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[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You're thinking of cop shows from the '70s and '80s, not reality.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

No, I am thinking of what I have seen in real life. In my area there is almost always 2 cops per vehicle. I was unaware this was not standard.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What is your area? I've lived in about 20 US states, in cities and rural areas, and it's always been 1 cop per vehicle.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I did more research and I found out it actually isn't standard where I live now, I am misremembering probably because I haven't had many interactions with police here. This is a somewhat standard practice in major cities though which would explain why I was familiar with it. I will admit copaganda probably reinforced that though, most media I've seen does depict 2 officers. But whatever, I'm always happy to learn a new reason to hate cops.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I have never seen this.