So I am the treasurer for my shooting club. and today (Monday) I was taking the receipts from a raffle we held to the bank.
On the way, I came upon a (minor) fender bender accident. The police had already been called, but the cars were in an area where one of the cars (which wasn’t drivable) was causing some confusion and they were in a somewhat dangerous place. So I parked the car and turned on my flashers in a place that gave people some notice and somewhat shielded the accident scene….
The cops soon arrived and while one was talking with the two drivers who had been in the accident the other came over to where I was sitting in my car getting ready to leave
He approached the passenger side and I rolled the window down. He asked if I had seen the accident or been involved and I told him that no, I had come upon the scene a few minutes after and had simply been trying to make the scene safer for other drivers. He thanked me and I said that I would be leaving as it appeared that the cops had things in hand. Then he looked down and saw the cash that I had in a clip on the passengers seat.
“That’s a lot of money”
“Yes, it is ($3420.00 mostly in 20’s)”
“Where did you get that money?”
“With all due respect, that is none of your business, officer”
I then locked the doors. Rolled the window most of the way up as well.
“Since you won’t tell me, I could take it”
“Why? Do you think I have committed a crime?”.
“How much is there? Looks like several thousand dollars”
“I am taking it to the bank to deposit it…how much is none of your business” (There was a filled out deposit slip on top).
“Looks suspicious to me”
“If you are thinking Civil Asset Forfeiture, better get a supervisor. If you try to take it then I would consider it Armed Robbery…and would respond appropriately”
“Are you making a threat? ”
“Nope. Just telling ya. Am I free to go?”
With that, he turned and walked away
What a great way to make me want to help next time. What a great way to make me respect police officers.
Asshole.
I respect and appreciate the job the police do. But cops like this erode that respect.