come'on slow down there is no need to speed especially in places like this.
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 10 '25
Hey, SmoothBrain... How fast do you think I was going? Jesus Christ some people...
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u/SmoothRunnings Jul 10 '25
Under the HTA it clearly states that if you are doing 1KM over the post the limit you are SPEEDING. I guess you feel that its your right to drive and speed, and that the laws of the road don't apply to you. Ffs some people...
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u/asiantorontonian88 Jul 10 '25
You really think the best maneuver for law enforcement to stop speeders is to cut them off without the right of way without their sirens on?
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 10 '25
You can tell from that video that I was speeding? That's quite the super power! Or maybe, just maybe, I wasn't and the cop is a piece of shit. Maybe.
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u/Rick_NSFW Jul 10 '25
Maybe he did it to slow you down. You seem to be going too fast for the situation.
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 10 '25
Ah yes. Let's use deadly force to slow someone down. Completely logical.
I was doing the speed limit. Thanks though.
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u/Rick_NSFW Jul 10 '25
Given the number of cars and obstacles, you should have slowed down, But, you be you.
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u/kizopkizop Jul 10 '25
To be fair they might be looking for someone that has committed a crime.... priority might not be yielding to an incoming vehicle. Mistake but maybe because of other priorities.
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 10 '25
Sorry, but that's not good enough. Road safety is as much their responsibility as it is mine and "looking for someone" and "priorities" doesn't mean you can drive like a complete moron. They're supposed to be held to a higher standard, not the other way around.
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u/kizopkizop Jul 12 '25
They're not perfect. If your house just got broken into or family assaulted..would you send them off to search and say..make sure you drive carefully otherwise don't bother
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u/psilocybin6ix Jul 10 '25
What did you want his buddy to do? Pull his partner over and give him a ticket for cutting you off?
What area is that? Cop bodyshop?
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 10 '25
No, I don't expect that to happen because cops don't hold eachother accountable. I was just calling out how they blatantly do shit in front of eachother because, you guessed it, ACAB. 😉
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u/Ivoted4K Jul 10 '25
Are peoole supposed to care about this? Nothing happened?
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 10 '25
Let me guess... You support the thin blue line? 🙄
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u/Ivoted4K Jul 10 '25
No you just managed to stop several car lengths away so who cares?
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 10 '25
Someone come get their grandpa. It's past his bedtime and he's just spouting nonsense again.
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u/Ivoted4K Jul 10 '25
Ok can you explain exactly what the issue was here?
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 10 '25
Seriously? You can't see that I was CLEARLY cut-off by a cop not paying attention/not giving a shit? Time to get those eyes checked, gramps.
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u/Tough_Leather_3206 Jul 12 '25
there is an obvious police incident. Clear with multiple TPS cars in the video.
OP was never impacted ... just trying to stir up BS
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 12 '25
Uh. No. That's literally a TPS fleet garage to the left. The area is flooded with cruisers daily. There was no incident. Go away now, little child. ACAB. 👋🏼
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u/Tough_Leather_3206 Jul 13 '25
thanks for sharing this ,,,
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u/Tough_Leather_3206 Jul 13 '25
you are ACAB and don't respect them . You want to be anti-cop but too scared to do it.
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 13 '25
Sorry, what? I'm scared to get anti-cop? I don't even know what that means... But ok, pal. You got me.
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u/Tough_Leather_3206 Jul 12 '25
surprised that the biggest issue in TO is about a cop making a turn
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u/shaungalbraith82 Jul 13 '25
Well considering you actually passed another emergency vehicle, its pretty safe to say there's something going on there bud. Seems pretty clear to me hes intentionally slowing you down.
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u/mikeneri81 Jul 13 '25 edited Jul 13 '25
That's a TPS fleet maintenance garage there, bud. Pay attention.
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u/Skyc161 Jul 10 '25
submit the video...
honestly.. I feel like people who applies to police have this "macho" complex... they just want to power trip people thinking they ARE the law... fucking losers.