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In reply to the discussion: Teenager Alerts Police That They Left Their Brights on -- 5 Minutes Later They Shoot Him Dead [View all]Captain Stern
(2,254 posts)However, I'm pretty sure I don't understand why the cop pulled the kid over in the first place. The kid flashed his high beams at the cop to let him know his brights are on, and the cop claims he turned around and pulled the kid over because his brights weren't on. However, in the video, the cop says that this is the first night he's driven the brand new patrol car, and that it has really bright lights. He even says that he's already been flashed at a couple of times because of them.
So, the cop already knew that it appeared to some other motorists that his brights were on. Why did he feel it necessary to pull the kid over for thinking the lights on his cruiser were really bright.....when he already knew they were?
Additionally, isn't the normal reaction when someone mistakenly flashes us for having our brights on to then briefly flash our own lights to show them that they are really our low beams?