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After Traffic Stop for Phone in Right Hand, She Called Out the Problem (www.nytimes.com)
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But before [the deputy] could get very far with his explanation, Ms. Thomas held up her right arm. There was no phone in it. There had never been a phone in it because she has no right hand.

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[–] 81 points 5 months ago (7 children)

I had heard about this before this article. This is one of those times I wish it was possible to be inside someone else's head and observe their thoughts and feelings in a moment. I think it would be really fascinating to be inside the officer's head during this interaction. If it was me, I would have turned and walked away without saying another word and hope that no one ever heard about it.

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  • [–] 62 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    I always wondered how these guys make it through life.

    I understand its a position of authority and an air of confidence is necessary at all times, but gods damned dude

    "You had a phone in your right hand"

    shows a complete lack of a right hand

    "...You sure you don't have a hand?"

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  • [–] 11 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    As someone who won't read the article, as I don't feel like dealing with NY Times website bullshit, is that how it went down? Or is that satire?

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  • [–] 34 points 5 months ago

    Pretty much exactly like that. The look of confusion on her face when he doubled down was palpable. Like she's heard of stupid people. She knows they exist, but to encounter this level of stupidity face to face was jarring.

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  • [–] 16 points 5 months ago

    He switched to claiming it was her left hand, but she didn't let him get away with that, since he was 100% confident before, and just kept checking as if he didn't switch.

    Of course, right and left hands are in different places, so the thought of her using her left hand to be on her phone on her right side while simultaneously driving with no hands at all is ridiculous.

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago

    I wish it was possible to be inside someone else's head and observe their thoughts and feelings in a moment

    I mean, that cop is crooked to start with. So he's probably thinking, "Oh shit. My go-to excuse for harassing people failed. It's embarrassing if I get exposed here, so how can I make this her fault?"

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