Why can't cops ever accept being wrong?
My one example leading to me coming here to ask was a recent case I saw on youtube of a Florida woman being pulled over for "handheld device in their right hand"..... the only issue here was that the woman was legitimately an amputee with no right hand. In the bodycam video it can be seen that when the officer approaches the vehicle to engage with the driver, he explains that he's making the stop for the device in her right hand. At this point, the driver presents her right arm showing she does not have a right hand, let alone not holding a phone in her hand..... now, at this point, why is it more often than not that the officer insists on the violation and continuing with the citation? ultimately, the case has already been dismissed but why continue with issuing the citation which is obviously going to be contested in court?
I feel like cops are pressured to maintain their beliefs of wrongdoing even when no wrong doing is being conducted. Now i know in some cases it may require this level of pressure but in a case such as this Florida case, why waste resources and time of everyone involved when there is clearly no violation of the law? and on top of that, why so much pressure to essentially manufacture reasonable suspicion in cases that are relatively benign? Ive seen countless videos of people recording in public and police departments doing EVERYTHING they can to justify an arrest or citation? and twisting situations into something they are not.... like the one bullshit excuse they usually use for getting people to identify themselves.... a common reason is "oh we are conducting an investigation so you need to identify yourself".... and then magically generating an obstruction charge for ne reason.... i mean, ok fine, youre conducting an investigation.... but i am in public minding my own business.... me NOT identifying myself is in no way obstructing your investigation and I am in no way obligated to aid you in your investigation.....
It just seems like cops are trained to actively chase ghosts and generate nonsense cases when there is no case to be had.... this only leads to tying up the entire system, wasting resources and money of the government and wasting civilians time and money to now have to attend to court, miss work etc....
Now don't get me wrong, I am in no way part of the whole "defund the police" crowd because i know that it is nonsense. the people chanting this are the first ones to call for police assistance when the barista got their order wrong by not using the right sugar.... but im genuinely curious how this is so prevalent when the quality of police operations can so easily be improved and, heaven forbid, increase favor with the general public when it comes to how they view/interact with law enforcement.....