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Giant Banana Pulled Over: Driver Says Cops Have Stopped Him 100s of Times

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Re: Giant Banana Pulled Over: Driver Says Cops Have Stopped Him 100s of Times

#11

So 100s of cops have done their jobs?

> "For the first eight or nine years I was the most pulled-over man in America," he said. "It was constant."

> Often officers simply wanted photographs.

> Other times they invented reasons to start a conversation.

> His favorite stop happened in a small mountain town in West Virginia.

> A traffic light turned red. Braithwaite stopped. The light turned green and he made a leisurely turn through the intersection.

> A few moments later, flashing lights appeared behind him.

> A police officer marched up to the banana and delivered the news.

> "'The reason I pulled you over, that light back there, you peeled out.'"

Their job is to take advantage of their authority to have fun at the expense of the time of citizens?

Re: Giant Banana Pulled Over: Driver Says Cops Have Stopped Him 100s of Times

#14

So 100s of cops have done their jobs?

More like 100s of cops have abused their authority to harass a middle aged artist.

At even just 10 minutes a stop, that is over 30 hours of this poor man's life he has spent staring at the berries and cherries just because some entitled cop thought he deserved a photo op.

Re: Giant Banana Pulled Over: Driver Says Cops Have Stopped Him 100s of Times

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post #11

So 100s of cops have done their jobs?

> "For the first eight or nine years I was the most pulled-over man in America," he said. "It was constant." > Often officers simply wanted photographs. > Other times they invented reasons to start a conversation. > His favorite stop happened in a small mountain town in West Virginia. > A traffic light turned red. Braithwaite stopped. The light turned green and he made a leisurely turn through the intersection. > A f…

I'll happily live in a world where this is the extent of police authority abuse.

Re: Giant Banana Pulled Over: Driver Says Cops Have Stopped Him 100s of Times

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post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> "For the first eight or nine years I was the most pulled-over man in America," he said. "It was constant." > Often officers simply wanted photographs. > Other times they invented reasons to start a conversation. > His favorite stop happened in a small mountain town in West Virginia. > A traffic light turned red. Braithwaite stopped. The light turned green and he made a leisurely turn through the intersection. > A f…

I'll happily live in a world where this is the extent of police authority abuse.

If only.

Re: Giant Banana Pulled Over: Driver Says Cops Have Stopped Him 100s of Times

#18

So 100s of cops have done their jobs?

More like 100s of cops have abused their authority to harass a middle aged artist. At even just 10 minutes a stop, that is over 30 hours of this poor man's life he has spent staring at the berries and cherries just because some entitled cop thought he deserved a photo op.

> harass a middle aged artist

This man is driving a homemade banana car across the continent specifically because he wants the attention it garners. It's the whole point.

Re: Giant Banana Pulled Over: Driver Says Cops Have Stopped Him 100s of Times

#19

So 100s of cops have done their jobs?

The police can only stop a driver if they believe they have committed a primary traffic offense.

No? Not even close. If the police "smell weed" they can stop you. If the police believe you have active warrants they can stop you. If the police believe you have committed a criminal act of any kind, they may stop you
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