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Maybe the biker wasn't completely in the right beeping, but once the confrontation started, the biker was calm and fairly articulate.
The cop acted like a bully doing what ever he could to try to escalate the situation into a serious confrontation.
I'm pretty sure I would have asked the cop "am I under arrest for beeping at you while you were talking on the phone impeding traffic?", if the cop would have said anything other than yes, I would have a driven away. Just watching that video started putting me into a fight or flight mentality. That video should go to that cops department and 9 News, he proved he has no ability or desire to diffuse a confrontation and is a liability.
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"When assholes collide, video at 11"
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Hope the cop never goes to the Bahamas, they honk for everything there.
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Looks like a nine minute dick measuring contest to me, and they both lost.
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That cop was a total dick. I would have honked too. However, I have a Stebel air horn on my Vstrom and that would have sent Officer Crankypants into a whirlwind of pissed off.
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Jesus christ how long do you have to listen to the bullshit. I don't go around honking my horn at people but if I did something wrong write me a ticket and save your breath maybe you'll live longer.
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Wow that cop has real issues and the first few beeps were fine but he should have stopped. Both were wrong. The rider wasnt avoiding pot holes, he rolled through some stop signs etc. However that cop seems like a hot head waiting to explode.
So whats the point of horn? I guess acording to that officer i have serious road rage
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Enough bs on both sides there. The cop also should've thrown on his lights while he was stopped dealing with the bike guy. I'd like to see the Denver ordinance that defines horn honking as road rage. I honk if someone just sits at a green light without looking up from their phone, I honk if someone comes into my lane when I'm there (either on 2 or 4 wheels), I honk if it looks like someone is going to cross in front of me when they shouldn't or don't have right of way. It's the way to get the attention of another driver/rider/walker to avoid something bad. I'd like to fight that one in court if I got a ticket for it.
As a motorcyclist I see plenty of stupid/asshole behavior by other bike riders as well as bad driving from cagers. They both seem to have been struck with the stupid stick.
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Easy to see how both parties could've prevented or disengaged from an obviously stupid situation.
I would accept a "road rage" honking ticket with a smile though.
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No reason it should have gone on that long. Cop was being a total ass.
