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Pulled Over by the LAPD's 'Drug Recognition Expert'
from #287 - Drug Recognition Expert | The Tim Dillon Show · #287
10 min
Tim recounts getting pulled over by LAPD officers on the way to the studio, one of whom claimed to be a 'drug recognition expert' and administered a bogus pen-tracking sobriety test despite no signs of impairment; a 20-minute argument ensues about rights, freedom of speech, and police abuse of power.
- Tim got pulled over by LAPD for crossing the intersection line, though the light was green.
- The cop immediately asked if he'd been drinking despite no signs of intoxication.
- The officer identified himself as a 'drug recognition expert,' which Tim finds absurd.
- The cop administered a pen-color test that Tim describes as not even a real sobriety test.
- Tim called the cop a scumbag to his passenger and then argued about freedom of speech when confronted.
- Cops bait people into saying something disrespectful so they can arrest them, Tim explains.
- When asked what he does for a living, Tim told the cop he's Gavin Newsom's personal assistant.
- Tim critiques police as abusive and belligerent, trying to trip people up rather than do real police work.
- He argues that cops like to arrest people specifically because it gives them power they wouldn't otherwise have.
- The LAPD is the most corrupt police force in the country and everything they touch becomes horrendous.