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Mxuw OP t1_iz6mf1w wrote

Reply to comment by OldBayOnEverything in I’ve always wondered why is there a cop car always with its lights on on the intersection of Light and W. Conway St ? by Mxuw

Oh shit that was there? I could have sworn they’ve been on that intersection before July

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PotentialScallion7 t1_iz6sp1o wrote

I drive by there frequently and there hasn’t always been a cop there like there is now. Was a cop frequently there-yes. But not like there is now which is basically all times. The day of that shooting before it happened a police officer made an arrest on that street.

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greggsbenton t1_iz6n2ya wrote

I’ve seen a cop sitting there for the past year, I don’t think it’s because of the shooting that happened in July. It was probably because ppl tend to run through the lights there

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maiios t1_iz6nvf8 wrote

You think cops do traffic enforcement?

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greggsbenton t1_iz7e02h wrote

Lmaoooo it’s to help the person who gets hit after💀

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billydrivesavic t1_iz96t7k wrote

lol right whenever I see someone pulled over in the city I’m like “what the fuck could that person have done to get pulled over” I see cops treat red lights like stop signs all the time

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stephiereffie t1_iz9b76j wrote

>“what the fuck could that person have done to get pulled over”

BPD still does traffic enforcement,but probably not for your race / socio economic status.

Poor black folks in Baltimore get pulled over all the time

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jupitaur9 t1_iz710ql wrote

There were squeegees there before the shooting, and there were concerns about squeegee violence and theft before then.

It’s a chokepoint for a large percentage of the traffic coming into the city. Visitors come through there. So it is a good place for police to make themselves known.

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archenemy_43 t1_iz7uqkt wrote

I have a friend that’s BCPD; cops in the city are given orders to post up at specific intersections during specific hours for the sole reason to create a presence.

It doesn’t matter if a car flies through that intersection at 130 mph, they’re instructed to stay put.

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drimgere t1_iz7tskc wrote

Cops don't ticket people for running reds here.

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f11tn88ss t1_izamc3c wrote

uh yeah they do. I got a ticket for turning right on a red with a no turn on red sign. cop made a uturn, hit his lights and sped down on me. he was like wow, right in front of me, you do that. was i wrong? yes. do i see more flagrant traffic violations every day in front of cops in which motorist don't get pulled over? yes. is the cop that pulled me over the same one that lets other motorist do whatever? unknown lol. but yeah it does still happen. this was on the alameda, making a turn right turn onto 33rd.

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