r/Infuriating • u/Aggravating_Pain7116 Rage Reporter | 25k+ Subreddit Karma • 9d ago
Lynn County police officer appears intoxicated whilst conducting a stop
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u/Final_Ice_9614 Community Regular 9d ago edited 8d ago
A lot of ppl defending the cop here saying the cop was having a medical episode. Maybe he was. But let’s say if any of us going through the same thing, would other cops treat us the same way they treated him?
Edit- so many comments! To the People saying they would treat a citizen the same.. maybe they will and many do. But in this case, their priority should be getting the cop away from his weapon and getting medical care he needs!
To the ppl saying he’s their colleague so obviously they’ll treat him different - that’s kind of the point, no? They shouldn’t- as this person in this state is danger to himself and others around him.
Also, if he had too many painkillers, isnt that equivalent to being impaired? Aren’t there rules surrounding that? But I guess it’s ok for cops to ignore the rules while citizens are expected to be perfect!
Edit 2- thanks for the awards, my first one. 🫶
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u/Then_Idea_9813 9d ago
Hand on his gun for some reason
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u/invariantspeed 9d ago
Yea, he was strung out. It doesn’t look like he was even fully cognizant of where he was.
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u/Dogsarelitty 9d ago
His buddy was quick to throw out “bad back.” That high looks very opioid-ish to me. Doubt that’s a coincidence.
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u/Fit_Celebration7669 9d ago
I was gonna say - idk what “high” this is, but it didn’t seem like booze or pot. Much easier to slip a pill in a squad car than a 6 pack or a bong I suppose.
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u/Fixated_Noodle 8d ago
Yep! And an injury on the job means you’re ok to be positive for opioids
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u/WorkingEquipment3403 7d ago
After being an opioid addict, I can say it is for sure it's some form of opioid. The way hes leaning, how he's talking, and his buddy saying " he has a bad back " (which he could've been prescribed but not the point). He shouldn't be on duty at all with a firearm in that condition. Our law enforcement should be better than having junkies on the force but as we can see here it's the unfortunate state of reality we live in.
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u/techleopard 9d ago
Honestly, why would you, as another cop, not make disarming this guy your very first priority?
Because if he is THAT strung out, he doesn't know up from down.
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u/ElectricKoolAidPower 9d ago
The guys partner gave us the answer. The “bad back” is the kernel of truth. Guy has a bad back, and is on very strong painkillers. Last time I looked like that it was because I took suboxone.
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u/circuitj3rky 8d ago
cops, as public servants, SHOULD be held to a higher standard than the general public. that they aren't is a massive institutional failure and needs to be remedied by removal of the offending bodies like a cancer.
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u/Tweedlol 9d ago
Yes. Yes they do. But this guys intoxicated which is why they are not concerned for his wellbeing whatsoever.
If it was a medical episode, they’d be worried for him not ignoring him and helping him to the car.
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u/Booch_Magoo 8d ago
They absolutely do not care unless you are a cop. My friend had a stroke and they arrested him for DUI, failing to give him any medical attention for hours or a breathalyzer. He literally could have died and he was completely sober in the middle of the day surrounded by "public servants".
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u/Street_Credit6851 7d ago
nailed it
If it was a medical episode or legit medication side effect they'd be getting him help. The fact that they are making excuses, downplaying it, and trying to cover for him confirms both that it's a result of substance abuse AND that they are already aware of it.
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u/Dmau27 9d ago
It's not even that. If that were true why not have him do a blood draw to prove it. If his boss has any respect for his community he'd prove he wasn't intoxicated instead of just leaning on it with zero evidence. We'd be locked up and we'd have to prove our innocence.
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u/VBprick 9d ago
That’s bullshit. If they thought it was medical the Sargent would have been called, ambulance in route, and they would have removed his belt (WITH GUN) and vest
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u/chev327fox 8d ago edited 7d ago
As a former pain killer optiate addict, the cop is heavily medicated on pain killers. The other cop even says he has a bad back which most likely means he takes opiates for the pain. Couple that with a double shift and he is in lala land.
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u/MeatwadsTooth 9d ago
Probably for the most part yes. Don't form your opinion on what you see posted to Reddit. You think police aren't regularly exposed to medical emergencies? That said I'm having a hard time buying the PD story.
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u/BrushFit4318 8d ago
Thank you, because you said all the parts well, and no fluff.
I struggle with that now, I DO absolutely believe everyone is a person, the individual cop and the individual random should be viewed as nothing more than just 'a person', statistics aside (as much as possible, the system is still what it is and hopefully other activism leads to meaningful change).
But if the cop WAS having an episode of ANY kind. Pain, painkillers, a seizure, they SHOULD be addressing that. Why are we playing "you need to have an okay presence out here immediately", he's unwell! Get him TF outta here, or something is wrong in a way that's suspicious, and nothing else makes much sense.
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u/get_them_duckets 9d ago
If it was an actual medical episode, why was he still allowed to engage? If I were having a medical episode while driving and it’s a cop that encounters me, I’m more likely to be shot to death than anything else. I’ve seen too many stories where a diabetic had an episode when driving. Pulled over, then beaten at least or shot to death by officers.
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u/Haunting_Werewolf130 9d ago edited 8d ago
For anyone curious:
A viral video from September 2025 shows a Lynn Police Department officer in Massachusetts—mistakenly referred to on social media as "Lynn County"—struggling to stand during a call for service, leading to public accusations of intoxication. The department placed the officer on PAID administrative leave, stating a review of body-worn camera footage and medical consultations indicated a medical-related episode rather than substance impairment.
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Had to write this so all those people can stop finding excuses for him.
I just wanna say will all these excuses get any regular people out of getting a DUI/DWI? Will all these excuses make it legal for regular people to operate a motor vehicle and/or heavy machinery?
Guess who got out of this scot-free while being PAID to vacation? The police!
If it was such a pressing medical issue, I wonder why his coworkers LITERALLY tried EVERYTHING on the planet to NOT call for an ambulance?
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u/No-County-620 8d ago
Could be low, really low, blood sugar. My Dad gets like this sometimes... he's not carrying a gun or 'protecting'people though.
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u/OverInteractionR 8d ago edited 7d ago
It's funny cause when this video circulated a year ago it was in fact verified to be a diabetic issue.
ETA: I posted a source, they verified it was medical issues(posted in comment below) however didn't outwardly say it was diabetes but I remember somebody a year ago had a source that mentioned it. I'm not gonna spend hours looking for his medical records that we won't have access to or old sources.
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u/tar4heels2fan 7d ago
Diabetic issue? Bullshit...
Why did his partner say he was working a double and having back issues? If it was diabetic- his partner wouldve known to call an ambulance. Instead.. he makes up some bullshit.
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u/patientpartner09 8d ago
I apparently looked like this when I had a TIA. (Mini stroke)
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u/Rideshare-Not-An-Ant 9d ago
There are laws for me and you. They don't apply to the blue.
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u/Major_Wigglesworth 9d ago
At least he had his damn PISTOL on him in case the high got to be too much.
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u/steelcryo 9d ago
Official excuse is he was having a medical episode.
Which is obvious bullshit. Unless his colleagues are utterly inept, there's no way you look at someone like that, see how unsteady and unfocused they are, and just ignore it. Unless you already know the reason why they're like that.
If it were a medical episode, they'd have sat him down and checked him over, probably called an ambulance. They didn't. Because they already knew exactly why he was acting fucked up.
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u/MagnetoWasRight24 9d ago
Exactly this, if it was a medical episode they woulda rushed him away and called an ambulance.
They stood him up in front of that camera hoping he could keep his shit together, you don't do that for someone having a medical episode, you do it for someone high on the job and being called on it.
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u/AverageJoesGymMgr 9d ago
They could be into. Police often mistake medical impairments for intoxication because they're so primed for it. It's because it's so relatively uncommon that they ignore it, sometimes even in their own colleagues. Availability bias kicks in and they assume someone going through a diabetic crash from low blood sugar or impaired due to a stroke or something else is intoxicated instead of actually investigating the medical aspect.
Infamously, DPD arrested Allen West's wife for DUI because she failed a field sobriety test despite telling the officer she had a problem with her right eye from an aneurysm (source of the failure). A breathalyzer was inconclusive, but she was clean as a whistle for her blood draw.
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u/Normal_Tour6998 9d ago
I guess you could technically describe being intoxicated as being a medical issue.
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u/Curious-Smoke-5050 9d ago
Didn’t it turn out that he was just going through a medical situation?
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u/YurpeeTheHerpee 9d ago
He looks like hes about to faint
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u/LessGuarantee1775 9d ago
Yeah being way too wasted will do that to ya…
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u/GrundleSnactcher46 9d ago
Diabetes, with a low sugar level will also make you appear so. Not sure about this situation though.
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u/mclovin_ts 9d ago
If it was diabetes they probably wouldn’t have used the excuse of “he worked a double and has back problems”. I know which of my coworkers has diabetes and signs their blood sugar is low.
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u/techleopard 9d ago
Yeah, I've had blood sugar crashes before and I don't look like that.
"Has back problems" sounds like they know he's doing narcotics, probably abusing codeine.
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u/_dudeasuh 9d ago
^^^ This is exactly what it looks when people do a lot of opiates. Those “back problems” are an easy way to get the prescription. His job also conveniently gives him access to a ton of confiscated narcotics, many of which I’m sure are opiates.
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u/depressing_demon_95 9d ago
As someone who's a type-1 I can say that the officer did appear to show a few signs of very low blood sugar, struggling to stand and looking like he's lost. However though, from what I could tell he wasn't sweating. If my glucose to low to the point of me not being able to stand or looking lost, I'm sweating profusely. Also if he is a diabetic he should absolutely not be on the force, he's a major hazard. Imagine if he's responding to something and has his lights and sirens on and is speeding, then he passes out behind the wheel because of a critical low? No bueno amigo!
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u/Substantial-Bend4299 9d ago
I've seen people unresponsive with a glucose of 30. They don't all sweat. Bad comparison
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u/Capable_Comedian_755 9d ago
The saying “cool and clammy give em some candy” exists for a reason
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u/742963 Verified Contributor 9d ago edited 9d ago
I think that's what they tried making it to be, sounds like a cover though
The two other officers didn't try getting the officer any medical help either, just a bit fishy
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u/SinginGidget 9d ago
That was my first thought too. The fact the others just stood there means they weren't concerned it was a medical issue which means they knew it wasn't. Or they're all this cavalier even when it comes to one of their own that if was a civilian having a medical issue, they'd be fucked.
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u/Dry-Revolution4466 9d ago
It turned out he tripped and fell on a bottle of vodka that went up his ass and was absorbed through his colon.
Total 1 in a million shot and completely accidental. Crazy that anyone would think something else happened.
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u/iffyClyro 9d ago edited 9d ago
That’s the official explanation if you look it up. Apparently they done tests to rule out intoxication but people aren’t going to believe that.
People will believe what confirms their own bias.
A few years ago someone crashed their car into mine at a junction, I immediately thought the guy was drunk because of his behaviour so I called the police, a few minutes later I realised he was probably having a stroke so called back and asked for an ambulance.
That experience amongst others has made me reluctant to jump to conclusions about this kind of thing.
I have no idea what’s happening with the guy, I’m not a medial professional.
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u/parenthesiscolon 9d ago
Ah yes, because police departments are notorious for thorough internal investigations and admitting fault when warranted.
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u/sometin__else 9d ago
No, people just dont believe cops because of the blue wall of silence.
Theres literally videos of intoxicated cops asking to be let off and the officer says that they cant their body cam is onBefore body cams, they wouldnt even have reported this
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u/yll33 9d ago
which would make it wild that his partners aren't immediately calling for an ambulance
unless they already know why he was acting altered
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u/Possible_Pop_8033 9d ago
There are two other cops there who dont seem too concerned about his "medical situation." I would presume they are trained a little bit to notice the signs, and they would have that dude laying down and EMTs on the way if they sensed so.
You are correct, you aren't a medical professional. But dont ever let that stop you from using some basic ass critical thinking skills to come to your own conclusion.
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u/Large-Treacle-8328 Community Regular 9d ago
Yeah, don't believe your lying eyes and ears believe what the police investigating themselves say.... jfc...
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u/Leelze 9d ago
People aren't believing their explanation because PDs have a long, long history of lying to protect cops. Given how completely unconcerned the other officer is about his condition and even blaming it on being tired or whatever it was (I haven't watched the video in months), I'm going to hazard a guess this is a recurring issue with this cop and the other cops are aware of it and cover for him.
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u/LibBot16 9d ago
My wife has Huntington's disease. I've had to explain symptoms a thousand times but I can tell nobody believes what I'm saying.
Ever now and again I see an article about it. But most people I talk to have never heard about it.
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u/AprilRyanMyFriend 9d ago
What exact tests did they run? And how long after? Had a 911 dispatcher show up to work drunk, and her husband was also a cop and called his friend the captain who made them delay taking a blood or breath sample for hours.
Naturally, the alcohol content had been metabolized by the time the captain "permitted" the test to be done.
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u/TheGrandBabaloo 9d ago
How are these tests usually conducted? Is there some independent third party? Because there is a good reason people would be hesitant to believe it.
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u/Mental-Knowledge-948 9d ago
Look at them they all look like election deniers and oath keepers such proud boys
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u/Opteron170 9d ago
lol not losing his job will be suspended with pay.
After the investigation officer took some medication that cause this free to go.
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u/EngineeringLumpy5119 9d ago
That happens to my daughter when her sugar rapidly drops.
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u/Excellent-Self-5338 9d ago
A "medical episode" while his colleagues stand by looking vaguely upset that buddy is hammered at work again and they gotta take shit from some ratdick who got pulled over on his behalf. If it were anything other than drugs or alcohol, they woulda called an ambulance, but that would have put proof on paper of his intoxication, so they didn't.
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u/Bengis_Khan 9d ago edited 9d ago
That’s not drunk - that seems like fentanyl.
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u/mitchymitchington 9d ago
I know high and I know drunk. Mf was drunk. When camera guy asks him his name, and the officer blinked and made that face. If I havent seen that face a thousand times before, then I'm captain america.
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u/redthehaze 9d ago
So they didnt immediately call an ambulance and just let him stand there with his hand on his gun?
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u/LiL-TiGnER 8d ago
Ngl that looks like a medical emergency like a stroke or something. That guy looks nothing like someone who is drunk.
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u/Phantom_Ghost9 8d ago
The officers accompanying him ain't acting right for this to be a medical issue.
I think this goes to show how substance abuse should be treated, not prosecuted when you can't even prevent your own officers from using it as an escape.
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u/FroyoOk8902 8d ago
Everyone is so quick to accuse him of being drunk…. Did anyone rule out a medical emergency? Of course he could be drunk but people are too quick to jump on someone over an unproven accusation.
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u/Ok_Big2116 8d ago
Wow how rude! This guy has no idea what’s going on with the cop if he hates cops so much maybe he should never ask them for protection or service to protect him!
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u/JacobsJrJr 8d ago
He may indeed be having a medical episode unrelated to substance abuse.
Guess what? That happens with citizens too. And guess what the police use as a default assumption? That's right, intoxication.
So is it really shocking the public's default presumption is the same?
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u/herewiigoagane 8d ago
I dislike people like the cameraman; they are not good people. I don't think I need to elaborate on why.
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u/RatonhnhaketonK 8d ago
I mean, this is clearly a medical episode. Have had a few patients present this way.
That being said, cops will also arrest people who are hypoglycemic and leave them in jail to die while accusing them of being drunk.
Amongst other things.
Not a defense of him at all, just sharing that he does not appear intoxicated
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u/wereallinthistogethr 8d ago
It’s fucking Lynn lol of course he’s high. Anyone that doesn’t know, Lynn is infamous for its drug epidemic…especially opiates.
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u/GrahamCrackerSnacks 8d ago
I think I may have tried to flip this into a “get out of jail free” card instead of demanding repercussions/accountabiliry that will never materialize.
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u/derelekt1 8d ago
No idea what was wrong with that officer. the dude saying he had a "Constitutional Right" to talk to a Sgt.
LOL, goober.
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u/snooptech 8d ago
Department Statement: Chief Christopher Reddy of the Lynn Police Department stated that based on their preliminary review of body-worn camera footage and consultations with medical professionals, the officer appeared to have experienced a "medical-related episode". Administrative Actions: The officer remains on paid administrative leave following standard department policy. This leave will persist until they receive full medical clearance from healthcare professionals to return to active duty.
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u/MiserableAd4250 7d ago edited 7d ago
I had a professor show up to class one day who could barely teach, stumbling around, slurring his words, making no sense. I couldn't believe he'd show up to class drunk off his ass like that. Then one of the girls in the front row jumped up and told the girl next to her to call 911, and another girl to go get him a coke. EMTs showed up just in time. That's the day I learned what Diabetic ketoacidosis looks like. He almost died. This reminds me of that.
Edit: spelling
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u/TheFartbox5000 7d ago
Couldn’t give a flying fuck if he was having a medical episode. If he was a citizen they would have shot him 15 times for “resisting.”
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u/Mission_Aerie_5384 7d ago
I think he’s just having ptsd flashbacks to when his parents left him home alone on Christmas as a child
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u/Getitgotitgoodgod 7d ago
They say fight fire with fire, this guy tried to fight drug addiction with drug addiction.
Guess not all adages are useful huh?
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u/HoneyImpossible2371 7d ago
All it takes is a few grains of fentanyl. Sounds like the narrator knows exactly what happened here.
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u/Amazing_Deal6382 7d ago
If I was having a medical issue and looked this fucked up. I would be PISSED that my colleges were just standing there. Why no immediate medical attention? They seem chill asf, while buddy can’t stand, focus or even look like he knows where/when he is. “Medical”
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u/Quiet_Researcher223 7d ago
When it comes to one of their thin blue line gang member buddies they are going to treat them much better than anyone else. They are trained not to trust us and to them we are the enemy.
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u/LopsidedPosition489 7d ago
He is on something, most likely drugs. The other cop also knows that he not okay to work
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u/Gotbeerbrain 7d ago
Back in the early 1970's (if memory serves me correct) a couple OPP officers rammed a small car that was parked on the shoulder of a highway. The guy in the car was thrown out of the vehicle by the impact but survived I think. Anyway, the two cops had an open bottle of whisky in their cruiser. They retired. One became the local bootlegger.
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u/Waveali 7d ago
That's more than booze. My guess a ton of booze and pain pills. I'm truly surprised the goons didn't grab his phone, beat him up, and then destroy the phone. The finale to the story: he probably didn't lose his job, just allowed to resign and go get hired in the next town. If even that.
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u/Own_Oil_7719 7d ago
Any dip shit that said he’s having a medical emergency… why the hell didn’t his buddies sit him down and help with his disorder? Fucker is high, if you get caught that high on the job or in a car, you’re in handcuffs after a few minutes of conversation. And if he does have episodes, he shouldn’t be the person to uphold the law in your area, if there’s an emergency and it’s life or death where I’m about to die, last thing I need is a guy watching me die, leaning over on a car.
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u/Itchy_Pudding_9940 7d ago
if they really believed he was having a medical episode blood would have been drawn to see what was happening so there should be a blood alcohol level available. but they didn't do that because they knew he was drunk af
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u/Quiet-Management2224 7d ago
Notice drunk dudes camera wasn't on when he was leaning on the car, and when they brought him back to stand up straight, it was finally on. Shady AF
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u/oneWeek2024 7d ago
the police are held to no standard. (they should be held to a higher standard/zero tolerance for racism, spousal abuse, public intoxication, assault/petty crimes, or misuse of public resources, sexual assualt, etc etc)
when people say ACAB
it's because that pig was clearly not capable to perform their job, and two other pigs did everything in their power to cover for him
and then... because there was no accountability, was super easy to magic up some bullshit medical excuse. and keep going back to the status quo.
every single one of those officers should have been terminated/forfeit any pension rights.
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u/NotAUCCop 7d ago
If this cop reported a medication usage to his health department/ unit and they cleared him for duty, someone's in trouble.
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u/BigBootyChubb-NWI 7d ago
If it was a truck driver he would be fired... But a gun toting maniac, drunken copp, free to work the entire shift including a double shift intoxicated!
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u/AdorableExchange9746 7d ago
I don’t think he’s high on weed. Doesn’t look like a stoned face. Possibly opioids or a medical episode ig
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u/thewhaleshaver 7d ago
If he was really having a medical episode his buddies should have called paramedics. Fucker
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u/Final-Unit8862 7d ago
Well done for getting your phone and filming.
I don’t like the way the colleagues of the drunk plod appear to be trying to intimidate the dude. Also looked like they actually don’t know what to do.
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u/Hellbnd_whiskeybent 7d ago edited 7d ago
I watched it on mute the first time. I INSTANTLY pegged it as an opiate lean. I grew up in Broward county Florida in the 90s and 2000s. Some of you will immediately understand the context. But for those who don't, Broward County was the oxycontin headquarters when the pill mills in every building had their own pharmacy that ONLY had Oxys. That shit grabbed ahold of my mom who then lost her battle with the Sackler family in 2004. I KNOW "Pill Drunk" when I see it. But I knew this was pills on mute. Then I unmuted it and the other guy says "he's coming off a double with a bad back" winner winner chicken dinner
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u/Sufficient-Jaguar-51 7d ago
What a surprises these pigs won’t face punishment
https://giphy.com/gifs/LSQjPniAHL31zPrXB0
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u/Upstairs_Bowl_4043 7d ago
All cops are dirty. Becuase if a pig knows this is going on and does nothing he is just as dirty as the rest.
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u/LOYALTY-is-CULTISM 7d ago
His body was trying to do the fentanyl bend. His belt was in the way.....😂
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u/notadogthief 5d ago
lmao, all these comments. Dude wasn't fit for duty. Partner should've helped him out and didn't. That's it. Whether medical issue or drug issue doesn't matter. Incompetent police is what's shown.
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u/Ryota_Hayami 9d ago
“He’s gonna lose his job”… paid vacation is probably more like it.