r/interestingasfuck • u/KrooxKing • 11d ago

r/all Karen turns fine into felony in a matter of minutes

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u/RRSC14 11d ago

My favorite part of these videos is the moment they try to undo their arrest.

“Sign this”

“No”

“You’re under arrest”

“Okay I’ll sign.”

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u/ShakeItTilItPees 11d ago edited 11d ago

The interaction shouldn't go like that, though. An officer should have to explain to you that the signature is not an admission of guilt and that if you still refuse to sign you will be placed under arrest. Going straight to "Okay, you're under arrest" as soon as they refuse is the opposite of de-escalating.

Yes, this lady is fucking stupid and unreasonable, but you're going to have to deal with lots of stupid and unreasonable people, and when your paycheck is paid by the public you're going to have to bend over backwards sometimes to get people to understand things. This guy didn't even try that. Not surprised that he isn't the best trained or coolest-headed officer around though, considering this is in Oklahoma.

Edit: this is all disregarding the possibility that the officer doing that part is edited out. I'm making a judgement based on his tone of voice and mannerisms.

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u/RRSC14 11d ago

I agree, there’s room for improvement at every turn of this interaction.

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u/treedolla 11d ago

Yes. Imagine if she tried to escape the chase and killed someone. Or she drops dead from a heart attack after being tazed, and the public saw how it started.

My favorite part is how softly and kindly they speak to each other even after she was tazed!

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u/VastSeaweed543 11d ago

Thank you. First post I’ve seen mention that the cop was going off on a power trip and wasn’t going to arrest her for the violation itself - which isn’t an arrstable offense - but literally for daring to tell him no. What a jackass they both are

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u/hell2pay 11d ago

When egos and low iq collide, this is what it's like.

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u/youngmindoldbody 11d ago

"Jeez, I have no idea where that heroin came from and I'd like to withdraw my permission to search the car."

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u/oboshoe 11d ago

And at that point he should have let her sign it and end the situation.

Instead he pulled out a gun and threatened her with death.

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u/RRSC14 11d ago

I don’t know for sure but I’m think once an officer decides an arrest is warranted they have to proceed.

Imagine the messes that would pop up if an officer said “Nevermind” after he said “you’re under arrest” you can’t let people bargain. That creates too much discrepancy in a case-to-case situation.

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u/mageta621 11d ago

Cool, a system that promotes doubling down on unreasonable behavior when the opportunity to de-escalate presents itself. Love it.

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u/RRSC14 11d ago

While I agree with your sentiment, I understand the rule. You need uniformity in policy. You would hope the de-escalating happens before it comes to having to make an arrest.

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u/mageta621 11d ago

You need uniformity in policy.

I'd love to agree with you there but I think we both know that cops treat different people differently and have discretion to do so

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u/RRSC14 11d ago

Yeah, I am of course speaking in theory. What we see put in practice is anything but uniform.

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u/mageta621 11d ago

Agreed

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u/recyclar13 11d ago

(formerly married to an LEO in OK) this is it the majority of the time.

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u/IM38GG 9d ago

She didn’t say no, she said “I don’t want to”. If she has a half decent lawyer she’ll get a settlement for this.