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Dumac said:
Didn't the OP say he had the owner's permission?

Is every cop who sees people outside a business suppose to call for backup in order to protect society from loiterers?

Do they have to be assholes when they do it, too?
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Whether or not he had the owner's permission is irrelevant.

No.

No.

*EDIT* I've never had a problem like the OP described. I've never been hassled by the police. Maybe it's because I'm white... or maybe it's because I don't do weird crap like loitering and eating pop tarts with a buddy at a gas station. I'd be a dick to ya too if you wasted my time making me run your license and make sure you're not a known criminal or that you're not driving stolen cars because someone called the cops saying there's two men that have been standing outside the gas station eating pop tarts for the last half hour.
 
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RedSquirrel said:
I really don't understand US policemen. Are they bored or something? Or too paranoid? You don't just randomly stop someone because they "look suspicious". Reminds me of that recording where a guy was being blasted at by a cop for pulling into a parking lot waiting for his friend. Stupid stupid stupid.
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Then you really don't understand the US. It's because the cops here get blamed when two guys pull into a gas station, buy a box of pop tarts, finish them off outside while waiting for other customers to clear out before going back in and sticking a gun in the clerk's face. And when they do finally catch a real criminal, they're brought in front of the court to defend themselves because someone thought they were too aggressive when wrestling the knife out of the guy's hand.

Spending a half hour eating pop tarts next to a gas station is NOT NORMAL. It's suspicious. That's why they were hassled.
 
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Jeff7181 said:
Whether or not he had the owner's permission is irrelevant.

No.

No.

*EDIT* I've never had a problem like the OP described. I've never been hassled by the police. Maybe it's because I'm white... or maybe it's because I don't do weird crap like loitering and eating pop tarts with a buddy at a gas station. I'd be a dick to ya too if you wasted my time making me run your license and make sure you're not a known criminal or that you're not driving stolen cars because someone called the cops saying there's two men that have been standing outside the gas station eating pop tarts for the last half hour.
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WTF? Really?
 
I'm really craving some poptarts now..
I like the simple ones the best..strawberry..cherry
Ya, If I was a cop I'd check out the dudes with the poptarts,... very good odds for a pot bust on a slow night
 
Ronstang said:
They have to appear like they are doing something. It is not like you are going to find most cops actually going after the really bad guys....those guys are dangerous.
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Since you obviously know exactly where all the bad guys are, maybe you should just go tell the cops.
 
darkxshade said:
Super Troopers!
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Foster: All right meow. Hand over your license and registration.
[The man gives him his license.]
Foster: Your registration? Hurry up meow.
Driver: [laughing] Sorry.
Foster: Is there something funny here boy?
Driver: Oh, no.
Foster: Then why you laughing, Mister... Larry Johnson?
[Foster stares at him.]
Foster: All right meow, where were we?
Driver: Excuse me, are you saying meow?
Foster: Am I saying meow?
Driver: I thought...
Foster: Don't think boy. Meow, do you know how fast you were going?
[The man laughs.]
Foster: Meow. What is so damn funny?
Driver: I could have sworn you said meow.
Foster: Do I look like a cat to you, boy? Am I jumpin' around all nimbly-bimbly from tree to tree? Am I drinking milk from a saucer? DO YOU SEE ME EATING MICE?
[The man is uncontrollably laughing.]
Foster: You stop laughing right meow!
Driver: [Stops and swallows hard.] Yes sir.
Foster: Meow, I'm gonna have to give you a ticket on this one. No buts meow. It's the law.
[Rips off the ticket and hands it to the man.]
Foster: Not so funny meow, is it?
[Foster gets up to leave, but Mac shakes his hands at him, indicating only nine meows.]
Foster: Meow!
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:awe:
 
The crime was most likely related to the flavor of Pop-Tart you were eating. I'm betting it was the banana one, wasn't it?
 
Pop tarts is street for crack. You guys were doing crack. And if you do crack with another dude, it always leads to buttsecks.

That cop saved your heterosexuality! You should write him a letter thanking him, you ingrate.
 
Seriously, when asked what you were doing, you should have told them you were practicing to be a police officer........but couldn't find any doughnuts, so you substituted poptarts!! :sneaky:

Of course, bad ass cop probably wouldn't have gotten it! 😉
 
Jeff7181 said:
Whether or not he had the owner's permission is irrelevant.
I'd be a dick to ya too if you wasted my time making me run your license and make sure you're not a known criminal or that you're not driving stolen cars because someone called the cops saying there's two men that have been standing outside the gas station eating pop tarts for the last half hour.
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Yup you sound like you would be a dick.
 
Sadly, this kind of behavior is so common in the USA that most people don't think twice about it happening. Police have too much power in many situations in this country.
 
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