Yeah, the claims that he was just identifying who he was in other places I have seen this overlook the obvious reason why this is abusing his power.
- He says his name to cut off the officer saying the reason for the stop, not identifying himself like any other driver.
- The inflection in his voice has strong “do you know who I am energy”.
- The officer’s reaction makes it clear they are in fear of retaliation because they don’t wrap up the stop like they would with the average person by giving them a kind of verbal or written warning and saying not to do it again. The officer just ends the stop immediately and walks away because they know how shitheads like Joe Lombardo react to being held accountable by those they see as beneath them.
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Power corrupts. The longer they’re in power, the more power they have, and the more times they get away with abusing it, the worse it gets.
This is why we need term limits for Congress. It’s not about age, it’s about how long they stay in office. Age doesn’t corrupt, power does. We need term limits for Congress so corrupt politicians can’t stay entrenched.